The Festive year
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 550.
Additional Reading
Chapter 5.
Chapter 4.
Read, transcribe and translate or find the meaning of the following words and expressions. Learn them by heart.
| Leisure time activity |
| Watching television |
| Competing in team sports (soccer, basketball) |
| Going out for the evening |
| Going to the movies / theatre |
| Visiting art galleries and museums |
| Listening to music |
| Going to the beach / park |
| Attending sports events |
| Camping and hiking |
| Visiting places of interest / sightseeing |
| Having Sunday dinner |
| Doing shopping |
| Going to the church |
| Playing board games (cards / chess / checkers) |
| Friday movie night and pizza |
Key Vocabulary “Celebrations”
Read and translate the following words and phrases.
| holiday spirit | Easter |
| Christmas | feast |
| live or artificial Christmas tree | to send an invitation |
| Christmas Eve | to decorate / decoration |
| To sing carol | cracker |
| to hang mistletoe | to light the candles |
| scented sprig | to dress up as … |
| To decorate with ornament(s) | To put on / wear a mask |
| to cook / to serve mince pie | wig |
| To cook / to serve a birthday cake | play a trick on someone |
| recipe | to make a Halloween lantern |
| to set off fireworks | to send someone a card |
Read some information about the festivals all over the world. For questions 1-12 choose the festivals A-E (some of the festivals may be chosen more than once).
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