Question

1. выбрать только одно, подходящее по смыслу в данное предложение. 1. Making New Year’s resolutions is (a custom, a tradition, a habit) (connected, observed, attended) with the New Year. 2. Easter is (a festival, a tradition, a holiday) when people (make, send, dye) eggs and go to the church. 3. The New Year’ Day is not as (widely, actually, noisily) (associated, connected, celebrated) as Christmas. 4. Guy Fawkes’ Night is (actually, traditionally, approximately) (observed, introduced, connected) with burning a guy on a bonfire. 5. Attending Stonehenge by the Druids is an (modern, ancient, old-fashioned) (custom, festival, celebration). 2. К каждому прилагательному подобрать соответствующее существительное (каждое слово используйте только один раз). Place tradition old-fashioned person people forgotten holy well-mannered custom punctual ancient living events custom 3. Подобрать подходящие по смыслу слова из рамки вместо пропусков в предложения. Перевести текст. The Russian Holiday Year (0) includes old and new holidays. We (1) ___________ our customs and traditions and (2) __________celebrate holidays which were (3) _________during the Soviet period of Russian history, Victory Day, for example. The end of the Second World War is still an important (4) ________for many people in Russia. In 2015 on the 70th (5) _____ millions of people enjoyed the parade and beautiful (6)________. More and more people today (7) _________ the tradition of celebrating (8)_________ holidays: Christmas or (9)_______. A new holiday was introduced on the 4th of November (the Day of People Unity). It is (10)___ with Russian history and is thought to (11)______ the peoples of Russia. It (12) ____the end of the Time of Troubles (Смутное время). For Russians the New Year is the most favourite holiday and many people like the (13)______ of the day. Today it (14)_______ long New Year holidays for all. anniversary atmosphere connected Easter fireworks follow includes marks includes introduced occasion preserve religious unite widely

Answer 1

1. tradition connected
2 holiday dye
3 widely celebrated
4 traditionally observed
5 ancient festival

Answer 2

1. Making New Year’s resolutions is a tradition connected with the New Year.

2. Easter is a holiday when people dye eggs and go to the church.

3. The New Year’ Day is not as widely celebrated as Christmas.

4. Guy Fawkes’ Night is traditionally connected with burning a guy on a bonfire.

5. Attending Stonehenge by the Druids is an ancient custom.

6. 1. old-fashioned tradition
   2. forgotten person
   3. well-mannered custom
   4. ancient place
   5. living events

7. The Russian Holiday Year includes old and new holidays. We preserve our customs and traditions and follow celebrate holidays which were introduced during the Soviet period of Russian history, Victory Day, for example. The end of the Second World War is still an important occasion for many people in Russia. In 2015 on the 70th anniversary, millions of people enjoyed the parade and beautiful fireworks. More and more people today unite the tradition of celebrating religious holidays: Christmas or Easter. A new holiday was introduced on the 4th of November (the Day of People Unity). It is connected with Russian history and is thought to mark the peoples of Russia. It includes the end of the Time of Troubles (Смутное время). For Russians, the New Year is the most favorite holiday and many people like the atmosphere of the day. Today it includes long New Year holidays for all.