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6 Read Jimmy’s story. Use the prompts to give more details and make the story more interesting.
One Sunday afternoon last spring (W hich m onth?) I was w ith my class on a sightseeing to u r (W here?). I was a bit tired ( Give more detail). I was sitting on a wall talking w ith my mum on the phone when suddenly I dropped my bag ( Where to? W hat sort o f bag was it?).
Suddenly we heard a shout. To my horror the bag had fallen on a dog (W hich one?)\
We immediately rushed over to help the dog (W h a t was the dog doing?). But the cat and the bag were lying in a deep ditch. Jen n y and I ran to borrow the ladder (W here fro m ? ). I p u t th e ladder and w ent down (H ow ?) to pick up the bag and the dog (W h a t was the cat doing?). I managed to pull out the dog and the bag out of the ditch. Luckily the dog w asn’t hurt, ju st very frightened.
The dog’s owner turned up about ten m inutes later. W hen she saw th e dog ( Where? W hat d id it look like?), she was shocked and angry w ith me. I felt sorry. I certainly learnt a lesson — th e hard way!
7 a Complete the chart using the adverbs and phrases from the box.
"Time Linkers ftesuli linkers Mood and attitude
a t f ir s t as a re su lt o f th is luckily
a t first, luckily, as a re su lt o f this, later on, the next morning, then, sud
denly, in the end, to my horror, to my amazement, soon, because o this, eventually, finally, consequently, immediately, (not) surprisingly so, afterward, from time to time
b Make up sentences using the adverbs and phrases from the box.
Example: A t fi r s t we w ent to the Tower o f London. L u c k ily there were not so m any tourists there. yls a r e s u lt o f th is we could visit all the attractions there.
Write a story about an event where something went wrong. Us the useful expressions above and the following questions: When d the event happen? What were you doing? What was the weather like How did you know that something was wrong? What had happenec What did you do? What happened in the end? How did everyone fee
CULTURE H IG H LIG H TS: EASTER IN DIFFERENT CULTURES
Himm) and 3enny spent their faster holidays in London. And what do you
know about faster celebrations?
1 Look at the pictures and answer the questions.
1. W at do you know about Easter? 2. W hat is th e origin of this holiday? 3. W h at are the customs and habits of the holiday?
Work in groups. Read these words and use them in your own sentences.
custom habit spring equinox to involve h o t cross buns to commemorate goddess Holy week to toast feast hopping bunny to resemble resurrection dyed / painted eggs to roll down image egg rolling com petition to survive bonnet simnel cake to extend
3 Work ingroups. Road Jenny's ttloiy from her website and say why Easter holiday is very important nowadays.
1. Easter is far less important t han Christm as to most people. Q uite a lot o: people go away on holiday at this time. Although it involves a four-day “week end”, there are few customs and habits associated generally w ith it.
Easter day is named after the Saxon goddess of spring, Eostre, whose feast took place at the spring equinox. Easter is now the spring feast of the C hristiar church, commemorating the resurrection of Jesus. It falls of a Sunday betweer March 22 and April 25, according to th e church calendar.
On Good Friday bakers sell hot cross buns, spiced buns w ith a cross on top Today they are toasted and eaten w ith b u tter not only on Good Friday, bui t hrough Holy Week and the Easter period.
2. J u st as Santa Claus represents Christmas, a hopping life-size bunny wit! a basket full of colourful eggs is th e image of Easter.
Traditionally, Easter eggs are given as presents symbolizing new life anc the coming of spring. The oldest custom is to use dyed or painted chicken eggs but a modern tradition is to sub stitute chocolate eggs, or plastic eggs filled wit! sweets such as jellybeans. These eggs are often hidden, allegedly by the Eastei Bunny, for good children to find on Easter morning. Otherwise, they are gener ally p u t in a basket filled w ith real or artificial straw to resemble a bird’s nest.
3 . Egg rolling competitions take place in northern Britain on Easter Mondaj Hard-boiled eggs are rolled down a slope, with the winner being — according t< the local preference — the one which rolls the furthest, survives the most rolls, o is successfully aimed between two pegs! The best publicized event takes place ii Avenham Park in Preston, Lancashire. Many families have a traditional Sunda; roast, particularly roast lamb, and eat food like Simnel cake, a fruit cake wit! eleven marzipan balls, representing the eleven faithful apostles.
Easter parades are also part of Easter tradition, w ith those taking p art wear ing Easter bonnets or hats, traditionally decorated w ith spring flowers and rib bons. 4. Easter M onday is a holiday and many people travel to the seaside fo the day or go and w atch many sporting events, such as football or horse racing
As w ith many other Christian dates, the celebration of Easter extend beyond the church. Since its origins, it has been a tim e of celebration and feast ing and many traditional Easter games and customs developed, such as eg rolling, egg tapping, pace egging and egg decorating. Today Easter is commei cially im portant, seeing wide sales of greeting cards and confectionary such a chocolate Easter eggs, marshmallow bunnies, Peeps and jelly beans. Even man non-C hristians celebrate these aspects of holiday.
^P*1 Read the true / false statements. If the statement is false, give the correct statement according to Jenny’s story (ex. 3, p. 201 ).
1. Easter is a public holiday in G reat Britain. 2. Easter day is named after the Saxon goddess of winter. 3. It is spent on Sunday between M arch 22 and April 25. 4. H ot cross buns are sold at the bookstores. 5. Egg rolling com petitions are very popular in UK on Easter. 6. Today many children eat chocolate eggs on Easter. 7. Easter Bunny represents Christm as in G reat B ritain . 8. On Easter M onday many people travel or w atch many sporting events.
5 Answer the questions about Easter celebrations in Great Britain.
1. W hat is the symbol of Easter? 2. W hat is the oldest custom of Easter? 3. W hy is'egg rolling still a popular pastime on Easter? 4. W hat do people usually have for their Easter dinner? 5. W h at are traditional Easter games? 6. W hy is Easter commercial im portant nowadays?
*$|l Complete the chart about Easter.
A Comparison. Answer the following questions about the Easter celebrations
in Great Britain and Ukraine.
When It happens
5peclal food / drink
Things people give to each other
Other customs
Cjwat Urrtam Ukraine
1. W hich things are similar about the Easter celebrations in G reat Britain and Ukraine? 2. W hich things are different?
