I Fashion in the usa and Britain
Many British people don't think about clothes very much. In Britain, as well as in the USA, men in offices usually wear suits and ties and women wear dresses or skirts (not trousers). Doctors» lawyers and business people wear quite formal clothes.
And in some hotels and restaurants men have to wear ties and women wear smart dresses. Jeans and open shirts are sometimes not allowed. It is difficult to say exactly what people wear in Britain and the States because everyone is different. It you are not sure what to wear watch what other people do and then do the same. Or ask the advice of a friend or your host. You'll feel relaxed if you don't look too different from everyone else.
British people just like to be comfortable. When they go out to enjoy themselves, they can wear almost everything. At theatres, cinemas and concerts you can put on what you like — from elegant suits and dresses to jeans and sweaters. In many ways.
Americans are more relaxed than British people, but they are more careful with their clothes. At home or on holiday most Americans wear informal or sporty clothes. But when they go out in the evening, they like to look elegant. In good hotels and restaurants men have to wear jackets and ties and women wear pretty clothes and smart hairstyles. But these days most people in Britain and the USA do not wear very formal clothes. But sometimes it is important to wear the right thing.
II 1. At the moment, _________ an exercise in order to review the English verb tenses that I have learned.
a) I do b) I doing c) I'm doing
2. I _______ to the cinema last night.
a) went b) gone c) go
3. Peter ______ here tomorrow
a) will be b) be c) is
4. Be quiet! I ____________.
a) am working b) work c) worked
5. I'm afraid I'm not hungry. I've _______ eaten lunch.
a) yet b) still c) already
6. _______ you ever ________ to Hollywood?
a) Did ... go b) Have .... go c) Have ... gone
7. This house is quite old. It .... in 1910.
a) built b) was built c) build
8. He plays soccer, ..... ?
a) don't he? b) does he? c) doesn't he?
9. ______ you like the film?
a) Did b) Do c) Were
10. I've never __________ to England.
a) been b) gone c) being
III My last visit to the concert (museum)
Exam card 24
I Halloween
Halloween is a festival that takes place on October 31. In the United States children wear costumes and masks and go trick-or-treating. Many of them carve jack-o'-lantens out of pumpkins. Fortunetelling and storytelling about ghosts and witches are popular activities.
Halloween developed from new year festivals and festivals of the dead. Christian church established a festival on November 1 called All Saints' Day so that people could continue to celebrate their festivals.
The Mass said on All Saints' Day was called Allhallowmass. The day before All Saints' Day was known all hallows' Eve or All Halloween.
The main Halloween activity for children is trick-or-treating. Children dress in costumes and masks and go from door to door saying "trick or treat". The neighbours give children such treats as candy, fruit and pennies so that children do not play tricks on them.
Jack-o'-lanterns are hallowed-out pumpkins with face carved into one side. Most jack-o'-lanterns contain a candle inside. An Irish legend says that jack-o'-lanterns are named after the man called Jack.
He could not enter heaven because he was a miser, and he could not enter hell because he had played jokes on devil. As a result, Jack has to walk on the earth with his lantern until Judgment Day.
Fortunetelling is an important part of Halloween. For example, a coin, a ring, and a thimble were baked into a cake. It was believed that the person who found the coin would become wealthy. The one who found the ring would marry soon. And the person who found the thimble would never get married. Today people practice cardreading or palmistry.
People once believed that there were many ghosts and witches on the Earth and that they met on October 31 to worship the devil. Today, people do not believe in ghosts and witches but they like to tell stories about them on Halloween.
II 1. At the moment, _________ an exercise in order to review the English verb tenses that I have learned.
a) I do b) I doing c) I'm doing
2. I _______ to the cinema last night.
a) went b) gone c) go
3. Peter ______ here tomorrow
a) will be b) be c) is
4. Be quiet! I ____________.
a) am working b) work c) worked
5. I'm afraid I'm not hungry. I've _______ eaten lunch.
a) yet b) still c) already
6. _______ you ever ________ to Hollywood?
a) Did ... go b) Have .... go c) Have ... gone
7. This house is quite old. It .... in 1910.
a) built b) was built c) build
8. He plays soccer, ..... ?
a) don't he? b) does he? c) doesn't he?
9. ______ you like the film?
a) Did b) Do c) Were
10. I've never __________ to England.
a) been b) gone c) being