Номер 2, страница 39 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Кузовлев, Лапа

Unit 2. Is your country a land of traditions?. Lesson 1. What do you know about Britain traditios - номер 2, страница 39.

Условие.

There are traditions that are connected with different occasions.

1) Do you know the following traditions? Fill in the gaps using the words from the box in the correct form.

anniversary • celebrate • connect • follow • Guard • include • introduce • main • mark • member • occasion • preserve • speech • unite

Christmas is the ______ in modern Britain on which a lot of traditions by a lot of people. For many people it is the ______ holiday of the year. In Britain it ______ on 25 December. Today it ______ with “making money by shops” that is now part of tradition: most people ______ the tradition of buying gifts for their family ______.

People also buy a Christmas tree. This tradition came from Germany. It ______ in the nineteenth century. Every Christmas, London gets a gift from the people of Norway – a Christmas tree that is 23 metres high. It stands in the centre of London, in Trafalgar Square* and it is decorated with 500 white lights. Christmas is a time that ______ families. Celebrating Christmas ______ a Christmas dinner and listening to the Queen’s Christmas ______ when the Queen speaks to “her” people on TV and on the radio.

There are many royal traditions in Britain. The Queen’s telegram is not a very old custom but it is for very old people. Every British person gets a telegram from the Queen on their one-hundredth ______ . In 2006 the Queen had her 80th birthday. The day ______ by fireworks and parades. The Changing of the ______ is a very beautiful tradition. Every morning tourists go to watch the ceremony at Buckingham Palace.* At 11.30 the guard that stands in front of the palace changes.

2) Learning to translate. Find the sentences with the Ving forms and translate them. (understanding grammar structures)

grammar for revision

Ving forms

• 1. I like the idea of celebrating the New Year. – Мне нравится идея праздно-вания Нового года.

• 2. Preserving traditions is important for the British. – Сохранение традиций важно для британцев.

• 3. The students marked the occasion raising money for charity. – Студенты отметили событие, собирая деньги на благотворительность.

3) Answer the questions.

• Where does the main London Christmas tree come from every year?

• When does the Queen talk to the nation?

• Who can get a telegram from the Queen?

• What ceremony do many tourists like?

Решение.

Решение 2.

Задание 1: Знаете ли вы следующие традиции? Заполните пропуски, используя слова из рамки в правильной форме.

Ответ:

1. occasion / событие, случай

2. are followed / соблюдаются, придерживаются

3. main / главный

4. is celebrated / празднуется

5. connects / связывает

6. follow / следуют

7. members / члены

8. was introduced / была введена

9. unites / объединяет

10. includes / включает

11. speech / речь

12. anniversary / юбилей, годовщина

13. was marked / был отмечен

14. Guard / караул

Задание 3: Ответьте на вопросы.

Ответ:

1. The main London Christmas tree comes from Norway.
Главную рождественскую елку в Лондон привозят из Норвегии.

2. The Queen talks to the nation on Christmas.
Королева обращается к нации на Рождество.

3. Every British person on their one-hundredth anniversary can get a telegram from the Queen.
Каждый британец на свой сотый юбилей может получить телеграмму от королевы.

4. Many tourists like the Changing of the Guard ceremony.
Многим туристам нравится церемония смены караула.