Question

1. READING Read the text. British Holidays There are a number of holidays, which are celebrated in Great Britain every year. One of them is, of course, the New Year's Day on the first of January. It is not so popular in England as in our country, but it is rather popular in Scotland. On that day people usually visit their friends and there is a lot of dancing and eating. In Scotland people bring a piece of coal for good luck in the New Year. The next holiday of the year is St. Valentine's Day. It is on the 14th of February. People buy or make Valentine cards and send them to the people they love. In March there is Mother's Day. All the children and adults, come to their mothers on that day to express their love and gratitude. In April there is Easter. At Easter children eat chocolate Easter eggs. Sometimes parents hide them in the house or in the garden and children have to look for them. In June there is Father's Day. On Father's Day children give or send their fathers and grandfathers cards and presents. On the 31st of October there is a Halloween. They say ghosts and witches come out on Halloween. People make lanterns out of pumpkins. Some people have Halloween parties and dress as witches and ghosts. The 25th of December is Christmas Day. It is one of the people's favorite holidays. People put Christmas trees in their houses and decorate them. There are beautiful Christmas decorations in the streets. On Christmas Eve everybody puts the presents under the Christmas tree. People say that at night Father Christmas puts presents into the stockings which children usually hang above their beds. The traditional Christmas meal is roasted turkey and Christmas pudding. Mark T(true) F(false) sentences. 1 New Year's Day is so popular in Scotland rather than in England. 2. In Scotland people bring a piece of silver for good luck in the New Year. 3. People buy or make Valentine cards and send them to the people they love. 4. Sometimes parents find them in the house or in the garden and children have to look for them. 5. On Father's Day children give or send their fathers and grandfathers cards and presents. 5 points 2. GRAMMAR Choose the correct answer. 1. Do we use plurals when we think of things as a group? Yes- No- Both 2. Do we use THE with plural nouns when we are talking generally? Yes- No 3. Do MUSTN’T and DON’T HAVE TO mean the same thing? Yes- No 4. Do CAN’T and CANNOT mean the same thing? Yes- No 5. Do we use plurals when there is only one thing? Yes- No. 5 points 3. WRITING Write a word or phrase from the box in each gap. Travel- hair- travels- a hair- a coffee 1. Flight attendant! There’s ___________in my soup! 2. I want you to tell me about your _________in India! 3. Mechanics have short _________for safety reasons. 4. My wife and I enjoy _________. We go to a different country every year. 5. Let’s go to that little place over there and get _________.

Answer 1

Ответ:

1. READING

1.True

2.False

3.True

4.True

5.True

3. WRITING

1.hair

2.travels

3.a hair

4.travel

5.a coffee

Answer 2

British Holidays

In Great Britain, there are several holidays celebrated each year. One of them is New Year's Day, which falls on the first of January. While it is not as popular in England as it is in Scotland, it is still celebrated with visits to friends, dancing, and eating. In Scotland, it is customary for people to bring a piece of coal for good luck in the New Year .

Another holiday is St. Valentine's Day, which is celebrated on the 14th of February. On this day, people buy or make Valentine cards and send them to the people they love.

In March, there is Mother's Day, when children and adults come together to express their love and gratitude to their mothers.

Easter, which usually falls in April, is another important holiday. Children enjoy eating chocolate Easter eggs and sometimes participate in an Easter egg hunt, where parents hide the eggs in the house or garden for the children to find.

Father's Day is celebrated in June, when children give or send cards and presents to their fathers and grandfathers.

Halloween, on the 31st of October, is a holiday associated with ghosts and witches. People make lanterns out of pumpkins and some even dress up as witches and ghosts for Halloween parties.

Finally, Christmas Day on the 25th of December is one of the most beloved holidays in Britain. People decorate Christmas trees, exchange presents, and enjoy a traditional Christmas meal of roasted turkey and Christmas pudding. Children often hang stockings above their beds, hoping that Father Christmas will fill them with presents during the night .

Marking True or False

1. New Year's Day is more popular in Scotland than in England. True. 2. In Scotland, people bring a piece of silver for good luck in the New Year. False. They bring a piece of coal. 3. People buy or make Valentine cards and send them to the people they love. True. 4. Sometimes parents find Easter eggs in the house or garden, and children have to look for them. True. 5. On Father's Day, children give or send cards and presents to their fathers and grandfathers. True.

Grammar Questions

1. Do we use plurals when we think of things as a group? Yes. 2. Do we use "the" with plural nouns when we are talking generally? No. 3. Do "mustn't" and "don't have to" mean the same thing? No. 4. Do "can't" and "cannot" mean the same thing? Yes. 5. Do we use plurals when there is only one thing? No.

Writing

1. Flight attendant! There's a hair in my soup! 2. I want you to tell me about your travels in India! 3. Mechanics have short hair for safety reasons. 4. My wife and I enjoy travel. We go to a different country every year. 5. Let's go to that little place over there and get a coffee.