Anotace Didaktický materiál je určen především žákům 4. ročníků maturujících z anglického jazyka. Prezentace obsahuje téma určené k ústní části maturitní zkoušky. Očekávaný výstup: Studenti by měli být schopni aplikovat získané znalosti jak v jejich ústním, tak písemné projevu.
New Year´s Eve (31 st December) New Year´s Day (1 st January) Hogmanay (1 st January) Celebration of the New Year in Scotland St. Valentine´s Day (14 th February) Is celebrated in many countries all over the world People send a card to the one who they love As gifts are typical roses, chocolate or some jewellery GREAT BRITAIN
Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesady) Is day preceding Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent On Pancake Day people make and eat a lot of pancakes Some towns have a pancake racea on this day Easter Holiday celebrating the idea of new birth of Jesus Christ People give each other chocolate eggs which are opened and eaten on Easter Sunday Easter Monday is a holiday, people travel to the seaside for the day or go and watch one of the many sport events, such as football or horse-racing. GREAT BRITAIN
May Day (1 st May) Festival of children Guy Fawkes Night/Bonfire Night (5 th November) British celebrate by fireworks and bonfires Christmas Eve (24 th December) children hang up their Christmas stockings hoping that Santa Claus (Father Christmas) will come down the chimney during the night and bring them small presents The English do not celebrate Christmas this day GREAT BRITAIN
Christmas Day (25 th December) One of the most important festival of the year Most families decorate their houses with brightly-coloured paper, holly and mistletoe, and they usually have a Christmas tree in the room There is a wreath of green holly with its red berries and red bow with the letters MERRY CHRISTMAS on the front door Families open their Christmas presents under their Christmas tree at breakfast time As a main food they have roast turkey with roast potatoes and Christmas pudding They watch fairy tales and listen to Christmas carrols GREAT BRITAIN
Boxing Day (26 th December) It is also a pulblic holiday It is day for visiting relatives and friends It is still a custom to give a present of money to the tradesman – the postman, the milkman etc.
Bank Holidays Public holidays when the post offices, banks, shops are closed Twelfth Night (6 th January) April Fool´s Day (1 st April) Mother´s Day (second Sunday in May) Father´s Day (third Sunday in June) Remembrance Sunday (second Sunday in November) Honors veterans who died in the two World Wars Some other special days
Americans celebrate a lot of holidays and festivals because there are many nations from all over the world and practise many religions Besides the holidays celebrated in the USA, Britain and most countries of the world (Christmas, New Year´s Eve, New Year´s Day, St. Valentine´s Day Easter) There are numerous typically „American“ holidays THE USA
Thanksgiving One of the most important festivals celebrated in the last Thursday in November The Pilgrim fathers and their rich harvest in 1621 laid the foundations of this festival Typical thanksgiving dinner includes roast turkey cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes and pumkin pie Haloween (All Saint´s Day, 31 st Ocrober) Celebration of witches, ghosts, black cats and candy, which is very attractive for children Typical feature of this day are pumpkins with horrible faces with candles inside (jack – o´- lanterns) Childres dress up and go trick – or treating during whicg they get treats from neighbours THE USA
Independence Day (4 th July) The greates American national holiday which celebrate freedom from Great Britain Typical are parades, patriotic music, fireworks, various funny competitons, barbecues and picnics Columbus Day (12 th October) Memorial Day (last Monday in May) Honours people who died in the Americal Civil War Veterans Day (second Sunday in November) Honours those who died in any American War Presidents´ Day Martin Luther King Day THE USA
Do you know history of the Pilgrims? Do you celebrate St. Valentine´s Day? How? How do you celebrate Easter in your family? How do you celebrate Christmas in your family? How do you celebrate New Year´s Eve and New Year´s Day? What is your favourite national holiday and why? It is important to keep traditions of the country you live in? QUESTIONS
BRENDLOVÁ, Světla. Basic Facts on English- Speaking-Countries. Plzeň: Fraus, 2006, ISBN Zdroj obrázků sparklers-r%C3%A1dio-sprej / sparklers-r%C3%A1dio-sprej / RESOURCES