Методическая разработка по английскому языку "What do you know about British traditions?"

Phonetics:

widely

the First Foot

New year party

to celebrate

ancient

old-fashioned

to observe

religious

relative

fancy costumes

good luck

common

occasion

custom

habit

celebration

gift

to be connected with

to be associated with

firecracker

bad luck

completely

Christmas

traditionally

to attend

religion

What things come to your mind when you think

of traditions and celebrations?

Things we give and receive

Activities

Traditions

Celebrations

Special food

and drinks

Special occasions

wedding, cards, anniversary, tricks, birthday, firework, champagne, cake, parade, picnic, dancing, flowers

British celebrations

St Valentine’s Day

Christmas

Easter

Halloween

New Year

Guy Fawkes Night

New Year

New Year’s Eve all British celebrate on the 31st of December. Most people see with friends and relatives.

At midnight they sings New Year songs and wishes a happy New Year .

Christmas

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 thei r bed.

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 sing them – you must guess who sent cards to you.

Easter

In April or at the end of March English people celebrate Easter Day.

On Easter Sunday children get chocolate eggs and rabbits .

Halloween

On the 31st of October there is Halowe’en. The symbol of this holiday is "Jack o'lantern" . People make it from a pumpkin.

  Children like Haloween parties, they put on witch’s and  ghost’s dresses. They go “trick or treat”.

Reading/listening

Exercise 1-1) page 38

Answer the questions

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Homework:

Exercise 2-1), page 39,

Page 63 lesson 2

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