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Holidays
Eskalieva N.M
Teacher of English of the secondary school by N.Alimkulova
Station 1 Phonetics ( Фонетикалық )
Read as quickly as you can
Hickery, pickery my black cat likes to sit in my blue hat.
A girl sees three big grey geese. Sid sees six geese.
Read and write the words
[‘θæŋks’giviŋ ‘dei]
[həloʊ’in]
[‘nju: ‘jɜ:]
[‘fa:δəz ‘dei]
[‘mei ‘dei]
[‘mʌδəz ‘dei]
[‘i:stə]
[‘seint ‘væləntain ‘dei]
[‘eipril ‘fu:lz ‘dei]
Station 2 Grammar (Грамматикалық)
Past Simple or Past Continious
1. I (to go) to the cinema when you met me.
2. I (to do) my homework when mother came home.
3. I (to do) my homework yesterday.
4. I (to do) my homework from five till eight yesterday.
5. I (not to play) the piano yesterday.
6. He (not to sleep) when father came home.
7. When I (to go) to school the day before yesterday,
I met Mike and Pete. They (to talk) and (to laugh).
8.When mother (to come) home, I (to do) my homework.
Give opposites
white – big – good – fast – happy – small– expensive
quiet
old
safe –
Station 3
Lexical
Answer the questions :
1.Children wake up very early in the morning to find their__________ have been filled by Father Christmas.
At what time of the year is Halloween celebrated ?
Winter
Summer
Spring
Autumn
Where is Big Ben situated?
The popular social transport of London?
Station 4
Holidays
CHRISTMAS
CHRISTMAS IS THE CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS CHRIST ON DECEMBER, 25. MANY PEOPLE GO TO CHURCH ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND IN THE MORNING OF CHRISTMAS DAY. CHRISTMAS CAROLS ARE SUNG EVERYWHERE.
FAMILIES DECORATE THE CHRISTMAS TREE WITH CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS
AND PUT GIFTS FOR THE FAMILY MEMBERS AND CLOSE FRIENDS UNDER IT.
GIFTS FROM SANTA CLAUS ARE PUT INTO THE STOCKINGS HUNG NEAR THE MANTELPIECE.
FAMILIES USUALLY GATHER FOR A FAMILY REUNION AND HAVE A CHRISTMAS PARTY WITH A TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS DINNER - ROAST TURKEY, HAM, POTATOES, VEGETABLES, MINCE PIE, FRUIT CAKE, GINGERBREAD, NUTS, ETC.
IT IS ALSO TRADITIONAL TO SEND CHRISTMAS CARDS TO RELATIVES AND FRIENDS AND TO GIVE TO CHARITY. GREETING: MERRY CHRISTMAS! RESPONSE: THE SAME TO YOU!
NEW YEAR
NEW YEAR'S EVE IS THE LAST EVENING OF THE OLD YEAR. NEW YEAR'S DAY IS JANUARY, 1. PEOPLE OFTEN GATHER AT THE PLACE WHERE THERE'S A TOWER WITH A BIG CLOCK TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO THE OLD YEAR AND WELCOME TO THE NEW YEAR.
NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION TO QUIT DOING SOMETHING (E.G. SMOKING) OR START SOMETHING NEW (E.G. SWIMMING). NEW YEAR'S DAY IS USUALLY CELEBRATED WITH FRIENDS AT HOME OR IN A RESTAURANT. GREETING: HAPPY NEW YEAR! RESPONSE: THE SAME TO YOU!
HALLOWEEN IS ONE OF THE FAVORITE CHILDREN'S HOLIDAYS. IT IS CELEBRATED ON THE THIRTY-FIRST OF OCTOBER. HOLIDAY ATTRIBUTES INCLUDE A JACK-O'-LANTERN (AN EMPTY PUMPKIN WITH HOLES INSTEAD OF THE EYES, NOSE AND MOUTH AND A BURNING CANDLE INSIDE) AND FRIGHTENING GHOST COSTUMES AND MASKS. HOUSES ARE DECORATED WITH PAPER WITCHES, GHOSTS, BLACK CATS.
CHILDREN WEARING COSTUMES GO TRICK-OR-TREATING TO NEIGHBORS' HOUSES, WHERE A LOT OF SWEET THINGS IS PREPARED FOR THEM. THEY KNOCK AT THE DOOR AND SHOUT "TRICK OR TREAT!" IF A TREAT IS NOT GIVEN TO THEM, THEY PLAY A TRICK: SQUEEZE OUT TOOTHPASTE ON THE GLASS, WRITE WITH CRAYONS ON THE DOOR, THROW PEBBLES ON THE PORCH.
The celebration of Thanksgiving Day was started by the Pilgrims in 1621 when, with the help of local Indians, they had their first good crop after a long period of hardship in North America. For Americans, this day is the day of thanks for the blessings they have received.
THANKSGIVING IS A FAMILY HOLIDAY. GOING HOME TO CELEBRATE THANKSGIVING DAY WITH THE FAMILY IS A WIDELY SPREAD TRADITION. IT IS ALSO A TRADITION TO GIVE TO CHARITY, AND MANY PEOPLE PREPARE GIFTS AND FOOD FOR THE NEEDY FAMILIES. THE HOLIDAY IS CELEBRATED WITH A BIG DINNER: ROAST TURKEY, CRANBERRY SAUCE, PUMPKIN PIE, INDIAN PUDDING, CORN, VEGETABLES, FRUIT, NUTS.
St. Valentine’s day
- On the 14th of February there is St. Valentine’s Day. People send Valentine’s cards to someone they love. Usually they don’t sing them – you must guess who sent cards to you .
Mother’s day
- In March there is a holiday for English women – Mother’s Day.
- People in the family try to help her.
- On that day they visit their mothers and give them presents and “A Mother’s Day Card ”
April Fools Day
- A day of jokes and tricks. You have to play the joke before 12 o’clock midday, otherwise the joke is on you. No one really knows when this custom began but it has been kept for hundreds of years.
- The First of April, some do say Is set apart for All Fools Day; But why the people call it so, Not I, nor they themselves do know
Station 5
Rhymes
( Тақпақтар )
Vocabulary:
Eve - the day or period of time immediately before an event or occasion;
Christmas carol - a religious folk song;
Holly, mistletoe – plants used for decorating people’s homes for Christmas;
Tinsel - a form of decoration consisting of thin strips of shiny metal foil;
The Declaration of Independence - a document declaring the U.S. to be independent of the British Crown, signed on July 4, 1776, by the congressional representatives of the Thirteen Colonies, including Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams;
Jack-o'-lantern - a lantern made from a hollowed-out pumpkin in which holes are cut to represent facial features, typically made at Halloween;
To go trick-or-treating - a children's custom of calling at houses at Halloween with the threat of pranks if they are not given a small gift.
QUESTIONS:
1) What is Christmas and when is it celebrated?
2) How do people decorate their houses for Christmas?
3) What do people usually do when they celebrate the New Year?
4) What did the signing of the Declaration of Independence mean and when did it take place?
5) What do Americans usually do on the July, 4 th ?
6) What is the main symbol of Halloween?
7) How do children go trick-or-treating?
8) When was the first Thanksgiving day celebrated?
9) What does Thanksgiving represent for Americans?