My favorite place in Armenia

The town is named Nor Hachn, meaning New Hadjin, in memory of the Armenian town of Hadjin in Cilicia, where a group of local fedayis organized a military resistance against the Turkish forces in 1920.

Prior to the 1915 Armenian genocide, Hadjin had a population of 35,000, of which 30,000 were Armenians and the rest were Turks. Most of the Armenians were either massacred or taken to the Deir ez-Zor concentration camps in the Syrian desert. After the Armistice of Mudros in 1918, Cilicia became a protectorate of France as part of the Triple Entente. Consequently, around 8,000 Armenian genocide survivors returned to Hadjin with the withdrawal of the Ottoman forces. However, the French troops left Cilicia in 1920, paving the way for the advance of the Turkish forces led by Mustafa Kemal. On April 1, 1920, Turkish troops led by Kemal Doğan launched an offensive against the Armenians of Hadjin who organized a military resistance, which lasted until October 15, 1920, when the Turks occupied the entire city. Most of the remaining 6,000 Armenians were massacred or killed during the military operations. The surviving 365 Armenians of Hadjin took refuge in Aleppo and Lebanon.

English

My house is (bigger, the biggest) than yours.

This flower is (the most beautiful, more beautiful) than that one.

This is the (interesting, the most interesting) book I have ever read.

Non-smokers usually live (longer, the longest) than smokers.

Which is the (more dangerous, the most dangerous) animal in the world?

A holiday by the sea is (good, better, the best) than a holiday in the mountains.

It is strange but often a Coke is (more expensive, the most expensive) than a beer.

Who is the (richer, the richest) woman on earth?

The weather this summer is even (bad, worse, the worst) than last summer.

He was the (cleverer, the cleverest) thief of all.

Matenadaran

Matenadaran, a center for the preservation and study of ancient manuscripts and documents, one of the richest centers for the preservation of manuscripts in the world.

It has one of the largest collections of manuscripts and medieval books in the world. About 23,000 manuscripts, charms, fragments and 300,000 archival documents are preserved here. Every year, Matenadaran has about 50,000 visitors.

It is the largest repository of Armenian manuscripts. It was established in 1921, on the basis of Etchmiadzin Library, established in the 5th century, and was the first scientific research institution in Armenia. Previously, it was called the Culture-Historical Institute.

Matenadaran was registered in 1997 in the list of world memory of UNESCO. It is now considered “one of the most important places for the preservation and development of national memory”.

Cinderella. Part 2

One day, while Cinderella was in the garden picking pumpkins, a letter arrived at the house. It was an invitation to the king’s summer ball.

Cinderella’s stepmother and stepsisters were very excited.

«The prince will be there!»
«He is so handsome!»
«He is so rich!»
«He needs a wife!»

The stepsisters spent weeks preparing for the ball. They bought new dresses, new shoes, and new handbags.

On the day of the ball, Cinderella helped them put on their dresses and do their hair.

Cinderella dressing her sisters

«Oh, I have a wonderful idea!» exclaimed the youngest stepsister. «Cinderella, come to the ball with us! It will be more fun if you are there!»

«Oh, but you don’t have anything to wear…» laughed the oldest stepsister. «You can’t meet the prince wearing those dirty old clothes. What a shame. Maybe next time.”

Cinderella tried not to cry. She finished dressing her sisters and then went down to the kitchen. She sat beside the fire and sighed.

«Things will get better one day,» she told the cat.
«Meow…» the cat replied.

Just then, there was flash of light, and an old woman appeared in a corner of the kitchen.

«Who… who are you?» stammered Cinderella.

«I am your fairy godmother” said the old woman. «You are an orphan, and all orphans have a fairy godmother.»

The fairy godmother appears

The fairy godmother stroked the cat.

«This cat tells me how kind you are. And how you always wish for things to get better one day. Today is that day, Cinderella. You are going to the king’s ball. Fetch me a pumpkin!»

Cinderella ran into the garden and picked a big, orange pumpkin. The fairy godmother touched the pumpkin with her magic wand and it turned into a golden carriage.

«Come here, little mice!» she said to the mice in the wall. She waved her wand again, and the mice turned into six beautiful horses to pull the carriage.

«But I don’t have a dress!» said Cinderella.

«Stand still,» said the fairy godmother. She waved her wand again, and Cinderella’s dirty clothes turned into a spectacular silver dress. Two beautiful glass shoes appeared on Cinderella’s feet.

Cinderella in her beautiful dress

«Now go to the ball!» said the fairy godmother. «But you must be home by midnight! When the clock strikes twelve, your dress will turn back into rags, and your carriage will turn back into a pumpkin.
… Have fun!»

And with another flash of light, the fairy godmother disappeared.

«I’m going to the ball!» said Cinderella.
«Meow…» said the cat.

Unfamiliar words

exclaimed – բացականչեց

beside – կողքին

sighed – հառաչեց

Cinderella. Part 1

A long time ago there was a very beautiful girl named Cinderella.

Cinderella had long red hair, green eyes, and freckles all over her nose. She was clever and kind, and she loved to tell jokes.

But she was very unhappy. Her father and mother had died, and Cinderella lived with her stepmother and two stepsisters.

Although they all lived in a big house, they were actually quite poor. Their money was nearly gone.

Sad Cinderella

Cinderella’s stepmother wanted one of her daughters to marry a rich man so they would no longer be poor.

But Cinderella’s stepsisters were not as pretty as Cinderella, not as kind as Cinderella, and not as funny as Cinderella.

The men who came to the house always fell immediately in love with Cinderella, and never noticed the stepsisters.

This frustrated the stepmother, so she ordered Cinderella to do all the chores.

«Sweep the hallway!» demanded the stepmother.
«Clean the kitchen!»  
«Cook our dinner!»
«Tidy our bedrooms!»  
«Mop the bathroom!»
«Wipe the windows!»
«Quick! Hurry!»

The stepmother tried hard to make Cinderella miserable.

The stepsisters had beautiful dresses and shoes, but Cinderella’s dress was made of old rags.

The stepsisters always ate the most delicious foods, but Cinderella always ate scraps.

And the stepsisters slept in their comfortable beds in their bedrooms, but Cinderella slept on a straw bed on the kitchen floor.

Cinderella mopping the floor

The animals were Cinderella’s only friends. In the evening she sat beside the fireplace in the kitchen and told jokes to the family of mice who lived in the wall. She talked to the cat.

«Things will get better one day,» she told the cat.
«Meow…» the cat replied.

Fox and Crow

Կարդալ հեքիաթը, դիտել մուլտֆիլմը, լսել ձայնագրությունը:

Թեման՝ PAST SIMPLE-անցյալ անորոշ

Անգիր սովորել.

  • Buy-bought-գնել
  • drink-drank-խմել
  • begin-began-սկսել
  • build-built-կառուցել
  • draw-drew-նկարել
  • drive-drove-վարել
  • give-gave-տալ
  • eat-ate-ուտել
  • know-knew-իմանալ
  • forget-forgot-մոռանալ
  • leave-left-լքել,հեռանալ
  • make-made-պատրաստել,անել
  • ride-rode-վարել հեծանիվ,ձի

Classwork

Ex 1 2 3 4 5 6

House

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Պատմիր քո տան մասին/ տեսանյութով/, պատասխանելով հարցերին

Where do you live?

In Yerevan

Do you live in a flat or in a house?

In a flat

How many rooms are there in your house, flat?

There are 3 rooms

What do you have in your living-room, kitchen, bathroom and bedroom?

Living-room – we have TV,sofa,one big table and one small table,chairs and shelves

Kitchen – frige,oven,big gas stove,shelves,sink,chairs table and washing machine

Bathroom – we have 2 bathrooms,we have 2 toilet,sink and Jacuzzi,but in the other bathroom is shower.

Bedroom – lamps,tables chairs, big shelve, piano and beds.

Do you have a garden in front of your house, flat?

Yes

Բառեր, որոնք  կօգնեն քեզ նկարագրել քո տունը։

Large, small, fireplace-բուխարի,, in the corner- անկյունում, comfortable, cosy, beautiful, warm, cold, in the middle- մեջտեղում, in front of- առջևում, stove-գազօջախ, cupboard- պահարան, wardrobe- զգեստապահարան, sink- լվացարան, tap- ծորակ, carpet- գորգ, lovely, quiet- հանգիստ

Chinese New Year

Orange

Clothes

Window

Envelopes

Dad

Money

Lantern

Midnight

House

  1. Fill it in!
    Watch the story. Write the missing words in the sentences.
    a. The Chinese New Year festival lasts for 15 days.
    b. Every door and window in the house is opened.
    c. We carry lanterns in a parade at night.
    d. Two people dance under the bright costume.
    e. People wear bright, red clothes to bring a happy future.
    f. We take oranges and tangerines if we visit someone’s home.
    g. Children and relatives are given little red envelopes with ‘lucky money’ inside.
  1. Find the words!
    Find the words from exercise 1 in the wordsearch below.
    M R L O Z T I H T F N L
    W I H R W I N D O W P A
    D A D A P K M E W U V N
    O R E N V E L O P E S T
    O D L G I G B Y N S U E
    R Z Q E X G Y J O E C R
    H A V U S O H M I J Y N
    N X K M C L O T H E S Q

  1. Write and draw!
    Do you celebrate the New Year like this in your country? What’s your
    favourite day? What are the traditions? Draw and write about it!
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