21.04.2017

Holidays.

I. Divide the list of holidays into three groups.

a) bank holidays

b) public holidays

c) special family holidays

Independence day; Christmas; Victory Day; birthday; New Year Day; Pancake Day; St. Valentine’s Day; Halloween; the 1^st of September; May Day; wedding; Easter; Mother’s Day; Kupalle.

II. Use the words to complete the texts:

a) independence, celebrate, national, mark.

People in the USA ___ the Thanksgiving Day on the 4^th Thursday in November. The fourth of July is also a ___ holiday. This is the when Americans ___ their ___ from Britain.

b) remember, Christmas, religious, official.

In Britain people don’t really celebrate ___ events in this way. Here, the main holidays are ___ ho0lidays, ___ and Easter. There are days when people ___ the dead or their parents.

III. Put in the articles where necessary.

1. It’s ___ tradition to show ___ love and respect for women on a special day. ___ tradition is observed in many countries.
2. ___ birth of ___ child is always ___ event in the family.
3. We went to ___ concert on ___ eve of ___ holiday.
4. I accepted ___ gift he brought for me with ___ gratitude. It was ___ marvelous cassette-holder.

IV. Put in prepositions where necessary.

1. We went ___ a picnic last Saturday. There were three adults ___ us.
2. Why didn’t he leave a message for me ___ that case?
3. It’s not difficult to find a gift ___ your little sister.
4. The first exam will take place ___ Monday.
5. Mothers always want to protect their children ___ danger.
6. I haven’t seen him ___ three days.
7. The telephone rang ___ midnight.

V. Make up sentences.

1. the letter / don’t / to post / forget / tomorrow.
2. likes / home / she / at / to / holidays / stay / on/ alone.
3. told / I / to / later / him / me / phone / a bit.
4. like / very / parties / much / to / doesn’t / going / Jane.