Read the texts again and answer the following questions.
There can be more than one answer.
Put the appropriate litter in the box.
Which of the celebrities used to live in poverty?
Who was not allowed to reveal the family’s private life?
Which person has changed her way of speaking?
Who hates speaking with famous colleagues?
Which speaker thinks that being rich and famous has both good
and
bad points?
Who set a goal to make his/her own career?
Which of them looked ugly?
Who used to work hard to get by?
С. Report the underlined sentences in each article using a different reporting verb every time. (See 1.)
Madonna
Ashley Judd
Frank McCourt
A time to celebrate
Lessons 1 -2 What is a tradition?
Fill in the gaps in these sentences with the expressions from the box making all necessary changes.
You won’t need all the expressions.
be associated with be reminded common symbol date back to
define oneself long-standing tradition
protect against survive
The dove is a of peace.
Several ancicnt traditions still in these remote parts of the country.
Those amulets are believed to hold magic powers and disease.
This church the 13th century.
Keeping traditions helps people in our ever-changing world.
Many national festivals are strongly the country's history.
Celebrating Easter is a among all Christians.
Read the text below.
Each word in the box is related to the word needed to fill the gap with the same number.
Make the necessary changcs.
Example: (1) inspiration
F
inspire unique celebrate symbol generate health history religion shop mean gather
amily traditions
Traditions bring families together and help create ties that bind for a lifetime. They provide (1) , give birth to memories and establish the
of a family.
Each family creates traditions in its own unique way, while taking part in
that have great (4) meanings.
A tradition can be passed on for (5) or it can be established
the year the first child is born. A strong sense of family in which rituals and traditions abound is one of the most evident traits in (6) families. It gives
the family a frame. It places it in context (7) , linking the past
with the future in such a way that members feel part of a larger ethnic or
family.
As your own special holidays draw near, take some time to start your own family customs. These days are filled with commitments, (9) lists and
places to be. It’s easy to forget the true (10) of why we gather
together. Whether it’s to observe Christmas, Easter or some other festival, we can incorporate into each (11) the gift of a tradition passed down from parent to child, and from friend to friend.
A. Complete this grid showing which verbs go with the nouns.
keep observe celebrate have
a tradition +
a custom a festival
B. Translate these sentences into English.
У народов Крайнего Севера много интересных традиций и обычаев.
В вашей семье обычно отмечают Рождество?
В наше время 1300 меньше людей заинтересованы в поддержании национальных традиций.
Новый год празднуется почти во всех странах мира.