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Promising Children a Future
Generation Y. Why?
A European Holiday
British Common Sense
New Chapter: Becky
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Weekly Moan
The Old and The New - 2
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Animal Welfare in the UK
Remembrance Day
Unwelcome Visitors
A Day at the Churnet Valley Railway
Political Correctness
A Wonderful Trip to New York City
Thanksgiving Day
Richmond
Just do it!
Chapayevsk's Urban Legend
A Good Samaritan
Happy Birthday, Mr. King!
British poetry today
The Old Badger (2)
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Health in America
First, a point about language. In an older grammar book or dictionary, you may find the distinction: “people are healthy, food is healthful.” This distinction has been largely dropped in favor of “healthy” for both usages, and in the following, we shall follow this usage.
The Red Mahogany Piano
Dear Readers,
Last time I was telling about the Heartwarmer4u web site and the conference in Niagara-on-the Lake (Canada) I happened to visit. I met interesting people there, each of them deserves to be mentioned, but today I am going to introduce two wonderful people: Azriela Jaffe, the editor of the Heartwarmers4u book and one of the authors, Joe Edwards (see the picture).
Restoring Railways
The English are a naturally conservative people; we instinctively resist change and yearn for the past. Many people take an interest in history by preserving old buildings and structures. Even those who do not take an active part in such work often visit ancient castles, houses and gardens or watch with interest the many TV programmes about archaeology and restoration work. One aspect of this is the proliferation of preservation societies dedicated to the task of restoring old railway lines and running old trains, frequently with steam engines, on them.
Harry Potter effect
Samara Municipal Nayanova University students ask:
We know that Harry Potter is very popular now all over the world and there is talk about ‘The Potter‘ effect on children’s reading. What other books are popular now among the British?
Typical Day
Our day starts at 7am. Alarm clocks all over the house go off and sleepy children stumble out of bed. Milena, aged 2, is usually the only one left snoring as our day begins. The three school age children will sit and watch cartoons until I remind them they have to eat breakfast. Breakfast for them is cereal with milk or porridge; the older girls will drink a cup of tea too. If Rachael has to go in to work she will catch either the 7.23 or the 8 o’clock train. If it is the later she too will eat breakfast with us. If it is the earlier train she often runs out the house so fast there isn’t even time for the important morning cup of tea! For me a cup of tea and two slices of toast set me up for the day.
She’s a Walrus
Dear Readers,
Last time I mentioned the “Monday Motivating Moments” electronic magazine on positive thinking . Now, I would like to share some experience connected with the wonderful personalities I met through the Internet and then in reality!
Our House
The history of house is not documented but we have a map of the town of Abergavenny dated 1750 which shows our house as two neighbouring houses. These two houses form the back part of our house while the front section appears to have been built on some time around 1800. Of the two original back parts of the house it can be seen by looking at the construction of the walls and the roof timbers that one half considerably predates the other.
The most Popular TV Shows
Mariya Donetz, Bryanskaya obl., Zhukovka asks:
Can you possibly tell about the most popular TV shows for young people, please.
For children over 7 the most popular programmes would be:
Snow in Britain
Winter in Britain is not that different from other times of the year. It is colder, the days are shorter and it rains even more often than in the summer. We have some harsh winds coming down from the north occasionally and we seem to have an increasing amount of flooding but most of the time the British winter would best be described as “a bit chilly”.
Oily Week - Welcoming Spring
Dear Readers,
the topic of my column today is inspired by my friend David Wright who in response to my description of Maslenitsa wrote about a similar custom which exists in England.
This is the extract from his letter:
Political Correctness in the USA
“All men are created equal.” This 18th-century statement was a reaction to royal rule. The rule of law was supposed to replace the rule of man. “Justice is blind”. Unfortunately, the law was discriminatory. It treated women, slaves, children, non-citizens, etc. differently. However, the strong individualism of the settlers reinforced egalitarianism. Discrimination in the law also diminished.
Grades of Nobility and Honours
School English asks:
What can you say about the honoured titles ? What is the attitude of the commonpeople ?
We have many different grades of nobility. Some are hereditary titles and others have been granted by the Queen for special services and are not passed on to descendants. Twice each year, the Queen awards new titles (always based on and in accordance with the nominations of the PM of the day).
Life Story
I was born in London, England, just before the outbreak of WWII. I can remember little of the war, although the East End where I lived was a frequent target of German bombers and many neighbouring houses were destroyed. There was never any question in our minds that we would win and we were greatly encouraged when, after a couple of years, the Russians joined in too. As always, the Americans were late — they like to join the winning side!
My favourite books in English
Dear Readers,
Last time I was sharing with you the Internet links concerning learning the English language. But in the pre-Internet era people read BOOKS! And today, on the eve of St.Valentine‘s Day I am going to talk about love of BOOKs! Yes, with the capital letter! For these are high quality books for all times.
Fleet Street
Maxim Arisov, 16, Ulyanovsk, asks:
What is Fleet Street famous for?
Fleet Streetis located in the middle of the City of London and leads on to Ludgate Hill which goes up to the front of St Paul's Cathedral.
Meet the Wrights
I have met the head of the Wright family, Mr. David Wright, on the Internet. I saw him the way you see him now (see the picture in the right top corner). We corresponded for a while and then met in Venice, Italy, two years ago. Ever since we have corresponded regularly.
Nadezhda's corner
Dear Readers,
You know that Internet is becoming very popular nowadays, it is part of our lives irrespective of our age, race, country we live in and our social status even though we do not use it directly! Examples are numerous: from TV programmes we watch every day to ordering the air tickets when we travel somewhere.
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Our day starts at 7am. Alarm clocks all over the house go off and sleepy children stumble out of bed. Milena, aged 2, is usually the only one left snoring as our day begins. The three school age children will sit and watch cartoons until I remind them they have to eat breakfast. Breakfast for them is cereal with milk or porridge; the older girls will drink a cup of tea too. If Rachael has to go in to work she will catch either the 7.23 or the 8 o’clock train. If it is the later she too will eat breakfast with us. If it is the earlier train she often runs out the house so fast there isn’t even time for the important morning cup of tea! For me a cup of tea and two slices of toast set me up for the day. 
The history of house is not documented but we have a map of the town of Abergavenny dated 1750 which shows our house as two neighbouring houses. These two houses form the back part of our house while the front section appears to have been built on some time around 1800. Of the two original back parts of the house it can be seen by looking at the construction of the walls and the roof timbers that one half considerably predates the other. 
Mariya Donetz, Bryanskaya obl., Zhukovka asks:
Winter in Britain is not that different from other times of the year. It is colder, the days are shorter and it rains even more often than in the summer. We have some harsh winds coming down from the north occasionally and we seem to have an increasing amount of flooding but most of the time the British winter would best be described as “a bit chilly”.
I was born in London, England, just before the outbreak of WWII. I can remember little of the war, although the East End where I lived was a frequent target of German bombers and many neighbouring houses were destroyed. There was never any question in our minds that we would win and we were greatly encouraged when, after a couple of years, the Russians joined in too. As always, the Americans were late — they like to join the winning side!
Maxim Arisov, 16, Ulyanovsk, asks:
I have met the head of the Wright family, Mr. David Wright, on the Internet. I saw him the way you see him now (see the picture in the right top corner). We corresponded for a while and then met in Venice, Italy, two years ago. Ever since we have corresponded regularly.
