HOLIDAYS in Britain

Poniżej znajduje się lista świąt obchodzonych na wyspach Brytyjskich. Do KONKURSU!

There are many holidays in Great Britain. Some are public - and will allow people to celebrate at home, and some of them you need to celebrate at work. Here is the list you should know.

Trivia Ciekawostki o krajach anglojęzycznych.

Zebrane informacje to tylko hasła, których warto mieć świadomość - nazwy geograficzne, symbole narodowe, sławne wydarzenia historyczne, znane zabytki / miejsca , polityka, edukacja, popularne sporty,  święta, znani ludzie oraz  powiązane słownictwo. 

 Kraje i obszary anglojęzyczne
The United Kingdom - Zjednoczone Królestwo (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
USA - United States of America - Stany Zjednoczone Ameryki
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Presidents of the USA

 George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln are sculpted on Mount Rushmore since 1920. It has become an iconic symbol of presidential greatness

There were many presidents of the United States. 45 to be exact with Donald Trump as the 45th. Here are some iconic presidents in history.

1. Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln became the United States' 16th President in 1861, issuing the Emancipation Proclamation that declared forever free those slaves within the Confederacy in 1863.On Good Friday, April 14, 1865, Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre in Washington by John Wilkes Booth, an actor, who somehow thought he was helping the South. The opposite was the result, for with Lincoln's death, the possibility of peace with magnanimity died.

Superbowl (10 to 1)

Z tego linku możecie pobrać arkusze z dwóch poprzednich lat do konkursu SuperBowl. W nich znajdują się ciekawe pytania dotyczące gramatyki, słownictwa, fraz, idiomów angielskich oraz kultury USA i UK.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B_9JnL-IdCtRcTlCWDZmeVpUbTBNeWtHaUFwSTRsVFRFajhj


Btw, what is Super Bowl? Why did the organizers of the competition choose this name?

Read to find out.

Pop culture videos! 10 to 1

So, if you are not interested in reading all of the information on this website, maybe you'd like to watch the summary of all the countries that we learn about. I have chosen for you the youtube films that I found extremely informative and fun to watch and altogether will take you around 1 hour to watch.

There is so many pop culture classics that I would like you to know about!
Here are some that you should know, and you should ENJOY :)

Kulturoznastwo z konkursów kuratorium.

Each year during the official competition of English for gimnazjum, there is a section of culture questions. Please check them out!

Stąd można pobrać ostatnie arkusze testów do konkursu kuratoryjnego z j. angielskiego województwa pomorskiego. 
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B8VvGEKc_abaR0liM1BxWTM3WFU

Questions - school:
2014/2015

91.The United States is a presidential republic consisting of ___states and a federal district.
a)45 b)50 c)55 d)58
92.The official US anthem is “The Star- Spangled ___”
a)Flag b)Banner c)Cloth d)Ribbon

Edinburgh Trivia

Edinburgh - Trivia

In this part we are ging to give you the basic facts about Edinburgh, and quiz you about the information we gave in previous posts.

Coat of arms

Edinburgh part 9. Calton Hill

Calton Hill

Calton Hill is a hill in central Edinburgh, Scotland, situated beyond the east end of Princes Street and included in the city's UNESCO World Heritage Site. Views of, and from, the hill are often used in

Edinburgh part 8. Festivals

City of celebrations and festivals

https://www.edinburghfestivalcity.com/#festivals

 

Edinburgh part 7. Museums, sport, food

Life in the city

 

Edinburgh holds over 220,000 items in its rich and varied collections that relate to historical and cultural life in the city . About 500 000 people live here, and every year the city attracts over 4 million visitors, injecting £1.46 billion into the local economy. A globally connected city, Scotland's Capital has an award-winning reputation as a 'must visit' city for visitors from all over the world.