A Typical Year in Britain

Before reading.

Discussing points:

1. Do you like to go to school? Why?

2. How many terms does the school year consist of?

3. Do you like school holidays? Why?

4. Every country has its customs.

5. So many countries, so many customs.

While reading.

I Fill in the grids:

Terms	Name of the terms	Duration
The first term
The second term
The third term

Holidays	Name of the holiday	Duration
1.
2.
3.
4.

After reading.

I Answer the following questions:

1. When does the school year start in Great Britain?

2. How many terms are there in the year?

3. How many holidays are there in the school year?

4. What holiday is the best for children?

5. What do children usually have for birthday?

6. What holidays do English have in Great Britain?

7. What holiday is the biggest festival of the year?

8. When do English celebrate Christmas?

9. What traditional meal do English have on Christmas?

10. What traditional song do they sing on New Year’s Day?

II Learn the poems:

• Christmas comes but once a year

And when it comes it brings good cheer,

A pocket full of money and a cellar full of beer,

And a good fat pig to last you all the year.

• Monday’s child is fare of face,

Tuesday’s child is full of grace,

Wednesday’s child is full of woe,

Thursday’s child has far to go,

Friday’s child is loving and giving,

Saturday’s child works hard for his living,

And the child that is born on the Sabbath day

Is bonny and blithe, and good and gay.

• He who is born on Ney Year’s morn

Will have his own way as sure as you’re born.

• January brings the snow,

Makes our feet and fingers glow.

III Make a card (Christmas card, birthday card, New Year’s card)

IV Work in pairs. Tell your partner about:

• your birthday;

• Christmas;

• Easter.

Use Models (# 1, #2)

Model # 1.

A: What holidays do you like most?

B:________________________________________________________

A: Why do you like it?

B:________________________________________________________

A: When do you celebrate it?

B:________________________________________________________

A: Whom do you usually celebrate it with?

B:________________________________________________________

Model #2.

A: Do you like to celebrate your birthday?

B:________________________________________________________

A: When were you born?

B:________________________________________________________

A: Who are your God parents (God mother and God father)?

B:________________________________________________________

A: What presents do you like most?

B:________________________________________________________

A: Does your mother bake a birthday cake?

B:________________________________________________________

A: Do you invite friends to your birthday party?

B:________________________________________________________

A: Who is your best friend?

B:________________________________________________________

A: When does he (she) celebrate his (her) birthday?

B:________________________________________________________

A: What do you usually do at the birthday party?

B:________________________________________________________

V Crossword.

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1.Різдвяний день 1. День Незалежності

2. Пасха

3. День Подарків

4. День народження

5. Новий Рік

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