Поздравления и пожелания

В открытках, отправляемых по почте, и электронных сообщениях родным, близким, друзьям можно написать:

Merry Christmas! — Весёлого Рождества! / С Рождеством!

Happy New Year! — Счастливого Нового года! / С Новым годом!

I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. — Желаю вам веселого Рождества и счастливого Нового года.

We wish you a peaceful Christmas and a wonderful New Year! — Мы желаем вам спокойного Рождества и замечательного Нового года!

May you all be healthy, happy and successful in 2015! — Здоровья, счастья и удачи всем вам в 2015 году!

Короткие поздравления:

Merry Christmas! — Весёлого Рождества! / С Рождеством!
Happy New Year! — Счастливого Нового года! / С Новым годом!
Seasons Greetings (на открытке) — C рождественскими и новогодними праздниками!

Более формальные поздравления:

I'd like to take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. — Хотел бы воспользоваться возможностью пожелать всем вам весёлого Рождества и счастливого Нового года.

I wish a great 2015 for you and your families. — Желаю замечательного 2015 года вам и вашим семьям.

I hope you all have a very happy festive season. — Надеюсь, вы все получите большое удовольствие от праздников.

I hope 2015 will be a good one for the company, and for all of you personally. — Надеюсь, 2015-й будет хорошим годом для нашей компании и для каждого из вас.

Пожелания, адресованные деловым партнерам:

Wishing you a prosperous New Year! — Желаем вам успехов и процветания в Новом году!

Запоздалые поздравления:

A belated Happy New Year to you! May it bring you health and happiness - and not too many headaches. Hope to see you in 2015. — Хоть и с опозданием, поздравляем вас с Новым годом! Пусть он принесет вам здоровье и счастье, и как можно меньше проблем. Надеюсь, мы увидимся в 2015 году.

Встречаем вместе Рождество

26 декабря были проведены тематические уроки в 4"а", 5"а", 7"а" и 7"б" классах, посвященные Рождеству.

На этих уроках мы пели рождественские песни, наиболее известную "Jingle Bells", а также "Holly Jolly Christmas", под которую дети танцевали. На этом уроке дети узнали много нового, например, какие имена имеет Дед Мороз в других странах, а ещё с какой страны пришла традиция украшать ёлку и многое другое.

star

angel

stocking

presents

mistletoe

Christmas carol

candycane

cookies for Santa

candle

Christmas tree

 

The History of Christmas

Christmas is both a sacred religious holiday and a worldwide cultural and commercial phenomenon. For two millennia, people around the world have been observing it with traditions and practices that are both religious and secular in nature. Christians celebrate Christmas Day as the anniversary of the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, a spiritual leader whose teachings form the basis of their religion. Popular customs include exchanging gifts, decorating Christmas trees, attending church, sharing meals with family and friends and, of course, waiting for Santa Claus to arrive. December 25–Christmas Day–has been a federal holiday in the United States since 1870.

SATURNALIA

In Rome, where winters were not as harsh as those in the far north, Saturnalia—a holiday in honor of Saturn, the god of agriculture—was celebrated. Beginning in the week leading up to the winter solstice and continuing for a full month, Saturnalia was a hedonistic time, when food and drink were plentiful and the normal Roman social order was turned upside down. For a month, slaves would become masters. Peasants were in command of the city. Business and schools were closed so that everyone could join in the fun.

Also around the time of the winter solstice, Romans observed Juvenalia, a feast honoring the children of Rome. In addition, members of the upper classes often celebrated the birthday of Mithra, the god of the unconquerable sun, on December 25. It was believed that Mithra, an infant god, was born of a rock. For some Romans, Mithra’s birthday was the most sacred day of the year.

In the early years of Christianity, Easter was the main holiday; the birth of Jesus was not celebrated. In the fourth century, church officials decided to institute the birth of Jesus as a holiday. Unfortunately, the Bible does not mention date for his birth (a fact Puritans later pointed out in order to deny the legitimacy of the celebration). Although some evidence suggests that his birth may have occurred in the spring (why would shepherds be herding in the middle of winter?), Pope Julius I chose December 25. It is commonly believed that the church chose this date in an effort to adopt and absorb the traditions of the pagan Saturnalia festival. First called the Feast of the Nativity, the custom spread to Egypt by 432 and to England by the end of the sixth century. By the end of the eighth century, the celebration of Christmas had spread all the way to Scandinavia. Today, in the Greek and Russian orthodox churches, Christmas is celebrated 13 days after the 25th, which is also referred to as the Epiphany or Three Kings Day. This is the day it is believed that the three wise men finally found Jesus in the manger.

By holding Christmas at the same time as traditional winter solstice festivals, church leaders increased the chances that Christmas would be popularly embraced, but gave up the ability to dictate how it was celebrated. By the Middle Ages, Christianity had, for the most part, replaced pagan religion. On Christmas, believers attended church, then celebrated raucously in a drunken, carnival-like atmosphere similar to today’s Mardi Gras. Each year, a beggar or student would be crowned the “lord of misrule” and eager celebrants played the part of his subjects. The poor would go to the houses of the rich and demand their best food and drink. If owners failed to comply, their visitors would most likely terrorize them with mischief. Christmas became the time of year when the upper classes could repay their real or imagined “debt” to society by entertaining less fortunate citizens.

AN OUTLAW CHRISTMAS

In the early 17th century, a wave of religious reform changed the way Christmas was celebrated in Europe. When Oliver Cromwell and his Puritan forces took over England in 1645, they vowed to rid England of decadence and, as part of their effort, cancelled Christmas. By popular demand, Charles II was restored to the throne and, with him, came the return of the popular holiday.

The pilgrims, English separatists that came to America in 1620, were even more orthodox in their Puritan beliefs than Cromwell. As a result, Christmas was not a holiday in early America. From 1659 to 1681, the celebration of Christmas was actually outlawed in Boston. Anyone exhibiting the Christmas spirit was fined five shillings. By contrast, in the Jamestown settlement, Captain John Smith reported that Christmas was enjoyed by all and passed without incident.

After the American Revolution, English customs fell out of favor, including Christmas. In fact, Christmas wasn’t declared a federal holiday until June 26, 1870.

IRVING REINVENTS CHRISTMAS

It wasn’t until the 19th century that Americans began to embrace Christmas. Americans re-invented Christmas, and changed it from a raucous carnival holiday into a family-centered day of peace and nostalgia. But what about the 1800s peaked American interest in the holiday?

The early 19th century was a period of class conflict and turmoil. During this time, unemployment was high and gang rioting by the disenchanted classes often occurred during the Christmas season. In 1828, the New York city council instituted the city’s first police force in response to a Christmas riot. This catalyzed certain members of the upper classes to begin to change the way Christmas was celebrated in America.

In 1819, best-selling author Washington Irving wrote The Sketchbook of Geoffrey Crayon, gent., a series of stories about the celebration of Christmas in an English manor house. The sketches feature a squire who invited the peasants into his home for the holiday. In contrast to the problems faced in American society, the two groups mingled effortlessly. In Irving’s mind, Christmas should be a peaceful, warm-hearted holiday bringing groups together across lines of wealth or social status. Irving’s fictitious celebrants enjoyed “ancient customs,” including the crowning of a Lord of Misrule. Irving’s book, however, was not based on any holiday celebration he had attended – in fact, many historians say that Irving’s account actually “invented” tradition by implying that it described the true customs of the season.

A CHRISTMAS CAROL

Also around this time, English author Charles Dickens created the classic holiday tale, A Christmas Carol. The story’s message-the importance of charity and good will towards all humankind-struck a powerful chord in the United States and England and showed members of Victorian society the benefits of celebrating the holiday.

The family was also becoming less disciplined and more sensitive to the emotional needs of children during the early 1800s. Christmas provided families with a day when they could lavish attention-and gifts-on their children without appearing to “spoil” them.

As Americans began to embrace Christmas as a perfect family holiday, old customs were unearthed. People looked toward recent immigrants and Catholic and Episcopalian churches to see how the day should be celebrated. In the next 100 years, Americans built a Christmas tradition all their own that included pieces of many other customs, including decorating trees, sending holiday cards, and gift-giving.

Although most families quickly bought into the idea that they were celebrating Christmas how it had been done for centuries, Americans had really re-invented a holiday to fill the cultural needs of a growing nation.

CHRISTMAS FACTS

• Each year, 30-35 million real Christmas trees are sold in the United States alone. There are 21,000 Christmas tree growers in the United States, and trees usually grow for about 15 years before they are sold.

• Today, in the Greek and Russian orthodox churches, Christmas is celebrated 13 days after the 25th, which is also referred to as the Epiphany or Three Kings Day. This is the day it is believed that the three wise men finally found Jesus in the manger.

• In the Middle Ages, Christmas celebrations were rowdy and raucous—a lot like today’s Mardi Gras parties.

• From 1659 to 1681, the celebration of Christmas was outlawed in Boston, and law-breakers were fined five shillings.

• Christmas was declared a federal holiday in the United States on June 26, 1870.

• The first eggnog made in the United States was consumed in Captain John Smith’s 1607 Jamestown settlement.

• Poinsettia plants are named after Joel R. Poinsett, an American minister to Mexico, who brought the red-and-green plant from Mexico to America in 1828.

• The Salvation Army has been sending Santa Claus-clad donation collectors into the streets since the 1890s.

• Rudolph, “the most famous reindeer of all,” was the product of Robert L. May’s imagination in 1939. The copywriter wrote a poem about the reindeer to help lure customers into the Montgomery Ward department store.

• Construction workers started the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree tradition in 1931.

The history of Christmas

Внеклассное мероприятие в 6а классе

24 декабря в 6а классе прошло внеклассное мероприятие по английскому языку, посвященное Рождеству.
Учителя: Думитраш В.Е.
                 Фофанова О.А.
Цель: формирование страноведческой компетенции учащихся.
Задачи:  - расширение кругозора учащихся;
               - знакомство с историей праздника;
               - расширение словарного запаса по теме "Празднование Рождества";
               - обучение работе в группах.
   На мероприятии ребята посмотрели презентацию о традициях празднования Рождества за границей и истории праздника, выучили новые слова, выполнили задания-головоломки в группах.
   Спасибо 6а классу за активное участие!
           

Happy New Year!

Dear friends!
Happy New Year!
We wish you health, happiness, good luck!

New things to learn,

New friends to meet,

New songs to sing,

New books to read.

New things to see,

New things to hear,

New things to do

In this New Year!

Конкурс "Британский бульдог"

 16 декабря по всей стране прошел игровой конкурс на знание английского языка "Британский бульдог". 47 человек из нашей школы тоже попробовали свои силы. Результаты будут известны в марте. Предлагаем Вашему вниманию список участников:
1. Григорьева Ульяна -3б
2. Громов Георгий -3а
3. Доценко Иван -3б
4. Ковенькова Диана -3б
5. Маликов Александр -3б
6. Савченко Алиса -3а
7. Вострикова Анастасия -4а
8. Егоров Андрей -4б
9. Игнатьева Вероника -4а
10. Коротков Максим -4б
11. Мартиросян Павел -4б
12. Питателева Дарья -4а
13. Платонова Арина -4а
14. Проскурина Полина -4а
15. Суворов Кирилл -4б
16. Филиппова Анастасия -4б
17. Хайми Леонид -4б
18. Шишканова Нина -4а
19. Васюкова Ксения -5а
20. Гинько Алексей -5б
21. Григорьева Александра -5б
22. Гусев Кирилл -5б
23. Иоффе Анна -5б
24. Козлов Владислав -5а
25. Михайлова Алена -5а
26. Монашова Екатерина -5а
27. Мячева Анастасия -5б
28. Попова Светлана -5б
29. Харкевич Богдан -5а
30. Данилов Данила -6а
31. Кутузова Елизавета -6а
32. Михайловская Жанна -6а
33. Половников Владислав -6б
34. Шевченко Степан -6а
35. Аревшатян Артур -7б
36. Балашов Владислав -7б
37. Климов Илья -7а
38. Коваленко Виталий -7а
39. Лаптев Олег -7б
40. Беседа Ольга -8
41.  Еникеева Дарья -8
42. Михайлов Роман -8
43. Нумцов Владимир -8
44. Шакурова Юлия -8
45. Абасова Рената -11
46. Попова Дарья -11
47. Смирнова Екатерина -11
Ждем результатов!

Итоги опроса

Мы задавали вам вопрос: "Как часто вы бы хотели изучать английский язык в школе?" 

71% пользователей выбрали - "Каждый день"
14% хотели бы изучать - "4 раза в неделю" и 
14% - "2 раза в неделю"
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