New message from Russia

Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 05:53:16 +0000 [01:53:16 PM HKT]




From: Raisiya Vasilenko

To: peter neu

Subject: Re: FW: http://www.russia-map.ru/russia.htm

http://forum.ru-board.com/topic.cgi?forum=4&topic=3730

http://maps.google.com.hk/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8

http://mir-map.ru/440204.html

Sweden quiz

Festivals in France

crêpes (French thin pancakes)

Grade 8 Geography Students: Here is a message from a teacher in France, giving us a list of festivals in his country.

Answer the following questions about Hong Kong festivals, and ask him to have his students reply with their answers.

Ask the following questions by cutting and pasting them into your messages, and then answering them:

1. Why do people celebrate the festivals in your country?



2. What holidays and festivals are important parts of your culture?


3. What special traditions and rituals surround your holidays and festivals? What do people remember / celebrate? What special things do you do? What special feelings do people have?


4. Are your festival celebrations the same as others around the world? How are they the same? How different?


5. What is a symbol? How are symbols used in in your celebrations and holidays?
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Hi Peter !

Here's the list of festivals ... but I might have forgotten some!

Can you send yours ?

AMPARO

agrenat@epals.com
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Here are our main French festivals, bank holidays!

Mr. Neu
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• November 11TH = end of the WW1 (celebration in Paris with the president + broadcast on tv)
• November 1ST = la toussaint (celebration of dead people)
• DECEMBER 25TH = XMAS DAY (presents +dinner +mass + holidays )
• DECEMBER 31ST = le jour de l'AN ( big party with friends, we drink champagne at midnight )
• FEBRUARY = la chandeleur ( we eat pancakes = des crêpes ) it's a religious festival but people don't even know why ! ...look on the internet (Jesus’ presentation to Jerusalem)
• APRIL : Pâques (we offer chocolate eggs to children or they look for them in the garden)
• MAY 1ST = labour day (a day off for everybody ) la fête du travail
• JUNE : Feu de la saint jean (we make a big fire and gather around )
• JULY 14TH : BIG FIREWORKS (le feu d'artifice ) everywhere in France in big towns and in some villages (to celebrate the end of royalty in France )

Russian ePals

Here are letters from Russia for you to reply to. Introduce yourselves and let's get some conversations going!


Reply to the individual student if they have given their e-mail address.  Or write to: martynova-olga@inbox.ru

Mr. Neu

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Dear Peter Neu,




These are our first letters, would you make you students answer them and write something about themselves just to get acquainted. After that we can discuss some cultural peculiarities or smth like that.


best wishes


Olga


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Dear e-pal,




How are you?


My name is Aleksey. I am 17 years old. I am Russian and i live in town Barnaul. I study at the Altai Krai Pedagogical Lyceum. I do not have a hobby, because I attend many classes. I like to listen to different music: rock, shanson and 90s music. I am engaged in boxing. My fovourite sport is hockey. I also like physics, but I do not like to learn.


Can you tell me anything about youself? What do you do? Do you want to learn the Russian language? What is your general attitude to Russia?


Well that is all for now. I look forward to hearing from you/


Best wishes


Aleksey


10.11.10.


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Dear e-pal,


How are you? I am happy we will be pen friends. Let me tell you about myself.


My name is Artemiy and I am 17 years old. I am Russian and I live in a small town Novoaltaisk. I have got a sister. My sister is 23 years old. My favourite hobbies are painting and playing the guitar. I like beautiful films and watching sunrise. I also like to listen to Rock, Rock-n-Roll and Heavy metal. What music do you listen?


Do you want to study Russian? What foreign languages do you know? Please, will you tell me everything about youself?


Well that is all about me. I look forward to hearing from you.


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Dear e-pal ,


How are you?


My name is Maksim and I am 16 years old. I’m Russian and I live in town Barnaul. I learn at Altay Krai Pedagogical Lyceum. My favorite sport is volleyboll and basketball. My hobby is drawing. I like listening to music Rap and Hip-Hop. I like to study my favorite subject is computer technology. I learn English and I want to improve my language skills.


Will tou tell me every thing about yourself?


My e-mail: maks35797@mail.ru


Bye bye.


Maksim.


=)


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Dear e-pal.


How are you? How are you doing? How is life?


My name is Dasha and I am 17 years old. I’m Russia and I live in a town Barnaul. I learn in Altai Krai Pedagogical lyceum. I like listen different music and you? I don’t have got a brother and sister . Have you got any brothers or sisters? I want to know all about you! In my free time I communicate with my friends and read books,and you? My favourite sport is tennis. I aiso like physics! Have you got a favourite subject? Do you study Russian language?


Well,that’s all for now. I look forward to hearihg from you!


Dasha


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Dear e-friend. How are you? My name is Dmitrij and I am 17 years old. I’m Russian and I live in a town Barnaul. I learn in Altai Krai Pedagogical lyceym.I like listen to music Rammstein, and you? My favourite sport is hockey. My favourite sybject is physics. Do you want to study Russian? What foreign language do you know? Have you got a favourite subject? I learn English and I want to improve my language skills.


Well, that’s all about me. Write back soon.


Bye for now, Dmitrij


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Dear e-pal,


How are you? I’m happy we will be penfriends. Let me tell you about myself.


My name is Juliya and I am 17 years old. I live in Russia in Barnaul. I have got a brother. My brother is 9 years. Have you got any brothers or sisters? I want to know all about you. In my free time I am reading books and always on the internet : facebook and vkontakte, mail.ru.


My e-mail: kiss-9318@mail.ru


I look forward to hearing from you. Good-bue;)


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Dear e-pal,


How are you? I`m happy we will be pen-friends. Let me tell you about myself.


My name is Nikolai and I am 17 years old. I`m Russian and I live in a small town Barnaul. I have got a sister. My sister is a baby. Have you got any brothers or sisters? In my free time I spend with my friends, play videogames, sports … At school I really enjoy our Physics class. Will you tell me everything about youself.


Well, that`s all for now. I look forward to hearing from you.


Best wishes,


Nikolai.


P.S. my e-mail: nikolos_de_vin@mail.ru


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Dear E-pal,


How is your life?


My name is Vicroria, i am 17 years old. I live in Barnaul. I am a student of Altai Krai Pedagogical Lyceum.


In my free time I like watching films, such as horror, fantastics and comedies. My beloved music is Rammstein, Linkin Park, 50cent and Michael Jackson. I learn English and want to improve my language skills.


Will you tell me everything about youself? Do you want to study Russian? What music do you listen? What films do you watch?


Well that is all about me


By for now,


Victoria


10.11.11.

Christmas and Festivals in Russia and Turkey

How do people in Russia and Turkey celebrate their festivals, especially Christmas?

Below are some questions to copy and paste into email and then send to students in Russia and Turkey through Ms. Olga and Mr. Ali.  Ms. Olga is at: martynova-olga@inbox.ru and Mr. Ali is at: waterfall550@hotmail.com, and to the other teachers at: statiana@epals.com and voron333@epals.com. They will have their students reply to you. You can attach or send the URLs to your maps and ask the following questions by cutting and pasting them into your messages, and then answering them:

1. Why do people celebrate the festivals in your country?
2. What holidays and festivals are important parts of your culture?
3. What special traditions and rituals surround your holidays and festivals? What do people remember / celebrate? What special things do you do?  What special feelings do people have?
4. Are your festival celebrations the same as others around the world? How are they the same?  How different?
5. What is a symbol? How are symbols used in in your celebrations and holidays?

e-Pals messages from Russia and Greece

Students:
Please send an email to these students in Russia and Greece. Write to:

statiana@epals.com

and

voron333@epals.com

and to me at:

neupeter@gmail.com

Send copies of your maps of Hong Kong as email attachments:
1. physical (showing mountains, rivers ocean, etc,),

2. climate (weather) and

3. political (showing where people live and how many).

Also ask them: How do students spend their free time? Do they like pop music -- which groups and singers? What is students' favorite food? Do they like fashion? Any other questions about Russian life you want to ask.  Ask them to send maps of Russia Greece, and students' questions about Hong Kong back to us.

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From: tatiana serova
To: peter neu peterneu@epals.com
Date: 2010-Nov-12 18:20:49
Subject: Re: email pals

Dear Peter Neu,

We will be glad to answer your questions about Russsia. It would also interesting to learn about your country.

Regards Tatiana Serova

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