Reading
comprehension test for 5th form
Christmas in England
Every country has its own
customs and traditions. English people are proud of their traditions and they
keep them up.It is difficult to speak about England without speaking about its
holidays. Christmas Day is among them.
All English people
celebrate Christmas (or X-mas) on the 25th of December.
Christmas! What kind of
holiday is it? It is the yearly celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ. It
falls on December 25 by the Catholic Church and on the 7th of January by the
Orthodox Church. This holiday means the beginning of the new year and the new
life.
English people
celebrate this holiday with the evergreen tree — Christmas tree. Children rut
along sock, called a Christmas stocking at the end of their beds and Santa
Claus conies down the chimney to bring them presents.
Christmas Day is the
greatest holiday in England. It is interesting to visit the shops before this
holiday. There are a lot of nice Christmas cards and presents there. English
people like this holiday very much and prepare for it beforehand. They buy
presents for each other, try to send Christmas cards for their relatives and
friends.
It is interesting to
visit London during this holiday. There is a Christmas tree in Trafalgar
Square. We can see many lights, toys and sweets all over this tree. Everywhere
you can see slogans "A Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year".
The traditional English
dinner on Christmas is turkey and pudding.
Vocabulary:
yearly-
ежегодно
among- среди
keep
up- чтить
beforehand- заранее
evergreen- вечнозеленое
Task1
(scrambled words)
1.es pre nt
2.ng cki sto
3.tion di tra
4.mas Ch rist
5.li day ho
Task2 (match
the words)
1. to keep up
A presents
2. to celebrate B
shops
3. to bring C
the traditions
4. to send D
Christmas
5. to visit
E cards
Task 3 (true-false)
1. English people keep up
their traditions.
2. Christmas Day is on
the twenty-fifth of December.
3. Christmas holiday
means the beginning of winter holiday.
4. Santa Claus conies
down the stairs to bring presents.
5. The main Christmas
tree is in the Trafalgar Square.
KEYS
Task 1
Task 2 Task 3
1.present 1.
C 1. true
2.stocking 2.
D 2. true
3.tradition 3.
A 3. false
4.Christmas 4.
E 4. false
5.holiday 5.
B 5. true
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