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Public holidays. 23. února 2013. VY_32_INOVACE_150305. Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Mgr . Zdeňka Hrstková . Slezské gymnázium , Opava, příspěvková organizace. Vzdělávací materiál byl vytvořen v rámci OP VK 1.5 – EU peníze středním školám. Pre-listening.
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Public holidays 23. února 2013 VY_32_INOVACE_150305 Autorem materiálu a všech jeho částí, není-li uvedeno jinak, je Mgr. Zdeňka Hrstková. Slezské gymnázium, Opava, příspěvková organizace. Vzdělávací materiál byl vytvořen v rámci OP VK 1.5 – EU peníze středním školám.
Pre-listening • Why do people like holidays? • What public holidays of the English-speaking countries do you know? • What is your favourite Czech holiday? Why? How do you celebrate it?
Listening You are going to hear 6 people talking about their favourite public holiday. http://www.elllo.org/english/Mixer126/T135-Holiday.htm Match the speaker and the holiday he/she mentions
Speaker 1 (Kat, Germany) • Speaker 2 (Phoebe, China) • Speaker 3 (Isma, Indonesia) • Speaker 4 (Antoinette, USA) • Speaker 5 (Rese, Botswana) • Speaker 6 (Tony, Mosambique) • Spring festival • Ramadan month • Thanksgiving Day • Christmas • Christmas and New Year • Independence Day
Listen again Complete the information for each speaker. • Kat connects Christmas season with ………, snow, friends and her mom's …….. • For children in China, spring festival brings so called red pack with ……… • It is typical that Indonesian people take ……………. during Ramadan. • Antoinette says that one thing that she dislikes about Thanksgiving is ……………… • During Christmas in Botswana, people get together with family and friends and the typical activity is …………. • Independence Day in Mozambique celebrates the achievement of …………. .
Match with the holidays pantomime season Trick or treat Christmas pumpkin jack-o-lantern Ireland ghosts apple bobbing March Halloween reindeer stocking cookies and milk shamrock candy apple green colour elves Saint Patrick's Day October chimney
Correct the mistakes: • Santa Claus' favourite reindeer is called Joseph. • Boxing Day is celebrated on 30th December. • According to legends, St Patrick banished all spiders from Ireland. • Thanksgiving Day is celebrated on fourh Friday in November. • A typical meal of Thanksgiving is a goose. • The first historical Thanksgiving was made by Pilgrim Fathers for American cowboys. • American Independence Day is celebrated on 4th June. • 11th November is a day to remember soldiers killed in wars. People should wear a rose on their clothes.