1. «Holiday»

2. «I love holidays»

3. «Ch……s»

4. «Symbols»

5. . Beg…ing A tu..ey A pudd… S..ta C…s A st..king A mirac.. To b.g.n To do the sho…ng N.. Ye.r`s Eve

6. . Beginning A turkey A pudding Santa Claus A stocking A miracle To begin To do the shopping New Year`s Eve

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8. «About Christmas» Do people buy anything before Christmas? What does everybody decorate before Christmas? Do children write letters to anybody before Christmas? The shops are open everywhere,aren`t they? Does anybody work on 25 th December? Does anybody organize parties before Christmas? Where do children find Christmas presents?

9. CountryThe UKRussia Traditions Decorations Food Date of X-mas

10. 1 Christmas in Britain begins a) in December? b) in November? c) in October? 2 Before Christmas everybody buys a) presents b) food c) all of these things 3 There are a lot oh Christmas parties for friends a) in December b) in November c) on Christmas Day 4 Children write letters to a) Santa Clause b) the Queen c) Big Ben 5 Christmas is on a) 25December b) 24 December c) 31 December 6 Children find Christmas presents a) in their shoes b) in their stockings c) under the Christmas tree 7 Traditional Christmas food a) turkey and chocolate cake b) chicken and Christmas pudding c) turkey and Christmas pudding