1. Holidays and customs in Great Britain

2. Christmas
holidays
New Year tree
Father Frost
Snow Maiden
Santa Claus
presents
stockings
Remembrance Day
to lay wreaths
to survive
Easter
pancakes
Dyed eggs
Victory Day
Cenotaph
Mother’s Day

3. In Russia we have... (too). In Great Britain we have
Santa Claus
Father Frost
stockings
a reindeer
Snow Maiden
a Christmas Tree
Christmas cake
a New Year Tree
a turkey
a fireplace
Christmas pudding
presents

4. In Russia we have... In Great Britain we have
(too).
dyed eggs
Easter Bunny
Easter lily
a basket of eggs

5. In Russia we have...(too). In Great Britain we have
pancakes
the figure of the winter

6. In Russia we have...(too). In Great Britain we have
the 8th of March
Mother’s Day
cakes
a holiday dinner
flowers

7. In Russia we have...(too). In Great Britain we have
Victory Day
the 11th of November
the 9th of May
Cenotaph
Red Square
Tomb of Unknown Soldier
wreaths
a parade

8. 1. There are a lot of holidays in the world, ...?
2. We celebrate the New Year in Summer, ...?
3.We celebrate Easter in spring, ...?
4. May Day is not a winter holiday, ...?
5. People like holidays, ...?
6. Christmas is a winter holiday, ...?
7. Halloween is not a traditional Russian holiday, ...?
8. Every Englishman doesn’t like to miss his afternoon tea, ...?
9. People like to celebrate Christmas, New year and Easter, ...?

9. Coffee in Britain as popular as tea. f
By 1750 tea had become the principal drink of rich people in Britain f
Most people in Britain prefer to Drink tea with milk t
English people prefer not very strong tea f
Tea was kept in opened boxes in the kitchen. f
Tea became so popular that tea gardens appeared in London t