Лексические упражнения по теме праздники

Английские праздники. Лексические упражнения на английском языке

Английские упражнения на тему праздники помогут Вам не только закрепить названия праздников по-английски, но и обогатят знания о традициях. В статье будут упражнения посвященные празднованиям в целом, далее я планирую цикл упражнения, посвященных конкретным праздникам.

Лексические упражнения по теме Праздники.

Следующие упражнения – holidays exercises – направлены на отработку лексики по теме праздники. Вы познакомитесь с основными выражениями, которые помогут Вам составить рассказ про праздники на английском, а также выучите названия праздников по-английски.

Exercise 1. Match the beginning and the end of the holiday phrase.

Exercise 2. Use the words in the box to complete the sentences

Historical, remember, independence, Christmas, celebrate, religious, work, dancing, national, official, during, food, drink

People in the United States (1) ____________ the Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November. The fourth of July is also a (2) ____________ holiday. This is the day when Americans celebrate their (3) ____________ from Britain.

In Britain people don’t really celebrate (4) ____________ events in this way. Here, the main holidays are (5) ____________ holidays, (6) ____________ and Easter. There are several one-day holidays (7) ____________ the year. These are (8) ____________ public holidays when people don’t go to (9) ____________. There are days when people (10) ____________ the dead or their parents. On many holidays there is usually a lot of (11) ____________ and (12) ____________, and (13) ____________ often until the early hours in the morning.

Exercise 3. Match the names of the parties and their descriptions.

Do you have any more party ideas?

Exercise 4. Important months. Will you match the names and the dates of the holidays?

• March
• January
• May
• April
• January
• May

Exercise 5. On what holidays do people usually do the following?

1. Parents put presents in stockings or shoes and put them under the fir-tree.
2. Children make presents to their mothers.
3. Children present flowers to war veterans.
4. Children with flowers are at the entrance of their school.
5. Children present flowers to their teachers.
6. Children sing carols.
7. Children and parents decorate a Christmas tree.

Exercise 6. Give short answers.

1. Do you paint eggs at Easter?
2. Was Easter in May last year?
3. Did you play any jokes on April 1 st?
4. Did you invite a lot of guests to your birthday party?
5. Does your mum decorate the house for New Year?
6. Do you like watching parades on TV?
7. Is your birthday in summer?
8. Do you wear funny costumes at Halloween?
9. Do you send cards on Valentine’s Day?

Exercise 7. Write in on, in, at.

1. I get a lot of presents ____Christmas
2. My birthday is ____ autumn.
3. We celebrate Easter ____ April.
4. School begins ____ September 1 st.
5. I’m going to have a party ____ the weekend
6. Do you play jokes ____ April Fool’s Day?

Exercise 8. Fill in the question words.

1._______did your mum make? — A cake.

2 ._____ did you decorate the Christmas tree? — With ornaments.

3 ._________do you play jokes? — On April 1st.

4 .__________ presents did you get? — Five.

5 .________do you celebrate New Year? — At home.

6 ._________do you like parties? — Because they’re fun

7.______ were you on your last birthday? — Nine.

Exercise 9. Circle the correct sentence.

1. A) My favourite holiday is Easter. B) My favourite holiday is easter.

2. A) Last year Easter was in March. B) Last year Easter in March.

3. A) What cake does your mum make? B) What cake your mum makes?

4. A) Last year we had a party at Christmas. B) Last year we have a party at Christmas.

Возможно, Вам также будет полезно прочесть текст Thanksgiving Day.

Надеюсь, английские упражнения по теме ПРАЗДНИКИ оказались полезными.

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Holidays and Traditions. Список английских слов №3 с заданиями

Из этого урока вы узнаете о национальных, религиозных, и языческих праздниках, которые отмечаются в разных странах. Небольшие тексты о каждом празднике помогут вам подготовиться к экзамену по английскому языку, так как содержат важную лингвострановедческую информацию.

Holidays and Traditions. Список английских слов №3

1. Kinds of holidays

1. holiday — 1. выходной день 2. праздник
2. festival — праздник
3. holidays – каникулы (мн.ч.)
4. day off – выходной
5. family holiday – семейный праздник
6. religious holiday – религиозный праздник
7. public holiday = national holiday = state holiday – государственный праздник
8. pagan holiday — языческий праздник

2. Main National and Religious (Pagan) Holidays

Guess the Russian names for the celebrations below:

1. New Year’s Day
2. Hogmanay
3. St. Valentine’s Day
4. Pancake Day =Shrovetide
5. Defender of Motherland Day (23 февраля — День защитника отечества)
6. Women’s Day
7. St. Patrick’s Day
8. Easter
9. April Fool’s Day
10. May Day
11. Victory Day
12. Independence Day
13. Day of Knowledge
14. Teacher’s Day
15. Thanksgiving Day
16. Guy Fawkes Night
17. Halloween
18. Christmas
19. Boxing Day

3. Main British Holidays

• The main holidays in Great Britain are New Year’s Day, Good Friday (Пятница на Страстной неделе), Easter Monday, Labour Day, Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

• Public holidays are called Bank Holidays because on these days banks, most of shops and offices are closed.

• Besides public holidays the British people observe certain traditions on such days as Pancake Day, Guy Fawkes’ Night, St. Valentine’s Day, April Fool’s Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Halloween which are ordinary working days.

• Christmas is the main religious holiday in many countries. It is celebrated in Europe on the 25th of December, in Russia on the 7th of January. It is the day when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ, though the actual date of his birth is not known.

• Boxing Day (UK) is the next day after Christmas, when rich people give small presents in boxes to the servants, etc.

• The New Year is not as widely celebrated as Christmas in Britain. Some people ignore it completely and go to bed at usual time. Others, however, do celebrate it in one way or another. The most common way of celebration is a New Year Party.

• Hogmanay is the most popular holiday in Scotland, celebrated on the New Year’s Eve.

• Easter is a very important festival in the Christian calendar. The Christians think that on the day of Easter Jesus Christ rose from dead. The actual date of Easter changes every year. The preparations for Easter really begin 40 days before Easter, on Shrove Tuesday. This marks the beginning of a period of fasting, called Lent.

• There are also local festivals all through the year. In spring village children dance round Maypole (Майское дерево). Maypole is an ancient emblem of the beginning of summer. In ancient times it was a pagan spring festival. A tall pole decorated with flowers, maypole, was erected to which ribbons were attached and held by the dancers.

• Guy Fawkes Night (UK) is on November, 5. Guy Fawkes Night goes back to the days of King James I who was vary unpopular as a protestant. So some of the Catholics made an attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament. The man who was to explode the building was Guy Fawkes. But he was discovered, arrested and hanged. Since that time people burn a straw dummy of Guy Fawkes on a bonfire on the 5th of November.

4. Main American Holidays

• National festivals in the USA are New Year’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Independence Day, St. Patrick’s Day, Mother’s Day and Memorial Day.

• New Year’s Day is a national holiday, people make promises, for example, to give up smoking, to change their life. Ii is not so important as in Russia, very small presents are given.

• New Year Resolution is a promise which many people make before New Year. Usually they want to improve their behavior and to give up bad habits.

• Valentine’s Day is on February, 14. It is not a national holiday, but the holiday of love and friendship. It is one of the most loved holidays. There are romantic cards and gifts for those who are in love. The most popular wish:” Be my Valentine!” There are also cards for wives, husbands, mothers, fathers, and even grandparents.

• St. Patrick’s Day is on March, 17. It was a religious holiday. Now everybody wears green this day. Former Irish holiday (the Irish believed that St. Patrick freed Ireland from snakes.) Day of fun and parades.

• April Fool’s Day is on April, 1. No one is sure how April’s Fool day got started. Most countries seem to have a day when people play tricks on each other. Children specially like these days. Some people think that trick days begin in India. People there celebrate a spring holiday called Holi. A favourite trick on Holi is to fill a bamboo pipe with coloured powder and blow the powder at people. Sometimes children fill the pipe with water and squirt each other.

• Mother’s Day, Father’s Day are the days when the Americans thank their parents, give them flowers and presents. In the UK there is only Mother’s Sunday.

• Good Friday is the Friday before Easter (страстная пятница). On that dat people eat hot cross buns.

• Easter Sunday, Easter Monday. The symbol of the holiday is Easter Bunny who brings the eggs. The traditional presents coloured eggs and chocolate eggs.

• Memorial Day is the last day in May. It is a national holiday (since 1917) to remember the soldiers killed in battles.

• Independence Day is on July,4. This day the USA became independent from the United Kingdom in 1776, when the Declaration of Independence was accepted.

• Labour Day is the day to honor all the workers.

• Columbus Day is on October, 12, 1492 Columbus discovered America. Now it is celebrated on the second Monday in October.

• Thanksgiving Day is on the 4th Thursday in November. It is a national holiday, family holiday. The first Europeans on American land wanted to thank God and the Native Americans for their help during their first winter which was cold and hungry. Traditional food is turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pies. The original celebration was held in 1621 after the first harvest in New England.

• Halloween is on October, 31. It is not a national holiday. Children make costumes and go from house to house. They say “ Trick or treat ”. People give them tasty things.

• Christmas is a national and religious holiday which is celebrated on December, 25. Santa Claus visits children and puts their presents into their stockings.

Holidays and Traditions. Задания

Задание 1. Describe any holiday. Your partner will guess.

Задание 2. Answer the questions:
1) What American holidays do you know?
2) What British holidays do you know?
3) What holidays are celebrated both in Russia and the USA / Great Britain?
4) What is your favourite Russian holiday?
5) What is more important for you: a day off or a celebration?
6) How is Christmas celebrated in Great Britain and in Russia?

ОТВЕТЫ вы найдете в конце статьи.

Задание 3. Complete the text about Russian holidays.

Another Russian ______ is Maslenitsa. It used to be a ______ holiday. Now it becomes a _____ to celebrate it. This holiday is loved by everybody. People celebrate it at the ____ of February or at the beginning of March. It lasts for a week. During this holiday people ____ the winter ____ and greet spring. In old times people usually cooked _____, had fires, burnt scarecrows of winter, sang songs and danced. _____, which are round and hot, symbolize the Sun. Now it is a merry holiday when people dance, sing songs and cook pancakes. Usually this holiday is ______ in parks.

The most important _____ holidays are Christmas and Easter. In Russia Christmas is celebrated on the 7th of January but in Europe and in the USA on the 25th of December. On that day Christians celebrate the birth of _______, though the actual date of his birth is not known.

The tradition to decorate Christmas tree came from Germany. In Russia this tradition was _____ by Peter the Great. It is a custom to decorate Christmas tree with candles, coloured lights and balls. The _______ Christmas colours are red and green. The traditional Christmas food is a roast turkey with vegetables and a Christmas pudding.

Answer the questions:

1. What holidays does your family celebrate?
2. What is your favourite holiday?
3. Does your family have any special New Year traditions?
4. Do you cook and eat any special holiday meals?
5. Do you celebrate any religious holidays?
6. Have you ever tried to celebrate any foreign holidays?
7. What is the main holiday in our country? In Great Britain? In the USA?
8. What holidays are celebrated throughout the world?
9. Are there any differences in the celebrations and customs of New Year in European countries?

Теxt «To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate?»

Read three opinions on the matter of celebrations.

Phil’s opinion about celebrations: I don’t like any celebrations especially Christmas. It is getting more and more commercialized: some people spend lots of money on gifts, while others make lots of money selling gifts. My parents think that it is an old tradition. But I don’t understand the use of celebrating a holiday only because it is tradition. We can choose more interesting activities for holidays instead of sitting at the table with relations and discussing boring family problems. For me there is nothing like playing sports.

Sindy’s opinion about celebrations: Celebrating? I’ve never thought about it. For me any holiday is just a day off. I don’t know if it is important for me what Guy Fawkes did or what evil spirits used o do. I don’t plan what to do. A day comes and my activities begin. There’s only one celebration that matters, it’s my birthday.

Helen’s opinion about celebrations: Celebrating is my joy. I like this perfect atmosphere. It takes time to make all the arrangements. But my favourite celebration is worth many efforts. The best moment is when the guests arrive. They are the people I love best. I greet them. They come to share the joy of the day. Their gifts make me think of the day again and again.

Answer the questions:

1. What makes Phil dislike Xmas?
2. What do his parents think about celebrations?
3. What does he suggest instead of celebrating?
4. What kind of person is Sindy, in your opinion?
5. What kind of person is Helen, in your opinion?

Express your opinion: to celebrate or not to celebrate?

Отработка темы «Праздники на английском языке»

Ищем педагогов в команду «Инфоурок»

· what holidays are the most popular in your country

· what your favourite holiday is and how you celebrate it

· if you prefer to give presents or to get presents, and why

· what your attitude to holidays is

· Do you like holidays?

· What do you usually do on holidays?

· Whom do you invite to your holidays?

· Do you get and give presents?

· What gifts do you like to give and get (receive)?

· What gift would you never give to your friend? Why?

· What would you do if you receive a gift you don’t like?

In Great Britain children don’t go to school on the 1 st of September. They begin to study on the second Tuesday of September.

On the 31st of October there is Halloween. People make it from a pumpkin. Children like Halloween parties; they put on witch’s and ghost’s dresses. They go “trick or treat”.

On the 25th of December there is the greatest holiday of all in England – Christmas. People send X-mas cards to their friends and relatives. People buy a Christmas tree and decorate it with toys, coloured balls and lights. Children wake up early to find stockings full of small presents on their bed.

New Year British people celebrate on the 31 ST of December. Most people see with friends and relatives.

At midnight they sing New Year songs and wish a happy New Year.

St. Valentine’s Day

On the 14th of February there is St. Valentine’s Day. People send Valentine’s cards to someone they love. Usually they don’t sign them – you must guess who sent cards to you.

In March there is a holiday for English women – Mother’s Day. People in the family try to help her.

On that day they visit their mothers and give them presents and “A Mother’s Day Card”.

In April or at the end of March English people celebrate Easter Day. On Easter Sunday children get chocolate eggs and rabbits.

April Fool’s Day

April Fool’s Day is on the 1st of April. English children like this day very much. They play jokes and tricks on their friends.

In June the English people celebrate Father’s Day. On that day children send cards and give presents to their father.

New Year in Great Britain

The first of January, New Year’s Day, is a big holiday in Scotland. Scottish people celebrate New Year’s Eve in every family. Friends usually come on that day.

They have a good dinner. After dinner there are apples, other fruit, and different sweets to eat. Then all the family and the friends begin to play games and dance. Before twelve o’clock at night many people in the towns go out into the streets to dance and to sing songs.

In England New Year’s Day is not a big holiday, it is not so popular. Very many people go to bed before twelve o’clock on New Year’s Eve. But some families celebrate this evening at home. At midnight they also go out into the streets and squares.

In London people go to the Trafalgar Square. In this square they see a great tree brightly decorated with little lamps. When the largest clock of London — Big Ben — begins to strike twelve, the people in the square join their hands and sing. They also wish a Happy New Year to each other. New Year is one of the favorite holidays for many people in Great Britain.

Thanksgiving

Almost in every culture in the world there is a celebration of thanks for rich harvest. The American Thanksgiving began as a feast of thanksgiving almost four hundred years ago.

In 1620, a religious community sailed across the Atlantic Ocean to settle in the New World. They settled in what is now known as the state of Massachusettes. Their first winter in America was difficult. They arrived too late to grow a rich harvest. Moreover, half the colony died from desease. The following spring the Iroquois Indians taught them how to grow corn. Indians showed them also how to grow other crops and how to hunt and fish.

In the autumn of 1621 they got a beautiful harvest of corn, barley, beans and pumpkins. The colonists had much to be thankful for, so they planned a feast. Local Indian chief and ninety Indians were present. The colonists learned from Indians how to cook cranberries and dishes of corn and pumpkins.

In following years many of the colonists celebrated the harvest with a feast of thanks. After the United States gained independence, Congress recommended one yearly day of thaksgiving for the whole country. Later, George Washington suggested the date November 26 as Thanksgiving Day. Then, after the Civil war, Abraham Lincoln suggested the last Thursday in November to be the day of thanksgiving.

On Thanksgiving Day, family members gather at the house of an older relative, even if they live far away. All give thanks for everything good they have. Charitable organizations offer traditional meal to the homeless.

Foods, eaten at the first thanksgiving, have become traditional. The traditional thanksgiving meal consists of roast turkey stuffed with herb-flavoured bread, cranberry jelly, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie. Other dishes may vary as to region: ham, sweet potatoes, creamed corn.

Поздравления с днем рождения

· Happy birthday to you ! — С днем рождения!

Еще можно сказать : Many happy returns!; Many happy returns of the day ! или It’s your birthday today . Congratulations!.

· Best wishes on your birthday ! — Всего наилучшего в день твоего дня рождения!

Поздравления с Новым годом и Рождеством

· Happy New Year ! — С Новым годом!

· Congratulations and happy New Year ! — Поздравляю с Новым годом !

· Merry Christmas ! — Веселого Рождества!

· Merry Christmas and happy New Year ! — Веселого Рождества и счастливого Нового года!

· I wish you a happy New Year ! — Я желаю тебе счастливого Нового года!

· I wish you a merry Christmas ! — Желаю веселого Рождества !

· Love ‘N Joy On Christmas ! — Любви и радости в Рождество!

· Heartfelt Christmas ! — Сердечные поздравления с Рождеством!

· Season’s greetings ! — Поздравляем с праздником! (только на Рождество)

Другие поздравления на английском

Пасха и другие праздники:

· Happy Easter ! — Счастливой Пасхи! (Христос воскрес!)

· Wishes for a bright and cheerful Easter ! — Желаю прекрасной и радостной Пасхи !

· Warm wishes for a wonderful Easter ! — Теплые пожелания прекрасной Пасхи!

· Happy St . Valentine’s Day — Счастливого Дня Святого Валентина!

· Spooky Halloween ! — Страшного Хэллоуина!

· Happy St Patrick’s Day — Счастливого Дня Святого Патрика!

· April fools ! — С днем Дурака (С первым апреля!)

По случаю свадьбы и годовщины:

Celebrations and Parties. Список английских слов №2 (intermediate)

1. look forward to celebrating … — ждать с нетерпением

2. avoid / prefer celebrating … — избегать / предпочитать отмечать

3. I would rather celebrate … — Я предпочел бы отметить

4. get ready for … — готовиться к …

5. be/ feel excited — предвкушать (быть в радостном возбуждении)

6. look smart — выглядеть нарядно

7. meet my expectations — оправдать мои ожидания

8. have an entertaining activity — иметь развлекательную программу

9. do something special — делать нечто особенное

10. arrange / organize a party — организовывать вечеринку

11. barbecue (outdoor) party — выезд на природу

12. wedding — свадьба

13. house-warming party — новоселье

14. wear smart clothes — быть одетым в нарядную одежду

15. dress smartly — наряжаться

16. decorate the room with — украсить комнату …

17. provide food and drinks — организовать еду и напитки

18. soft drinks — безалкогольные напитки

19. snacks — легкие закуски

20. write invitations — написать приглашения

21. give / propose a toast (to) smb — провозгласить тост ( за )

22. chat / talk / make conversations — болтать / разговаривать / вести беседу

23. entertain guests — развлекать гостей

24. enjoy yourself — получить удовольствие

Лексические упражнения по теме Праздники .

Exercise 1. Match the beginning and the end of the holiday phrase.

§ a Christmas tree

Exercise 2. Match the names of the parties and their descriptions.

2. a garden party

3. a music party

4. a birthday party

5. a welcome party

6. a going-away party

7. a holiday party

8. a barbecue party

9. a picnic party

10. a fancy dress party

11. a going places party

12. a do-it-yourself party

13. a when I grow-up party

14. a skating party

15. a pyjama party

a. a gathering at which tea is drunk

b. people enjoy listening to music

c. someone is new to your class or town

d. to show that the day is very important

e. everyone takes food to a nice place in the country

f. people come dressed as film or book characters

g. you go to the Zoo, a museum, a ball game

h. everyone does a craft project at the party

i. everyone is dressed in adult clothes

j. for those who like sport

k. children show their beautiful pajamas

l. for people who enjoy flowers / a party outside the house

m. we get presents

n. we are sorry to say good-bye to somebody

o. meat or fish is prepared over an open fire

Exercise 3 . On what holidays do people usually do the following?

1. Parents put presents in stockings or shoes and put them under the fir-tree.

2. Children make presents to their mothers.

3. Children present flowers to war veterans.

4. Children with flowers are at the entrance of their school.

5. Children present flowers to their teachers.

6. Children sing carols.

7. Children and parents decorate a Christmas tree.

Exercise 4. Give short answers.

1. Do you paint eggs at Easter?

2. Was Easter in May last year?

3. Did you play any jokes on April 1 st?

4. Did you invite a lot of guests to your birthday party?

5. Does your mum decorate the house for New Year?

6. Do you like watching parades on TV?

7. Is your birthday in summer?

8. Do you wear funny costumes at Halloween?

9. Do you send cards on Valentine’s Day?

1. I get a lot of presents ____Christmas

2. My birthday is ____ autumn.

3. We celebrate Easter ____ April.

4. School begins ____ September 1 st.

5. I’m going to have a party ____ the weekend

6. Do you play jokes ____ April Fool’s Day?

Exercise 6 . Fill in the question words.

1._______did your mum make? — A cake.

2 ._____ did you decorate the Christmas tree? — With ornaments.

3 ._________do you play jokes? — On April 1st.

4 .__________ presents did you get? — Five.

5 .________do you celebrate New Year? — At home.

6 ._________do you like parties? — Because they’re fun

7.______ were you on your last birthday? — Nine.

Mathew, what are the biggest holidays in the USA?

Мэтью, какие праздники считаются в Америке самыми важными?

I think, there are, probably, two holidays, that are often considered the two most special family holidays. Thanksgiving is one of our biggest holidays. It occurs on the last Thursday of the month of November. And usually for schoolchildren, they have been going to school since early September or late August, and it’s the first vacation, they have for three, four, five days. So, they wait to get to Thanksgiving, and when Thanksgiving comes, everyone, all the children and the teachers are very happy: it’s their first big break. And oftentimes families then will meet on that Thursday, and they will have a big dinner, turkey dinner, and a very, very special course of food that is prepared for Thanksgiving in commemoration of the Pilgrims1-1, who came to America in 1620, and the first meal they had with the Indians after a very difficult winter, when many people starved. So, Thanksgiving was to give thanks to God for all that they had, and all the blessings they had. So, Thanksgiving is considered, perhaps, one of our favorite holidays. Families always gather together. My family does, in fact, our larger family, not just my brothers and sisters, but aunts and uncles, and cousins also come together quite often. So, Thanksgiving is considered one of the biggest holidays.

На мой взгляд, есть, пожалуй, два праздника, которые часто считают двумя самыми особенными семейными праздниками. День Благодарения — один из самых важных праздников. Он выпадает на последний четверг ноября. Как правило, для школьников, а они ходили в школу с начала сентября или конца августа, это первые каникулы, они длятся три, четыре, пять дней. Поэтому они ждут, когда же наступит День Благодарения, и когда День Благодарения приходит, все: и дети, и учителя очень довольны: это их первая большая «перемена». Семьи часто собираются в этот четверг, едят праздничный ужин, ужин с индейкой, и особыми блюдами, которые готовят ко Дню Благодарения в память о первых колонистах, приехавших в Америку в 1620 году, и первой трапезы, которую они разделили с индейцами после очень суровой зимы, во время которой многие голодали. Так что в День Благодарения возносили благодарность Богу за все, что они имели, и за то, что он даровал им. Поэтому День Благодарения считается, наверное, одним из наших самых любимых праздников. Семьи всегда собираются вместе. И моя семья, в смысле, большая семья, не только мои братья и сестры, но и тети, дяди, и двоюродные братья и сестры часто собираются все вместе. Так что День Благодарения считается одним из самых важных праздников.

Q: I can’t but ask about Christmas shopping fever.

Не могу не спросить о Рождественской лихорадке в магазинах.

The day after Thanksgiving -Friday — is also a day off for most people, and they begin Christmas shopping on that Friday. And it’s become a ritual. My mother and sisters wake up at four o’clock in the morning, and stores open at six o’clock a.m., and all the people crowd in for Christmas sales, and they begin to buy Christmas gifts.

Пятница, сразу после Дня Благодарения, для большинства людей тоже нерабочий день, и в эту пятницу они начинают делать покупки к Рождеству. И это уже стало ритуалом. Моя мама и сестры просыпаются в четыре часа утра, а магазины открываются в шесть часов, и все толпятся на рождественских распродажах и начинают покупать рождественские подарки.

Q: How long does Thanksgiving weekend last?

Сколько длятся выходные в День Благодарения?

So, Thanksgiving weekend — it’s Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, — all those days people are off. That becomes a big holiday period.

Выходные в честь Дня Благодарения — это четверг, пятница, суббота, воскресенье- все эти дни нерабочие. Это превращается в длинные праздники.

Q: Mathew, what is the second biggest holiday?

Мэтью, а какой второй большой праздник?

The second largest holiday, I think, maybe, even bigger, is Christmas. Christmas is considered one of the biggest holidays. And, of course, we give gifts to family members, friends and loved ones on Christmas.

Второй важный праздник, может быть, даже более значимый, -это Рождество. Рождество считается одним из самых больших праздников. И, конечно, мы дарим подарки членам семьи, друзьям и любимым на Рождество.

Q: Officially Christmas and New Year celebrations run from the 24th of December to the 2nd of January. How many days are people actually off during X-mas holidays?

Официально празднование Рождества и Нового года длится с двадцать четвертого декабря по второе января. Сколько дней люди на самом деле отдыхают на Рождественские каникулы?

Normally, people will have about one week off, or, perhaps, two weeks off. Schools have two weeks off. And many people, who work for companies, will have one week off at Christmas time. So, there’s plenty of time to spend with family, or, perhaps, to take a vacation to Florida, which is warm. And, so, lots of people like to go to a warm place: Arizona or California, or Florida during Christmas.

Как правило, люди отдыхают примерно неделю, или, может быть, две недели. В школах каникулы — две недели. А у многих, кто работает в компаниях, в Рождество одна неделя праздничных каникул. Так что можно много времени провести с семьей, или, может быть, уехать в отпуск во Флориду, где тепло. Поэтому многие люди любят ездить в теплые края: в Аризону, Калифорнию или Флориду на Рождество.

Q: How does your family celebrate Thanksgiving?

Как День Благодарения отмечают в вашей семье?

Well, Thanksgiving for us. There is a church service normally in the morning. And some of us will go to the church service. My mother will, actually, prepare the turkey. So, she is cooking very, very early in the morning. And she is preparing most of the food, and my sisters will help her. And so people begin to arrive at about . eleven o’clock or twelve o’clock noon to my parents’ home. And everyone gathers together and normally, for us in Detroit, there’s a big football game that day. ‘The Detroit Lions’, the football team, plays every Thanksgiving. And it’s always on television. So, we will watch the game on television.

Ну, День Благодарения для нас это. Утром в церкви обычно проходит богослужение. Некоторые из нас ходят на службу в церковь. Моя мама готовит индейку. Готовит она рано-рано утром. Большую часть еды готовит она, а мои сестры помогают ей. Итак, люди начинают приезжать примерно. в одиннадцать или в двенадцать часов дня в дом моих родителей. Все собираются вместе и в этот день у нас в Детройте обычно проходит большой футбольный матч. Футбольная команда «Детройтские Львы» играет каждый День Благодарения. И матч всегда показывают по телевидению. Так что мы смотрим игру по телевизору.

Q: Are there any other big events on Thanksgiving except for the football game?

А происходят ли какие-нибудь другие большие события в День Благодарения, кроме футбольного матча?

Oh! There’re also Thanksgiving Day Parades. So, for some of the younger members of the family: my nephews and nieces -they will go to a Big Parade. So, there is a parade usually in Detroit on Thanksgiving.

Еще проходят Парады в честь Дня Благодарения. Поэтому некоторые младшие члены семьи, мои племянники и племянницы, идут на Большой парад. Так что в День Благодарения в Детройте обычно бывает парад.

Q: What is the usual way to celebrate Christmas in your family?

Как обычно отмечается Рождество в Вашей семье?

We all gather there in the afternoon then, and we have a meal, normally, about one o’clock or two o’clock in the afternoon, and we will then talk and discuss, and become very full. And then we have time for pie, because pumpkin pie is the favorite dessert for Thanksgiving. But you also might have an apple pie. And pie, normally, comes after the dinner. And by the evening time most people are tired, and some go home, another stay to talk or, perhaps, watch a movie. So, that’s what we do.

Мы все собираемся во второй половине дня, потом садимся за стол, как правило, это происходит примерно в час или в два дня, разговариваем, спорим и объедаемся. Затем наступает очередь пирога, тыквенный пирог — это любимый десерт на День Благодарения. Но также это может быть и яблочный пирог. И пирог обычно подают после обеда. К вечеру почти все устают, и некоторые едут домой, другие остаются поговорить или, может быть, посмотреть фильм. Вот, чем мы занимаемся.

Q: Do families get together on New Year’s Day too?

А на Новый год семьи собираются вместе?

New Year’s very different. It is, normally, not a family gathering. New Year’s. is probably, it’s not nearly as big a holiday as it is over here, in Russia. So, for New Year’s families don’t often get together.

Новый год — совсем другое дело. Обычно это не. семейная встреча. Новый год. наверное, не такой большой праздник как здесь, в России. Поэтому в Новый год семьи не часто собираются вместе.

Q: How do they celebrate this day then?

Тогда как отмечают этот день?

Many times what happens is a husband and wife will go to a restaurant, perhaps, to a show, to the theatre to see ‘The Nutcracker’ for example, Tchaikovsky’s ‘The Nutcracker»s always at the theatre in Detroit for New Year’s. And so some people will go to the theatre, or they will go to a special restaurant. And they will pay a lot of money to ring in the New Year at a restaurant or place like that. Families don’t often gather together.

Зачастую происходит так, что муж и жена идут в ресторан, может быть, на какое-нибудь представление, в театр, чтобы посмотреть, например, «Щелкунчика», на Новый год в театре Детройта всегда идет «Щелкунчик» Чайковского. Некоторые люди идут в театр или в какой-то особый ресторан. Они платят большие деньги за то, чтобы встретить Новый год в ресторане или другом таком месте. Семьи не часто собираются вместе.

Q: Is it common for America, that people just stay at home on the New Year’s Day and celebrate it in a close circle?

Типично ли это для Америки, что Новый год отмечают дома в кругу близких друзей?

Now, since there has been so much trouble with people, who drink and drive their cars, many people like to stay at home. And so they gather friends from their neighborhood together, and they celebrate the New Year together there, because then they don’t have to drive a car. And there have been, of course, many tragic accidents, people have been killed, driving drunk. And, so, a lot of people think, ‘I don’t want to even go out on the streets’. It’s usually snowy. The streets are icy. It’s easier just to stay home and celebrate the New Year that way. So, more recently, people are staying at home to celebrate the New Year.

Теперь, когда происходит столько бед с теми, кто садится за руль в нетрезвом состоянии, многие предпочитают оставаться дома. Так что они приглашают друзей, живущих по соседству, и вместе отмечают Новый год дома, поскольку тогда им не нужно садиться за руль. Конечно, бывает много трагических случаев, когда люди погибли из-за пьянства за рулем. И поэтому многие думают так: «Даже не хочу выходить на улицу». Обычно все покрыто снегом. На улицах гололед. Лучше просто остаться дома и так и отмечать Новый год. Так что в последнее время люди большей частью дома празднуют Новый год.

Q: Can you tell us about other holidays? For example, do people have the days off on other holidays?

Не могли бы вы рассказать нам о других праздниках? Отдыхают ли люди в эти дни?

Well, not everybody gets those days off, for example, Veterans’ Day, Columbus Day. The only ones, who get those days off are usually people, who work for the government and postal office workers. So, we always laugh and we say, ‘Oh! There’s a new holiday!’ it means the post office workers get another day off. Most of us still go to work or go to school. For example, Columbus day is never a day off. Veterans’ Day is not a day off. The Presidents’ day, which is what we have a holiday now, we used to have a holiday for George Washington’s birthday and Abraham Lincoln’s birthday. But they were both in February, and someone said, ‘We can’t give postal workers two days off, let’s combine them on one day and call it Presidents’ Day’. So, now we have Presidents’ Day. But most people don’t have those days off. So, it’s only special government workers, who get those special days off.

Ну, не для всех эти дни -выходные, например, День Ветеранов, День Колумба. В эти дни не работают только государственные служащие и работники почтовой службы. Поэтому мы всегда смеемся и говорим: «А, вот и еще один праздник!», это значит, что у почтовых служащих еще один выходной. Многие из нас все равно идут на работу или в школу. Например, День Колумба никогда не бывает выходным днем. День Ветеранов — не выходной день. День Президентов, который стал теперь праздником, раньше отмечался как день рождения Джорджа Вашингтона и день рождения Авраама Линкольна. Но они оба были в феврале, и кто-то сказал: «Мы не можем предоставить почтовым служащим два выходных, давайте объединим их в один день и назовем его Днем Президентов». Поэтому теперь у нас есть День Президентов. Но для большинства людей эти дни — рабочие. Только отдельные государственные служащие отдыхают в этот день.

1. Read and translate the text in written, complete the sentenses

Holidays in Great Britain

1. There are several ______________ holidays in Great Britain. 2. They are: Christmas Day, __________________, New Year’s Day, __________________, Good Friday, Easter, ____________________, Spring Bank Holiday and _______________________. 3. Some holidays are called Bank Holidays because banks, offices and _________ are closed on these days. 4. ______________ is the most popular holiday in Britain. 5. It is celebrated on the 25 th of _______________. 6. People spend time at home, with their families, eat special ____________ (turkey, potatoes, green ____________, a Christmas ______________) and drink a lot. 7. Many people decorate Christmas _________ with toys and ______________ coloured lights. 8. The day ___________ Christmas, the 26 th of December ________________ Boxing day. 9. New Year’s Day is less __________ in Britain than Christmas. 10. St. Valentine’s Day _______________on the 14 th of February, it is the day of __________________. 11. On these day people send cards, candies or _________________ to those whom they love. 12. _____________ is a Christian holiday in March or April. 13. People paint hard-boiled _______ in different ___________________. 14. May day is celebrated on the 1 st of May. ________ put on their best summer dresses and put flowers around their waists. 15. The most __________ girl is crowned with a garland of flowers. 16. Spring Bank Holiday is celebrated on the ____________ Monday in May. 17. People don’t go to ______________ on this day, many people go to the _________________ and have_____________________. 18. Summer Bank Holiday is celebrated on the last _____________ in ___________, it is a time for big _____________ meetings all over the country. 19. Guy Fawkes Night is one of the most popular __________ in Britain, it is celebrated on the 5 th of ___________. 20. On that day, in _________, Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and __________ King James I, but the king’s men found the ________, took Guy Fawkes to the Tower and cut off his _____________. 21. Since that day the British burn a dummy, made of straw and old clothes, on a bonfire and let off ___________.

2. Boxing day, St. Valentine’s Day, May Day, Summer Bank Holiday

6. food, vegetables, pudding

10. is celebrated, sweethearts