30.05.14

Today I'll tell you about my native, prosperous, independent country, which is called - Ukraine.


Amazing Ukraine you’ve never seen


Ukraine — what comes to mind when you hear this name? Maybe Taras Shevchenko, Lesya Ukrainka, Ivan Franko, and maybe Kyiv, the Dnipro, the Carpathian Mountains, Creamia. But this is just a small part of the brilliant talents and beautiful places that has our country.

Travel in Ukraine. This is fairy tale.



 

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In Western Ukraine, the Carpathian Mountains soar, protecting the country from cold winds and making its summers warm, its winters mild. Travel around Ukraine from the north and you will soon be able to feel the warm breath of subtropical Crimea, while those from the south can savor the frosty breath of the Carpathians.



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Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, is one of the oldest cities in Europe, and even in the world at nearly 2,000 years old. In its time, Kyivan Rus was one of the most powerful states in Europe and all the great European royal families considered it an honor to marry into the family of a Kyivan prince. Not many cities in Europe can boast such an impressive cultural heritage.

When planning your travel in Ukraine, don’t forget to include romantic Lviv and sunny Odessa, the treasure trove of seaside resorts Crimea, our intellectual capital Kharkiv and, of course, the heart of Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk.

As you travel around Ukraine, you will be impressed by its excellent geo-economics location, properly named “the bridge between West and East.” This is a resource-rich country with enormous intellectual resources as well, promising business opportunities and a growing corporate culture.

Ukrainians are rightly proud that Ukraine was chosen to hold the final games of the UEFA EURO 2012 games jointly with Poland. This event offers a unique opportunity not only to show the whole world what we have achieved in the arts, the sciences, education, and sports, and to demonstrate the high quality of our hospitality. This is yet another opportunity to show the international community that the basic philosophical principle driving our country is openness to cooperation and partnership.

For us, Ukrainians, our homeland is the best place in the world.


General information about Ukraine


Area: 603.7 thousand square meters. Km.

Population: 48 million people.

Capital: Kiev.

Language: Ukrainian.

Currency: Hryvnia.

Average temperature:in winter -7 ° C, in summer + 24 ° C.
The climate of Ukraine
Much of Ukraine is located within the continental temperate zone. Only the southern coast is characterized by a subtropical Mediterranean climate. The maximum temperature in summer reaches +39 ° C, in winter can drop to -20 ° C. The relative humidity of the air above the winter than in the summer, with the annual rainfall of about 500 mm of rain.     

                            Money of Ukraine
The national currency - the hryvnia, which is equal to 100 kopecks. Banknotes in circulation are 1, 2, 5 , 10, 20, 50 , 100, 200 and 500 hryvnia, coins of 1 , 2 , 5, 10, 25 , 50 cents and 1 hryvnia .







       Ukraine is the largest country in Europe


Ukraine is the largest country in Europe (after European part of Russia). Ukraine is a country with more than a thousand years of history and traditions that originate in antiquity.
The time in Kiev is 7 hours later than US Eastern Standard, 2 hours later than Greenwich Mean. Ukraine covers one time zone. Daylight Saving Time is in effect from the first Sunday of April until the last Sunday of October.

28.05.14


Today I’ll tell you about my favourite films called “Sabrina” and “Julie & Julia”.
 
Sabrina


A man becomes interested in the daughter of his family's chauffeur. But it's his more serious brother who would be the better man for her. 

Storyline


Linus and David Larrabee are the two sons of a very wealthy family. Linus is all work - busily running the family corporate empire with no time for a wife and family. David is all play - spending all his time entertaining. Sabrina Fairchild is the young, shy, and awkward daughter of the household chauffeur, who has been infatuated with David all her life, but whom David hardly notices till she goes away to Paris for two years and returns an elegant and beautiful woman. Suddenly, she finds she's captured David's attention, but just as she does so, she finds herself also falling in love with Linus, and she finds that Linus is also falling in love with her. 
 

Cast

    Audrey Hepburn –Sabrina Fairchild

    Humphrey Bogart -Linus Larrabee

    William Holden - David Larrabee


Julie & Julia
Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.

Storyline
    Julia Child and Julie Powell - both of whom wrote memoirs - find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible. "Julie & Julia" based on a book by Julie Powell.
 325 days and 524 recipes, tiny apartment kitchen 

Cast
Maryl Streep – Julia Child
Amy Adams - Julie Powell
Stanley Tucci - Paul Child
 Chris Messina – Eric Powell

26.05.14

Birthday Menu 

 

Today I'll show you menu, which I cook every birthday!



Pizza "Minute"



Ingredients: 
1.   Flour - 9 tbsp.
2.   Sour cream - 4 tbsp.
3.   Egg - 2
pieces
4.   Tomatoes (if you want)   

5.   Cheese (if you want)    

6.   Mayonnaise - 4 tbsp.

7.   Olives (if you want)    

8.   Ketchup (if you want)    




Biscuits (Nuts with condensed milk)
Ingredients: 
1.   Flour - 2 cups      
2.   Butter - 100g
3.   Egg – 2 pieces 
4.   Sugar - 0.35 cup
5.   Mayonnaise - 100g
6.   Starch - 0.35 cups
7.   Soda - 1 pinch
8.   Condensed milk - 1 Bank



Cake "Honey"


Ingredients:

1.   Honey - 2 tbsp (tablespoon)
2.   Flour - 3 cups
3.   Butter - 300 gr
4.   Egg - 2
pieces

5.   Sugar - 1 cup
6.   Nuts (if you want) 

7.   Baking powder - 1 tsp. 
8.   Margarine - 125g

9.  Condensed milk - 1 Bank





Ice cream (for example: chocolate)




Ingredients: 
1.   1/2 litre milk

2.   5 egg yolks

3.   80 g sugar

4.   50 g cocoa

5.   100 g fresh cream






Hello! My name is Kate Rudenko.
I am a pupil of 8-A class Mykolaiv gymnasium № 4. I'm 12 years old. My native country is Ukraine. On this photo you can see my little sister and me.
I'm a person, who will show everybody how he or she can spend their time. We will have so much fun... I'll tell you what books to read and films to watch, what interesting things you can do with basic objects that you can find at home.
OK. Your interesting and exciting life is starting at the moment!!!