News: How to use emojis

Emoji is a ​digital ​image that is ​added to a ​message in ​electronic​ communication in ​order to ​express a ​particular ​idea or ​feeling.

But there is a large list of symbols we all are using wrong. There is Emojipedia, that expailns meanings of the symbols. 

Good piece of the information is given in the article Your guide on how to use emojis. Follow the link www.usatoday.com to read it.

News: Plane crashes in Egypt

We are waiting for the result of investigations of this
plane crash. Read the news about it here.

News: Dagestan

We are getting ready to show a performance about our republic this spring.We hope it will be a real gala day.

(the picture taken in 2013)

Here you can see the way New Worl Encyclopedia tells about the republic:  http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Dagestan

News: Ebola

Ebola. They talk much about Ebola, let's see what is it.

Causes

Inhale air that is infected with the Ebola Virus
Symptoms
Hemorrhagic fever
Massive bleeding
Damage to internal organs
Fast Facts
These two viruses are part of a group of viruses called filoviruses. They are one of the most lethal viruses known.
The virus was named after a river.
The Manburg virus has a 25% fatality rate and the Ebola virus can have a fatality rate of up to 90%.

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News: Pandas wrestle

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News: Mountain lion in the street

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News: Tiger eats a cow

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News: Marine life in danger

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News: Animals and Christmas

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News: Animals play the keyboard

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News: Terrifying Medieval Sea Monsters. Part 1

From moviepilot.com by Mark Newton ⋅ Posted on January 15th, 2015 at 3:38pm

The seas have always terrified and beguiled mankind. Their almost endless scale, their tumultuous nature and unfathomable depths have led to countless legends and tales which have been spread around the world by those who were actually brave enough to embark across the inky, black watery abyss.

Whether it's Homeric tales of Charybdis and Scylla picking off Odysseus' men in The Odyssey, the Leviathan of Biblical lore, or modern day supposed sighting of Nessy, we've always thought there might be more going on under the waves than might meet the eye.

Early map-makers such as Abraham Ortelius certainly thought this, as he created one of the most beautiful and intriguing maps of Iceland. Around the island, labeled as 'Islandia,' is a menacing menagerie of bizarre watery beasts of unprecedented scale and ferociousness.

These monsters certainly plagued the fears of 16th century fishermen and sailors, but could there actually be some truth to these creatures? Are they merely real-life sea creatures blown out of proportion? Take a look at the pictures and descriptions and see if you can figure out the real life inspiration for the monsters. What creature are they really?

News: Five historical facts about Christmas

Here you can find five historical facts about Christmas from All About History

http://www.historyanswers.co.uk/

1.The origin of the Christmas celebration is the Roman tradition of Saturnalia, where Romans would honour the god of agriculture – Saturn, during the winter solstice.


2.Gift giving traditionally took place at New Year, but as Christmas became increasingly important during the Victorian era gifts were exchanged on 25 December in the United Kingdom.


3.The term ‘x-mas’ has been in use since the 16th century and the ‘x’ actually stands for the Greek letter ‘Chi’ – the first letter of the Greek word for Christ.


4.Christmas cards were started in 1843 by British civil servant Henry Cole. Approximately 1,000 original Christmas cards were produced, and today these are worth thousands of pounds.


5.The history of Rudolph is far more recent than Saint Nick himself. He was created in 1939 in Chicago as a way to sell children’s Christmas colouring books. The names ‘Rollo’ and ‘Reginald’ were both also considered.

To know more about Christmas, how it is celebrated in Russia look here 

News: Autumn

Очередное заседание кружка “Web 2.0.  технологии в изучении иностранного языка” состоялось в один из последних дней уходящей осени. Оно было посвящено самому многоцветному сезону. Члены кружка подготовили юмористическое выступление в стиле детсадовских утренников.

Перед гостями пели, танцевали и читали рифмовки фрукты и овощи. Леди Autumn продекламировала стихотворение November (Edward Tomas). Ведущий вечера предложил каламбур (FALL ‘падение’ и американский вариант слова ‘осень’). Участницы старались продемонстрировать свои таланты для того чтобы заслужить звание «Королева Осени».

Выступление содержало определенную степень самоиронии.

В рамках данного мероприятия проводилась работа не только над пополнением словарного запаса студентов, им было предложено просмотреть анимацию “British English colour idioms” и ответить на вопросы. Данный видеоурок был разработан руководителем кружка Мишаевой Марианной Владимировной на образовательной платформе TED-ED. Цель его изучения – ознакомить студентов с идиомами и идиоматичными выражениями содержащими «цветовые» компоненты. Так студенты узнали, что лучше всего удается людям с «зелеными пальцами» и насколько ужасны те у кого «красные руки».

Мероприятие прошло очень весело и оживленно и завершилось чаепитием.  Хочу поблагодарить руководителя и членов кружка за удовольствие от посещения этого праздника.

К.филог.наук, старший преподаватель каф.англ.яз. для ЕНФ

 Зайналова Дженет Абдурагимовна

The video lesson is here.

News: The universe, man… THE UNIVERSE.

Here you can see several pictures that show our real size in the Universe. I am impressed and what about you?

News: Halloween

Hello! This week lots of people of the globe selebrate Halloween. Read an article on 10 idioms with a Halloween theme here.

Our second-year students are going to present us Halloween show! Something of that kind? :)

News: Changing our clocks

We turned our clocks back. now how do you feel?
Read an article here.

International Dance Day

International Dance Day 2014, 29th April

We are happy to know that the International Dance Day message author 2014 is the French choreographer and dancer Mourad Merzouki!

To read the text of the  message klick here.

News: The World Health Day

The World Health Day is celebrated every year on April 7th, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO).

In 1948, the WHO held the First World Health Assembly. The Assembly decided to celebrate 7th April of each year, with effect from 1950, as the World Health Day. The World Health Day is held to mark WHO's founding, and is seen as an opportunity by the organization to draw worldwide attention to a subject of major importance to global health each year. The WHO organizes international, regional and local events on the Day related to a particular theme. Resources provided continue beyond 7 April, that is, the designated day for celebrating the World Health Day.

Merry Xmas :)

Xmas

Xmas is a common abbreviation of the word Christmas . The letter "X" is not of Latin origin it comes from the Greek letter Chi, which is the first letter of the Greek word Χριστός ( xus=christus) which comes into English as "Christ". And the "-mas" part is from the Latin-derived Old English word for Mass.

Read an article Сhristmas is here  by www.newsinlevels.com