2. Answer the questions: 1. Where was started the tradition of decorating Christmas tree? 2. Who started…

1.are there many or very few holidays in a year?2. Which holidays are popular in your country?3. Which is your favourite holiday?4.are shops and offices closed on this day?5.do you and your parents like to celebrate this holiday?6.do your parents give a party ? are you keen on parties? 7. do your relatives send any cards to you?8. do your parents give you any presents on this day?9. do you love to receive or to give presents ? 10. is this season rich in holiday?11.which holiday are we going to have soon.12. what are you going to do on holiday?​

1. Fill in: life, raise, display, parade, throw, make, exchange.

1. The night sky burst with colour when the magnificent fireworks _____ began.

2. Henry really enjoyed the opportunity to experience _____ as a knight at festival.

3. The children saw Disney floats at the colourful street _____.

4. Over the years, this organisation has _____ a lot of money for different local charities.

5. Usually people _____ streamers and dance to celebrate New Year`s Eve.

6. If you see a spider, ____ sure you don`t kill it. I`ve heard it`s bad luck.

7. Bob and Sue always ____ gifts with each other on Christmas Eve.

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…Christmas Eve people usually decorate Christmas trees

I’d like to be with my family …Christmas

People in Russia don’t celebrate Christmas …December, they do it …January.

All my family are very busy…New Year’s Eve.

We are going to buy New Year gifts … the afternoon.

People believe that Santa visits their houses…midnight.

…Sunday morning everything was ready for the holiday.

Complete the sentences

I’d like to know….

Is there a fireplace in the house?

Whose Christmas gift is it?

Why do they hang Christmas stockings at the fireplace?

Do they celebrate Christmas in India?

How old is the story of Santa?

How do they make Christmas cake?

Is Christmas festival long?

4. Choose the right words to complete these sentences

1) This is the writer (whose/which) books I enjoy most of all.

2) This is the book (who/which) I bought yesterday.

3) Andrew is the boy (which/that) everybody knows.

4) Please give me the money (which/who) lies on the desk.

5) Some people believe (which/that) witches and black cats always go together.

6) Father Christmas brings presents to children (who/which) are good, quiet and helpful.

7) We want to prepare dinner (whose/which) everybody will like.

I like the clock (whose/which) face is light blue: it looks very nice.

ernative questions e questions. Does Pete have to take the dog out once or twice a day? Ann or Mary sing folk songs? Mike write the letter yesterday or the day before Ann come from Great Britain or the USA? it raining or snowing yesterday? Ron swim when he was five or seven? the weather be sunny or rainy tomorrow? they going to help their friends or their parents? you been to London or Glasgow? you make a cup of tea or coffee for me? rain or snow in winter? Ann always come to school at 8 or at 8.157 you reading or writing when your mother came? they go to the sea or to the country next summer? Pete already taken many or few photos? the children decide to go to the cinema or to the theatre Ann watching TV or doing her homework now? the guests listened to classical or pop music? you have to leave home early or late?​

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READING I International festivals
2 Complete the sentences.
1 In Spain people eat
at New Year.
(srgepa)
2 In Norway families cook
fire. (ifhs)
3 They also have
. (opseotat)
4 In England people cook a big
(ueytkr)
5 When children sing songs, they get
(wesste)​

How did the Victorians transform the idea of Christmas?

2. Write tag questions to the following sentences. 1) It is a unique country made up of four nations. 2) He has to attend a meeting, 2 3) Peter, you are allowed to have a TV in your room, 4) The English language is spoken all over the world, 5) He is not arriving tomorrow evening. 6) The children were happy to travel by plane, 7) He likes going on the Tube, ? 2​

III. Make up questions to the sentences. 1. Over one million people visit the castle every year. (.,?) 2. Belfast is a capital of Northern Ireland. (?) 3. Only in 1947, Cardiff Castle was turned over the care of the people. (When?) 4. In 1708 this castle burnt down. (.or?) 5. They are going on a trip to Edinburgh tomorrow. (Who?) 6. The name of Stonehenge is originated from the Anglo-Saxon period. (?)​

2e Answer the questions.
1 How many dynasties have there been in the British monarchy up to present?
2 Where is the official residence of the Queen?
3 Who will be the next monarch?​

Vocabulary 1 Fill in: represent, last, decorate, hide, process. 1 The Grape Festival celebrations can . for a week. 2 In China, oranges and mandarines . wealth. 3 Do you want to help me .my living room for the party? 4 On New Year’s Day, Greeks. coins in cakes, and whoever finds them has good luck. 5 Eating fibre helps your body .waste.​