Happy Mothers Day!

Today is the last Sunday of November and it’s Mother’s Day in Russia. The holiday was introduced in 1998 to accentuate the role of the most important person in everyone’s life. The light-blue forget-me-not was the emblem of the “I Love You, Mom” action that took place in Moscow today.
These delicate flowers serve to remind us not to forget our loved ones. 

THANKSGIVING Word-scramble

 Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving Day is an annual national holiday in the United States and Canada celebrating the harvest and other blessings of the past year. In the US Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November while in Canada nearly one month and a half earlier (second Monday of October). Thanksgiving has deep roots in religious tradition, but nowadays it is primarily celebrated as a secular holiday.

Thanksgiving tradition began in early XVII century, but date and popularity varied between states. First nation-wide Thanksgiving was proclaimed on November 26, 1789 by George Washington. The contemporary date of fourth Thursday of November was set in 1941 by federal legislation. 

ENGLISH IDIOMS
АНГЛИЙСКИЕ ВЫРАЖЕНИЯ

Сегодня мы рассмотрим идиомы со словом «so» . Мы узнаем, как эти идиомы переводятся на русский язык и как могут употребляться в речи.

so to speak (досл. «так сказать»)

По-русски: так сказать

Example:

Greg was not a bad guy, so to speak, although few people liked him.
Грег не был плохим парнем, так сказать, некоторым он нравился.

ENGLISH IDIOMS
АНГЛИЙСКИЕ ВЫРАЖЕНИЯ

Сегодня мы рассмотрим идиомы со словом «first» . Мы узнаем, как эти идиомы переводятся на русский язык и как могут употребляться в речи.

first of all (досл. «первый из всех»)

По-русски: прежде всего

Example:

First of all I’d like you to tell me a few words about yourself.
Прежде всего, я хочу, чтобы вы рассказали мне немного о себе.

Unity Day (also called Day of People’s Unity or National Unity Day; Russian is national holiday in Russian Federation held on November 4 (October 22, Old Style). It commemorates the popular uprising which expelled Polish–Lithuanian occupation forces from Moscow in November 1612, and more generally the end of the Time of Troubles and the Polish–Muscovite War (1605–1618).