4. on at on Christmas Day at Christmas on Mother’s Day at Easter on holiday at weekend on St. Nicholas Day at Halloween

5. Revision of the vocabulary Calendar, Christmas, to decorate, national, a custom, to celebrate, to honour, a tradition, a greeting card, an invitation, a guest, to prepare, a present, merry, a ghost, a costume, a joke, favourite, a pumpkin, a witch, to give a party, to spend holidays

6. Sleigh- сани To leave – залишати Mince pie – пиріжок з м’ясом Chimney – димохід The North Pole – Північний полюс Special – особливий

7. 1. Fill it in! Write the missing words in the sentences. a. It’s Christmas Eve. Santa puts on his red _____ and his red hat. b. Santa leaves a _______________ for good girls and boys. c. He eats one mince pie. Then, two, three, _______________... “Hmm, yum, yum.” d. Santa climbs down the _______________ with Amy’s present. e. But oh dear...he is too _______________, he can’t move! f. Amy and Santa go all around the _______________ with the Christmas presents. g. The _______________ flies back to the North Pole for more presents. h. Amy and Rudolf throw _______________. They have lots of fun. 2. Write and draw! Santa gives Amy a special present. What do you think it is? What’s the best present you’ve ever received? Draw and write about it!...…………………………………………………... ……………………………………………………... ………………………………………………………

8. Match them up! Draw a line to match the sentences about Amy, Santa and Rudolph. Santa and Rudolf are getting ready and gets too fat. Santa’s sleigh to deliver all the presents. Santa eats lots of mince pies for Christmas. Amy pulls Santa throw snowballs. Amy helps Santa from the chimney. Amy puts the presents flies around the world. Amy visits the North Pole to say thank you. Amy and Rudolph and sees Santa’s toy factory. Santa gives Amy a special present under the tree.

9. Answer the questions 1.What is Tanya’s favourite holiday? 2. What does she like about holidays? 3. When is Halloween? 4. Why is Steve not afraid of ghosts and witches on this day? 5.How do English people mark this day ?

10. Make up the questions and translate them 1. celebrate, when,usually, do, Mother’s Day, you 2. who, honour, you, do, that, on, day 3. Mum, do, do, you, usually, for, your, what 4. does, mother, say, what, your, you

11. Check your questions When do you usually celebrate Mother’s Day? Who do you honour on that day? What do you usually do for your Mum? What does your mother say you?

18. Your home-task: Ex.2, p. 50 – write about your attitude(ставлення) to holidays Ex. 5, p.82 – learn the song