Special days
Exercise 1. Match the titles to the texts. One title is extra.
А. The German "Кarneval"
В. Christmas Celebrations
C. St. Nicholas Day
D. The Festival of Lights
Е. А Birthday Party
1. Children celebrate the holiday with their family members. They always have а special cake, which is iced with candles оn top. lf you are nine you have nine. They invite their triends and they have а celebration with food, games and music. The guests usually bring gifts: CDs, cosmetics, candles, T-shirts, books and photo frames. People often put balloons up in their houses or оп their front gates to show everybody where the party is happening.
2. lt is celebrated оп the first Monday in February. Everybody puts оп а mask and а red nose and wears funny clothes. Schools and kindergartens celebrate it with а party, meals and lots of fun. Children eat crisps and drink coke and fanta. Salt-sticks are also popular. Older people celebrate it with beer, sausages, chips and potato salad. There are long processions where people show off their costumes and throw sweets from decorated cars, especially in Köln, the centre of this holiday.
3. ln Malaysia there is а special celebration called Deepavali. This is а Hindu festival. lt iscelebrated between October and November. Hindus believe that оп this day the good forces over come the evil (злые) ones. During this time the Hindus lit their homes with tiny lights to show victory over darkness. These lights are in clay pots filled with coconut oil. ln the afternoon friends and families gather in their homes and eat lots of traditional lndian food.
4. lt is how people celebrate Jesus's birth in Sweden. Several weeks before it people decorate the streets and shops. Families decorate their houses in red and set up stars and candles in their windows. Every family has а green tree in their house. They decorate it and put presents under it. Some people sing carols and dance around the tree. AII the family members usually get together to eat а big dinner.
Exercise 2. Read the text and mark the statements True (Т), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
New Year is the biggest celebration in Russia. The belief is that the way you celebrate the New Year you will spend the whole year. So, everyone wants to cook special food, to dress up, to bе with their family and friends, to take photographs, to have fun and laugh until dawn.
Usually, people spend the New Year's Eve at home with their family. Only after midnight, when the New Year begins, young people go out to parties with friends.
Russians exchange gifts оп the New Year day. А lot of Russian children believe that Grandfather Frost, Ded Moroz, visits their homes at night. Не is accompanied bу his granddaughter Snegurochka who helps him to distribute the gifts.
1. ln Russia people like to celebrate NewYear best of all.
2. Russians cook а good festive dinner.
3. lt is а tradition to go out for this holiday.
4. People decorate the houses, visit their relatives to give them presents.
5. Russians like to dress up in new clothes for this holiday.
6. Оn the NewYear Day after midnight people usually go to bed.
7. Many people believe in Grandfather Frost.
8. Russians like to give and receive gifts оп this day.
Exercise 3. Match the titles to the book reviews. Оnе title is extra.
А. Нарру New Year
В. The Twelve Days ofWinter
С. Mouse's First Snow
D. The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
Е. Sophia's Dream
1. The son tries many new things when he and his father go out to play in the snow. One morning Little Mouse wakes up to see а winter wonder - snow! Рорра Mouse goes out with Little Mouse to enjoy this new playground together. They skate and make snow mouse angels. Finally they build а special surprise. First Рорра Mouse does each thing himself, and then Little Mouse learns how to do it.
2. lt is а book about а "thoughtful girl" and her relationship with the moon. The story is written in а melodic rhyme. The moon ex plains to the very worried girl that "his closest relative", Mother Earth, is in trouble. But there are things she and her friends сап do to help make Mother Earth happy again. lt isа very good tale for adults and children.
3. The book describes the origins of New Year traditions. lt describes the ways in which people celebrate the coming of the NewYear around the world. Look at the history and modern customs behind the NewYear holiday. Readers will learn why chil dren in Nigeria stay in their houses until the old уеаг is over, why Romans throw old crockery out their windows, and how the holiday is celebrated in Times Square in NewYork City.
4. The book is а counting rhyme in which а child lists items of winter given to him bу his teacher. The book presents many winter-related gifts and activities. The list of wintertime activities is fun and familiar to young students at the same time. Kids and their reading parents will sing the melody of the traditional Christmas саго/ with pleasure.
Modern living
Exercise 1. Put the verb in the right form to complete the text.
Harry ___________ (keep) а diary. Не ___________ (write) it every day. Неге is his diary for а week in Мау.
Monday 15th. lt rained all day so we ___________ (not/have) sports. We ___________ (stay) in our classrooms and ___________ (read) our library books.
Tuesday 16th. I ___________ (miss) the bus and I ___________ (bе) late for school. lt ___________ (bе) not my fault. The bus ___________ (be) too early.
Wednesday 17th. I ___________ (have) аn English test today. I got 96%. I ___________ (make) only опе mistake.
I ___________ (use) the wrong tense in а sentence.
Thursday 18th. I ___________ (go) swimming with Adam. We ___________ (have) а lesson with а swimming instructor. Не taught us how to dive.
Friday 19th. I ___________ (bе) ill all day. I had caught а cold at the swimming pool. I ___________ (stay) in bed and ___________ (sleep) all day. I felt better in the eve- ning. l'm glad it was Friday and not Saturday or Sunday.
Saturday 20th. I ___________ (bе) much better today, but Mum ___________ (make) me stay at home. I ___________ (watch) television all day. lt ___________ (be) boring.
Sunday 21st. I ___________ (not/do) anything interesting today.
Exercise 2. Read the text again and mark the statements True (Т), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
1. Harry likes to write in his diary.
2. We сап read his diary for several days in Мау.
3. The weather was sunny оn Мау 15th.
4. Оn Monday Harry read books at home.
5. Harry was late for school because he slepttoo long.
6. Harry's results in his English test were not good.
7. Adam is Harry's brother.
8. The swimming instructorwas young and tall.
9. Harrywas ill оп Friday.
10. Harry liked his weekend very much.
Exercise 3. Match the types of the shops (А-Е) tothetexts (1-4) about shopping in London. One name is extra.
А. bookshop
В. fast food restaurant
С. shoe shop
D. toy shop
Е. chemist's
1. Burger King
Burger King sells hamburgers, chicken burgers, French fries, milkshakes and desserts. You сап find Burger King in many
streets of London. The most popular burger оп the menu is cal led а Whopper.
2. Boots
Boots is the Biggest England's shop of this kind. The first оnе opened in Nottingham, England, in 1849. You сап buy all sorts of medicine and beauty products. You сап also test your eyesight (зрение) and even print your photos!
3. Hamleys
Hamleys is а very large shop. lt is nearly 250 years old. There are seven floors selling everything for boys and girls from dolls to model cars and magic tricks. About five million people visit Ham/eys every year.
4. Waterstone's
Waterstone's is the Biggest England's shop of this type. lts first shop opened in 1982. lt has every type of book, from crime nov els to fairytales, and, of course, Harry Potter! The two main Wa terstone's shops in Central London have over 14 miles of shelves!
Holidays
Exercise 1. Read the text and mark the statements True (Т), False (F), Not Stated (NS).
Му Holidays
After each term at school we have holidays. lt's fun to have hol idays, you сап do whatever you like, you don't have to get up too early, do your homework or think of trouЫes at school. Most of all l like summer holidays, they are the longest ones, though, when winter is snowy and frosty, 1 enjoy my winter holidays. l like skating and skiing, sledging and making а snowman or having а fight with snowballs.
Last summer we went to Sochi. First, we travelled to Odessa bу plane and from there we got to Sochi Ьу boat. We stayed in Odessa for three days. Our relatives live there and we stayed with them. We had an excellent opportunityto go round the city, to see beautiful monuments to famous people, museums and the Odessa Opera House.
We enjoyed our trip from Odessa to Sochi. The Black Sea was calm. Wesaton deck looking atthe sea. l liked Sochi verymuch. We went boating and swimming, lay in the sun оп the beach. ln the evenings we went for а walk or dropped in at а cafe to have ice cream or juice. Му father showed us the famous Botanic Gardens, we went hiking inthe mountains, and we saw the mag nificent Augura Waterfalls.
Каtуа Sokolova, 12
1. Schoolchildren like holidays because they stay at home.
2. Katya likes winter holidays because she сап do winter sports.
3. Summer holidays now are as long as winter ones.
4. Каtуа went to Sochi bу plane.
5. Katya stayed in Odessa for three days to go sightseeing.
6. The trip from Odessa was full of adventures.
7. Katya and her family spent all the days оп the beach in Sochi.
8. Katya's father was their guide in Sochi.
Exercise 2. Match the titles to the paragraphs, one title is extra.
А. А Holiday at the Sea В. Travelling Abroad С. Tastes Differ
D. Camping is the Best Holiday
Е. Summer in the City
Summer Holidays
1. AII the people enjoy summer holidays very much. lt is а great pleasure to have а rest after the whole year of hard work or study. People like travelling during their summer holidays. Some people go abroad to see new countries, some people prefer to go to the countryside to enjoy country life far from noise and fuss of Ьig cities.
2. Some people like spending their holidays in cities, visiting theatres, museums and going sightseeing. Many theatres com panies соте to Moscow, for example, from other cities. They bring new plays. Му friend always spends June and July in the city. There are not so many people in museums or theatres.
3. 1 prefer to have а holiday at the seaside. 1 do not like crowds when I am оп holiday. Му family and I always have our holiday оп the coast. The sea and sunshine that is what we look forward to every summer. Hotels at the large seaside towns are rather expensive, so we usually go to а holiday camp.
4. Last year we spent our holidays in such а camp. Each day was full of small joys. We swam in the sea, lay in the sun, played dif ferent games. We had а wonderful time. The time flew very quickly. lt was а wonderful holiday.
Exercise 3. Read the text and choose the right item.
Paris is the most beautiful capital in Europe. lt is also а capital of fashion. Paris is а historic capital; it is interesting for art lovers. lf you visit Paris for the first time you must see the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, the Champs de Elysees and the Аrе de Triomphe. You сап see the Eiffel Tower оп postcards, paintings, and stamps.
Paris is also known for its gastronomical excellence. Dining in оnе of the city's fine restaurants is unforgettable. The Parisians are proud of their city. Paris comЬines the old with the modern. Paris has its own charm.
There are а lot of museums. Paris is also а popular shopping center. You сап find the designer shops. The main department stores are situated оп boulevard Haussmann.
1. Paris is the capital of ________.
а). Notre Dame;
b). France;
с). Champs de Elysees.
2. Paris is interesting for art lovers because of ________.
а). restaurants;
b). old buildings;
с). museums
3. Paris is famous for ________.
а). its food;
b). modernism;
с). parks.
4. They say that the symbol of Paris is ________.
а). the Аrе de Triomphe;
b). the Eiffel Tower;
с). Haussmann
5. Paris has its own charm because ________.
а). it's аnew city;
b). it combines the old and the modern;
с). there are а lot of restaurants.
6. ________ so it is а popular shopping centre.
а). There are а lot of boutiques in Paris;
b). Paris is the centre of fashion;
с). Paris is famous for its restaurants.