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Easter in Armenia

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Armenia has its own unique Easter celebrations and traditions. Easter is one of the brightest holidays of the Armenian Apostolic Church. It is a moveable feast, the day of the celebration is not fixed and each year it is different. The feast of the holiday is always celebrated from 22 March to 26 April (35 days).

Easter is also known as  Surb Zatik. Remembering the resurrection of Jesus is a way to renew daily hope that we have victory over sin.

Visiting church, funny games, colorful eggs, bread, greens and all the goodies make Armenian Easter very enjoyable.

Another interesting tradition is coloring of eggs. Easter eggs are dyed red using the traditional method of immersing them in an infusion of red onion skins – representing the blood of Christ. A favorite egg-tapping game is played by children and adults alike. You hold a hard-boiled egg upright, the other person holds their egg upright, and you tap their egg. If you crack the other person’s eggshell first without breaking your own, you win and get their egg. You keep doing this until the person with the most eggs wins. All the children play this game.

Armenians cook rice with raisins where rice is the symbol of the humanity, and raisins represent all Christians.

The easter table also includes Armenian fish Ishkhan and red wine, which symbolize the flesh and blood of Christ.

The most popular bread for Easter is Chorek. It is a sweet bread. It’s especially loved by kids. Chorek is a rather sweet and puff bread, that’s why it’s not an everyday dish, but is made once a year, during Easter.

March 20 — 24

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Ընտրեք ածականների ճիշտ տարբերակը։

My house is (biger, the biggest) than yours.

This flower is (the most beautiful, more beautiful) than that one.

This is the (interesting, the most interesting) book I have ever read.

Non-smokers usually live (longer, the longest) than smokers.

Which is the (more dangerous, the most dangerous) animal in the world?

A holiday by the sea is (good, better, the best) than a holiday in the mountains.

It is strange but often a coke is (more expensive, the most expensive) than a beer.

Who is the (richer, the richest) woman on earth?

The weather this summer is even (bad, worse, the worst) than last summer.

He was the (cleverer, the cleverest) thief of all.

About Armenia

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The first Armenian state of Urartu was established in 860 BC, and by the 6th century BC it was replaced by the Satrapy of Armenia. The Kingdom of Armenia reached its height under Tigranes the Great in the 1st century BC and in the year 301 became the first state in the world to adopt Christianity as its official religion.

 

The magic paintbrush

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Rose loved drawing. She was very poor and didn’t have pens
or pencils. She drew pictures in the sand with sticks. One
day, an old woman saw Rose and said, ‘Hello! Here’s a
paintbrush and some paper for you.’
‘Thank you!’ smiled Rose. She was so happy. ‘Hmmm, what
can I paint?’ she thought. She looked around and saw a duck on the pond. ‘I know! I’ll
paint a duck!’
So she did. Suddenly, the duck flew off the paper and onto the pond. ‘Wow!’ she said. ‘A
magic paintbrush!’
Rose was a very kind girl and she painted pictures for everyone in her village. She
painted a cow for the farmer, pencils for the teacher and toys for all the children.
The king heard about the magic paintbrush and sent a soldier to find Rose. ‘Come with
me,’ said the soldier. ‘The king wants you to paint some money for him.’
‘But he’s already rich,’ said Rose. ‘I only paint to help poor people.’
But the nasty soldier took Rose to the king. ‘Paint me a tree with lots of money on it,’
he shouted.
Rose was brave and said, ‘No!’ So the king sent her to prison. But Rose painted a key
for the door and a horse to help her escape. The king chased after her. So she painted
a big hole, and splat! The king fell in.
Today, Rose only uses her magic paintbrush to help people who really, really need
help.

flew-թռչել

village-գյուղ

Past Simple Tense

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  1. I  worked in a bank many years ago.
  2. He lived in Moscow five years ago.
  3. I liked flowers before it happened.
  4. Tom played the piano yesterday evening.
  5. I loved you many years ago.
  6. Kristina and Mike studied English together last winter.
  7. You enjoyed your last holidays.
  8. The concert finished at 7 o’clock.
  9. He planed to go to the party yesterday.
  10. Ann died when she was 87 years old.

Exercise 2

    1. Anna had a shower this morning.
    2. They  went at work by bus last morning.
    3. Cats drank milk yesterday.
    4. She got up early this morning.
    5. You slept on a sofa last night.
    6. He swam in a pool last week.
    7. We sang a song on the party last night.
    8. I forgot to call her yesterday.
    9. She drove a car last month.
    10. You lost keys yesterday evening.

    Exercise 3

    1. I read a newspaper this morning.
    2. We visited her parents last month.
    3. I  wanted to read this book last year.
    4. They watched TV this night.
    5. She saw him last year.
    6. They  ran this morning.
    7. Marina  stayed at home yesterday evening.
    8. He payed by credit card yesterday.
    9. It happened last summer.
    10. I won last night.

Little Red Riding Hood

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2 On her way she met a wolf.
4 Little Red Riding Hood looked at the wolf’s eyes, ears, nose and teeth.
1 One day Little Red Riding Hood went to visit her granny.
7 Little Red Riding Hood never saw the wolf again.
6 The wolf opened his mouth wide and Granny jumped out.
3 The wolf ran to Granny’s house and ate Granny up.
5 A woodcutter heard a loud scream and ran to the house.

Christmas in England

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In English speaking countries, children don’t get their presents on Christmas Eve (24 December). Santa comes at night when everyone is asleep. Santa’s reindeer can fly and take him from house to house. They land on the roofs of the houses and then Santa climbs down the chimney to leave the presents under the Christmas tree.

In the morning of Christmas Day (25 December), children usually get up very early to unwrap their presents. Then they have plenty of time to play with their new toys.

Christmas dinner is served in the early afternoon. Most people eat turkey and sprouts and a Christmas pudding.

26 December is called Boxing Day. It hasn’t always been a holiday. People used to go back to work on that day where their bosses gave them little Christmas presents in small boxes. That’s why the day is called Boxing Day.

Questions on the text

Answer the questions according to the text.

  1. Santa’s sleigh lands …


  2. Santa puts the presents …


  3. Why is 26 December called Boxing Day?


Robin Hood

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Անծանոթ բառեր

story-պատմություն

invented -հորինված

legend-լեգենդ

extremely֊չափազանց

intelligent-խելացի

sense of humor-հումորի զգացում

skilled archer- հմուտ նետաձիգ

bow and arrow- նետ ու աղեղ

feather-փետուր

outlaw- ավազակ

included-ներառյա

nickname-մականուն

royal-թագավորական

hunt- որս

dangerous-վտանգավոր

rob-կողոպտել, թալանել

rich-հարուստ

famous-հայտնի

enemy-թշնամի

stole, steal-գողանալ

catch-բռնել

succeed- հաջողություն

nowadays- այժմ, ներկայում

Պատասխանեք հարցերին

Who was Robin Hood? thief.

Was Robin an archer or a shooter? no.

What was he doing?     he steals money from the rich and gives to the poor.

Why he was famous? for helping people.

Why the forests were dangerous? Because there was Robin Hood.

Can you describe Robin Hood? He was both good and bad.