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FOOD

EGGPLANT

STRAWBERRY

TEE

ICE--CREAM

VEGETABLES

APPLE

LEMONS

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Why do people celebrate it ? (reasons)

When

do people celebrate it?

FESTIVAL

Where

do people celebrate it? (country)

How

do people celebrate it? (activities, food, costumes)

religious

changing seasons

harvest

food

important historical event

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HOW MANY/HOW MUCH

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HOW MANY/HOW MUCH

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HOW MANY/HOW MUCH

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Window on Britain – Festivals

1 – C

2 – B

3 – C

4 – C

5 -- C

6 – A

7 – C

8-- A

Check your answers

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Festivals in Britain

Check your answers

holiday

date

New Year’s Day

31 December

Halloween

31 October

St. Valentine’s Day

14 February

St. Patrick’s Day

17 March

International women’s Day

8 March

May Day

1 May

Victory Day

9th May

Thanksgiving Day

4th Thursday of November

Guy Fawkes Day

5 November

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1

2

3

4

4

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Maslenitsa Celebration-Russian spring festival

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Maslenitsa Celebration

Maslenitsa is a time of singing, dancing and fun. ____________________________________

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Maslenitsa Celebration

Maslenitsa is a time when Russians say good buy to winter and welcome spring.

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Maslenitsa Celebration

Maslenitsa is a time when children dress up and play in the snow. _____________________________________

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Maslenitsa Celebration

Maslenitsa is a time when Russians visit their friends and organise parties at their homes. ____________________________________

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Example:

We make a straw doll and burn it on fire.

  • show Petrushka’s comedies and blow the horn;
  • sing and dance around of “lady Maslenitsa”;
  • jump over a bonfire;
  • go sledding(sledging).

Make up sentences using the Present Simple. One option is extra.

Maslenitsa Celebration-Russian spring festival

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Example:

We make a straw doll and burn it on fire.

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  • have a tug-of-war;
  • go sledding(sledging);
  • take a snow city;
  • pull the sledge with a straw dummy around the village.

Make up sentences using the Present Simple. One option is extra.

Maslenitsa Celebration-Russian spring festival

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Example:

We make a straw doll and burn it on fire.

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  • jump over a bonfire;
  • have a fist fighting;
  • go for Troika(sleigh) rides;
  • go sledding(sledging).

Maslenitsa Celebration-Russian spring festival

Make up sentences using the Present Simple. One option is extra.

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Example:

We make a straw doll and burn it on fire.

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  • sing and dance around of “lady Maslenitsa”;
  • play the balalaika;
  • climb festive wooden pole;
  • have a puppet theatre;
  • take a snow city.

Make up sentences using the Present Simple. One option is extra.

Maslenitsa Celebration-Russian spring festival

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