Today's Class 12/21

1)Christmas is celebrated on the 25th of December in England, with a Christmas dinner for the whole family.During the weeks before Christmas Day, They send cards, watch nativity plays and go to carol services. They also decorate our homes and churches with green leaves, paper decorations and colourful electric lights.

2)Caroling is one of the oldest customs in Great Britain, going back to the Middle Ages when beggars, seeking food, money, or drink, would wander the streets singing holiday songs.Over the years, the word 'carol' changed its meaning, referring only to certain kinds of songs, the word carol became known as Christmas songs.

3)A pantomime is a traditional British Christmas play. They are an important part of our Christmas festivities.

4) Mince pies became a regular part of Christmas celebrations as early as the 16th century, when mince pies were coffin or cradle shaped, rather than round as they are now. At that time, they contained quite a bit of shredded meat in addition to the usual melange of dried fruits.

7)The Brussels sprout is a cultivar group of Wild Cabbage.

Today's Class 12/14

1I visited my friends blog, I thought it was interested. Because there are many kind of picture. And many various answers.

3Amnesty International is an international non-governmental organization which defines its mission. It works to mobilize public opinion which exerts pressure on individuals who perpetrate abuses.

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1)Ikhtior Khamroev (m), aged 22, student

3)Because it must not know all over the world.

4)Because important life was lost.

ドイツのテロ計画。フランクフルト国際空港や同国西部ラムシュタインにある米軍基地などを狙ったテロ計画が発覚し容疑者3人が逮捕された事件で、独内務省は11日、ウズベキスタンを拠点とする「イスラム聖戦同盟」が計画に関与していたと発表した。

5)I don't know.

Today's Class 12/7

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1)The cast includes Ray Winstone, Anthony Hopkins, Robin Wright Penn, Alison Lohman, John Malkovich, Crispin Glover, Brendan Gleeson, and Angelina Jolie. It was released in the United States, Canada and the UK on November 16, 2007, and was avaliable to view in an IMAX 3D format.
2)The Golden Compass is a fantasy film based upon Northern Lights, the first novel in Philip Pullman's trilogy His Dark Materials, slated for release on December 5, 2007 by New Line Cinema

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1）勇者
2）英文学最古の作品、叙事詩がもとになっている。
3）5世紀半ばから12世紀にかけてイングランドで話されていた。

5)英語の祖先でもあり、ドイツ語とも似ている。