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Условие.

Reading and speaking

Special days in Great Britain, the USA and Canada

By Tamsin Norris, Newcastle upon Tyne, England

The RAP

Holidays and festivals

Mother's Day

(March in Britain, May in the US)

In Britain Mother's Day is celebrated three weeks before Easter (or the 4th Sunday of Lent). On this day mother is rewarded for all she does for her children and family in general. Traditionally her husband and children bring her breakfast in bed and buy her a small gift. Adults visit their mothers, bring them flowers and small presents or send them special cards.

In the US Mother's Day (2nd Sunday in May) became an official holiday in 1914. American mothers should be grateful to Anna Jarvis, a devoted daughter. When her mother died on May 5, 1905, Anna wanted to honour her and asked the minister at her church in West Virginia to give a sermon in her mother's memory. On the same day in Philadelphia, where people remembered Mrs Jarvis as a kind and helpful person, another minister honoured her and all mothers with a special service. That was the beginning.

Guy Fawkes' Night — 5th November

On 5th November 1605 Guy Fawkes and some men tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament, with the government, King James I, the Queen and their son. This was known as the “Gunpowder Plot”.

Guy Fawkes and the other men put twenty barrels of gunpowder under the Houses of Parliament. But someone discovered the barrels, and Guy Fawkes and his men were arrested and executed.

So 5th November is now Guy Fawkes' Night. Children make models of Guy Fawkes and collect money for fireworks. People light big bonfires, burn the “Guys” and set off the fireworks.

28 Look at the texts (pages 12-13) and name the country or countries where each special day is celebrated.

Guy Fawkes' Night

Thanksgiving Day

Independence Day

Halloween

Mother's Day

Thanksgiving Day

This is on the fourth Thursday of November in the USA and the second Monday of October in Canada.

Thanksgiving Day is a day of thanksgiving and feasting. The Pilgrims were the first people from Europe to live in the USA.

Thanksgiving Day commemorates the harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621, thanking God for the food provided throughout the year. In modern time families usually have a big meal together, and in recent years it has become a time for watching football games and parades on television.

Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Great Britain.

Halloween — 31st October

Halloween is celebrated on 31st October, the evening before All Saint's Day (1st November). Some people believe that on this evening the spirits of the dead return to where they used to live, and witches and demons become active. People have celebrated this day in the USA and Canada, and also in Scotland, but it is becoming popular with young people in England, too. Children wear frightening clothes and special masks and visit people's homes to get sweets. Adults go to parties and wear special costumes.

Independence Day — 4th July

It is the official name in the USA for the “Fourth of July” which commemorates 4th July 1776, when the USA became independent from England. There are fireworks and parades on the Fourth of July, and many families meet and have a barbecue or a picnic together.

30 Are these statements true or false?

1 Guy Fawkes and his friends wanted to kill the King and his family.

2 The Gunpowder Plot was a success.

3 The first Thanksgiving Day was in 1621.

4 People in the USA always go to church on Thanksgiving Day.

5 Independence Day in the USA is a religious festival.

6 There are parades on Independence Day.

7 Halloween has always been popular in the whole of Britain.

8 Children and adults wear special clothes on Halloween Night.

Решение.

Решение 2.

28 Посмотрите на тексты (страницы 12–13) и назовите страну или страны, где отмечается каждый из праздников.

Ответ:

Guy Fawkes’ Night is celebrated in Great Britain. (Ночь Гая Фокса отмечается в Великобритании.)

Thanksgiving Day is celebrated in the USA and Canada. (День благодарения отмечается в США и Канаде.)

Independence Day is celebrated in the USA. (День независимости отмечается в США.)

Halloween is celebrated in the USA, Canada and Great Britain. (Хэллоуин отмечается в США, Канаде и Великобритании.)

Mother’s Day is celebrated in Great Britain and the USA. (День матери отмечается в Великобритании и США.)

30 Являются ли эти утверждения верными или ложными?

Ответ:

1 True. (Верно.)

2 False. (Неверно.)

3 True. (Верно.)

4 False. (Неверно.)

5 False. (Неверно.)

6 True. (Верно.)

7 False. (Неверно.)

8 True. (Верно.)