1. Read
the definitions about some of festivals and write the name of the festival on
the line. Which festival is from the USA?
Halloween
St Patrick’s Day
Thanksgiving
New Year’s Day
Valentine’s Day
Father’s Day
May Day
People
celebrate the arrival of spring by outdoor events on the first day of May:
________________________________
The
tradition, giving cards and presents to fathers, began in America in the 20th century:
__________________________
The
day of love and romance in February, when people give cards, letters, flowers
or small presents to each other: ___________________
The
first day of the new year when people often make resolutions:
______________________________
The
national holiday in Ireland, when people celebrate the national saint of the
country traditionally wearing a shamrock: ____________
A
night in the end of October, when people once believed that ghosts could be
seen. Now, it is the time to have parties and play ‘trick or treat’:
_____________________________________
One
of the most important holiday for many Americans by remembering the early days
of Pilgrims in America with a traditional dinner:
_____________________________________
____________ is from the USA
2. Guess
what holiday it is.
Easter
St.
Valentine`s Day
Guy
Fawkes’s Day
Boxing
Day
Christmas
Halloween
1)
The name of this holiday comes from “Eostre”, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of
spring. Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, many people
celebrate the beginning of spring. This holiday is celebrated on the
first Sunday after the first full moon in spring. That’s why it’s on a
different date each year.
People
dye eggs in various colours. Bunnies,
chicks, lambs and flowers are associated with it because they are born in the
spring.
Egg
rolling game is very popular in Wales.
2)
I give her flowers
White,
yellow and red
Who loves _____________ best.
3) The
English celebrate this holiday by burning a dummy, made of straw and old
clothes, on a bonfire, at the same time letting of fireworks. This dummy is
called a «guy» and children can often be seen on the pavements saying «Penny
for the guy». If they collect enough money they can buy some fireworks.
4)
It is the next day after Christmas. It`s time to receive presents for friends
and relatives, a shopping holiday, the day for different sport events and
hunting.
5)
We are glad and very gay.
We all dance and sing and say:
«Merry,
merry, ____________ Day!»
6)
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The
first one said: «It’s getting late!»
3. Fill
in the table with the symbols of some British holidays. (Учащиеся
заполняют таблицу, вписывая ключевые слова, которые ассоциируются с тем или
иным праздником)
|
St. Valentine`s Day
|
Easter Day
|
Halloween
|
Christmas Day
|
|
|
|
|
|
-
«trick» or «treat»
-
stockings
-
church service
- sweet
hearts
-
cards without a sign
-
Queen`s speech
-
Egg rolling game
-
carols
-to
dye and hide eggs
-
church service
-
holly wreath hot cross buns
-
Bunny (a rabbit) - roast turkey
-
Jack-o-Lantern (the face made from pumpkins)
-
funny costumes of witches, ghosts and skeletons
-
a fir tree
-
pudding
Игра
со зрителями
1 What is the main winter holiday
in Great Britain?
A.
Christmas
B.
New Year
C.
St. Valentine’s Day
D.
Boxing Day
2 What animal, as the children in
Britain believe, brings them baskets with sweets and eggs on the eve of Easter?
A.
a bear
B.
a mouse
C.
a rabbit
D.
a fox
3 The symbol of Halloween is a …
with carved eyes and a candle inside.
A.
potato
B.
cabbage
C.
tomato
D.
pumpkin
4 When do the British people
celebrate Christmas?
A.
on the 25th of December
B.
on the 1st of January
C.
on the 7th of January
D.
on the 14th of January
5 Where do children in Britain find
their Christmas presents?
A.
under the New Year Tree
B.
in chimneys
C.
in socks and stockings
D.
under their beds
6 When is Halloween?
a) October 31
b) October
5
c) November 5
7 When is Guy Fawkes
Day?
a) October 31
b) February 14
c) November 5
8. On this holiday
people leave milk and biscuits near the fireplace.
a) St. Valentine’s
Day
b) New Year
c) Christmas
9. People visit their mothers and give
them small flowers and small presents.
a) St. Valentine’s
Day
b) New Year
c) Mother’s Day
10. People send special cards to someone
they love. They don’t sign their names.
a) St. Valentine’s
Day
b) New Year
c) Mother’s Day
11. People celebrate the birth of
Jesus Christ. What holiday is it?
a) New Year
b) Christmas
c) the First Foot
12. People light fireworks.
a) Guy Fawkes Night
b) Halloween
c) Easter
13. People decorate fir-trees with
tinsels, lights, coloured balls.
a) New Year
b) Easter
c) Christmas
14.
When do English people unwrap presents?
A. on
the 26th of December
B. on
the 2d of January
C. on
the 8th of January
15 In
Ireland he magic man who can be good or bad for people and who guards the pot
with gold.
a) gost
b) goblin
c) leprechaun
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Музыкальный
конкурс
Halloween
St Patrick’s Day
Thanksgiving
New Year’s Day
Valentine’s Day
Father’s Day
May Day
БЛИЦ ТУРНИР КОМАНДА
А Who was Valentine, the benefactor of all lovers in
Britain?
1. a priest and a doctor
2. a priest and a teacher
3. a priest and a soldier
4. a priest and a poet
В Who is considered to be the benefactor of Ireland?
1. St. David
2. St. Valentine
3. St. Patrick
4. St. Thomas
С How is April’s Fools Day called in Scotland?
1. Cat’s Day
2. Fly’s Day
3. Bird’s Day
4. Cuckoo’s Day
WK
DAY: HUNTING THE GOWK
In Scotland, the practice of
making someone an April’s Fool is known as ‘hunting the gowk’. Someone who
falls for an April’s Fool’s Day prank is called a ‘huntegowk’. It is believed
that the tradition is partly derived from an old custom of leading young people
from wood to wood to track the newly arrived spring cuckoos which return from
Africa to breed in Scotland. Of course, this proves to be a fool’s errand
because the cuckoos keep flying beyond reach.
D What symbolize eggs that
the British people present to each other on Easter?
1. good luck
2. new hopes
3. a new life
4. wealth
ОТВЕТЫ
2. Guess
what holiday it is. Fill in the table
1)
The name of this holiday comes from “Eostre”, the Anglo-Saxon goddess of
spring. Christians celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ, many people
celebrate the beginning of spring. This holiday is celebrated on the
first Sunday after the first full moon in spring. That’s why it’s on a
different date each year.
People
dye eggs in various colours. Bunnies,
chicks, lambs and flowers are associated with it because they are born in the
spring.
Egg rolling game is very popular
in Wales. Easter
2)
I give her flowers
White,
yellow and red
Who loves _____________ best. St. Valentine`s Day
3) The
English celebrate this holiday by burning a dummy, made of straw and old
clothes, on a bonfire, at the same time letting of fireworks. This dummy is
called a «guy» and children can often be seen on the pavements saying «Penny
for the guy». If they collect enough money they can buy some fireworks. Guy
Fawkes’s Day
4)
It is the next day after Christmas. It`s time to receive presents for friends
and relatives, a shopping holiday, the day for different sport events and
hunting. Boxing Day
5)
We are glad and very gay.
We all dance and sing and say:
«Merry,
merry, ____________ Day!» Christmas
6)
Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate.
The
first one said: «It’s getting late!» Halloween
3
Ответы распределение слов
St.
Valentine`s Day
-
- sweet hearts
-
- cards without a sign
Easter
Day
-
- Egg rolling game
-
- to dye and hide eggs
-
- church service
-
- hot cross buns
-
- Bunny (a rabbit)
Halloween
-
- Jack-o-Lantern (the face made from pumpkins)
-
- funny costumes of witches, ghosts and skeletons
-
- «trick» or «treat»
Christmas
Day
-
- holly wreath
-
- a fir tree
-
- pudding
-
- stockings
-
- roast turkey
-
- carols
-
- church service
-
- Queen`s speech
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