Упражнения по английскому языку на тему "The UK's festivals" (10 класс)

The UK's festivals

There are many festivals in different countries. What festivals are there in your country or in your region? Do you remember any festivals in the United Kingdom or in the United States of America?

Exercise 1. Listen and underline any words or expressions which are different from what you hear.

(Text + audio)

A: So, looking back over the year, which are the festivals you’ve enjoyed most in the UK?

B: Well, I suppose you expect me to say Christmas, but actually I didn’t enjoy Christmas much. It seemed to go on so long, and I just found it too boring. And then New Year came too quickly afterwards. I didn’t have any money left to enjoy it - even if I like joining hands and shouting Auld Lang Syne at midnight with total strangers. No, what I liked most were the English festivals, like May Day morning in Oxford - that was rather funny – and Bonfire Night, with fireworks on a cold December evening. That was atmospheric. The English remember the night a man called Guy Fawkes tried to enter the Houses of Parliament back in the 1600s. The only thing is I don’t understand whether they are celebrating the fact that he was caught, or that he tried to do it.

Now listen again and correct the information.

Exercise 2. Work in pairs and discuss the questions.

1. Which is your favourite festival, and why?

2. Which festivals don’t you like, and why?

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