DAVY CROCKETT
THE RED FLAG
All the men crossed the line. These men wanted to defend the Alamo. These men wanted an independent Texas. On February 23, 1836, General Santa Anna and his army arrived. He sent a messenger to […]
VOCABULARY BUILD UP
DAVY CROCKETT
AN ENORMOUS CANNON
On February 24, 1836, General Santa Anna’s army attacked the Alamo. The Mexicans had an enormous cannon. It shot a cannonball that damaged a wall of the fort. Davy said, “We must destroy that cannon. […]
DAVY CROCKETT
A DESPERATE SITUATION
The days passed. The battle continued. There was little food and ammunition. The men in the Alamo fought courageously. Nothing stopped them! After twelve days of fighting, General Santa Anna sent all of his […]
DAVY CROCKETT
TEXAS BECOMES A US STATE
On April 21, 1836, General Sam Houston and his army attacked General Santa Anna. General Houston made General Santa Anna prisoner. Santa Anna then signed a treaty. This treaty said that Texas was independent! Everyone […]
DAVY CROCKETT
СВОДНЫЙ СЛОВАРЬ
able [`eɪbl] to be able to do sth. обладающий способностью, умеющий, имеющий возможность: He was not able to help Indians. Он не смог / не мог помочь индейцам. about [ə’baut] примерно: He has about 4,000 […]
NEWS & EVENTS
СЛОВО ‘mask,’ Я ТЕБЯ ЗНАЮ
Президент Дональд Трамп впервые с начала пандемии Covid-19 появился перед журналистами в маске, хотя вирусологи с самого начала рекомендовали ношение маски как меру по предотвращению распространения вируса. На эту тему CNN опубликовал целую статью, […]
EVENTS & HAPPENINGS
ОДНА ВОЛНА И МОРЕ СЧАСТЬЯ
Все ли эти слова вам знакомы? Если нет, обратитесь к словарной разработке, следующей за текстом. Look at this photo. These are newlyweds. The bride and groom have just been married. They are standing on a […]
NEWS & EVENTS
BUBONIC PLAGUE IN MONGOLIA
PART 1 Bubonic plague is known in history as the ‘Black Death‘. It killed one-third of the population of Europe in the 14th century. It is not common today, in fact, it is rare. But […]
NEWS & EVENTS
AUTONOMY FROM AMERICA? ЕВРОПА ДОБИВАЕТСЯ БОЛЬШЕЙ НЕЗАВИСИМОСТИ ОТ АМЕРИКИ
В новостных лентах стали появляться сообщения о том, что европейские страны стремятся обрести независимость от США. Прочитаем новость на эту тему на английском языке. Прежде всего запомним слово autonomy: autonomy [ɔː’tɔnəmɪ]- независимость; автономия, самоуправление Послушаем, как […]
NEWS & EVENTS
THE RUSSIANS HAVE VOTED IN FAVOUR OF CHANGES TO THE CONSTITUTION
Members of a local electoral commission count ballots at a polling station following a seven-day nationwide vote on constitutional reforms, in Moscow, Russia, July 1, 2020. © REUTERS Official results are not in yet, […]