You will be given a card which asks you to retell a short story about a particular situation. You should include your ideas while telling it. You will be given 1 minute to prepare your talk and then 1-2 minutes to speak. Your classmates prepare the questions to ask you on the topic. Learners take turns in retelling the stories from the cards.

Romanian Avalanche
In 2003, a British politics student named Ken Jones took a holiday from his studies and traveled to Romania, where he wanted to scale Moldoveanu Peak. He almost made it to the summit when the earth shook and a pair of avalanches dumped tons of snow on top of him, trapping him helpless on the mountain. He managed to walk ten miles through the freezing cold over the next three days to a remote Transylvanian village, where a local doctor saved his leg and his life.

Indonesian Tsunami
The massive tsunami that was in Indonesia on the day after Christmas in 2004 still stands as one of the most devastating natural disasters in recorded history. In all of the chaos as waves up to 100 feet high covered the Indian Ocean coastline, some interesting stories came to light. One story was about a small boy named Martunis, who was washed away while playing soccer in Indonesia and spent the next 18 days floating in the ocean. He was finally rescued and taken to a hospital.

Frankenstein
Radical scientist Victor Frankenstein and his equally brilliant protegee Igor Strausman share a noble vision of aiding humanity through their groundbreaking research into immortality. But Victor's experiments go too far, and his obsession has horrifying consequences. Only Igor can bring his friend back from the brink of madness and save him from his monstrous creation.

Lion King
A young lion prince is born in Africa, thus making his uncle Scar the second in line to the throne. Scar plots with the hyenas to kill King Mufasa and Prince Simba, thus making himself King. The King is killed and Simba is led to believe by Scar that it was his fault, and so flees the kingdom in shame. After years of exile he is persuaded to return home to overthrow the usurper and claim the kingdom as his own thus completing the "Circle of Life".

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May Day

May Day is the holiday of the first day of the month of May. But before 1752, when the calendar was changed, it was 11 days earlier.
It is the time of year when warmer weather begins and flowers and trees start to blossom. It is said to be a time of love and romance. It is when people celebrate the coming of summer with lots of different customs that are expressions of joy and hope after a long winter.
May Day celebrations have their origins in the Roman festival of Flora, goddess of flowers, which marked the beginning of summer. People decorated their houses and villages with fresh-cut flowers gathered at dawn in the belief that the vegetation spirits would bring good fortune.
May 1st was an important day in the Middle Ages. In the very early morning, young girls went into the fields and washed their faces with dew. They believed this made them very beautiful for a year after that. Also, on May Day the young men of each village tried to win prizes with their bows and arrows.
In some places May Day celebrations begin at sunset on 30 April. They include lots of floral decorations and processions through towns and villages.
May is the month for traditional dancing around the maypole. Many English villages still have a maypole, and on May 1st, the villagers dance around it.
The original maypoles were freshly felled trees, stripped of their branches, brought into the community and adorned with garlands and ribbons. The Maypole was originally a pagan fertility symbol.

Первое мая

Первое мая — это первый праздник мая. Но до 1792 года, когда календарь был изменен, он проходил на 11 дней раньше.
Это время года, когда погода становится теплее, цветы и деревья начинают цвести. Считается, что это время любви и романтики. Это время, когда люди начинают праздновать приближение лета с множеством других традиций, которые после долгой зимы являются проявлениями радости и надежды.
Празднование Первого мая происходят от празднования римского фестиваля богини Флоры, богини цветов, который знаменовал начало лета.
Люди украшали свои дома и деревни свежесрезанными на рассвете цветами, веря, что духи растений принесут им удачу.
Первое мая был важным днем в Средневековье. Очень рано утром молодые девушки выходили в поле и умывались росой. Они верили, что это сделает их очень красивыми в наступающем году. Также Первого мая мужчины каждой из деревень для получения приза состязались в стрельбе из лука.
В некоторых местах празднование Первого мая начинается на закате 30 апреля. Оно включает в себя декорации из цветов и процессии по городам и деревням.
Май — это месяц для традиционного танца вокруг майского шеста. Многие английские деревни практикуют этот праздник, и первого мая жители деревень танцуют вокруг него.
Настоящий майский шест — это свежесрубленное дерево, очищенное от ветвей, установленное в центре поселка и украшенное гирляндами и лентами. Майский шест — это языческий символ плодородия.