Valentine's Day is an extremely popular festival in United States of America. People in US observe a holiday on this day to honor St Valentine and to express love to dear ones. Taking opportunity of the festival people express gratitude and love for sweethearts, spouse, teachers, parents or any other person close to them.
Valentine's Day History in US
Valentine's Day is said to have imported to North America in the 19th century by British settlers. First mass-produced Valentine's Day card with embossed paper lace are said to have produced in United States shortly after 1847 by Esther Howland (1828-1904) of Worcester, Massachusetts.
In the second half of the 20th century, the practice of giving gifts along with cards became popular. Roses and chocolates were the most commonly exchanged
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- About forty pupils work on our website, - Natalia Ivanivna began. - But today the weather is rainy and cold, children are hungry and tired after school, that's why only the most enthuziastic are present here. - She pointed at us. We six stood in the American House (ETRC) in Kyiv-Mohyla Academy. - Well, I'm very glad to see all of them, - Tom Tasker smiled.
Thomas Tasker is a Senior English Language Fellow, a grantee of the U.S. State Department program. He's going to stay in Ukraine for a year. He teaches our Ukrainian teachers of English to use new technologies. By the way, it's he who inspired Natalia Ivanivna, Tetyana Dmytrivna and Tetyana Oleksandrivna to create our website.
Preparations for New Year in United States start right from the Christmas. Following the Gregorian calendar, the Americans celebrate the New Year on 1st January. From watching television to masquerade balls, Americans have different ways to celebrate the New Year. New Year celebrations in New York are known world-over, so if you are going on Tour to United States during New Year time, do make it a point to watch the New Year in New York. New Year Day in United States begins with people visiting their friends and families. New Year in United States doesn't mean only feasting and making merrying, the Americans too pay a visit to the Churches and aim at marking a religious start of the New Year. A common image associated with the New Year in United States is the incarnation of "Father Time", also known as the "Old Year" wearing a sash across his chest with the print of the previous year on it passing his
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Presenter: Thomas C. Tasker, Senior English Language Fellow, U.S. Department of State
In this workshop teachers looked at teaching practices to promote writing for both general and academic purposes. This was the second of two workshops.
I enjoyed the way Thomas Tasker presented the seminar. This time I liked the idea of posting essays in students' portfolios.
I have added one more certificate to my Teaching Portfolio
