Короткие фразы на английском языке:

1. And how! - Ещё как!
2. Anything but - что угодно, только не
3. Аnything goes - Всё разрешено, всё пойдёт
4. Exactly! - Точно!
5. Far from it - Совсем не так
6. For certain /For sure - Верно
7. have had enough - довольно, хватит
8. have something against - иметь против
9. I agree with you - Я согласен.
10. I am sure of it - Уверен
11. I believe so/I suppose so - Я считаю, что так
12. I doubt it - Сомневаюсь.
13. I should not say so - Я бы так не сказал
14. I think so / I don't think so - Думаю, да / Думаю, нет
15. I'm afraid so - Боюсь, что так
16. In a way - В каком-то смысле
17. It looks like that - Похоже на то
18. Just so - Именно так
19. Most likely - Очень похоже на то
20. Most unlikely - Непохоже, чтобы было так
21. Naturally! - Естественно!
22. no call for / no call to - нет причин для
23. No can do - Это невозможно
24. No doubt - без сомнения
25. No such thing - ничего подобного
26. no way - никоим образом; ни в коем случае
27. not all that - вовсе не
28. Not at all - Вовсе нет
29. not for a moment - никогда в жизни
30. Nothing doing / No go - конечно нет
31. Nothing like that - ничего подобного
32. Nothing of the kind - ничего подобного
33. nowhere near - даже не близко
34. Quite so - Вполне верно
35. Right on! - Верно!
36. That goes without saying - Об этом и говорить не стоит
37. That's right - Правильно.
38. There is no denying it - Глупо отрицать это
39. To a certain extent - В каком-то смысле
40. To be sure - Уверен
41. to hell with - к чёрту
42. what the hell - какого чёрта / что, чёрт возьми
43. What's the idea of - В чём смысл, что за глупость -
44. You don’t say - Не может быть
45. You read my mind - Ты читаешь мои мысли

Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day is a holiday honoring motherhood that is observed in different forms throughout the world. The American incarnation of Mother’s Day was created by Anna Jarvis in 1908 and became an official U.S. holiday in 1914. Jarvis would later denounce the holiday’s commercialization and spent the latter part of her life trying to remove it from the calendar. While dates and celebrations vary, Mother’s Day most commonly falls on the second Sunday in May and traditionally involves presenting mothers with flowers, cards and other gifts.

Mother’s Day: Historical Precursors

Celebrations of mothers and motherhood can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans, who held festivals in honor of the mother goddesses Rhea and Cybele, but the clearest modern precedent for Mother’s Day is the early Christian festival known as “Mothering Sunday.” Once a major tradition in the United Kingdom and parts of Europe, this celebration fell on the fourth Sunday in Lent and was originally seen as a time when the faithful would return to their “mother church”—the main church in the vicinity of their home—for a special service. Over time the Mothering Sunday tradition shifted into a more secular holiday, and children would present their mothers with flowers and other tokens of appreciation. This custom eventually faded in popularity before merging with the American Mother’s Day in the 1930s and 1940s.

Mother’s Day: Celebrations and Traditions While versions of Mother’s Day are celebrated throughout the world, traditions vary depending on the country. In Thailand, for example, Mother’s Day is always celebrated in August on the birthday of the current queen, Sirikit. Another alternate observance of Mother’s Day can be found in Ethiopia, where families gather each fall to sing songs and eat a large feast as part of Antrosht, a multi-day celebration honoring motherhood.

In the United States, Mother’s Day continues to be celebrated by presenting mothers and other women with gifts and flowers, and it has become one of the biggest holidays for consumer spending. Families might also celebrate by giving mothers a day off from activities like cooking or other household chores. At times Mother’s Day has also been a date for launching political or feminist causes. In 1968 Coretta Scott King, wife of Martin Luther King Jr., used Mother’s Day to host a march in support of underprivileged women and children. In the 1970s women’s groups also used the holiday as a time to highlight the need for equal rights and access to childcare.

Victory day

May 9, 1945 entered the history of mankind as the day of the Great Victory over fascist Germany.

During the war the Soviet people mobilized all the forces for the struggle against the enemy. The country lived in accordance with the appeal: ‘Everything for the front, everything for the victory’. Operations at the front were supported by the partisan movement.


More than one million people took part in the partisan movement. The victorious march of the Soviet troops began in Stalingrad where in winter of 1942-1943 an enemy grouping was surrounded and destroyed. That was a crucial turning point in the war. In the summer of 1943 tank and armour divisions of the nazis were routed near Kursk.

Then victorious battles on the Dnieper, in Byelorussia, Moldavia, Ukraine and the Baltic republics followed. In 1944 the Red Army reached the Soviet border in the west.

The Great Patriotic War of the Soviet people against fascist Germany ended in Berlin on May 9, 1945.

Spring and Labour Day

In the former Soviet Union, 1 May was International Workers' Day and was celebrated with huge parades in cities like Moscow. Though the celebrations are low-key nowadays, several groups march on that day to protest grievances the workers have. Celebrations of May 1 lost their political meaning in Russia after 1991. Some political parties and labor unions may have demonstrations on this day. Many Russians use this public holiday to relax. Some may go on a retreat to their country homes (called dachas) to work in the garden or spend time with their families. It is also common for people to have picnics or barbecues. Men may give spring flowers, especially tulips and lilacs, to women, and parents may buy balloons and ice-cream to their children to celebrate the end of the cold season in Russia.
Spring and Labor Day is a public holiday in Russia and Ukraine. Most banks, public buildings and educational institutions are closed on this day. If May 1 falls on a weekend, the public holiday usually moves to the following Monday. Public transport routes may vary in the case of demonstrations in a city or town.
The most common symbols of Spring and Labor Day are:

Flowers, especially tulips and lilacs – symbols of late spring.

Blooming branches of fruit trees – a symbol of approaching summer.

Balloons – a symbol of celebration.

May Day

May Day is the holiday of the first day of the month of May. But before 1752, when the calendar was changed, it was 11 days earlier.

It is the time of year when warmer weather begins and flowers and trees start to blossom. It is said to be a time of love and romance. It is when people celebrate the coming of summer with lots of different customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter.

May Day celebrations have their origins in the Roman festival of Flora, goddess of flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. People decorated their houses and villages with fresh-cut flowers gathered at dawn in the belief that the vegetation spirits would bring good fortune.

May 1st was an important day in the Middle Ages. In the very early morning, young girls went into the fields and washed their faces with dew. They believed this made them very beautiful for a year after that. Also, on May Day the young men of each village tried to win prizes with their bows and arrows.

In some places May Day celebrations begin at sunset on 30 April. They include lots of floral decorations and processions through towns and villages.

May is the month for traditional dancing around the maypole. Many English villages still have a maypole, and on May 1st, the villagers dance around it.

The original maypoles were freshly felled trees, stripped of their branches, brought into the community and adorned with garlands and ribbons. The Maypole was originally a pagan fertility symbol.

Тести з англійської мови 4 клас

TEST IN READING FOR THE FOURTH FORM

Прочитайте текст, состоящий из 6 частей ( A-F). Перед вами 5 вопросов (1-5) к разным частям текста. Установите в каких частях текста можно найти ответы на эти вопросы. Ответ на каждый вопрос можно найти только в одной части текста.В задании одна часть текста лишняя.

MR.RABBIT AND HIS FAMILY

A. Once upon a time there lived a family of rabbits. There were five of them: Mr.Rabbit, Mrs.Rabbit and little baby-rabbits. Their parents called them “bunnies” and they loved them very much.

B. Sweety was big and fat. He liked only sweets, chocolate, sugar and honey. He didn’t like vegetables and porridge. Their sister’s name was Fruity. As you can see by her name, she liked fruit very much.

C. Mr. and Mrs. Rabbit bought their children the food they liked.

D. One day Mrs. Rabbit went shopping and bought many apples, sweets, potatoes, oranges, cakes, a box of chocolate, ice-cream, carrots and tomatoes for breakfast.

E. She gave sweets, cakes, ice-cream and a box of chocolate to Sweety and he was happy. She gave apples and oranges to Fruity.She gave potatoes and carrots to Potato.

F. But what about tomatoes? Whom did she give tomatoes to? What is a tomato? It is a fruit! So she gave tomatoes to Fruity.

Questions
Was Sweety big and fat?
Whom did Mrs. Rabbit give tomatoes to?
How did the parents call their children?
What did Mrs. Rabbit give to Sweety?
What did Mrs. Rabbit buy one day?

TEST IN GRAMMAR FOR THE FOURTH FORM

Прочитайте письмо английского мальчика Майка Робинсона, который решил завести переписку с кем-нибудь в Австралии. В письме есть пропуски, обозначенные номерами А1-А10. Эти номера соответствуют заданиям А1-А10, в которых представлены возможные варианты ответов. Запишите номер выбранного вами варианта ответа. Например: А1-2.

Dear Pen Friend,

Hello! My name ( A1) Mike Robinson. I (A2) from Bodmin, it’s the town of Cornwall. It (A3) half an hour to get to the ocean from our place by car. We often (A4) there in the summer. I like swimming very much.

I like football, too. We (A5) football at school. It’s a pity the field is rather small. Bodmin is on the hills and it’s difficult to find a place for the field.

I have already (A6) to London. I have (A7) the Tower of London, St Paul’s Cathedral, Trafalgar Square and other interesting places. I have (A8) a lot about the history of London. Have you ever been to London?

My favourite food is fish. My father (A9) a job in the bank. He says that in Australia there are a lot of people from Cornwall. They (A10) to Australia ten years ago.

Write soon!
Best wishes, Mike.A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
A8
A9сс 1) am
1) am
1) take
1) go
1) play
1) be
1) see
1) learn
1) haveсс 2) is
2) is
2) takes
2) goes
2) plays
2) was
2) saw
2) learnsсс
2) hasсс 3) are
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3) took
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3) learnt
3) had



TEST IN AUDING FOR THE FOURTH FORMВы услышите 5 коротких объявлений директора школы на утреннем собрании перед учениками (ASSEMBLY), когда вся школа собирается, чтобы послушать последние новости о спортивной и учебной жизни заведения и получить наставления или порицания. Установите соответствие между объявлениями 1-5 и утверждениями, данными в списке A-F. Используйте каждую букву, обозначающую утверждение только один раз. В задании есть одно лишнее утверждение. Вы услышите объявление дважды. Занесите свои ответы в таблицу.

ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Our football team is the best one in our city. Yesterday it was a football match between two best schools of the city. Our boys played very well. Let’s congratulate them.
Yesterday some pupils were late for classes. Certainly, you know the proverb: “ Better late than never”. But you mustn’t be late for classes. Go to bed earlier and get up earlier. Come to school in time.
Our school dining-room will not work tomorrow. You must take your lunch boxes. You can put there cookies, sandwiches, sweets and juice. Please, don’t forget about your uniform.
We are sorry, but the teacher of Math is ill. Tomorrow you will not have Math , you will have Physical Education and Handicraft. Please, don’t forget about your uniform.
On Friday it will be a very interesting film on at the cinema “ Odeon”. This cinema is not far from our school. It is near the Main Road and tickets are not very expensive. So we can go there after classes.

This announcement is about:
the place they can go after classes.
the timetable for the next year.
a packed lunch.
pupils who were late for classes.
the timetable for tomorrow.
sport.Объявление 1 2 3 4 5
Утверждение



TEST IN READING FOR THE FOURTH FORM

Прочитайте текст, состоящий из 6 частей (А-F). Перед вами 5 вопросов (1-5) к разным частям текста. Установите в каких частях текста можно найти ответы на эти вопросы. Ответ на каждый вопрос можно найти только в одной части текста.  В задании одна часть текста лишняя.
Last Tuesday after classes I went to see Andrew’s new flat. It was not far from our school. There was a beautiful

garden with a lot of trees and flowers opposite it.
We came in and went upstairs onto the second floor. Andrew opened the front door with the key as it was locked. As we came into the hall we took off our caps and jackets.
The hall was not large but the carpet on the floor made it very comfortable. I saw a big bookcase in the corner, a mirrow and three pictures on the walls. In fact the hall was like a little room.
Then we went to Andrew’s room, which was behind the sitting-room and next to his parents’ bedroom. There was not much furniture in Andrew’s room. There was a wardrobe near the sofa and next to it under the window his desk with a lot of exercise-books on it.
There was nothing in the middle of the room, so we could play some games with a ball there. I liked Andrew’s armchair very much. It was next to the door and was very large and nice.
Andrew’s mother wasn’t at home. We went into the kitchen to have lunch. We warmed the soup on the cooker and cooker and took some cold meat and vegetables from the fridge.

Andrew took some cookies from the cupboard and we had them with milk. Everything was very tasty. We washed up after the meal. At half past five I left. I think Andrew’s new flat is very nice indeed.

Questions
Where did they see a bookcase?
What was opposite Andrew’s flat?
Where did they have for lunch?
Where was Andrew’s room?
Why did he like Andrew’s armchair?