Holidays Quiz
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HOLIDAYS AND CELEBRATIONS
Chapter 5
Task 1.Celebrating holidays and anniversary dates together with your family members is widely-spread all over the world.Try this quick quiz to find out what you know about celebrating traditions.
Part 1. Which day do you associate the following items with? Match the celebration attributes from column A with the corresponding Holiday from column B.
| A | B |
| 1. hot cross buns | a. Halloween |
| 2. chocolate eggs | b. Good Friday |
| 3. lanterns made out of pumpkins | c. Christmas |
| 4. pancakes | d. Guy Fawkes Night |
| 5. a decorated tree | e. Easter |
| 6. fireworks | f. Shrove Tuesday |
Part 2. Match the specific characteristics of a holiday from column A with the name of the day in column B.
| A | B |
| 1. The period just before Easter | a. New Year's Eve |
| 2. The day when Americans celebrate the creation of the USA | b. Bank Holiday |
| 3. The famous carnival in Rio de Janeiro | c. New Year's Day |
| 4. The last day of the year | d. Lent |
| 5. The first day of the year | e. Mardi Gras |
| 6. The day when people who work have a holiday | f. Independence day |
Part 3. When do people celebrate the following holidays all over the world? Match the date in column A with the holiday in column B.
| A | B |
| 1. March,17th | a. Boxing day |
| 2. April, 1st | b. St. Patrick's Day |
| 3. October, 31st | c. Women's Day |
| 4. November, 5th | d. St. Valentine's Day |
| 5. December, 26th | e. Fool's day |
| 6. March, 8th | f. Halloween |
| 7. February, 14th | g. Guy Fawkes |
Task 2.Study Appendix (Chapter 5, Key vocabulary “Celebrations”).Write 5 sentences of your own using the expressions from the Key Vocabulary section.
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