1.
Match the dates
with the holidays (1 point each correct answer):
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Easter
|
January, 1
|
|
Christmas Day
|
The fourth Thursday of November
|
|
Independence
Day
|
The first Monday of September
|
|
Thanksgiving
Day
|
One Sunday in
June
|
|
The Labour
Day
|
October, 31
|
|
Halloween
|
Late March or
early April
|
|
New Year’s
Day
|
Last Monday
of May
|
|
Memorial Day
|
December, 25
|
|
Mother’s day
|
July, 4
|
|
Father’s day
|
One Sunday in
May
|
Additional task 1: Put these American holidays in the
correct order as they go through the year (January-December)- 5 points for the
correct calendar.
2.
What holiday is
it? Write the answer (2 points for the correct answer)
·
This is a special
day for people to remember those who died in wars. This is the day to remember
your dead friends and relatives too. Lots of people go to the cemeteries to
visit the graves of their friends and relatives. They usually leave flowers and
candles there.
·
This holiday is
always on Sunday. People give coloured or chocolate eggs to each other. Sometimes
the send cards. The Bunny is the symbol of this holiday. Some big cities have
parades, or arrange games and sport competitions and, of cause, an egg hunt.
·
On this day
families and friends meet for a meal. People usually make resolutions (special promises)
for a whole year, for example “ I will help my parents more” or “ I will stop
smoking”. There are always big parades in the morning and a big football game
in the afternoon. Families usually gather together and watch them on
television.
·
The year 1776 was
the begging of a new life for the USA. In this day families and friends gather
together to celebrate this very important day for the country, the have
picnics. Every town and city has parades, games and sport competition with
prizes. There are a lot of fireworks too.
·
This holiday
consists of 2 parts, each of it happens on Sundays, but in different months.
Children usually spend these days with their parents (mothers and fathers).
They give them cards, flowers, presents.
Additional task 2: Choose any holiday in America and
write not less than 3 facts about it – 2 points for each correct fact.
Answers:
1.
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Additional task 1
|
|
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Points
|
|
1
|
New Year’s Day
|
January, 1
|
1
|
|
2
|
Easter
|
Late March or early April
|
1
|
|
3
|
Memorial Day
|
Last Monday of May
|
1
|
|
4
|
Mother’s day
|
Last Monday of May
|
1
|
|
5
|
Father’s day
|
One Sunday in June
|
1
|
|
6
|
Independence Day
|
July, 4
|
1
|
|
7
|
The Labour Day
|
The first Monday of
September
|
1
|
|
8
|
Halloween
|
October, 31
|
1
|
|
9
|
Thanksgiving Day
|
The fourth Thursday of November
|
1
|
|
10
|
Christmas Day
|
December, 25
|
1
|
2.
·
Memorial day
·
Easter
·
New Year
·
The Independence
day
·
Mother’s/Father’s
Day.
