Vocabulary:

a first-footer – перший, хто заходить до оселі

a piece of coal – шматочок вугілля

a piece of bread – шматочок хліба

Post-listening activity.

1. Put ``+`` next to the true sentences and ``-`` next to the false ones.

1. The 1^st of January, New Year’s Day, is a big holiday in Scotland.

2. People work on that day.

3. Scottish people celebrate New Year’s Eve in every family.

4. After 12 o’clock at night people wish a Happy New Year.

5. The first-footer brings flowers.

6. When the first-footer comes into the house, he wishes a Happy New Year.

2. Finish the sentences.

1. The 1^st of January, New Year’s Day, is a big holiday in …

2. Friends usually have a good …

3. After dinner all the family and the friends begin to …

4. A first-footer is a man who comes … to a house.

5. Before 12 o’clock at night many people … to dance and to sing Scottish songs.

3. Put the sentences in the correct order.

A. and go to meet the first-footers.

B. Scottish people celebrate New Year’s Eve in every family.

C. Before 12 o’clock at night many people in the towns go out.

D. When the first-footer comes into the house, he wishes a Happy New Year.

E. Then people wish a Happy New Year to others

F. People don’t work on that day and children don’t go to school. Friends usually come on that day.

4. Write 5 sentences about the celebration of New Year’s Day in Ukraine. Unit 5. On the Move.

The Smiths have decided to visit their Uncle Tom. They have not seen for ages. This year Uncle Tom is celebrating his fifties anniversary. He lives in Brighton. The Smiths have their summer holidays so they have a good opportunity to go to Brighton all together. Now they are discussing how they can get there.

``I think we can go there by train``, says Mr. Smith. `` It’s not expensive; we can spend some good time in the dining car. `` But his wife Mary doesn’t like to travel by train because it is hot in a carriage in summer. `` I prefer to travel by plane. It is the quickest way of traveling. We can read or sleep during the journey. `` `But it is very expensive to travel by plane``, says their daughter Alice. ``Besides I am afraid to fly by planes. Some people say that it is very dangerously. Let’s go to Brighton by ship. It’s so romantically. `` But her grandfather doesn’t like this idea. `` We’ll go to Brighton by car. We’ll never miss our train and we can stop wherever we want. It’ll be a cheap and comfortable journey. ``, he said.

Post- listening activity.

1. Choose the right variant.

1. The Smiths have decided to visit their

1. Aunt Tammy

2. uncle Tom

3. uncle don

2. He lives

1. in Brighton

2. in Richmond

3. in London

3. Mr. Smith says that they can go there

1. by plane

2. by train

3. by ship

4. When they go by train they’ll have

1. a terrible journey

2. a very comfortable journey

3. a very comfortable voyage

5. Who doesn’t like to travel by plane

1. his wife Mary

2. his daughter Alice

3. his aunt Emily

6. What can they do on plane?

1. read and eat during the journey

2. read or sleep during the journey

3. sleep or eat during the journey

7. Alice doesn’t want to go by plane because

   1. it is expensive

   2. it is dangerous

   3. it is very fast

8. Who doesn’t want to go by ship?

   1. the mother

   2. Alice

   3. the grandfather

9. The journey by car is

   1. cheap and comfortable

   2. cheap and fast

   3. not expensive and comfortable