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Winter.
– I love apples but we don’t get apples throughout the year.
– Yes, I love strawberries and cherries but they are available only in summer.
– Oh,yes. Now it is winter season but we can’t get cherries or strawberries.
– Yes, we get different fruits in different seasons. Do you know how many seasons there are?
– Yes, yes. There four types of seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter.
– That’s good! You are an intelligent boy!
– I also know lots of fine things about the seasons. See! There no leaves on the plants in winter.
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A rich man, fond of felines, asked a famous ink painter to draw him a cat. The master agreed and asked the man to come back in three months. When the man returned, he was put off again and again, until a year had passed.
Finally, at the man’s request, the master drew out a brush and, with grace and ease, in a single fluid motion, drew a picture of a cat – the most marvelous image the man had ever seen.
He was astonished then he grew angry: “That drawing took you only thirty seconds! Why did you make me wait a year?” he demanded. Without a word, the master open up a cabinet and out fell thousands of drawings of cats.
Don’t rush!
Once upon a time there was a child ready to be born. The child asked God, “They tell me you are sending me to earth tomorrow, but how am I going to live there being so small and helpless?”
God replied, “Among the many angels, I chose one for you. Your angel will be waiting for you and will take care of you.”
The child further inquired, “But tell me, here in heaven I don’t have to do anything but sing and smile to be happy.”
God said, “Your angel will sing for you and will also smile for you everyday. And you will feel your angel’s love and be very happy.”
Again the child asked, “And how am I going to be able to understand when people talk to me if I don’t know the language?”
God said, “Your angel will tell you the most beautiful and sweet words you will ever hear, and with much patience and care, your angel will teach you how to speak.”
“And what am I going to do when I want to talk to you?”
God said, “Your angel will place your hands together and will teach you how to pray.
“I’ve heard that on Earth there are bad men. Who will protect me?”
God said, “Your angel will defend you even if it means risking it’s life.”
“But I will always be sad because I will not see you anymore.”
God said, “Your angel will always talk to you about me and will teach you.
At that moment there was much peace in heaven, but voices from Earth could be heard and the child hurriedly asked, “God, if I am to leave now, please tell me my angel’s name.”
“Her name is not important. You will simply call her “Mom”.”
Lift a mother’s spirit, send this to every mother you know.
Welcome to our Easter quiz sheet with ten multiple choice questions about the history and traditions of Easter.
Question 1: The word ‘Easter’ comes from the name of an Anglo Saxon …….. ?
(a) Goddess (b) God (c) Food
Question 2: Easter Sunday is preceded by a 40 day period known as …….. ?
(a) Advent (b) Whitsun (c) Lent
Question 3: The Thursday immediately before Easter Sunday is known as ‘Maundy Thursday’. TRUE or FALSE ?
Question 4: All over the world, Easter Sunday is always celebrated in April. TRUE or FALSE ?
Question 5: The Cadbury chocolate company made their first chocolate Easter egg in ……..
a) 1875 b) 1925 c) 1965
Question 6: Cadbury first started making their famous gooey ‘Creme Egg’ in ……..
a) 1951 b) 1971 c) 1991
Question 7: The famous ‘Easter Egg Roll’ at the White House (which started in 1878) has a claim to fame as being the longest running annual presidential tradition.
TRUE or FALSE ?
Question 8: In April 2012, a record breaking chocolate egg was made which weighed ……..
a) 2000 kg b) 4000 kg c) 6000 kg
Question 9: The origins of the Easter Bunny can be traced back to a region of ……..
a) France b) England c) Canada
Question 10: What is the name of the 2011 animated movie all about a young rabbit who does not want to become the Easter Bunny?
(a) Hip (b) Hop (c) Hip Hop
HOUSEHOLD CHORES.
Listen to what speakers say about household chores in their families and speak about who does what in your family.
The following vocabulary list may help you:
household chores — домашні обов”язки
share (v) — ділити
iron (v) – прасувати
sweep the floor (v) – замітати
vacuum the carpets (v) – пилососити килими
mop the floor (v) – мити підлогу шваброю
lay the table/set the table (v) – накривати на стіл
clear the table (v) – прибирати зі столу
wash the dishes/do the dishes (v) – мити посуд
dry/wipe the dishes (v) – витирати посуд
clean the sink (v) – вимити раковину
take out the garbage/rubbish (v) – винести сміття
fill the dishwasher/ empty the dishwasher (v) – загрузити / вийняти посуд до / з посудомийної машини
pick up the toys (v) – збирати іграшки
tidy the room (v) – прибирати кімнату
make one’s bed (v) – заправити ліжко
dust the furniture (v) – витерти пилюку з меблів
do the laundry (v) – прати
cut the grass (v) – косити траву
mow the lawn (v) – косити траву на лужайці газонокосилкою
water the flowers (v) – поливати квіти
weed the garden (v) – полоти садок
fix the roof (v) – ремонтувати дах
repair some devices (v) – ремонтувати присторї
buy food/clothes (v) – купувати їжу / одяг
overcome laziness – перемагати лінощі
http://inspiringshortstories.org/inspiring-story-always-remember-put-glass/
‘A psychologist walked around a room while teaching stress management to an audience. As she raised a glass of water, everyone expected they’d be asked the “half empty or half full” question. Instead, with a smile on her face she inquired, “How heavy is this glass of water?” The answers called out ranged from 8oz to 20 oz.
She replied, “The absolute weight doesn’t matter. It depends on how long I hold it. If I hold it for a minute, its not a problem. If I hold it for an hour, I’ll have an ache in my arm. If I hold it for a day, my arm will feel numb and paralyzed. In each case, the weight of the glass doesn’t change, but the longer I hold it, the heavier it becomes.”
She continued, “The stress and worries in life are like that glass of water. Think about them for a while and nothing happens. Think about them for a big longer and they begin to hurt. And if you think about them all day long, you will feel paralyzed – incapable of doing anything.” Always remember to put the glass down.’
Nowadays people know the price of everything and the value of nothing. / Oscar Wilde /
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2. Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world, today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
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3. Respect people who find time for you in their busy schedule. But love people who never look at their schedule when you need them.
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4. Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.
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5. Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner. / Lao Tzu /
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6. I find TV very educational: every time someone switches it I go into another room and read a good book. / Groucho Marx /
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7. Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you anywhere.
/ Albert Einstein /
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8. Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid. / Albert Einstein/
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9. Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.
/ George Bernard Shaw /
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10. If the plan doesn’t work , change the plan but never the goal.
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11. There is no way to happiness. Happiness is the way. /Thich Nhat Hanh /
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12. Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.
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13. If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.
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14. To achieve something you’ve never had before, you must do something you’ve never done before.
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15. Enjoy your age: you will never be younger than you are at this very moment.
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16. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice.
/Steve Jobs /
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17. Life is to express yourself, not to impress other.
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18. Small deeds done are better then great deeds planned. / Peter Marshall /
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19. Fear is the highest fence. / Dudley Nichols /
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20. Every saint has a past and every sinner has a future. / Oscar Wilde /
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21. If you can dream it you can do it . / Walt Disney /
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22. To avoid crtiticism, do nothing, say nothing and be nothing. / Elbert Hubbard /
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23. It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.
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24. Love your enemies, for they tell you your faults. / Benjamin Franklin /
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25. The greatest power is to control oneself. / Seneca /
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26. Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
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27. Passion is the key to success.
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28. “Life is an opportunity, benefit from it.
Life is beauty, admire it.
Life is a dream, realize it.
Life is a challenge, meet it.
Life is a duty, complete it.
Life is a game, play it.
Life is a promise, fulfill it.
Life is sorrow, overcome it.
Life is a song, sing it.
Life is a struggle, accept it.
Life is a tragedy, confront it.
Life is an adventure, dare it.
Life is luck, make it.
Life is too precious, do not destroy it.
Life is life, fight for it.” / Mother Teresa /
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29. Kids don’t remember what you try to teach them. They remember what you are. / Jim Henson /
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30. Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.
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31. Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frosen; even so does in action sap the vigor of the mind.
/ Leonardo da Vinci /
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32. It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not step.
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33. What you can perceive calmly , no longer controls you. / Conficius /
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34. A comfort zone is a beautiful place but nothing ever grows there…
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35. Every person that you give the trust, you give the knife. Then it can protect you or destroy.
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36. Teachers open the door, but you must ebeter by yourself. / Chinese Proverb /
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37. It’s kind of fun to do an impossible. / Walt Disney /
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38. If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader. / John Quincy Adams /
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39. Life is like a piano – what you get out of it depends on how you play it.
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40. Life is like a bar of soap. Once you think you’ve got a hold of it, it slips away.
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41. Life is like a mountain: hard to climb but once you get to the top the view is beautiful.
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42. Life is like a party. You invite a lot of people: some go, some join you, some laugh with you, some didn’t ome. But in the end, after fun, there would be a few who would clean up the mess with you..
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43. Maybe it’s true that we don’t know what we have until we lose it, but it’s also true that we don’t know What we’re missing until we find it.
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44. in the end, it doesn’t matter how many breath you took, but how many moments took your breath away.
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45. There are two types of people who will tell you that you cannot make a difference in this world: those who are afaraid to try and those who are afraid you will be succeed…
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46. Have the courage to follow your heart and intuition – they somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary. / Steve Jobs /
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47. Habit is either the best of servants or the worst of masters.
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48. The real secret of success is enthusiasm. / Walter Chrysler /
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