BRITISH YEAR: Festivals and Holidays 1. Although (1) Midsummer’s Eve is not traditionally a widely celebrated festival in Britain‚ it is celebrated by (2) druids (practitioners of an ancient religion now virtually extinct)‚ at the prehistoric stone circle of (3) Stonehenge . In recent years‚ groups of travellers — caravan dwellers — and (4) hippies have also tried to claim the right to enter the circle to see the sun rise on this day‚ but they have generally not been allowed‚ largely because of
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Hello‚ my name is Marycarmen Rivas‚ before I get down to my presentation I want to introduce myself better and tell you a little bit about me: I was born on a beautiful Monday on March the 26th of 1984 here in the city of Puebla. I live with my mom‚ sister‚ and my handsome one year old son. I’m a single mother trying to do the best I can for my son‚ however‚ I get a lot of help from my family‚ especially from my mom. I also have a boyfriend‚ we love each other very much and plan to get married
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tedious and it clearly tested our patience. Some of my classmates came up with really good ones but I’m not saying mine’s not. To be honest‚ I think mine was simple and superb. (Hehe‚ a little overconfident‚ maybe) The next lesson we had learned was about the poetic devices used in songs and poem. A few examples are onomatopoeia‚ simile and assonance. From an old Malay folk song‚ Rindu Merindu‚ we managed to observe and to analyse the usage of the poetic devices that we have learned. That’s not all
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Therefore‚ during the great depression‚ people made several types of music and especially blues and jazz were one of medicines to heal the hopeless people in that period. There are several famous musicians in that period. But‚ I want to talk about Billie Holiday. She was uneducated woman and lived in unstable life cycle because of side affecting the great depression. So‚ she worked in the bar as singer. However‚ her talent of sing was very outstanding. As result‚ she recorded with best jazz band and
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are a bit of all right‚ old chap‚’ it said. ’Distinguished‚ efficient - even handsome. That neatly-trimmed moustache - the suit from Saville Row with the carnation in the buttonhole - the aroma of eau de cologne‚ talcum powder and scented soap all about you ! Yes‚ old fellow‚ you are a bit of all right.’ Sir Mohan threw out his chest‚ smoothed his Balliol tie for the umpteenth time and waved a goodbye to the mirror. He glanced at his watch. There was still time for a quick one. ’Koi Hai !’
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photography are a few hobbies. These are superior kind of recreation‚ for they provide intellectual enjoyment. A happy feature about a hobby is that it lacks seriousness—for‚ a hobby pursued in a serious spirit‚ becomes a task. Let us take up stamp-collecting. Several resort to it as a hobby. We carefully remove the stamps from letters that have been addressed to us or to our friends and paste them on the pages of an album. We go on doing it for months and even years; we collect stamps of different countries
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| Date of Test: I. Choose the best answers 1. Tom is breathless. He …………. all this morning. a. runs b. is running c. ran d. has been running 2. The new shopping mall is gigantic. It’s advertised as a place …….. you can find just about anything you might want to buy. a. where b. which c. in where d. in that 3. When I entered the room‚ I …….. Tom sleeping on sofa. a. saw b. see c. have seen d. was seeing 4. Steve David‚ ………. won the trophy last year‚ is already out of
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HOLIDAY HOMEWORK SESSION 2014-15 ENGLISH CLASS VIII 1. Read the supplementary reader ‘Robinson Crusoe’. Make a Reading Passport (atleast 6 pages) Find out more about the author and his works and write about it. Character sketch of Robinson Crusoe My favourite character(from the book) Summary of the book . 2. Project Work (P.P.T) ROLL NO. 1 TO 25 (Power Point Presentation) Topic – The concept of funfilled vacations
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poses as a direct threat to women’s safety and self-esteem in various ways. The most commonly overlooked form of sexism is the “Friend-zone”‚ a manifestation of misogynistic ideology created by vapid petulant men who refuse to take “no” for an answer‚ and is used as an excuse for aggressive male dominance as well as sexual and domestic violence. According to the friend
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Umbrian Holiday My family and I spent a week last summer in a converted hay barn located in the heart of the Umbrian countryside. The house (hay barn) was over 100 years old and was perched on the top of the highest hill in the area. It afforded a sweeping view of the surrounding countryside. Being from the American Midwest‚ I had never seen anything like it. After driving for several hours through the picturesque Italian countryside‚ in 90 plus degree heat‚ we arrived at the town where our
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