2. Ответьте на вопросы:

1. Which holidays are celebrated in Russia?

2. Why is New Year’s Day favorite to the speaker?

3. How do the speaker and his/her family prepare for this holiday?

4. What is a pleasant moment for him/her?

5. How do the speaker and his/her family spend time on New Year’s Day?

ГОВОРЕНИЕ

1. Расскажите о пяти вещах, которые ассоциируются у вас с Новым годом. Объясните почему.

Используйте слова и выражения, приведённые ниже:

first thing – первая вещь

second thing– вторая вещь

third thing– третья вещь

forth thing – четвёртая вещь

fifth thing – пятая вещь

because – потому что

so – поэтому

then – потом

also - также

Образец:

Things I associate with the New Year are:

1. My family

2. New Year's Tree

3. Santa Claus

4. Tangerines

5. Miracles

I think first thing I associate with New Year’s Day is my family, because since childhood I like to meet the New Year at home with our relatives. At 12 o’clock we sit at the table and say best wishes for the New Year.

Неделя 5. Тема: Праздники за рубежом

АУДИРОВАНИЕ

1. Выйдите по ссылке http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/elementary-podcasts/series-01-episode-08 на аудио «Series 01 Episode 08 Section 4 – Our person in» (время звучания 09.22-11.12).

2. Познакомьтесь со значением приведенных ниже слов и выражений:

huge fish tanks – огромные аквариумы

to appear – появляться

to be full of – быть полным

carp – карп

to find this tradition a little strange – считать эту традицию немного странной

to be eaten – быть съеденным

alive – живой

to taste – иметь вкус

to arrive (about Christmas Eve) – наступать о кануне рождества

generous – щедрый

3. Прослушайте аудиофайл «Series 01 Episode 08 Section 4 – Our person in».

4. Подчеркните слово соответствующее содержанию текста.

Образец: Bill Steadman is our man in Prague/London.

1. When the huge fish tanks appear outside supermarkets here in Prague you know that it must be almost Christmas/Easter.

2. The tanks are full of salmon/carp – the fish traditionally eaten at Christmas here in the Czech Republic and in other central European countries.

3. Carp isn’t usually eaten in Britain/ the Czech Republic.

4. People usually buy the fish from tanks outside supermarkets and take them home alive/dead and put them in the bath.

5. When Christmas Eve arrives you’ll find it very difficult/easy to explain to your children why their pet has suddenly disappeared.

5. Прослушайте текст еще раз и подберите к вопросам соответствующие ответы.

Образец: 1.d)

When does it usually happen?	They buy fish from tanks outside supermarkets.
What do people eat?	Yes, they do.
Where do they take fish for holiday?	They keep it in the bath.
What fish are the tanks full of?	It usually happens on Christmas Eve.
Do people buy fish alive?	They eat carps.
Where do they keep fish after buying?	The tanks are full of carps.
	They keep it in tanks.