1. The Main Winter Holidays in Ukraine

5. With what do associate these words and word-combinations?
Christ
Family holiday
Christ
Christ
angel
religious holiday
Holy Supper
to sing carols
national holiday
herdsmen
Twelve dishes

6. CHRISTMAS

7. Holy Supper

9. Hi, Ukrainian boys and girls.
My name is Betty. I’m from London. I have never been in your country
but I read much about Ukraine.
It is December and people in our country prepare for Christmas.
We celebrate this holiday on the 25th of December. The Christmas season is the most festive time of the year in England. It is a family holiday. Pupils at school have a two week vacation. In the evening on the 24th of December children hang their Christmas stockings on their beds or put them under the Christmas tree. Santa Claus puts presents into them.
Relatives usually meet for big dinner of turkey and Christmas pudding and they give and receive presents.
Before Christmas, groups of singers go from house to house. They collect money and sing Christmas songs.
Welcome to our country on Christmas celebration.
Best wishes.
Betty

10. Complete the sentences.
It is December and people in England prepare for ... .
They celebrate Christmas on the … .
It is a … holiday.
Pupils at school have a … .
Santa Claus puts presents into … .
The main dishes are …. .

11. Correct the mistakes
1. English people celebrate Christmas on the 7th of January.
2. Ukrainian people live according Gregorian calendar.
3. The traditional Christmas dish in England are chocolate eggs and a cake.
4. In Ukraine we celebrate Christmas only one day.
5. Traditionally in Ukraine people prepare ten dishes for Holy Supper.

12. If a hen sings on Holy evening, you’ll have great joy.
There are a lot of superstitious connected with Christmas and Holy evening:
If a hen sings on Holy evening, you’ll have great joy.
If you quarrel on Holy evening, you’ll quarrel the whole year.
At night the girls count the stars. If one of them twinkles, somebody will be in love with you.
Snow on Christmas Day means that Easter will be green.

13. Complete the sentences. Use the right question tag.
The New Year’s Day is celebrated in Ukraine on the 1st of January,…. ?
In our country we do not celebrate Christmas on the 25th December, …. ?
Many children go house to house and sing carols, … ?
We do not live according Gregorian calendar, … ?