Номер 58, страница 139 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс (enjoy english) учебник Биболетова, Трубанева

Аудиозапись номер семьдесят пять.

Exercise fifty-eight.

Listen to the dialogue and do the task from your textbook.

Steve: Hi Kate, it's so good to see you.

Kate: Hi Steve, I'm glad to see you too. You've got a great tan. Have you been anywhere for your Christmas holidays?

Steve: Yes, I went to Australia. My cousin invited me to celebrate Christmas with his family.

Kate: Christmas in the lucky country means that the coming year will bring you luck and fortune.

Steve: I hope so.

Kate: What's Christmas like in Australia?

Steve: Well, Australian Christmas differs a lot from the scenes on Christmas cards. Christmas Day falls in the middle of the summer. It's hot and the sun is shining.

Kate: And how do the Australians celebrate Christmas?

Steve: The same way we do it in Europe. The cities and towns are nicely decorated with lights. The signs of Christmas are everywhere. Christmas trees, candles and snowman. Typical Australian decorations such as the figures of koalas, white kangaroos and parrots are also used. Small statues of native animals are dressed in Santa red hats.

Kate: Oh, I wish I could see that. And what about the Australian Christmas tree?

Steve: Most families have a Christmas tree, either real or fake at home. Nowadays, it's more often fake than real. Christmas Day in Australia is associated with family, presents and food.

Kate: I see. They have Christmas dinner too, don't they?

Steve: Yes. Nowadays, because of the heat, most families don't cook traditional turkey roast dinner like in Britain. They prefer having a barbecue on the beach or a picnic in the park. Meals of cold meat and seafood are prepared. In my cousin's family, soft cake topped with whipped cream and fresh fruit has replaced traditional Christmas cake. And it's really delicious.

Kate: What did you do during the Christmas holidays?

Steve: Australian Christmas falls in the hottest month of the year. That's why Australians prefer swimming, surfing, sailing and riding bicycles to staying at home and watching TV. Picnics and barbecue are also very popular. And I spent last Christmas as a real Australian, swimming and cycling. I even tried windsurfing.

Kate: Wow, that's great.

Steve: And how did you spend Christmas?

Kate: With my parents and my sister's family. It was a traditional Christmas with presents under the Christmas tree, turkey and Christmas cake.