Running

Running is a means of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. It is simply defined in athletics terms as a gait in which at regular points during the running cycle both feet are off the ground.

History

Competitive running grew out of religious festivals in various areas such as Greece, Egypt, Asia, and the Rift Valley in Africa. The Tailteann Games, an Irish sporting festival in honour of the goddess Tailtiu, dates back to 1829 BCE, and is one of the earliest records of competitive running.[5] The origins of the Olympics are shrouded in myth, though the first recorded game took place in 776 BCE

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Andy Baddeley

James Brever

Lee Emanuel

Here you can find interesting information about everything which is connected with running:

1.   http://www.runnersworld.com/

2.   http://running.about.com/

Find out more about achievements of British athletes on the Olympic Games here:

1.   http://thebritishmiler.com/the-athletes/

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/Team-GB/competitors/

Viktoria Yushchyshyna

Folk music

Here you can listen traditional folk music of the UK. This radio station turns only such kind of music.

http://www.folkradio.co.uk/

Folk music traditionally plays on traditional musical instruments:

 1. Fiddle. The most famous British fiddler is MENUHIN

 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yehudi_Menuhin

2. Flute. This instrument is really very common. Flutes even have their own society.

http://bfs.org.uk/

The most famous flutes are: Gyula Czeloth-Csetenyi, Elisabeth Hobbs, Pat Morris etc.

3. Bagpipes. Traditional Scottish instrument. Bill Millin is one of the most famous bagpipes players in the world. Here you can see why it is so.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/08/20/AR2010082005465.html

4. Accordion. On this instrument play: David Lukins, Rob Thorn, Steve Roxton and others.

Here you can find a lot of information about these people

 http://guildford-accordion-club.org.uk/history.htm#top

5. Concertina. Here you can find some interesting information about this instrument an d it’s history.

http://www.concertina.com/maccann-duet/

Long jump

Long jump history dates all the way back to the ancient Greek Olympic games where it formed part of the pentathlon. At this time it was the only jumping event that was inluded in the games and as such it is one of the oldest and most important of the track and field events.

1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_jump#History

2. http://www.livestrong.com/article/344569-history-of-the-long-jump/

This sport is growing fast in the UK. So, there are a lot of young athletes who want to gain height in this kind of spotrt.

The most famous long jumpers in Britain are:

                                                Chris Tomlinson                                                                      

          Jade Johnson

On this site you can read news about long jumping in UK :

http://www.newsnow.co.uk/h/Sport/Athletics/Long+Jump 

You can find some informations about achievements of British athletes on the Olympic Games here:

1. http://thehoneyballbuzz.com/2012/01/28/britains-olympic-hopefuls-mary-rand-mbe/

2.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/olympics/2466393/British-long-jumper-Chris-Tomlinson-doubtful-for-Olympics.html

Sophia Kasenuyk

Throwing the javelin

This kind of sport has a really long history. It believed that the first javelin thrower was Hercules. Later, people started to do this and also expanded this term.

http://www.trackfieldevents.com/history/javelin-history

This kind of sport is quite developed in the UK. British government supports this sport, as basically a whole athletics. This is an individual sport. All athletes compete only for themselves and their country. The most famous British javelin throwers are:

                                                                David Parker

                                                                Clifton Green 

                                                                                               

Steven Turnock 

                                                                  Graham Moncur

You can find information about different competitions and athletes such on this site:

http://www.ukjav.com/

Here you can find information about throwing the javelin on the Olympic Games. There are also some British athletes who won these games in one of the years.

http://trackandfield.about.com/od/summerolympicgames/p/olymjavelin.htm

Natalia Gumeniuk

Letter to friend in the UK

Dear friends,

 At the lesson of the UK Country studying we have read and analyzed the text about the system of education in your country. Now we can say that is similar to ours. We also have primary, secondary and higher education. There are also other similarities but they are not very important.

 We want to tell you a little about our school. We’re studying in the specialized school#15. It is one of the best schools in our town. Our school is specialized on foreign languages, so we’re studying English, Polish and Germany. It gives us a great opportunity to find a good job, because people who know different languages are really valued.

                                         This is our school

And this is our class 

 Could you tell us about your school? What is its feature? What are you doing during the breaks and after school? We are interested in all what you’re going to tell us about.

We’re waiting for your letter.

Lot’s of love

Vika, Sofa and Natasha. 

Welsh newspapers

  Having examined different aspects of the problem of difference between Ukrainian and Welsh newspapers we can figure out that they are almost the same. Welsh people are interested in all information that the Ukrainians need too. We will restate some facts proving this statement.

  We found and analyzed some Welsh newspapers:

1.” Chronicle” is a daily newspaper which is published in Bangor. Here you can find information about sport, business, jobs and different events. We have come to the conclusion that if you are news junky this newspaper is especially for you! Here is the link where you can find it:http://www.northwaleschronicle.co.uk/

2. Newport's local newspaper is the”South Wales Argus”, which is published in the city and distributed throughout the Newport and the surrounding area. South Wales Argus - the first place to look for news in Newport. Here you can find information about everything, which is connected with Newport. It is no matter what about you want to know: sport, leisure or local news, you will exactly find it! And if you want to keep up with the news this site is definitely for you:http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/dragons/

3. Capital Times is Cardiff Council’s free bilingual monthly newspaper for the city’s residents. It tells local people what the council is doing and regularly runs surveys asking for citizens’ opinions on services and the future of the city. The paper is delivered to every household in Cardiff and is also available from council offices and facilities such as libraries and leisure centres across the city. This is the link:http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/content.asp?pagetype=search&keyword=C