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Holidays of Great Britain Briton’s way of life Customs and traditions of Great Britain

1 Study the main holidays of Great Britain Read a text and do exercises Listen to the information about some festivals in Great Britain and discuss it 2 Study the superstitions of people from Britain 3 Read and discuss some texts about the way of life in Britain 4 Check up your knowledge of customs and traditions of Great Britain

Northern Norway Trafalgar Square Hogmanay Guy Fawkes Северный Норвегия Трафальгарская площадь Канун Нового года Гай Фокс

Are the sentences below true or false? The most popular holiday in Britain is New Year’s Day. The Christmas tree in London is from one of the Northern countries. A traditional Christmas meal is chicken. On Christmas members of the family meet together. The New Year’s Day is very popular in Scotland. The New Year’s Day in Scotland is called Halloween. On the 5th of November Britons have Bank Holiday. Bank Holidays are called so because all the Britons go to the banks and get money.

Blow up Parliament Burn Dummy Straw Bonfire fireworks Let off Поджигать Парламент Сжигать Чучело Солома Костер Фейерверк Запускать

Answer the questions: Were does the Christmas tree stand in London? What do children usually hang at the end of their beds on Christmas? How does Father Christmas get into a house? What does he usually put into stockings? What did Guy Fawkes try to do on the 5th of November in 1605? What did the King’s men do with Guy Fawkes? How do people in Britain celebrate the 5th of November?

The name of the FestivalThe placeMonthWhat we can see 1 The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race At the Royal Hospital in London 2 The Grand National In Kenilworth, Warwickshire 3 The Chelsea Flower Show Between Putney and Mortlake In London 4 The Henley Royal Regatta At Aitry, Liverpool 5 The Royal Show In London 6 The Notting Hill Carnival On the river Thams

Tell about the festivals using the information from the table and the following example: The Oxford and Cambridge University Boat Race takes place at the Royal Hospital in London, in March and April We can see tow boats there.

Lucky Clover Plant Leaves Horseshoe Right way up Upside down Magpies Umbrella Break Stairs Счастливый Клевер Растение Листья Подкова Правильно Вверх ногами Сороки Зонтик Разбивать Ступеньки

One for sorrow, Tow for joy, Three for a girl, Four for a boy.

Britons’ way of life A semidetached house «My home is my castle» Beforehand – заранее

Peculiar rags – странные лохмотья Weather

Pubs Pub is “a public house”

To meet friends, talk, play, watch TV Beer

Tea Tea is a tradition In early 1800s At 4-5 o’clock Sandwiches, biscuits, cakes “elevenses”

Summarizing the information Chimney, stockings, carols, turkey Dummy, straw, bonfire, fireworks New Year's Day, Scotland

Say in English

A big Christmas tree in London stands in ….. On Christmas relatives usually meet for the big Christmas dinner and eat ….. Public holidays in Britain when most of the offices and shops are closed are called ….. Every year the people of ….. give the city of London a big ….. On the 5 th of November Britons burn a straw ….. The New Year’s Day in Scotland is called …..

The center of life in a village is ….. At 5 o’clock Britons usually drink ….. Tea breaks are called ….. Britons usually live in ….. houses Even the richest person in Britain wears …..

A lucky symbol of black colour is ….. When you see two of ….. it is a good luck Four leaves of ….. is a good luck You shouldn’t stand under the ….. A ….. should hang the right way up

Test The most popular holiday in Britain is New Year’s Day Hogmaney Christmas Halloween The Christmas tree is a present from Russia Sweden Poland Norway

Britons usually live in Small houses High-rise buildings Semidetached houses Flats In pubs Britons usually Drink tea Drink coffee Have dinner Drink beer

The centre of life in a village is A café A cinema A library A pub Britons usually drink tea at 3 o’clock 5 o’clock 8 o’clock 10 o’clock

Choose a good luck Stand under a ladder Break a mirror A black cat One magpie Choose bad lucks Four leaves clover An umbrella opened in a house Tow magpies An upside down horseshoe

The traditional meal for Christmas is Chicken Meat Fish Turkey On the 5 th of November Britons Sing carols Burn a dummy Go to pubs Have Bank holidays

Britons like to wear Nice clothes Costumes for parties Peculiar rags Hats Britons like to speak about Health Family Money Weather