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Satellite link Russia - Britain "Winter Holidays and Festivals"

Satellite link Russia - Britain "Winter Holidays and Festivals". New Year. New Year Resolution I must... I am going to start… I mustn't… I am going to stop…. New Year. Write your congratulations on your cards and post them to your friends. Auld Lang Syne

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Satellite link Russia - Britain "Winter Holidays and Festivals"

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  1. Satellite link Russia - Britain "Winter Holidays and Festivals"

  2. New Year New Year Resolution • I must... • I am going to start… • I mustn't… • I am going to stop…

  3. New Year • Write your congratulations on your cards and post them to your friends.

  4. Auld Lang Syne Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind? Should auld acquaintance be forgot And days of auld lang syne? Chorus: For auld lang syne, my dear, For auld lang syne We'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet For auld lang syne. We twa hae run about the braes And pu'd the gowans fine But we've wander'd mony a weary foot Sin' auld lang syne. Chorus: We twahaepaidl't in the burn Frae morning sun till dine But seas between us braid haeroar'd Sin' auld langsyne. Chorus: And surely ye'll be your pint stoup And surely I'll be mine And we'll tak' a cup o' kindness yet For auld langsyne. Chorus: Christmas

  5. St. Valentine's Day Complete the poems on the heart - shaped cards

  6. True or False: 1.There are lots of public holidays in Great Britain. 2.Boxing Day is a public holiday. 3.Boxing Day is celebrated on the 25thof December. 4.Every year the people of Spain give the city of London a present - a Christmas tree. 5.A big Christmas tree stands in Trafalgar Square. 6.There is rarely a Christmas tree in the houses. 7.Traditional Christmas food is Christmas pudding and a turkey. 8.The banks aren’t closed on the public holiday in Great Britain. 9.The luckiest type of the first footer is a tall, dark woman. 10.St. Valentine's Day is a public holiday.

  7. Mark statements about British holidays and about Russian ones • The most popular holiday is Christmas. New Year's Day is a family event in Russia. When the main clock strikes 12, people see the Old year off and the New Year in. It is celebrated on the December 25. Christmas is celebrated on 7 January and it is marked with all right services in churches. Children hang their stockings on their beds hoping that Father Christmas will come with toys and sweets. Country Defendant's Day is celebrated on 23 February. This holiday is devoted to soldiers and officers, to all people who defended our country or are now in the Army. The family usually meets for a traditional dinner of turkey and Christmas pudding. December 26 is the time to visit friends and relatives or to sit in front of the TV. New Year's Day is less popular than Christmas. Maslenitsa or Shrovetide is one of the traditional holidays. But in Scotland it is the biggest festival of the year. During this festival people make fires, burn straw scarecrows of winter and cook pancakes. They visit each other and eat pancakes with sour cream, honey, butter, fish or caviar. These holidays help to keep many traditions which the British have always been famous for.

  8. British Festivals • The most popular holiday is Christmas. It is celebrated on the December 25. Children hang their stockings on their beds hoping that Father Christmas will come with toys and sweets The family usually meets for a traditional dinner of turkey and Christmas pudding. December 26 is the time to visit friends and relatives or to sit in front of the TV. New Year's Day is less popular than Christmas. But in Scotland it is the biggest festival of the year. These holidays help to keep many traditions which the British have always been famous for.

  9. Russian Festivals • New Year's Day is a family event in Russia. When the main clock strikes 12, people see the Old year off and the New Year in. Christmas is celebrated on 7 January and it is marked with all right services in churches. Country Defendant's Day is celebrated on 23 February. This holiday is devoted to soldiers and officers, to all people who defended our country or are now in the Army. Maslenitsa or Shrovetide is one of the traditional holidays. But in Scotland it is the biggest festival of the year. During this festival people make fires, burn straw scarecrows of winter and cook pancakes. They visit each other and eat pancakes with sour cream, honey, butter, fish or caviar.

  10. Mark your progress during the lesson. Put down the mark to the lesson.

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