Exercise 6 Match the words and their definitions

Exercise 5 Match the parts of the sentences.

Exercise 4 Complete the following sentences.

1. There are only … in Great Britain.

2. But there are many more unofficial holidays …..

3. Many people hope for cards on St.Valentine’s Day …

4. Her husband and family usually by her ….

5. Father’s Day is on the third Sunday …

6. Even newspaper, television and radio programmes …

7. In previous centuries May Day ….

8. Halloween means “holy evening” and …

9. On Christmas Eve children hang stockings ….

10. Since that day the British traditionally …

11. The traditional lunch consists …

12. First footers go from house to house ….

1.There are only	a. you can still find remnants of the old traditions.
2.The exact date of some holidays	b. looking after the house and family during the rest of the year.
3. People usually do not sign these cards	c. eight official public holidays a year in Great Britain.
4. On this day mother is rewarded for all her work	d. and Easter cake is an iced fruit cake with a marzipan ring on the top.
5. The programme presented a serious report	e.as witches, ghosts and have parties.
6. Fish is traditionally eaten on Good Friday	f. varies each year.
7. In many towns and villages	g. about spaghetti growing on trees in Italy.
8. These days people dress up	h. and a lot of time is spent trying to guess who has sent them.

Word	Definition
1.dummy	a. something that you say or do to make people laugh, especially a funny story or trick
2.turkey	b. a member of an ancient group of priests, in Britain, Ireland, and France, before the Christian religion
3.damage	c. a small container filled with powder that burns or explodes to produce coloured lights and noise in the sky:
4.joke	d. a model that is the shape and size of a person, especially used in order to show clothes in a shop or when you are making clothes
5.druid	e. a special place in the wall of a room, where you can make a fire
6.plot	f. a strong alcoholic drink made from grain, or a glass of this
7.fireplace	g. a bird that looks like a large chicken and is often eaten at Christmas and at Thanksgiving
8.whiskey	h. a special occasion when people celebrate something such as a religious event, and there is often a public holiday
9.firework	i. a secret plan by a group of people, to do something harmful or illegal
10.festival	j. physical harm that is done to something or to a part of someone's body, so that it is broken or injured

Exercise 7 Agree or disagree with the following sentences according to the information from the text. (По шаблону!)

1. Scotland and Northern Ireland have some different national holidays.

2. On 14th February, people celebrate Christmas Day.

3. Mother’s Day falls three weeks before the Easter Sunday.

4. Father’s Day is more widely celebrated than Mother’s Day.

5. The symbol of Easter is a chocolate egg.

6. Tradition says that these eggs are delivered by the Easter Bear.

7. Turkey is traditionally eaten on Good Friday.

8. Halloween means “holy evening” and takes place on 31st October.

9. Most people see Christmas as the major festival of the year.

10. First footer usually brings you a lump of sugar as a symbol of good

luck.

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