Викторина "Британские праздники"

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Викторина «Британские праздники: традиции и обычаи»

I. Соотнесите названия Британских праздников с их переводом.

 II.   Пронумеруйте названия праздников в хронологическом порядке

New Year`s Day  

Good Friday

Easter Sunday 

May Day

Spring Bank Holiday

Christmas Day

Summer Bank Holiday

Boxing Day

Halloween

St. Valentine`s Day

St. Patrick`s Day (in Northern Ireland)

 III.  Заполните таблицу, вписывая ключевые слова, которые ассоциируются с праздником

1. Jack-o-Lantern (the face made from pumpkins)

2. Egg rolling game

3. holly wreath

4. sweet hearts

5. a fir tree

6. Santa Claus

7. to dye and hide eggs

8. resolutions

9. roast turkey

10. funny costumes of witches, ghosts and skeletons

11. Queen`s  speech

12. Bunny (a rabbit)

13. fireworks

14. the tradition of receiving gifts (presents)

15. cards without a sign

16. shopping holiday (the day of big sale)

17. hot cross buns

18. «trick» or  «treat»

19. Stockings

20. out-door decorations

21. day for sporting events and hunting

IV.  Прочитайте мини-тексты и определите название праздника

1)   For more British families, this holiday is the most important festival of the year. It combines the celebration the birth of Christ and the traditional festivities of winter.   On the Sunday before churches hold carol services. Carol singers can be heard on the street as they collect money for charity. People decorate their houses with a holly wreath and put a fir tree.  Children find presents in their stockings.                                    

 2)  There is a lot of dancing, eating and fireworks. Before the holiday people write the «resolutions» (the list of the things should be made next year). On this day people usually visit their friends. In Scotland they bring a piece of coal for good luck.

 3)  This holiday means «holy evening». At parties people dress up in strange costumes and pretend they are witches. People make up lamps of pumpkins and other vegetables. Some children dress in white sheets, knock on doors and ask if you would like a «trick or treat». If you give them some money or some sweets, a «treat», they go away. If not, they play a «trick» on you, such as making a lot of noise or splashing water in your face!

4)  People send cards to people they love. They should not write their names on the cards. Those who get them must guess who sent them.

5)  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.      

6)  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.

Ключи к заданиям

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1. New Year`s Day 

4. Good Friday

5. Easter Sunday 

6. May Day

 7. Spring Bank Holiday

10. Christmas Day

8. Summer Bank Holiday

11. Boxing Day

9. Halloween

2. St. Valentine`s Day

3. St. Patrick`s Day (in Northern Ireland)

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Государственные выходные дни в Британии называются Bank holidays, потому что ни банки, ни другие официальные органы в эти дни не работают:

Северная Ирландия имеет два дополнительных выходных в году: St. Patrick’s Day (17 марта) – День Святого Патрика и «Battle of the Boyne» Celebration (12 июля) – Годовщина знаменательной битвы при Бойне. Шотландцы отдыхают 2 дня в честь Нового Года (1–2 января) и имеют дополнительный выходной в честь Дня Святого Андрея (St. Andrew’s Day) 30 ноября, который является их святым–покровителем.

Не менее знаменательными и другие праздники в Великобритании, которые, требуют присутствия на рабочем месте: