Traditions, Holidays, Festivals in Great Britain

Traditions, Holidays, Festivals in Great Britain

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What things come to your mind when you think of traditions, holidays and celebrations?

special occasions

British Celebrations Christmas St

Valentine’s Day New Year Easter ST. PARTRICK`S DAY Halloween Guy Fawkes Night

Answer the questions

When do we celebrate Victory Day? When do we celebrate New Year? When do we celebrate Christmas? What is the most favorite holiday in your family? What are the most important public holidays in Great Britain? What religious holidays do you know?

True or False

1. Every country has its own traditions and customs. 2. There are no common traditions all over the world. 3. English people celebrate Maslenitsa. 4. There are some common holidays in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 5. London can be great until 10 black ravens live in the Tower. 6. English people celebrate Guy Fawkes Day on the 5th of November. 7. Russian people seldom eat pancakes with caviar now.

Match celebrations with different activities people are involved in

Christmas

People set off firecrackers. People give gifts to their relatives and friends. People cook dinner for the whole family. People dye (красят) eggs and present their relatives and friends with them. People make fancy costumes and put them on. People take part in parades. People go to the church and stay for a service. People write and send special postcards to those they love. People decorate fir-trees.

On the New Year’s Day

On the Guy Fawkes’Night

On 31 October, Halloween

On Saint Valentine’s Day

At Easter

On the 25th of December there is the greatest holiday of all in

England – Christmas. People send X-mas cards to their friends and relatives. People buy a Christmas tree and decorate it with toys, coloured balls and lights. Children wake up early to find stockings full of small presents on their bed. The colours most closely associated with the Christmas season are: red, white and green.

New Year New Year’s Eve all British celebrate on the 31st of December

Most people see with friends and relatives. At midnight they sings New Year songs and wishes a happy New Year. Every year the people of Norway give the city of London a present – a big Christmas tree Some people make New Year Resolutions: I'll get up early every morning next year. I'll clean, my shoes every day.

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Valentine’s day On the 14th of February there is . Valentine’s Day. People send Valentine’s cards to someone they love. Usually they don’t sing them – you must guess who sent cards to you. On this day, people send Valentine cards to their husbands, wives, girlfriends and boyfriends. You can also send a card to a person you do not know.

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PARTRICK`S DAY

The 17th of March is a national holiday in Ireland – St. Patrick’s day. On that day people wear a shamrock. A shamrock is a plant with three leaves. It is the national symbol of Ireland. St. Patrick was a man who had wonderful power. He cleared Ireland of snakes.

Easter In April or at the end of March English people celebrate Easter

Day. On Easter Sunday children get chocolate eggs and rabbits. Many modern Easter symbols come from ancient time. The egg was a symbol long before the Christian era. The Easter bunny is also originated in pre-Christian time.

Halloween On the 31st of October there is Halowe’en

The symbol of this holiday is "Jack o'lantern". People make it from a pumpkin. Children like Haloween parties, they put on witch’s and ghost’s dresses. They go “trick or treat”.

GUY FAWKES ‘ NIGHT

That day in the 5th of November 1605 some conspirators wanted to blow up the House of Parliament and kill King James I. Guy Fawkes was one of them. The King’s men caught Guy and killed him.

Not many people think about those events now but they enjoy celebrating the day with their friends making big bonfires and watching beautiful fireworks. This holiday commemorates the discovery of the so-called Gunpowder Plot and is celebrated throughout the country.

Christmas and New Year: customs and traditions in Great Britain

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Christmas tongue twisters

Santa's sleigh slides on slick snow. Tiny Timmy trims the tall tree with tinsel. Bobby brings bright bells. Chilly chipper children cheerfully chant.

Christmas Associations

Answer the questions:

What do you know about Christmas?

2. What traditional Christmas meals do you know

What is the most popular song about Russian winter

Turkey, pudding, pumpkin pie, vegetables

Santa Clause, holiday, Christmas tree, birch tree. Christmas pudding, Easter, ring, horseshoe. Trousers, stockings, presents, socks. 23rd December, 24th December, 25th December, 26th December. Christmas Eve, Boxing Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas.

TEST

Раскройте скобки и используйте глагол в Past Progressive 1. I (to go) to the cinema at four o’clock when you met me. 2. He (to do) his homework when mother came home. 3. They (to play) football at five o’clock. 4. Ann(not to play) the piano at two o’clock yesterday. 5.The pupils(to write) the test when the bell rang.

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Christmas Stockings

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Candles and Crackers

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Waits and Carol

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Colours of Christmas

The colours most closely associated with the Christmas season are: red, white and green.

Some say that this is because of the red and green plants of wintertime contrasting with the white snow.

Red

means love and reflects our warmth and love for each other. It is also the colour that is considered the greatest excitement. As a religious symbol it stands for fire, blood, and charity.

Green

means hope and the eternal longing for spring and all the promises of the future. Green is the symbol of nature, youth, and the hope of eternal life.

White

means purity and is represented by the crystalline form of water and the snowflake. White is the religious symbol which stands for light, purity, joy and glory.

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Christmas quiz

1. When was Christmas first celebrated?

In the 4th Century

1935

Around 100 AD

2. Where did the Christmas tree tradition originate

Germany

Israel

New England

3. Who probably was the first man to illuminate a Christmas tree with

candles?

Pope John I

Martin Luther

St.Nicolas

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Questions to crossword

English people celebrate this holiday on 25th of December. Russian people bake pancakes (holiday). This holiday is celebrated on the 17th of March in Great Britain The first festival in a year England is a country of …s English people celebrate this holiday on the 5th of November Celebrating this holiday children knock at people’s doors and say “Trick or treat” This holiday is celebrated on the last Thursday in November in America People dye eggs and go to church in Russia (holiday). . So many countries, so many …s “Праздновать” in English Each person has his or her own date of this holiday

SPEAKING Imagine that you’re reporters and you are to make a story

about one of the holidays. Work in small groups. Choose any card you like and make sentences using these phrases. You have three minutes to finish them so try to do it as quickly as you can.

In 1605 conspirators blow up the house of Parliament kill King James I and his ministers Guy Fawkes caught and killed events of long ago watch fireworks make big bonfires

Christian holiday Christ’s return to life go to church presents of chocolate Easter eggs symbols of Easter Easter traditions

old tradition special greeting card sweetheart present a symbol of

love a name of a sender

SPEAKING Imagine that you’re reporters and you are to make a story about one of the holidays. Work in small groups. Choose any card you like and make sentences using these phrases. You have three minutes to finish them so try to do it as quickly as you can.

wish each other Happy New Year send greeting cards New Year’s Eve have parties see the New Year in Big Ben strikes midnight shout “Happy New Year’ hug and kiss each other at discos and clubs

GOOD JOB

Choose a smile for your own according to your work at the lesson. Be objective, please!

I tried as much as I could. Rather good!

I did all my best! Excellent!

I should learn English better! Not very well…

Thank you for your work

The lesson is over.

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