Powitanie pierwszoklasistów

Powitanie
pierwszoklasistów
Tak zwane „otrzęsiny” nie mogą ominąć
żadnego pierwszaka. Ta wieloletnia tradycja jest
również podtrzymywana w naszej szkole. 17
października w II Liceum Ogólnokształcącym
uczniowie klas pierwszych przeszli chrzest,
dzięki
któremu
zostali
pełnoprawnymi
członkami szkolnej społeczności. Pierwszaków
poddano różnym „okrutnym” próbom, a takie to
atrakcje zgotowali im starsi koledzy i koleżanki.
Cała impreza rozpoczęła się o godzinie
18.00. Wszyscy mogli potańczyć przy
różnorodnej muzyce, lecz gdy wybiła godzina
19.00 rozpoczęła się „rzeź niewiniątek”. Żaden
uczeń klasy pierwszej nie chciał brać udziału w
tej zabawie bo przecież nikt nie chciałby
ośmieszyć się publicznie. Nie było więc innego
wyjścia jak wybrać „chętnych” kandydatów na
siłę. Gdy prowadzący ustalili już skład, zaczęły
się wielkie harce.
Jedna z konkurencji bardzo zmyliła
pierwszaków ponieważ do końca sadzili, że
dmuchanie małej piłeczki leżącej na stoliku to
pestka. Jednak po tym, jak zawiązano im chustki
na oczach, okazało się, że to zadanie to
prawdziwa męka. Można wyobrazić sobie jak
wyglądali po tych zmaganiach.
Starsze klasy dbają o „maluchów”, dlatego
też chcąc dostarczyć im trochę energii,
wyznaczyli kilka osób do picia pysznego
mleczka z płaskiego talerzyka przez słomkę.
Niesamowita zabawa. Zadziwił nas jednak jeden
uczeń, który w kilka sekund opróżnił resztę
mleka z woreczka. Widać było, że to wielki
smakosz.
Nie obyło się również bez sprawdzenia
siły młodych licealistów. Po połączeniu w pary,
musieli oni przenieść na rękach drugoklasistę na
odległość kilku metrów. Bardzo wyczerpujące
zadnie, za to jaką frajdę mieli ci noszeni!
Po tak wyczerpujących konkurencjach,
uczestnicy okazali się bardzo głodni. Nie
przypuszczali jednak, że będą mogli coś zjeść, a
tu proszę! Następne dwie konkurencje związane
były z odżywianiem. Pierwsza polegała na
zjedzeniu smakowicie wyglądającego jabłuszka
z ręki drugiej osoby. Im szybciej, tym lepiej. W
drugim zadaniu nie liczył się czas, lecz sposób
zjedzenia banana. Dodatkowo dziewczęta
musiały odpowiednio wysłowić się w jednym z
języków obcych: francuskim, angielskim lub
niemieckim.
Ach te „starszaki”! Ciągle by tylko coś
sprawdzali, dokładnie, jak na lekcji. Tym razem
chodziło o wyobraźnię. Uczniowie musieli
wcielić się w rajdowców motocyklowych i
pomknąć na swych „maszynach” w siną dal. To
dopiero było widowisko!
Około godziny 21.00 nadszedł koniec
wielkiej próby aby wszyscy uczestnicy imprezy
mogli powrócić do „tańca-hulańca”. Dla
obecnych było to z pewnością niezapomniane
doświadczenie, bo jeszcze w poniedziałek dało
się słyszeć rozmowy na temat otrzęsin. Ten
dzień z pewnością utkwił w pamięci wielu z nas.
Katarzyna Wójcik, IE
Wizyta w British
Council
Dnia 29.X.03 klasy
z rozszerzonym językiem angielskim Ie i II e
wzięły udział w wycieczce do biblioteki British
Council, która znajduje się w Lublinie na ulicy
Zuchów 2.
Podzieleni
na
grupy,
oprowadzeni
zostaliśmy po niewielkiej, lecz bardzo dobrze
wyposażonej bibliotece. Przywitani zostaliśmy
przez bardzo życzliwą kobietę, która zapoznała
nas z księgozbiorem oraz zasadami korzystania
z niego. Dostępne są tutaj nie tylko wielkie
dzieła literatury brytyjskiej, czy opracowania
poświęcone historii, geografii, rozrywce i sztuce
Wielkiej Brytanii, lecz także kasety audio i
video. Ponad to biblioteka oferuje różnego
rodzaju podręczniki pomocnicze w nauce tego
dość nieskomplikowanego języka. Gorąco
zachęcano nas również do zapisu. Chętnych
jednak nie było wielu ponieważ, pomimo zniżki,
opłata członkowska jest dość wysokie i wynosi
30 zł rocznie.
Oprócz udostępniania księgozbioru dla
zainteresowanych,
„Brytyjska
Biblioteka”
organizuje
egzaminy
Cambridge
(FCE,CEA,PCE), które mogą zapewnić nam
start w przyszłości. Zachęcano nas do
przystąpienia do tych egzaminów, ponieważ
mogą one pomóc nas w znalezieniu przyszłej
pracy.
Wycieczkę tę uważam osobiście za bardzo
udaną, gdyż skłoniła mnie ona do nauki języka
angielskiego. Teraz po usłyszeniu, jakie mogę
mieć ułatwienia w uzyskaniu np. pracy przy
zdanym egzaminie Cambridge, nie mam już
wątpliwości, że watro inwestować w swoją
przyszłość.
Natalia Przybylska, IIE
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Jadwiga Kopniak
British X-mas
traditions
Christmas
Day,
25th
December, is very special day
for Christians all over the world. In Britain they
have three or four day’s holiday for Christmas.
It’s a happy time, especially for children. Weeks
before Christmas, everyone in busy. People send
Christmas cards to all their friends and relations.
People decorate their houses with Christmas
cards, holly and paper decorations-bells, chains
and stars. They buy a Christmas tree and put it
in the sitting-room. Every year there is a very
big Christmas tree in the centre of London, in
Trafalgar Square. This is a present from the
people of Norway to the people of Great Britain.
In the evenings before Christmas people sing
special songs-Christmas cards- round the tree. In
the big cities, especially in London, there are
Christmas decorations in the streets. All the
shops decorate their windows with Christmas
trees, presents, coloured lights and artificial
snow. The shops are very busy at Christmas.
Everyone wants to buy presents for their family
and friends. One Christmas Eve, 24th December,
some shops are open late in the evening. Then
they close for three days.
On Christmas Eve everyone puts their
presents under the tree. Young children go to
bed early and hang empty stockings at the foot
of their beds.
At midnight or early in the morning
Christians go to church for a mass. Everyone
opens their presents on Christmas morning and
then it’s time to decorate the table with candles
and crackers. For Christmas dinner people eat
roast turkey, roast potatoes, green vegetables
and sauces. Then they have the Christmas
Pudding. After dinner they pull crackers and put
on paper hats. They read out the jokes from the
crackers or play games. At five o’clock it’s time
for tea and Christmas cake.
The day after Christmas is Boxing Day.
People visit their relations or go to parties. Or
they just spend a quiet day at home. No one
works on Boxing Day. After Christmas
everyone needs a holiday.
Ilona Stefańska, IE
My Christmas in
England
an essay by a Polish
student
I suppose not many people would disagree that
spending Christmas abroad is a major
experience. Whatever you do, you just can't
help comparing what you find with the things
you are used to.
The first Christmas I spent away from home
happened to be in England in 1989. At that
time shops in Poland were still pretty bare and
Christmas decorations didn't appear in the shop
windows until about a week before Christmas
festival. Therefore I was amazed to see so
many English shops beautifully decorated from
top to bottom as early as November. I was
enchanted and I loved it. By the middle of
December, however, it started to annoy me and
when I could hear Christmas carols in every
shop I went to, I started to feel sad and
homesick. Never mind, I thought, as I was
really looking forward to experiencing
Christmas the English way.
I spent Christmas Eve with an English family
in a small village in the north of England. The
house was tastefully decorated, there was a
Christmas tree, roaring fire in the fireplace and
howling wind on the hills. My first shock on
that day came when instead of going to church,
everybody went to the local pub. Surely, I
thought, there can't be anything special about it
as they go there every Friday, Saturday and
occasionally in the middle of the week. So I
missed our Polish special moments that happen
on Christmas Eve, our traditional supper,
breaking the bread and wishing each other only
good things. But when abroad, I thought, you
have to expect things to be different.
It was Christmas Day that felt much more
special. I enjoyed taking part in the
preparations that were made since the early
hours of the morning. The turkey went in the
oven, carrots were topped and tailed and the
brussel sprouts were prepared. The smell of
apple sauce was hanging in the air and brought
on a festive atmosphere. Christmas dinner was
on the table. We had to pull Christmas crackers
(of course I didn't know what it was) which
went off with a bang and put on a silly hat, that
I was told, was a token of party time. The meal
was never ending and I couldn't believe how
much can be eaten at one sitting: roast turkey,
carrots and sprouts, roast potatoes, apple sauce
and then the famous Christmas pudding, which
is a literally calorific bomb full of dried fruit,
nuts and spices served with brandy and white
sauce. The cheese and biscuits followed by
Christmas cake with a layer of icing sugar,
mince pies, which I loved, and finally a
refreshing cup of coffee.
When the feast was over, it was time to open
the presents and I joined in with everybody
else's excitement. Then, I remember that some
people wanted to watch the Queen's speech and
some didn't, As far as I was concerned
Christmas was over, because Boxing Day didn't
feel like Christmas at all. But I did go to a
football match together with my friends.
At first I thought that I missed spending
Christmas the way we do it in Poland but
looking back, I know that it was an
unforgettable experience. Now, whenever I
happen to spend Christmas in England the
tiling I enjoy most is the way it differs from the
Polish way of celebrating Christmas.
Bogusia Whyatt
Christmas in
European Union
FRANCE
In France, everyone has a Christmas tree
decorated with red ribbons and wax candles.
People also decorate trees in their gardens with
lights on all night.
GREAT BRITAIN
On Christmas Eve, the British decorate their
Christmas trees with tinsels (łańcuchy), glass
balls and other ornaments. They also hang a
piece of mistletoe (jemioła) over the entrance
door as a symbol of happiness and prosperity.
At Christmas all families gather at a table to
have a traditional dinner which consists of
baked potatoes, turkey and Christmas pudding.
On this day children unpack their presents
which they find under the tree or in Christmas
stockings. British children have also great fun
unwrapping crackers. They are jokes or little
presents packed in a paper which explode whilst
being opened. On Boxing Day (26th December),
people visit their families of rest at home.
GERMANY
Germans decorate their windows with lights and
pictures of paper and plastic. Sometimes, they
will have little cribs (a model of a stable where
Jesus was born). Father Christmas brings
presents on the afternoon of December 24th and
puts them under the Christmas tree. One family
member rings a bell and everybody comes to the
room to find their presents. On Christmas Day,
Germans eat fish or goose.
BELGIUM
Belgians have a traditional meal on Christmas
Eve which starts with a drink and nibbles. Then
there is a starter consisting of sea-food, and
then stuffed turkey. The main course is followed
by a dessert, a cake called la buche de Noel. For
Christmas breakfast they have a special sweet
bread called cougnou. People in Belgium call
Father Christmas Saint Nicholas, who brings
presents to children on December 6th. More
presents are given under the tree or in stockings
at Christmas.
LUXEMBOURG
People in Luxembourg decorate streets and shop
windows from the beginning of December.
There are Christmas trees in public squares.
Most people in Luxembourg celebrate
Christmas Eve with their families. Many go to
Midnight Mass (pasterka). After the visit to
church, families have supper. There is no Father
Christmas in Luxembourg,
but St. Nicolas Day is celebrated on December
6th.On December 5th,children put a plate on the
kitchen table. St. Nicholas 'fills them in with
sweets and other small gifts during the night.
FINLAND
On Christmas Eve morning Finnish people eat
rice porridge and plum cake. They also decorate
their Christmas trees during the day. In the
evening, they have a traditional Christmas
dinner. Many families visit cemeteries to light
candles on the graves of their family members.
This is also the day when children get their
presents. Usually a family member pretends to
be Father Christmas.
LATVIA
In Latvia, Father Christmas brings presents
every day for twelve days beginning December
24th. The presents are put under the Christmas
tree.
SWEDEN
Christmas Eve is the most important day.
Swedish people eat a special meal on that day:
ham, herring fish, and beans. Then they give
presents to each other. On Christmas Day, many
people go to church.
• Christmas Eve -wigilia • nibbles -małe przekąski • starter -przystawka
• sea-food -owoce morza stuffed turkey -nadziewany indyk • stockings
-pończochy • rice porridge -danie z ry¿u • plum cake -ciasto śliwkowe •
cemetery -cmentarz • a candle -świeczka • grave -grób • family members
-członkowie rodziny • pretend –udawać • red ribbons -czerwone wstążki
• stable -stajnia • goose -gęś • public square -publiczny plac • Midnight
Mass -pasterka • ham -szynka • herring -śledź • beans -fasola
Christmas
Recipes 4 You
CHRISTMAS MINCE PIES
Ingredients:
225g/8oz shortcrust pastry
225g/8oz mincemeat
3 tbsp brandy
6 tbsp milk
2 tbsp caster sugar
Instructions:
1. Preheat the oven to 200C, 400F, Gas mark 6
and very lightly grease 2-3 bun trays.
2. On a floured surface, roll out 3/4 of the pastry
to approximately 6mm/1/4 inch thickness then
cut 16 rounds out with a 6cm/2 1/2 inch cutter.
3. Use these rounds to line the bun trays.
4. In a bowl, mix together the mincemeat and
brandy until well blended.
5. Divide the mincemeat between the pastry
shells, pressing down lightly.
6. Roll out the remaining pastry and using a
5cm/2inch pastry cutter, cut out 16 circles for
the tops of the pies.
7. Place the milk in a shallow bowl and dip the
smaller pastry circles in the milk and cover each
of the filled pies with a top. Use a fork to press
the edges of each pie firmly together to seal then
sprinkle with a little caster sugar.
8. Bake in the oven for 20 minutes until golden.
Serve hot or cold as a dessert with cream,
custard or Brandy Butter.
Alternatively serve at tea-time.
***
CHRISTMAS PUDDING
Ingredients:
6 oz plain flour
1/2 level teaspoon ginger
1/2 level teaspoon mixed spice
6 oz caster (or soft brown) sugar
3 oz chopped candied orange peel (or mixed)
1 tablespoon orange marmalade
finely grated rind of 1 orange
2 oz finely chopped walnuts
pinch of salt
8 oz fresh white breadcrumbs
6 oz shredded suet
6 oz raisins
6 oz sultanas
grated rind 1/2 lemon
3 eggs
1/4 pint milk
Instructions:
Sift dry ingredients into bowl. Add crumbs, suet,
sugar, fruit, nuts, marmalade and rind, then mix
to a stiff consistency with eggs and milk. Stir
thoroughly until mixture is well blended then
turn into a well greased 2 - 2.1/2 pint pudding
basin. Cover securely with double thickness of
well greased greaseproof paper or aluminium
foil and steam steadily for 5 hours. serve with
hard sauce or whipped cream.
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BRANDY BUTTER
Ingredients:
4 oz unsalted butter
6 oz icing sugar
4 - 8 dessertspoons brandy (rum may be substituted)
Instructions:
Cream the butter until white. Gradually add the
sugar and the brandy. stand for some little time
in a cold place to get really hard. pipe or pile
into pyramid shape - decorate with cherries and
angelica.
Jadwiga Kopniak
tb sp = tablespoon – duża łyżka; oz – ounce (uncja) = 28,35 g;
shortcrust pastry - kruche ciasto; mincemeat – mięso mielone;
caster shugar – cukier puder; rind – skórka; walnut – orzech włoski
pint – pół kwarty = 0,568 l; level teaspoon – płaska łyżeczka