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My favourite celebrations

What is your favourite holiday?

Choose and buy gifts 

Выбирать и покупать подарки

Colour eggs

Раскрашивать яйца

Cook traditional dishes

Готовить традиционные блюда

Decorate garden trees with electric lights

Украшать двор гирляндами

Exchange presents 

Обмениваться подарками

Gather together

Собираться вместе

Hang greetings cards

Вешать поздравительные открытки

Have parties 

Устраивать вечеринки

Hang stockings on the beds

Вешать чулки над кроватью

Have a choice of tasty food

Иметь выбор вкусной еды

Light fireworks

Запускать фейерверки

Make pudding

Готовить пудинг

Raise a flag 

Поднимать флаг

Send greeting cards

Отправлять поздравительные открытки

Watch parades 

Смотреть парады

Wear fancy dress

Надевать маскарадный костюм

Wrap presents

Заворачивать подарки

Prepositions of time

Предлог

Значение

on

Пример

- даты, дни недели

in

-  on  the 5-th of May

- месяцы, сезоны

-  on  Monday

-  in  August ( в  августе) -  in  winter (зимой)

- время суток (кроме ночи)

-  in  the morning (утром)

- года

at

- через некоторый промежуток времени (" Через какое время? ")

-  in  2006 ( в  2006)

-  in  an hour ( через  час)

- со словом  night  (ночь)

-  at  night (ночью)

- со словом  weekend  (конец недели, выходные)

-  at  the weekend

- точное время (в значении " Когда? ")

during

-  at  half past nine ( в  полдесятого)

- в течение, на протяжении какого-то периода времени

since

-  during  the night

- с какого-то момента в прошлом вплоть до настоящего момента

-  since  1980 ( с  1980 года)

Do we use these time expressions with in, on or at?

• ___ ten o'clock, ___ 2.15
• ___ Monday, ___ Tuesday
• ___Monday morning, ___Tuesday afternoon
• ___the weekend, ___ weekends
• ___ Christmas, ___ Easter
• ___ January, ___ February
• ___ 1st May, ___ 7th June
• ___ 1930, ___ 1992, ___ 2001
• ___ the summer, ___ the winter

Fill in the gaps with the prepositions at, in, on

1. Don't call me __ 12-00. I will be at the meeting.

2. Could you come __ Monday?

3. They are coming to visit us __ September.

4. She went to the supermarket __ the morning.

5. I will give the answer __ 20 July.

6. Somebody was singing loudly __ midnight.

7. The shop closes __ 8pm.

8. It will be quite cold there __ winter.

9. He is playing tennis __ Sunday.

10. We are going to see her parents __ the weekend.

Insert prepositions of time.

• Was Easter ____ May last year?
• Is your birthday____ summer?
• I'm going to have a party ____ the weekend.
• I usually come home ___ three o’clock.
• I usually take a shower ____ the evening.
• I usually tidy my room ___ Sunday.
• I usually wash the dishes ____ the afternoon.
• I usually go to bed____10.30.
• I play basketball ___Tuesday and ___Friday.
• Who was born ____ March?
• My friend was born ____October.
• My school starts____8.00.
• He was born ___ the fifth of June.
• We have Art ____Monday and ___ Friday.
• The first lesson ___Wednesday is Music.

HOLIDAYS

Holidays in Great Britain:

• Christmas,
• New Year,
• St. Valentine’s Day,
• Easter,
• Halloween

New year

Christmas

Easter

Halloween

St. Valentine’s Day

Independence Day

Thanksgiving Day

Dates:

New Year’s Day

is celebrated

Christmas

in April.

Easter

on January, 1.

Halloween

on October, 31.

St. Valentine’s Day

on December, 25.

on February, 14.

What do we usually do during the birthday party?

We usually_________

3

2

1

5

4

How do we celebrate New Year’s Day?

• _____ like to celebrate _____ most of all.

How do the British celebrate Halloween?

• _______celebrate _______on the 31 st of __________.
• _______ prepare for ____________.
• They take __________ and carve jack –o- lanterns.
• They dress up like ____________ and go from house to house__________________ and say ________.

How do the Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day?

• _______is on the 4 th Thursday of _______ .
• _______ get together with____________

to say thanks for ____________.

• The eat _____________.
• Usually there is _______ in New York.