Reading
Task 1. Read the information. Match the name of holiday with the suitable part A, B, C or D. (Прочитайте информацию. Сопоставьте название праздника с подходящей частью A, B, C или D)
People in UK celebrate this holiday in January. They have parties where guests dress up in costumes and cover their faces with masks. Next day people visit friends, relatives.
It is a holiday for children in UK. Children dressed in costumes knock on their neighbours’ doors and ask: “Do you want “trick” or “treat?”. Give them “a treat”, (money, or sweets). They go away.
People celebrate this holiday in March in Kazakhstan. People have “kozhe”, “baursak”, drink “kymys” and “shubat”. Over 100 nationalities celebrate this holiday.
People in many countries decorate Christmas trees and give each other presents. Children leave a long sock or stocking at the end of the bed on December 24. They think that Santa Claus usually come down the chimney during the night and brings them presents. The special food is a big turkey and Christmas pudding.
January 1 – New Year holiday
October 31 – Halloween
December 25 – Christmas Day
March 22 – Nauryz holiday
Writing
Task 2. Write sentences about your favorite season answering the following questions:
How many seasons are there in a year?
What is your favorite season?
What is the weather like in your favorite season?
What season were you born?
Why do you like this season?
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Many young people in Britain have a gap year between school and university.They often spend a few months working and then use the MONEY to travel.Some of them have a working holiday ,earning money and visiting a foreing country at the same time.It's easy for young people to get jobs working in ski resorts in the WINTER ,or on farms ,picking fruit in the summer and autumn.
Some people on a gap year do voluntary Work, helping other people overseas.They have to pay for their plane tickets and they don't get money for their work,but while they are working,their food and accommodation are free.Africa became a popular place for gap year students to work when Britan's Prince Harry went there as a volunteer in 2004.He worked in Lesotho with children whose parents have died.He also spent part of his gap year in Australia where he worked on a farm.