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UNIT 9 English and Ukrainian holidays

Greetings and wishes

Happy New Year!

Merry Christmas!

Happy Valentine Day!

Best wishes for a happy Easter!

Many happy returns of the day!

May all your dreams come true!

Language 1

1. Fill in the gaps with the words from the box. Match the poems with the greeting cards.

a) Christmas

b) New Year

d) Valentine

e) Mother’s Day

c) Thanksgiving

Here’s a special 1). ….

With lots of love for you,

And since you’re very special

Here are hugs and kisses, too

It’s Mom’s Day!

And I am here to do my favourite

activity of the day…

Guess what?

Mmmmm … Putting my arms

round you

And giving you tight sqqqqeeeeze to say…

You are the best!

Happy 2). … !

Having a friend like you

Means always having

Big helpings of support and love and fun

Wishing you a 3). … .

As special as you are to me!

Wishing you 12 month of happiness,

52 weeks of fun

365 days of success

8760 hours of good health

525600 minutes of good luck

3153600 seconds of joy

Best wishes for a Merry 4). ….

And a Happy 5). …!

2. Read the information and do a group project of Christmas celebrations

Christmas is an important festival in Britain and Ukraine. December 25^th is Christmas Day in Great Britain. January 7^th is Christmas Day in Ukraine. People buy presents and cards for their friends and family. Houses and shops have pine trees with lights and decorations called Christmas trees.

On Christmas Eve evening children leave big red stockings by their beds for presents. Santa Claus comes at night and leaves presents in the stockings.

In Ukraine Christmas is the most beloved festival. On Christmas Eve (Sviat Vechir) the family gathers around the table for a holy supper of twelve symbolic dishes. The supper begins when the first star appears in the sky. First everyone takes a spoonful of kutia. Carols usually end the evening and signal the start of koliadki.

3. Project. Make your own valentine and present it in the class

The 14^th of February is St. Valentine Day. On this day boys and girls send cards to people they like very much. They are short poems in the cards. Sometimes you can only guess who the cards are from.

Read and match the parts of valentines.

4. Read the text about Easter in Britain and Ukraine.

Make a drawing of an Easter egg Easter is in spring. In Britain Easter starts on Good Friday. People give children chocolate eggs for Easter.

Pysanka is the traditional Easter egg in Ukraine. The first Easter meals begins when the head of the family cuts pysanka into small pieces and gives them to each member of the family.

5. Read the information about April Fool's Day and write three more April Fool lies

The first day of April is full of fun. It is April Fool’s Day. People tell lies and play tricks. If somebody believes the lie, say, «April Fool».

Here are some April Fool lies:

’There is a spot on your dress’

’We’re having a test today’

6. a) Read the information about March 8. Make a list of things mothers do for their children. Compare it with the lists of your classmates

In Ukraine March 8 is Women’s Day. It is official day off. On this day, men present flowers and gifts to their women: wives, mothers, sisters and daughters.

Mother’s day is the second Sunday in May. On this day children make cards or gifts for their mothers. They can write thank-you-letters to their mothers too.

b) Write a thank-you-letter to your mother.

7. a) Learn about the Day of Knowledge and make a poster about it

***The Day of Knowledge is celebrated at the time when all students begin their new year studies. After a fun filled hot summer students are going back to the «Land of Knowledge». The day starts with meetings held next to each school.

You can see many nicely dressed students with bunches of flowers everywhere.

b) Put the sentences in the correct order.