Revision questions for the test on Old English and Medieval Literature. 1.) How is literature analysed and studied? What is the difference between the diachronic and synchronic view? Literature is studied and analysed by reading the piece of work profoundly and work on all the aspects of the piece. Diachronic is development in history Synchronic is particular state at any given moment 2.) Give a general overview of Celtic Britain, Roman invasion in 55-54 BC, Anglo-Saxon invasion and the second Roman "invasion" of Great Britain, who were the leaders, what influence did they leave on the culture of Great Britain? Celtic Britain was during the Bronze Age, there were many small tribal kingdoms fighting one another. Many megalithic monuments were built around that time, e.g. Stonehenge, the Avebury ring. The Roman Invasion 55-54 BC, Julius Caesar ruled Rome, Rome built the Hadrian's wall (73 miles long, built in 121 127 AD) agains...
Old English Literature (449-1066) (Anglo Saxon) The Early Settlers · The Celts - river and town names, lifestyle primitive and crude(tahumatu) · Julius Caesar 55 B.C - the Romans for more than 300 years · 449 A.D - Jutes, Angles, Saxons - Germanic origin · Angle-land=England · Engleish, later Anglo-Saxon = Old English Literature · British literature begun in oral - by minstrels (laulik/poeet) · songs and poems of heroes · highest human qualities =bravery, honour, and loyalty to one's lord · Venerable Bede (673-735) - "the father of English history" - Ecclesiastical History of the English People 731 - in Latin · Venerable - auväärt, kõrge auline · Ecclesiastical -kiriklik, aulik Beowulf · the earliest English story-poem, pagan · about 700 by an unknown minstrel · an epic - a long narrative poem in splendid/majestic language about the achievements of a hero, often a national...
To: Ms Maire Liidlein From: Kerli Neljas Date: 16th December Subject: Recommendation report about Haapsalu Introduction Haapsalu is a small, friendly and romantic town is a real summer paradise and in summer a lot of holidaymakers visit this. They come for the warm seawater, curative mud, peacefulness. A lot of people visit the resort every summer, there are many different ways to spent time there, both for tourists and locals. Old Town of Haapsalu and museums People who are interested in culture and history can visit the Old Town and museums. For example the Estonian Railway Museum, the Episcopal Castle Museum, the Läänemaa Museum and others. I think that the city itself is one of the greatest historical places. Nobody can talk about the history of Haapsalu better than the city itself. And visiting museums is a good for acquiring new knowledge, but those people who do not love history, may get bored. And all museums are located relativ...
Old English ( 450-1100 AD) The invading Germanic tribes spoke similar languages, which in Britain developed into what we now call Old English. Old English did not sound or look like English today. Native English speakers now would have great difficulty understanding Old English. Old English was spoken until around 1100. Middle English (1100-1500) In 1066 William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy invaded England. The new conquerors brought with them a kind of French and there was a period where the lower classes spoke English and the upper classes spoke French. In the 14th century English became dominant in Britain again, but with many French words added. Modern English Early Modern English (1500-1800) Towards the end of Middle English the change in pronunciation started, with vowels being pronounced shorter and shorter. From the 16th century the British had contact with many peoples from around the world and many new words and phras...
Suppletion Present in languages of different families. Present in Old, Middle and Modern English, though the general tendency is towards more regularity/iconicity so the number of suppletive forms has decreased.In the text: goon to go wenden - to turn Gan was suppletive in Old English, past form: eode.Eode was supplanted by went (past form of wenden) at the end of the Middle English period.To wend has survived in Modern English in phrases such as to wend one's way, we wended homewards (ironic usage). Thus: suppletivity- suppletion different parts of one and the same paradigm come from what were originally different paradigms (different words with close meanings or words in different but close dialects).Suppletion embraces verbs, adjectives, nouns. Be was/were been (Old English beon/wesan) (am, art, is, are); in Old English some suppletive forms were used parallel to one another) Good better best Bad worse worst Much more...
see: Old English/Titles and Nicknames In all other cases, the adjective was declined strong, including if it came after a linking verb: ·I eom grat - "I am great" · wihta wron ftta - "The creatures were fat"). CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES OF MIDDLE ENGLISH A comparison of English texts written in the tenth or eleventh centuries with those produced in the late twelth or early thirteenth reveals the following differences between Old and Middle English: · phonological · Old-English diphthongs become Middle English monophthongs, e.g. on heofonum - > in hevene; · new diphthongs emerge in the Middle English period, e.g. dæg -> dai, day; · Initial [h] before consonants disappears in the Middle English period, e.g. hræven - > raven; · [f, v] and [s, z] , which were allophones in the Old-English period, become phonemes; · unstressed vowels in the inflectional endings become [@] .1.1
The history of the English Language Kristin Klaus, 10a Short history · Started with the arrival of three Germanic tribes who invaded Britain during the 5th century AD · The tribes: the Angles, the Saxons, the Jutes · At that time the inhabitants spoke a Celtic language · The invadors pushed them west and north Germanic invaders entered Britain on the east and south coasts in the 5th century. Old English · 450-1100 AD · The Germanic tribes spoke similar languages which developed into Old English · Did not sound or look like English today · About half of the most commonly used English words have Old English roots · Be, strong, water Part of Beowulf, a poem written in Old English. Middle English · 1100-1500 · In 1066 William the Conqueror, the Duke of Normandy (part of modern France), invaded and conquered England · The new conquerors (called the Normans) brought with them a kind of French, which became the la...
Medieval literature Religious literature- mostly written in church languages(Latin, Greek, Old Slavic) Secular literature- written in vernacular languages as well 6th -15th century Anonymity Religious writing Liturgical writing-hymns, psalms Theological writing-aquinas, abelard etc Religious poetry Mystery plays-reenactment of bible stories Secular writing Troubadour writing:"courtly love", romance Epic poem(song of roland) Travel writing History writing-chronicles Allegory The use of symbols and analogy to convey a certain meaning /message Literary output of medieval English Anglo-saxon or Old English literature(7th century-1066) Middle english literature(12th century-15th century) End of the period:1470s chancery standard(regulating english) and onset of renaissance Middle English literature Written in many dialects in early period 14th century Middle english was used for majority literary works...
English began as a west Germanic language which was brought to England by Saxons around 400AD. The spoken and written language between 400 and 1100AD is referred to as Old English. Many words used today come from Old English. English from 1300 to 1500 is known as Middle English. It was influenced by French and Ltin. Modern Englis was greatly influenced by English used in London and changed a great deal until the end of the 18th century. The standart English today in known as BBC English. Spelling and pronaunciation seem to be the most difficult aspects of the English language for foreign students. English is very rich in synonyms. The huge vocabulary of the language is due to the free admission of words from other language. Old English had several inflections to show singular and plural, tense and person, but over the centuries words have been simpified. The loss of inflections had made English a very flexible lnguage. At p...
English began as a west Germanic language which was brought to England bt the Saxons around 400 AD. The spoken and written laguage berween 400 and 1100 AD is referred to as Old English. Many words used today come from Old English. In the 9th and 10th centuries, when Vikings invaded England, Old Norse words entered the language English from about 1300 to 1500 is known as Middle English. It was influenced by French and Latin. French brouht many words connected with goverment. Modern English eas greatly influenced by the English used in London and changed a great deal until the end of the 18th century. Many words were introduced from Greek and Latin to express new ideas, especially in science, medicine and philosophy. Nowadays 80 percent of the word-stock is foreign-born. So we can say that most world languages have contributed some words to English at some time, and the process is now being reversed. Purists of the languages are res...
1. What are the capitals of the 4 constituent countries? England- London; Northen Ireland- Belfast; Scotland- Edinburgh; Wales- Cardiff 2. Order the invaders in correct chronological order: Anglo-Saxons, Normans, Romans, Celts. Romans Anglusaxons , Norman 3. How did the Celts influence Britain? Language. Wars. Engand and Scotland eventually became 1 contry 4. How many people approximately speak English? Approximately 600 million 5. Who (which tribes) gave the base of the English language?Germanic tribes- Anglo-Saxons. 6. Describe Wales.- Wales is a mountainous country on the western side of Great Britain. The national game of Wales is Rugby. Flag- Red dragon on a green and white field. They have their own language Cymraeg ( Welsh) . Anthem- Land Of My Fathers. Official animal- Dragon. There used to be a lot of coalmines. 7. What are the symbols of the 4 constit...
1.The Authorized Version, commonly known as the King James Version, King James Bible or KJV. English translation of Christian Bible. Translation began by the church of england in 1604 and completed in 1611. It was the third official translation into english. The first was the great bible which was made during the reign of kind henry VIII and the second was bishops bible. They started making the new version in 1604 because the puritans(a factino within the church of england) perceived (detected)problems with earlier translations. 2.The translation was done by 47 scholars, all of who were members of the Church of England. The New Testament was translated from Greek, the Old Testament was translated from Hebrew text, while the Apocrypha were translated from the Greek and Latin. Over the course of the 18th century, the Authorized Version supplanted the Latin Vulgate as the standard version of scripture for English speaking scholars. Person ...
English a global language Aleksander 10B This essay explores British and English history and its influence to the world. English is spoken all around the world. We can even say that it is a international language. It begun when Great Britain started founding colonies. Empire growed from the 17'th century up to 1920's. It was said that the sun never sets on British empire. It had expanded all over the world. In the colonies, English started to change, it had spread all around the world, just like the empire. It was leading country in the world for a very long time. It had strong economy and the strongest navy that any one had ever seen, so it was till the world wars. The British Isles, because of their good geographical position have been conqured only twice. And both occasions had a great influence...
English Myths and Legends The World Around is not just round, The Myths have shadown' forth. And Yet, we'll go, And me and thou No, nothing shows the way in rows. Catherine J. A Mermaid and a Magic Comb · Curry, Cornwall, England · 1700-1800 · Lost items by the beach · One old mad found a magical comb · Love, yet unhappiness · Decision to split up and therefore save humanity and the mermaids' world, too More mermaids... A Mummy's Tale · Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, England · A Mummy caused quite a stink in Great Yarmouth · Valley of the Kings · Egypt A Ride with the Devil · Ranworth, Norfolk, England · 1770 · Colonel Thomas Sydney lived at the Old Hall, Ranworth in Norfolk · he was a bully and a drunkard who loved a bet · trouble that one gamble caused him A Saint's Revenge · Edmund of the East Angles · 855-1050 · Bury St. Edmun...
THE ANGLO-SAXON PERIOD English literature came when the Angles, the Saxons, the Jutes and the Frisians invaded Britain. During this time English was called Anglo- Saxon or Old English. In the chronicles of Roman history (composed in Latin) is said that Britain makes its first appearance in written language when Romans invade the England. BEOWULF most important poem, surviving in a 10th-cent manuscript. The historical period of the poem's events can be dated in the 6th to 8th century. Much of the material of the poem is legendary and paralleled in other Germanic historical-mythological literature in Norse, Old English, and German. GEOFFREY CHAUCER (1340-1400) Politician and writer, fought in France during the 100 years war. He visited Genoa and Florence where he became acquainted with Italian literature and in particular with the works of Dante, Petrarch and Boccaccio. The French period (up to 1370). early works were ba...
British kings and queens Kings King Henry VIII King Henry VIII is arguably the most well-known king of England. Famous for beheading his wives, of which he had six, King Henry VIII also had several children. King James I King James I was already King of Scotland when he got the English crown. King James I was the first ruler to call himself King of Great Britain, as he ruled England, Scotland and Wales. King James was the first King of Great Britain. King William I, the Conqueror King William I, otherwise known as William the Conqueror was born in France on 1028. He became friendly with the current English King, Edward the Confessor. He invaded and attacked England on Edward's death, as he was promised the English crown, but then denied it by the Saxon Harold. King George VI King George VI did not expect to become king, he was the shy brother of Edward VIII who only took the thrown when Edward...
LEXICOLOGY 1. Size of English vocabulary 1) Old English – 50,000 to 60,000 words Vocabulary of Shakespeare OE – homogeneous; 1/3 of the vocabulary has survived • 884,647 words of running text About 450 Latin loans (Amosova) • 29,000 different words (incl. work, working, Viking invasions added 2,000 worked, which are counted here as separate 2) Middle English – 100,000 – 125,000 words) English becomes heterogeneous (Norman French, • 21,000 words English, Latin), hybrid of Germanic and Romance languages Norman French influence – about 10,000 words, 75 % are still in use (Baugh) Latin influence continues 3) Early Modern English – 200,000 – 250,000 English becomes a polycentric language; polyglot, cosmopolitan lang...
My name is Rihard. I am a 16-year-old (male) student in Nõo highschool. Currently I live in Nõo, where I am studying in 10 grade. I come from Ranna, compared to Nõo, Ranna is a very small place approximately 1,000 inhabitants. I come from a family of 5: My parents, Pille and Raigo, my mother is self-employed and runs a small tourist lodge in Ranna, my father is Head teacher in Alatskivi high school. I have one sister and one brother. My sister Aurelia, is 3 years old and is going to kinder garden. My brother Rasmus is 12 years old, and is in sixth grade in Pala primary school. After finishing highschool I plan to go to Estonian Aviation Academy, but I am yet to make up my mind concerning my future area of specialization. So, at the moment, I would like to take some time out of academics to have a different life experience, and to have time to calmly reflect on my future academic/professional orientation. To this end, I think spending ...
Urban trail in Tartu old town. Tartu, small town in southern-Estonia. Town was first mentioned in 1030. Nowadays there is living nearly 100 000 people. Tartu is known as city of students, and students come to improve to Tartu from all over the world. But Tartu is also known as a Hansa town, that is why one of the most attractive sightseeing place is the old town. It is a valuable place for Tartu and for Estonia as well. PHOTO HUNT MAP: Start the photo hunt on the corner of Lai and Jakobi street. Go up to the Toome hill, it's a great upturn and a great test for legs. As you move forward you will see the famous ,,Musumägi". In english it is called ,,The Kissing Hill" Take a picture with your crew members in the background of the hill. After a brief walk in the Toome Park you see the Ruins of Toome Cathedral. Is it possible to visit the ruins of the Cathedral? Now, go straight ahead until you reach the Lossi street, turn rig...
Outstanding figures in British literature Eva Martina Põder 11.b British literature Refers to all literature produced by British authors from the United Kingdom, which includes England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man Includes early works written in Gaelic, Welsh, and Latin, works in Old, Middle, and Modern English, each of which represents a different period Full of great works British works in Latin Venerable Bede He lived between 673 and 735 AD The greatest of all the AngloSaxon scholars He's the earliest English historian, whose work has shed light on a period of English history that would have otherwise been unknown ,,The Father of English History" Wrote / translated about 40 books on almost every area of knowledge, i.e. nature, astronomy, and poetry His best known work is "The Ecclesiastical History of the English People" Starting with the Roman invasion in the 5th century, he...
My friend name is Birgit and she is 16 years old. She lives in Rapla and goes to school in RVG. She is not a new student in this school. She graduated last year ninth grade in this school. She is very good student and she is studying quite well. Her favorite classes are estonian and english and she don't like math, russian and chemistry. She has one little sister called Lisette, who is 8 months old and one little brother called Roomet, who is 7 years old. Roomet just went to school in September in our school. Birgit enjoys cleaning rooms and she likes to hang out with her friends. She likes to watch movies and she goes in to a cinema quite often.
"The English Patient" is the most well-known book by Canadian writer, poet and academician. The main activity happens in 1930.-1940. Egipt and during the last days of World War II in one Italy nunnery which was changed after the war to sickbay. · Almásy is not English. He is Hungarian by birth. Almásy's manner is knowledgeable and reflective. Almásy is not a highly dynamic character, he is intriguing and mysterious figure. He is portrayed in a sympathetic light. He was part of a British archaeological group and also as afterwards reveals a spy. · Hana was a twenty-year-old Canadian Army nurse. She put all of her energy into caring for the English Patient. When the hospital was abandoned, Hana refused to leave and instead stayed with her patient. She sees Almásy as saint like and with the "hipbones of Christ". She falls in love with the English Patient in a purely non-sexual way. She also cut of...
What is the origin of the names of the months? A lot of languages, including English, use month names based on Latin. Their meaning is listed below. However, some languages (Czech and Polish, for example) use quite different names. Month / Latin /Origin January Januarius Named after the god Janus. February Februarius Named after Februa, the purification festival. March Martinus Named after the god Mars. April Aprilis Named either after the goddess Aphrodite or the Latin word aperire, to open. May Maius robably named after the goddess Maia. June Junius Probably named after the goddess Juno. July Julius Named after Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.E. Prior to that time its name was Quintilis from the word quintus, fifth, because it was the 5th month in the old Roman calendar. August Agustus Named after emperor Augustus in 8 B.C.E. Prior to...
Read the following description I am from Seattle, Washington. Seattle is a city in the United States. It is near the border of Canada in the northwest corner of the USA. I live in a town called Olympia which is on the Puget Sound. I live in a house in a street in the countryside. The street is called "Bear Street" and the house is old - more than 100 years old! I am an English teacher at a school in the center of the town. I like books and taking photographs. I usually have lunch at school. I usually go home by car. We have all kinds of food in Olympia. I like Italian food very much. Sometimes, I go to an Italian restaurant in Seattle. The restaurant is called "Luigi's". Italian food is great! Here are the rules for when to use "A, An or The": · a = indefinite article (not a specific object, one of a number of the same objects) with consonants She has a dog. I work in a factory. · an = indefinite arti...
Tartu's toy museum Located in an old wooden building in the heart of Tartu's Old Town, the Toy Museum transports its adult visitors back to their most joyful childhood days and offers children plenty to see and do. The Tartu Toy Museum opened on 29 May 1994 under the auspices of the City Government of Tartu. The museum was located in the basement of a private house at the foot of Toome Hill and in a smaller adjoining building at the address 1 Lai St. In late 2003, the Tartu Toy Museum moved to its new location, an old wooden building on Lutsu Street, which had been specially renovated to house the museum. On 13 March 2004 a new permanent exhibit was opened, including a playroom and crafts room. The permanent exhibit displays toys that children in Estonia have played with throughout the ages. The display also includes artist-made dolls, souvenir dolls from around the globe and traditional Finno-Ugric...
Useful Vocabulary for Letters of Application In the introduction I am writing to apply for the post/ position of .....as advertised / which was advertised ( in the Times on 13 May 2010 / in the local newspaper/ on the noticeboard in my school) I am writing in response to the job which I saw advertised in (the Daily Herald) With reference to your advertisement in the Guardian (of 25 January 2003), I would like to apply for the post of ...... I saw your advertisement in...... and I would like to be considered for the job I heard about this position through my careers officer at school I believe that I have all the necessary skills and qualifications for this post I believe that I would be suitable for this post In the main body I am an 18-year-old student.../ I am 18 years old.... I am currently in the final year of ..... I am cu...
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Test 15 1 Translate. 1 Maakera kliima on muutunud. The climate of the Earth has changed. 2 Põlisameeriklaste suguharud vahetasid kaupu. Nateive American tribes exchanged goods. 3 Nende põhilised vaated olid sarnased. Their basic views were similar. 4 Nad austasid kõiki eluvorme. They respected every form of life. 5 Valged asukad liikusid läände. The white settlers moved westward. 6 Tänapäeval elavad paljud põlisameeriklased reservaatides. Today lots of Native Americans live in reservations. 7 kellegisse armuma fall in love with sb 8 kellestki / millestki erinema differ from sb/sth 2 Write the missing forms. Noun Adjective Verb Adverb 1 attraction attractive attract attractively 2 danger dangerous X dangerously 3 difference different differ differently 4 happiness ...
Core vocabulary – often short (monosyllabic) words of Germanic and Old Norse origin. 3. Native and foreign element. The native vocabulary has 3 strata Indo-European words - names of close relatives, names of natural objects, parts of the body, numerals. o Mother, father, night, foot, heart, bear (bore, born), see Germanic words o Friend, bridge, ship, life, heaven, glass, death, make, meet Old-English words – o 23,000 – 24,000 items. Only about 3% are of non-Germanic origin. Etymologically homogeneous. 65-85% of the Old English vocabulary has been lost 1 o Bad, bird, woman, lady, gospel (godspel – good news), daisy 4. Latin borrowings From 43 AD to 410 AD Britain was a province of the Roman Empire. Continental borrowings
Confessions of a not it girl Confessions of a not it girl is written by Melissa Kantor. The author also has written books such as If I Have a Wicked September, Where's My Prince. The book is a booklist top ten Romance Novel for youth in 2004. Many well-known public magazines for e.g. The New York Times, Publishers Weekly and Voya, have given positive feedback to this book. The book is about a 17 years old high-school girl, named Jan Miller, who feels, like she has the most boring life ever, a teenage girl can have. She doesn't really like her parents and her best friend is lately been elected as an official It Girl. Te best friend seems to have a perfect life, that Jan would actually like to have. For many years, she has been in love with Tom, a classmate, but then, there comes Josh and suddenly Ian is in love with him. It starts at an English class, where Jan plays Juliet and Josh Romeo. They also meet somet...
Tallinna Mustamäe Humanitargümnaasium Valeria Jefremenkova ENGLISH AS A GLOBAL LANGUAGE INGLISE KEEL KUI ÜLEMAAILMNE KEEL Research work Supervisor: Jevgenija Kozlova Tallinn 2016 1 Table of Contents СONTENT…………………………………………………………………………………...2 INTRODUCTION…………………………………………………………………………...3 CHAPTER I……………………………………………………………………………….....5 1.1. A Brief History of the English Language…………………………………………...…..5 1.2. Origins of English as the Global Language……………………………………..……....6 1.3. Necessity of a Global Language...……………………………………………………....8 1.4. Criticism of a Global Language………………………………………………………....9 1.5. The Role of English Today……………………………………………………………..10 1.6. English Speaking Countries…………………………………………………………….11 1.7. Perspectives of English………………………………………………………………....13 CHAPTER I...
Tallinn Estonia 29 March 2010 1455 de Maisonneuve Blvd. W. Montreal, QC H3G 1M8 Canada Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to your advertisment in the newspaper for the International Advanture Course. I am 18 years old and come from Estonia. I have learned english for 6 years, and I would like to continue studying English, and so the job you offer would be great opportunity for me to improve my speaking. I am available from July to September, so every time suites to me. I am always interested in working with people. And I also like to oragnise some interesting activities. My hobbys are cycling and swimming. Thank you for considering my application. I look forward to hearing from you....
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Tallinn: Situated in the north of the country, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland, Tallinn is the capital of Estonia and also the largest city in the country. It occupies an area of 159.2 km2 (61.5 sq mi) with a population of 411,196. During different periods, the city has been known under several different names. In 1154 a town called Qlwn or Qalaven (possible derivations of Kalevan or Kolyvan) was put on the world map of the Almoravid by cartographer Muhammad al-Idrisi who described it as a small town like a large castle among the towns of Astlanda. It has been suggested that the Quwri in Astlanda may have denoted the predecessor town of today's Tallinn. The earliest name Kolyvan may be derived from the mythical Estonian hero Kalev. Up to the 13th century the Scandinavians and Henry of Livonia in his chronicle called the town Lindanisa: Lyndanisse in Danish, Lindanäs in Swedish, also mentioned as Ledenets in Old East Slavic. Accordin...
TOPIC 8 The greatest poet of Scotland Robert Burns is loved by all Scotsmen as their greatest poet. The future poet was fortunate in his father who was understanding, friendly and fearless man. So it was probably from him that the poet inherited his great love and undrestanding of people. From his mother he, too, learned something that was to be value to him. His mother often sang the old songs and ballads of the countryside. Although William Burns, Robert´s father, was a poor peasant, he was man who valued knowledge. His greatest wish was to give his children the best education in his power. It was from him where Robert received his love of books. When Robert was six he and his brother Gilbert went to school, but only after a few months the teacher left and the school was closed. Their father persuaded two or three neighburs to join him in engaging another teacher. The new teacher was called John Murdoch. Although he was only eighteen...
LETTER OF APPLICATION Rua de Gloria 10 3000 Coimbra Portugal 10th October 2007 The Manager Sundance Health Club Harbour lane Chichester Sussex PO1 2JE Dear Sir/ Madam, I am writing in reply to your advertisement in ,,Health and Fitness" magazine for general part- time work in your health club. I am a 20-year-old Portugese student and I come from Coimbra in the north of Portugal. At present I am still studying at college but I am taking my final exams in May. I have studied English for six years but I want to spend some time in England in order to improve my spoken English. I am interested in sport and fitness and at home I go to the s...
Dear Ms Peck, I saw your advertisement about volunteering work. I would like to join in and work with children. My name is Mari Mets and I am 18 years old. I speak Hungarian, English and Russian. I have a driving licence. Despite being 18 years old, I have organised holidays for youngsters before (2001 – Hungary; 2002 – Romania). In addition to that I have taken a course in child psychology (October – January 2000). Also, I really like children, I help with neighbour children on a regular basis. I could help with accommodation, organise games and activities, teach children various skills such as pottery, offer some help with general problems. I have some questions about the volunteer work. Where will the children be from? How long will the holidays be? What will living conditions be like? I look forward to hearing from you. Yours sincerely, M. Mets
18 Sambla Street 86753 Kilingi-Nõmme Estonia London Central Secondary School 509 Waterloo Street London N6B 2PB England 20 September 2012 Dear Sir or Madam I am writing to you as I read the advertisment in Eesti Päevaleht about becoming an exchange student at a secondary school in Canada. I am 17 years old and I go to secondary school in Kilingi-Nõmme. I have good grades and I speak English well. Also I am interested in the chance to be an exchange student and improve my English. But there are few things I would like to ask you. Firstly, I was wondering about the accommadition possibilites, what it would be like, and are there any extra f...
Ai To: Pen Friend Magazine From: Mari Tamm Adress: 2 Lai St. EE 8260 Simuvere, Estonia Subject: Finding an English-speaking pen friend Date: 12.12.2010 Dear Sir/Madam, I am writing in response to your advertisement in Pen Friend magazine. I am a nineteen-year-old girl from Estonia. I go to Simuvere Gymnasium and I have some problems with my English, so i would like to improve it. I am an active person whose hobbies are reading, watching movies and writing. I also go to hockey training. I would like to have a pen friend, whose hobbys are similar to mine. I wish my pen friend was a boy, between 19-23. I would also like him to be from an exotic country, somewhere far-far away. I am hoping that your magazine helps me to find a pen friend. Looking forward to having an answer soon. Yours faithfully, Mari Tamm.
Review Oliver Twist Recently, when an English troupe came to Estonia to play Oliver Twist, we were lucky enough to go see it at the Salme Centre.The play was based on the book Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. They performed it in English, ofcourse, but what makes the play more interesting, is that it was in Old English. Thanks to the language, it took us back in time where the story takes place. It was hard to focus on the play, because of a girl who was sitting in the last row. She was laughing at all times, although the play had only a few humorous lines worth laughing. If you go to a theatre and you find the play boring, sit quietly and have some respect for other people. I really don't like plays where they cut down on the number of actors. Every actor should have only one role, so that they don't get their lines mixed and to really live into their character. Fortunately the performances were r...
Dear Madam I write about your advertisement in the www.hyppelaud.ee ( http://www.hyppelaud.ee/43463 ). I want to apply on the volunteer position. I am 18 years old and come from Estonia. At the moment I am a student at Tartu Descartes`i Lütseum. I have been learning English for 10 years and one of the reasons I am applying for this job is that I want to practise my English. I have always been interested in working with people. I am outgoing and cheerful and I can communicate with other people very well. I have finised a course in psychology and in the near future I would like to continue studying it. The job as a volunteer would be a great opportunity for me to improve my knowledges. I am available for interview at any time. I can be contacted on 5134428 at any time. I am available to start work from the end of June. Thank you for considering my application. I look forvard to hearing from you. Yours faithfully, Mari Saar
Queen Elizabeth 1. Nimi: Kristjan Jegorov 8.b Elizabeth I was born 7 September 1533 and she die 24 March 1603. Elizabeth I was queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death. She never married One of his first acts as queen was to support the establishment of English Protestant church, and he became a church should be. she looked like a witch. Governance, Elizabeth was more moderate than her father and siblings. Though Elizabeth was cautious in foreign policy and supported the halfway line but ineffective, poorly equipped launched military campaigns against the Netherlands, France and Ireland, online Spanish Invincible Armada breaking 1588th his name forever in the victory, which is often considered one of the greatest in the history of England. Government praises him for 20 years as the golden era of the ruler, and this notion still persists among the English. El...
Film review Jeeves and Wooster is a British comedy television series. It's adapted by Clive Exton from P.G Wodehouse's "Jeeves" stories. The series was produced by Picture Partnership Productions for Granada Television and screened on the ITV network from 1990 to 1993. It starred was Hugh Laurie as Bertie Wooster and Stephen Fry as Jeeves. The stories are set in England and the United States in the 20 th century but it describe action in 1920s and 1930s when the Second-World-War was taken place. ,,Jeeves and Wooster" have 23 episodes. The first season are directed by Robert Young, the second by Simon Langton and the two last series are directed by Ferdinand Fairfax. The theme song is an original piece of music in the jazz/swing style written by composer Anne Dudley. Like I was saying the action discribe 1920's and 1930's and that's the reason why the jokes are more controlled than today. You can see and feel the 30's environment an...
Inglise keele kontrolltööd 3. ja 4. klassile. I love English 1 (3. ja 4. Round-up õppetükkide peale). I love English 2 (4. Round-up õppetüki peale). Koostaja Heddy Uustal. Viljandi Maagümnaasium. Juhendaja Toomas Rähn. I love English Form 4 Test 4 name................................. 1. Kirjuta sobiv küsisõna. What? When? Where? Who? Why? 1) .................................... do you go after school? 2) .................................... books do you like? 3) .................................... do you like summer? 4) .................................... do you do in summer? 5) ...................................
Martin Lawrence Life story Date of Birth: 16 April 1965 Birth Place: Frankfurt-am-Main, Hessen, Germany Nationality: German Education: Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Landover, Maryland Family Mother: Chlora Lawrence Two sisters: Ursula Lawrence (born in 1966; runs Lawrence's fan club), Rae Proctor (Lawrence's personal assistant) Brother: Robert Lawrence Father: John Lawrence (served in the US military; worked as a police officer at the time) His parents divorced in 1973. Career His is an American actor, comedian, director and producer. Became famous during the 1990s, Hollywood leading actor. Lawrence moved to Los Angeles and found his way to the legendary comedy club. Awards: 4 wins & 10 nominations Personal life He married Patricia Southall. They divorced in September 1996. Lawrence has a daughter with Patricia named Jasmine Page, born o...
Ireland Spots to visit in Ireland Ireland Irish Republic Fact File · Area: 70,280 square kilometers · Capital: Dublin · Population: 3,500,000 · Official language: Irish, English Northern Ireland Fact File · National sybol: the shamrock · Area: 14,160 square kilometres · Patron saint: Saint Patrick · Capital: Belfast · Population: about 1,7 million · Official language: English 1.Guinness Storehouse Guinness Storehouse is a Guinness-themed tourist attraction. 2.The Giant's Causeway · Northern Ireland most famous sight is the Giant's Causeway on the north coast. · According to legend, the columns are old stepping stones that giants used to cross the channel between Ireland and Scotland....
English download B2 workbook lk 10 harjutus 1 vastused (Listening) 1. Frustrated 2. Symbols 3. Unclear 4. Stop using 5. Parents 6. Classes 7. Clues to the meaning of the word 8. Under five years old 9. Makaton-friendly
English structure revision for the exam 1. Terms Language → A systematic, conventional (tavakohane) use of sounds, signs or written symbols in a human society for communication and self-expression. Human language at all levels is rule- or principle- governed (valitsema) meaning that language corresponds to the grammar. Natural language is usually spoken, while language can also be encoded into symbols (such as letters, morse etc) For example: Estonian, English. Linguistics → The scientific study of human natural language. Broadly, there are three aspects to the study which are Pragmatics (studies the use of language → interested in the gap between the sentence’s meaning and the speaker’s meaning). Semantics (concerned with the meaning of the language aspects and the way they change, also how objects and language and thinking and language are related). ...
Jnglise keele väljendid Kuidas läheb? - How are you? Hästi, aitäh I`m fine, thanks Mitte nii hästi not so well Mitte väga hästi not very well Aga sinul? and you? Tere hommikust Good morning Tere päevast Good afternoon Tere õhtust Good evening Tere Hello Tore sind näha Nice to see you Meeldiv tutvuda Nice to meet you Mitte eriti Not so good Head aega Good-bye Homseni See you tomorrow Head nädalalõppu Have a nice weekend Oli tore sinuga/teiega tutvuda Its was nice meeting you Minu nimi on... My name is... Mis teie nimi on? What`s your name Palun saage tuttavaks minu... Please meet you... Kust te pärit olete? Where are you from? Ma olen... I´m from... Kui vana sa oled/te olete... How old are you... Ma olen 25 aastane. - I´m 25(years old) Mis on sinu/teie telefoni number? What`s your phone number Minu telefoni number on... My phone number is... Millega sa tegeled? What du you do? Ma olen... ...
History of English literature Periods: 1. Anglo-saxon or early literature (499 - 1066) 2. Second or Norman or late Medieval period (1066 - 13/14 century) 3. Renaissance or Modern period (13-14 century present) Anglo-Saxon period · All of the literature had its roots in folklore · Texts were orally transmitted, the anglosaxons had no written language · Two types of singers: 1) scop (attached to the royal court, wrote poetry and songs, performed them); 2) gleeman (travelled, mostly sang other peoples' songs, not their own songs; performers of scop songs) · The oldest known song Widsith (The Far Traveller/Wonderer); tells of a gleeman who travels in Europe, of his love of noble deeds, speaks of the shortness of life http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widsith · The other known song Deor's Lament. Can be called the first English lyrics, about 40 lines. Talks about a scop who is not happy w...
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