Oxford Dictionary of English Folklore (for Babylon)
Dragons to Mother Goose, May Day to Michaelmas, this reference work is an absorbing and entertaining guide to English folklore. It is also an authoritative reference source on such legendary characters as Cinderella, Jack the Giant Killer, and Robin Hood. It gives entertaining and informative explanations of a wide range of subjects in folklore: oral and performance genres such as cheese rolling, morris dancing, and rushbearing; superstitions such as crossing fingers and wishbones; beliefs like fairy rings and frog showers; and calendar customs from April Fool's Day to St. Valentine's Day.
Обучающее видео для детей уровня Beginner/Elementary. Очень хорошая вещь. Советую!!! Welcome Videos//DVDs use top quality animation to present the adventures of Masid, the genie, and his friends. They contain animations of the storyline followed in the course, as well as modelling the key structures necessary at each level. All the songs are fully animated and the words are shown on the screen. This amusing video/DVD production is highly entertaining and effective in stimulating students to use the English language. The videos/DVDs can be used for practice at home or in the classroom.
