Anger Management is a 2003 American slapstick comedy film directed by Peter Segal, written by David S. Dorfman, and
starring Adam Sandler and Jack Nicholson.

When an annoying passenger causes Dave Buznik to loose his temper on an airline flight, he is sentenced to anger management
classes. Buznik learns his therapist is the passenger, who proves to have a rather interventionist style of therapy.

prepared by 2nd year student, Khimich Viktoria

carnival  (n) - a public event at which people play music, wear special clothes, and dance in the streets

The Carnival of Brazil is an annual festival held during the Friday to the Tuesday beforeAsh Wednesday, which marks the beginning of Lent, the forty-day period before Easter.

prepared by 2nd year student, Anna Bondaruk

festival (n) - an occasion when there are performances of many films, plays, pieces of music etc, usually happening in the same place every year

The Berlin Festival of Lights is an event that occurs annually in October. For one or two weeks, well-known sights like Brandenburg Gate, Fernsehturm, Berlin Cathedral or Berlin Victory Column are scenes of illumination and Light art. The first event was held in 2004.

prepared by 2nd year student, Alina Pankova

festival (n) - an occasion when there are performances of many films, plays, pieces of music etc, usually happening in the same place every year

Holi is a spring festival also known as festival of colours!, and sometimes festival of love.

Prepared by 2nd year student, Olha Gorbachuk

to commit hoaxes – розігрувати
of varying sophistication – різної складності, з різними вигадками
to send smb on a fool’s errand – зіграти з кимось у жарт

prepared by 2nd year student, Anastasia Burmistrova

Groundhog Day is a day celebrated on February 2. According to folklore, if it is cloudy when a groundhog emerges from its burrow on this day, then spring will come early. If it is sunny, the groundhog will supposedly see its shadow and retreat back into its burrow, and the winter weather will continue for six more weeks.
Modern customs of the holiday involve celebrations where early morning festivals are held to watch the groundhog emerging from its burrow. In southeastern Pennsylvania, Groundhog Lodges (Grundsow Lodges) celebrate the holiday with fersommlinge, social events in which food is served, speeches are made, and one or more g'spiel (plays or skits) are performed for entertainment. The Pennsylvania German dialect is the only language spoken at the event, and those who speak English pay a penalty, usually in the form of a nickel, dime or quarter, per word spoken, put into a bowl in the center of the table.

prepared by 2nd year student, Anastasia Brynyuk

carnival  (n) - a public event at which people play music, wear special clothes, and dance in the streets

The tradition of carnival dates back over 900 years. It is said that the Carnival of Venice was started from a victory of the "Serenissima Repubblica" against the Patriarch of Aquileia, Ulrico di Treven in the year 1162. In the honor of this victory, the people started to dance and make reunions in San Marco Square. Apparently, this festival started on that period and became official in the Renaissance. In the seventeenth century, the baroque carnival was a way to save the prestigious image of Venice in the world. It was very famous during the eighteenth century. It encouraged licence and pleasure, but it was also used to protect Venetians against the anguish for present time and future. However, under the rule of the King of Austria, the festival was outlawed entirely in 1797 and the use of masks became strictly forbidden. It reappeared gradually in the nineteenth century, but only for short periods and above all for private feasts, where it became an occasion for artistic creations.

Prepared by 2nd year student, Iryna Zhelevska

Chinese New Year is a very old celebration, a time for repaying debts, enjoying feasts, giving "red envelopes" of lucky money to friends and relatives, and remembering ancestors.This holiday is celebrated approximately 15 days after the start of the Chinese New Year.

Yan Yat - The seventh day of the Chinese New Year is called Yan Yat, "Everybody's Birthday."

The last day of the celebrations is called Chinese Lantern Festival. 

prepared by 2nd year student, Viktoria Gnatenko

festival (n) - an occasion when there are performances of many films, plays, pieces of music etc, usually happening in the same place every year

The Cooper's Hill Cheese-Rolling and Wake is an annual event held on the Spring Bank Holiday at Cooper's Hill, near Gloucester in England.

From the top of the hill a 9 lb round of Double Gloucester cheese is rolled, and competitors race down the hill after it. The first person over the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. In theory, competitors are aiming to catch the cheese, however it has around one second head start and can reach speeds up to 70 mph (112 km/h), enough to knock over and injure a spectator.

prepared by 2nd year student, Anna Gdeshynska

festival (n) - an occasion when there are performances of many films, plays, pieces of music etc, usually happening in the same place every year

The Battle of the Oranges is a festival in the Northern Italian city of Ivrea, which includes a tradition of throwing of oranges between organized groups. It is the largest food fight in Italy. he festival's origins are somewhat unclear. One of the citizens is elected Mugnaia. Legend has it that a miller's daughter (la "Mugnaia") called Violetta once refused to accept the "right" of the local duke to spend a night with each newly wed woman and cut his head off. Today the carriages represent the king's fortress and the orange throwers the revolutionaries.