Hometask

C)

1.While he was working on his plan, his brain machine was checking people’s brains to find out what they were thinking.

2.Every now and then, Q5 looks at the huge screen. Everything went well. All the human brains were thinking of other things and none of them knew about his terrible plans.

3.When Olivia looked at the neighbor, she saw that he was holding his hand. It looked like a mobile phone.

E)

1.Harry ran to the school. He fell and hurt his leg
2.Alex and Sue were playing tennis. Lucy just arrived
3.Antonia has breakfast. He has a great idea.

English

ex. 8

2. Who has got work to do?

a.Jo b. Ray

3. What does lzzie want to change?

a. Her hayr  b. Kate’s hayr

4. Who does lzzie talk to about her hair?

a. Jo  b. Kate

5. Why do people like lzzie?

a.Because she’s got nice hayr.

b. Because she’s herself.

Hometask

ex.8

b. 2. She doesn’t likegoing to the cinema.

3.Do your parents like going on holiday?

4.His brother realy likes watching soccer.

5.I hate swimming in the sea.

c. 2.Do you watching sport every weekend?

3.Do you get up early at theweekend?

4.do you like get up early?

5.Do you often go to the cinema?

6.do you like going to the cinema?

ex.2

2.f

3.e

4.d

5.b

6.a

Orienteering

The history of orienteering begins in the late 19th century in Sweden. The actual term “orientering” (the original Swedish name for orienteering, lit. “orientation”) was first used in 1886 at the Swedish Military Academy Karlberg and meant the crossing of unknown land with the aid of a map and a compass.[4] In Sweden, orienteering grew from military training in land navigation into a competitive sport for military officers, then for civilians. The name is derived from a word root meaning to find the direction or location. The first civilian orienteering competition open to the public was held in Norway in 1897, when Norway was still a part of the Swedish union.[4]

From the beginning, locations selected for orienteering have been chosen in part for their beauty, natural or man-made. For the first public orienteering competition in Sweden, in 1901, control points included two historic churches, Spånga kyrka and Bromma kyrka (a round church).[5]

World Orienteering Championships 2007 in KyivUkraine. Winners of middle-distance event: Simone Niggli-LuderSwitzerland, and Thierry GueorgiouFrance

With the invention of inexpensive yet reliable compasses, the sport gained popularity during the 1930s. By 1934, over a quarter million Swedes were participants, and orienteering had spread to FinlandSwitzerland, the Soviet Union, and Hungary. Following World War II, orienteering spread throughout Europe and to Asia, North America and Oceania. In Sweden in 1959, an international orienteering conference was held. Representatives from 12 countries (AustriaBulgariaCzechoslovakiaDenmarkFinlandEast and West GermanyHungary, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Yugoslavia) participated.[4] In 1961, orienteering organizations representing 10 European nations founded the International Orienteering Federation (IOF). Since then, IOF has supported the founding of many national orienteering federations. By 2010, 71 national orienteering federations were member societies of the International Orienteering Federation.[6] These federations enabled the development of national and world championships. World championships were held every two years until 2003, then every year.[7]

Throughout this time, orienteering has remained most popular in Scandinavia. There, the two oldest recurring orienteering meets have been held since the 1940s (Jukola relay and Tiomila), and the single largest orienteering meet has been held every year since 1965 and attracts around 15,000 competitors (O-Ringen).[8]

Typically, orienteering is run in wild terrain. In its Scandinavian origins, this typically meant in the forest, but orienteering in open fellheathlandmoorland and other mixed terrain is also common. Orienteering in towns has been common for many years. Street-O has typically been a low-key affair; score events, often at night, normally as informal training events. The Venice street-O is notable for attracting a large international participation. With Park World Tour[9] races and other (e.g. World championships) elite sprint races often being held in urban areas, and the development of a map specification for urban areas (ISSOM), from the mid-2000s, Street-O has been rebranded as urban orienteering, and has taken itself rather more seriously, with full colour maps and electronic punching, and may now be regarded as a serious competition with inclusion in national ranking lists.[10] Such urban races are often much longer than the sprint distance.

Palm Sunday and Easter in Armenia

The connection between God and Armenia is unique. The first in the world to adopt Christianity as the state religion, the country still honors all the ancient Christian customs, traditions and morals. Every year, thousands of believers make a pilgrimage to the Armenian shrines and monasteries in order to become closer to God and find inner harmony. In the following article, we present the traditions of the celebration of the two brightest Christian holidays – the Easter and Palm Sunday.

Palm Sunday in Armenia

The Armenian Apostolic Church on the last Sunday of Lent celebrates the Christian holiday of Palm Sunday, or Tsakhkazard, which translated from Armenian, literally means “decorated with flowers”. The holiday is celebrated in remembrance of Christ’s triumphal entry to Jerusalem. From this day begins the Holy Week, full of torment and suffering of the Savior for the redemption of the sins of mankind. According to tradition, Jesus entered into Jerusalem, and people from small to large met him with great glee and rejoicing, shouting, “Hosanna”, that means “blessed”. They littered the way of the Lord with their robes, threw flowers, palm and olive branches to his feet, which came to symbolize wisdom, glory, and jubilation. Besides the religious significance, the celebration of Palm Sunday goes back to the beginnings of antiquity, when after retreating winter colds people celebrated the coming of spring, of a new beginning and new life.

On Palm Sunday, all Armenian churches decorate with willow branches and conduct the divine worship. His Holiness Garegin II, the Catholicos of All Armenians, also proclaimed this day as the day of blessing of children. People in the morning go to church for a blessing. After the holy worship, the consecrated branches are distributed to the faithful. According to tradition, the branches bring into the house peace, abundance, fertility, and grace. After the holiday of Tsakhkazard branches are either carefully stored until next year, or women prepare the Easter decoration of Tree of Life from them. People say, “Blessed are the branches will bring a blessing”.

Easter or Surb Zatik in Armenia

Easter or the feast of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, which is known in Armenia as  Surb Zatik, means getting rid of sins and resumption towards God. Christian churches are celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ, because, according to Christian teaching, through the death of Jesus, the mankind received the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection, and eternal life. Easter is one of the brightest and the most solemn holidays of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Easter is a moveable feast, the day of the celebration is not fixed and each year it is different. In the Armenian Apostolic Church, the feast of Easter is always celebrated neither earlier nor later than in the interval from 22 March to 26 April (35 days). All believers before Easter observe a forty day fast, so that to purify their body and spirit just like Christ. On Saturday evening, with the end of the sacred liturgy all believers greet each other with the resurrection of Christ, and on Sunday night begin the true celebration of Easter with a solemn liturgy.

In Armenia, people for centuries celebrated the Easter with great solemnity and richness peculiar to the Armenian people. A number of customs and rituals have survived and they hold sacred in every Armenian family. Armenians are preparing for Easter long before the celebration day. Especially for the holiday housewives plant wheat seeds in a beautiful dish, water it and place in a sunny place to germinate. Seeds usually germinate well for the upcoming holiday, turning into a dense green carpet, which is then neatly decorated with colored eggs. Such a green meadow with red eggs comes to symbolize new life, rebirth and serves as the main decoration of the festive table. It should be noted that the tradition of coloring eggs can be found in every Christian country. However, in Armenia, it is accepted to paint eggs only in red, as the embodiment of the holy blood of the Savior and recompense of reward to his torments in the name of the salvation of the human race. Curious own eggs staining technique: unlike other countries, where the eggs are dyed using a variety of chemical dyes in Armenia eggs made to paint using onion peel. The Armenian egg staining technique is very curious: unlike other countries, where eggs are stained using a variety of chemical dyes, in Armenia eggs are widely accepted to paint using red onion peel. In a special pot, they pour a little water, then add the onion peel, eggs and cook for about an hour. Then eggs should be allowed to cool in a bowl with cold water. They say that the eggs colored with onion skins, are not only useful as are prepared without chemical dyes, but also have a unique taste, especially when combined with the Armenian lavash and tarragon! Have a try as well!

The festive table young girls and women also adorn with the heavenly Tree of Life. In a small pot or vase, they put the dried branches of trees than decorate them with variously painted eggs, miniature hens with chickens and other Easter symbols.

Special attention should be given to the Armenian Easter table where every dish has its own symbol and significance. So, Armenian housewives cook rice with raisins where rice is the symbol of the humanity, and raisins represent all Christians. Housewives put on the holiday table delicious Armenian fish Ishkhan and red wine, which symbolize the flesh and blood of Christ. Centuries ago the celebration of Easter was full of fun, people used to sing, dance and play, but now it’s more of a family event, celebrated at home with close relatives and friends. However, during the Easter holidays, Armenia is wrapped with the light atmosphere of the holiday that will not leave anyone indifferent.

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