Postcards always spoil my holidays. Last summer, I went to Italy. I visited museums and sat in public gardens. A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian.Then he lent me a book. I read a few lines, but I did not understand a word. Every day I thought about postcards. My holidays passed quickly, but I did not send any cards to my friends. On the last day I made a big decision. I got up early and bought thirty-seven cards. I spent the whole day in my room, but I did not write a single card!
Comprehension Precis and Composition
1.Do postcards always spoil the writer’s holidays or not? 2.Where did he spend his holidays last summer? 3.What did he think about every day? 4.Did he send any cards to his friends or not? 5.How many cards did he buy on the last day? 6.Where did he stay all day? 7.Did he write any cards or not?
It was Sunday. I never get up early on Sundays.I sometimes stay in bed until lunch time.Last Sunday I got up very late. I looked out of the window. It was dark outside. «What a day!» I thought. «It’s raining again.» Just then, the telephone rang. It was my aunt Lucy. «I’ve just arrived by train,» she said. «I’m coming to see you.» «But I’m still having breakfast,» I said. «What are you doing?» she asked. «I’m having breakfast,» I repeated. «Dear me,» she said. » Do you always get up so late? It’s one o’clock!»
Comprehension Precis and Composition
1.Does the writer always get up early on Sundays, or does he always get up late? 2.Did he get up early last Sunday, or did he get up late? 3.Who telephoned them? 4.Had she arrived by train, or had she come on foot? 5.Was she coming to see him or not? 6.Did he say, «I’m still having breakfast», or did he say, » I’m still in bed»? 7.Was his aunt very surprised or not? 8.What was the time?
Last week I went to the theatre.I had a very good seat.The play was very interesting .I did not enjoy it.A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me.They were talking loudly. I got very angry .I could not hear the actors. I turned round .I looked at the man and the woman angrily. They did not pay any attention . In the end,I could not bear it.I turned round again.»I can’t hear a word!» I said angrily. » It’s none of your business,» the young man said rudely. «This is a private conversation!»
Comprehension Precis and Composition
1.Where did the writer go last week? 2.Did he enjoy the play or not? 3.Who was sitting behind him? 4.Were they talking loudly, or were they talking quietly? 5.Could the writer hear the actors or not? 6.Did he turn round or not? 7.What did he say? 8.Did the young man say,» The play is not interesting.» or did he say, «This is a private conversation!»?
Za vrijeme života već je bio smatran najvećim umjetnikom svoga vremena, a od tada pa do danas jednim od najvećih umjetnika svih vremena. Veliki broj njegovih djela iz slikarstva, vajarstva i arhitekture su među najpoznatijim u istoriji umjetnosti. Freske stropa Sikstinske kapele u Vatikanu danas predstavljaju njegova najpoznatija djela, iako je Mikelanđelo sebe smatrao vajarem. Rad na više umjetnosti nije bio neubičajen u njegovo vrijeme. Skulpture u mermeru je radio čitavog svog stvaralačkog vijeka, a drugim umjetnostima se bavio samo u određenim etapama. Velika popularnost freski Sikstinske kapele je najvjerovatnije posljedica velike popularnosti slikarstva u 20. vijeku, ali takođe i činjenice da veći broj njegovih skulptura nisu završene.
The Boston Tea Party was a political and mercantile protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts, on December 16, 1773. The target was the Tea Act of May 10, 1773, which allowed the British East India company to sell tea from China in American colonies without paying taxes apart from those imposed by the Townshend Acts. American Patriots strongly opposed the taxes in the Townshend Act as a violation of their rights. Demonstrators, some disguised as Native Americans, destroyed an entire shipment of tea sent by the East India Company.
The Tea Party was the culmination of a resistance movement throughout British America against the Tea Act, which had been passed by the British Parliament in 1773. Colonists objected to the Tea Act because they believed that it violated their rights as Englishmen to “no taxation without representation“, that is, to be taxed only by their own elected representatives and not by a British parliament in which they were not represented. In addition, the well-connected East India Company had been granted competitive advantages over colonial tea importers, who resented the move and feared additional infringement on their business. Protesters had successfully prevented the unloading of tea in three other colonies, but in Boston, embattled Royal Governor Thomas Hutchinson refused to allow the tea to be returned to Britain.
They boarded the ships and threw the chests of tea into the Boston Harbor. The British government responded harshly and the episode escalated into the American Revolution. The Tea Party became an iconic event of American history, and since then other political protests such as the Tea Party movement have referred to themselves as historical successors to the Boston protest of 1773.
Museum
The Boston Tea Party Museum is located on the Congress Street Bridge in Boston. It features reenactments, a documentary, and a number of interactive exhibits. The museum features two replica ships of the period, Eleanor and Beaver. Additionally, the museum possesses one of two known tea chests from the original event, part of its permanent collection.
Today’s Halloween customs are thought to have been influenced by folk customs and beliefs from the Celtic-speaking countries, some of which are believed to have pagan roots. Jack Santino, a folklorist, writes that “there was throughout Ireland an uneasy truce existing between customs and beliefs associated with Christianity and those associated with religions that were Irish before Christianity arrived”. Historian Nicholas Rogers, exploring the origins of Halloween, notes that while “some folklorists have detected its origins in the Roman feast of Pomona, the goddess of fruits and seeds, or in the festival of the dead called Parentalia, it is more typically linked to the Celtic festival of Samhain, which comes from the Old Irish for ‘summer’s end’.”
Samhain was the first and most important of the four quarter days in the medieval Gaelic calendar and was celebrated on 31 October – 1 November in Ireland, Scotland and the Isle of Man. A kindred festival was held at the same time of year by the Brittonic Celts, called Calan Gaeaf in Wales, Kalan Gwav in Cornwall and Kalan Goañv in Brittany; a name meaning “first day of winter”. For the Celts, the day ended and began at sunset; thus the festival began on the evening before 7 November by modern reckoning (the half point between equinox and solstice). Samhain and Calan Gaeaf are mentioned in some of the earliest Irish and Welsh literature. The names have been used by historians to refer to Celtic Halloween customs up until the 19th century, and are still the Gaelic and Welsh names for Halloween.
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