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Unit two.

Reading.

Celebrations in the UK.

Quiz.

Exercise two.

One. Hogmanay.

These Scottish men are celebrating Hogmanay.

They are wearing traditional Scottish clothes, listening to Scottish music, eating and drinking.

What are they celebrating?

B. New Year.

Two. May Day.

The first day of the month of May is known as May Day.

Traditional English May Day celebrations include Morris dancing, crowning a May Queen and dancing around a Maypole.

What are these men and women celebrating?

C. The coming of summer.

Three. Notting Hill Carnival.

These British people are celebrating Notting Hill Carnival.

They are enjoying the music and the food.

Some people are wearing costumes and dancing.

Where is Notting Hill Carnival?

A. London.

Four. Patron Saint's Day.

These Irish children are celebrating their Patron Saint's Day on March the seventeenth.

They are wearing green clothes, listening to a traditional Irish band and taking part in a parade.

Who is their saint?

C. Saint Patrick.

Five. Stonehenge Festival.

These young people are at a famous music festival at Stonehenge.

They are watching their favorite bands and they are staying in tents.

Which country are they in?

B. Britain.

Six. Swan Upping.

These people are counting and marking swans on the River Thames.

This ceremony dates from the twelfth century and takes place in the third week of July every year.

Which swans are they recording?

B. Mute swans.