Guy Fawkes Day. November 5-th is Guy Fawkes day in Britain. All over the country people build wood fires, or “bonfires”, in their gardens. On top of each bonfire is a guy. That is a figure of Guy Fawkes. He was one of a band of conspirators who wanted to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I and his ministers. However, the plot failed. Fawkes was caught on the 5-th of November 1605. The conspirators were executed and Britain has celebrated Guy Fawkes Night since then. Before November 5-th, children use their guys to make money. They stand in the street and shout “Penny for the guy”. Then they spend the money on fireworks.
Winter.
Up-Helly-Aa. The Shetland are islands near Scotland. In the ninth century the Vikings from Norway came to the Shetlands. They came to Britain in ships and took away gold, animals and sometimes people. Now, 1000 years later, people in the Shetlands remember the Vikings with the festival, which they call “Up- Helly-Aa”. Every winter people of Zervick, the capital of the Shetland Islands, make a model of a Viking longship with the head of a dragon at the front. Then, on Up - Helly-Aa night in January, the Shetlanders dress in Viking clothes and carry the ship through the town to the sea and burn it there. The festival is a party for the people of the Shetland Islands.
Carol Singing. Originally, carols were song performed with dancing at Christmas and other festivals. They were often sung outside houses by fantastically – dressed actors called Mummers. Many of today’s carols have been written since the 19-th century as Christmas hymns celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ.
2. Now that you’ve read the text once match the names of the traditions with the season of the year.
Winter St David’s day the State opening of Parliament
Spring Swan Upping The Trooping of the Colour
Summer Carol Singing Highland games
Autumn Up-Helly-Aa May Day
Guy Fawkes Day
3. Now meet in expert groups
a) Read the text again for more detailed information and say which of the two is right.
b) Compare your answers to questions.
c) Be cure you know the answers to all the questions
The Shetlanders build a....of a Viking longship and then burn it.
a) real b)model
2. St David’s Day is an important day for...people
a) Welsh b) Scottish
3. On May Day young... went to the fields and washed their faces with dew.
a) men b)girl
4. On the day of Trooping the Colour the Queen’s soldiers,..., march in front of her.
a) the Guards b) the troopers
5. On the day of Swan Upping the Queen’s swan keeper marks... swans.
a) young b) old
6. At Highland Games you can see...
a) only sport competition b) sports competitions and dancing
7. During the State Opening of Parliament the Queen sits on a throne in...
a) the House of commons b) the House of Lords
8. Guy Fawkes was... of King James I
a) a minister b) an enemy
9. Carols are often sung... houses.
a) outside b) inside
4. Meet in your home group.
a) Take turns to retell to your classmates using the questions.
b) Listen to your classmates, retell the articles and go on filling missing words with the information you have heard (ex.3).
5. Work in the whole class
a) Discuss what place and holidays in Great Britain you prefer to visit. Prove your opinion.
b) Would you like to visit Scotland in summer (Highland Games)?
I think there are many things...
They are...
I am sure many people would... as for me I would... because...
Lesson-4 Christmas
1. Pay attention to the new words. Then read the text “Christmas” and say what else you know about this festival.
Christian holy day – святой день для христиан
In honour – в честь
Merry – making - веселье
Midnight Mass - месса
Workshop - мастерская
Elves – эльфы, гномы
Tangerine - мандарин
Supposed - предполагать
Imaginary – воображаемый
Christmas Day
Christian is the main public holiday in Britain and the USA. This Christian holy day is held on December 25-th (in Russia on January 7-th) in honour of the birth of Christ. People often see it as a time of merry-making and present – giving. They usually spend time with their families, eat special food and drink a lot. On Christmas Eve some people go to a special church service called Midnight M ass in Britain or Christmas Eve Service in America at 12 o’clock at night. Others may have a drink with their friends.
2. Read and match the pictures with the proper parts of the text “Before Christmas Day” and their titles.
Before Christmas Day.
Titels:
Shopping before Christmas. 6. Santa Claus: the way he travels. Christmas cards. 7. Santa Claus: where he lives. Carol singing. 8. Christmas stockings. Christmas tree. 9. Christmas presents. Santa Claus: what he looks like People sometimes go carol singing, which means singing carols in the street, outside people’s houses. Some carols, for example “e All You Faithful” and “Silent Night”, are very well-known. Santa Claus is thought to live at the North Pole where he spends most of the year in his workshop making toys for children with the help of elves often called “brownies” in America. People think of them as a happy man, who says “Ho, ho, ho” There is a tradition that children should put a long sock called a Christmas stocking at the end of their bed or by the chimney or hang it by the fireplace so that Santa Claus will fill it with presents, A tangerine or a nut are often put into the stockings. Santa Claus is supposed to visit each house on Christmas Eve by climbing down the chimney. Young children are told that Santa Claus will bring those presents if they are good. Children sometimes write a letter to Santa Claus telling him what presents they would like for Christmas. On Christmas Eve (December 24-th, the day before Christmas Day), they often leave out something for him to eat or drink. People also buy and send Christmas cards to their friends usually containing the message “Merry Christmas”. The cards often show pictures of “nativity (the birth of Christ), Santa Claus, Christmas tree, Robins” or scenes of old-fashioned Christmases. Because people give each other presents, in the days and weeks before Christmas the shops become very busy. Newspapers and television say how many hopping days there are left and people often spend a lot of money. Many people enjoy this but fell that Christmas has become too much of business and so has lost its meaning. Santa Claus, also called Santa, Father Christmas (in Britain), or Kriss Kringle (in America) is an imaginary old man in red clothes and with a long white beard. He is supposed to fly about the sky in a sleigh, pulled by reindeer.9. People usually decorate their houses and many people have a Christmas tree with
coloured balls or lights on it in their house which they also decorate.
3. Pay attention to the new words. Then listen to the text and answer the questions.
Piled around – складываются под
Tinsel baubles fairy lights - гирлянды
Cracker - хлопушки
Sprouts - брюссельская капуста
Covering of icing – корочка из глазури
Mince pie - пирожок с начинкой из изюма, миндаля, корицы и сахара
Bake – пекут
Christmas Day
Christmas Day is a public holiday. Families usually spend the day opening their which are often piled around the Christmas tree decorated with tinsel, baubles, fairy lights and so on. They eat and drink together. The most important meal is Christmas dinner. At the start of the meal, British people often pull a cracker, which contains a small toy. A paper bat, and a joke. The typical meal consists of turkey with potatoes and other vegetables such as carrots and sprouts. In Britain this is followed by Christmas pudding – a sweet pudding containing a lot of dried frit and often covered with burning brandy. Other traditional foods in Britain include Christmas cake – a cake containing a lot of dried fruit and usually having a covered of icing made to be eaten at Christmas, and mince pies.
Americans bake special biscuits called Christmas cookies which they eat over the Christmas season (the time when people prepare for and celebrate Christmas, from mid December to the end of the year).
In Britain, the day after Christmas is called Boxing Day and also a public holyday.
A lot of sports take place on Boxing Day and many people now spend time watching sport on television. In the US many stores hold special sales, where things can be bought cheaply, on the day after Christmas. Twelve days after Christmas is the time when people are supposed to take down their decorations and remove their Christmas trees.
Questions
What kind of holiday is Christmas? When do British people celebrate Christmas? What is the traditional British dinner on the 25-th of December? What is the traditional American dinner on the 25-th of December? What is called in Britain the day after Christmas? How do they decorate the Christmas tree? How do English people celebrate Christmas?4. Put together all the information about Christmas and sum it up in a short talk about Christmas celebrations. Let each student add something to the story. Don’t repeat each other.
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