1. compare Christmas and New Year in Britain and in Russia; 2. speak about your attitude to Christmas; 3. prepare to write memories about New Year in Russia;

CHIMES - a tuned set of bells A NATIVITY PLAY- a play about Jesus Christ’s birth

FATHER FROST- our Russian Santa Claus or Father Christmas SNOW-MAIDEN - Father Frost’s granddaughter

CONFETTI – small bits of coloured paper thrown at people A CRACKER – a firework that makes cracking noises

A STOCKING – clothing covering legs and feet worn by girls and women A CAROL – a Christmas hymn of joy and praise

A CHIMNEY – a structure through which fire from a fireplace is carried away through the roof A SLEIGH - a sledge drawn by a horse

A MINCE PIE - a sweet pie

Remember everything you know about celebrating Christmas and New Year in Britain. Watch the video about Christmas in Britain and in groups prepare to speak about the differences between celebrating Christmas in Britain and in Russia using the plan.

1. Popularity of the holiday 2. Date 3. Main character(s) 4. Presents 5. Meals 6. Activities

1. Christmas is the most popular celebration in the UK, but in Russia Christmas is not as popular as in Britain. New Year is the most popular.

2. British people celebrate Christmas on December, 25 th. We celebrate it on January, 7 th.

3. Father Christmas travels alone. Father Frost is accompanied by his granddaughter Snow-maiden.

British children write letters to Father Christmas, Russian children sometimes write letters to Father Frost.

Father Christmas arrives in the house at Christmas night through the chimney, our Father Frost travels in a sleigh.

4. British children find their presents under the Christmas tree or in the stockings at the end of their beds. Our children find them under the New Year tree.

British children can find a chocolate sixpence in their stockings. Our children can find Russian chocolate coins in their presents.

In British crackers there are silly paper hats, jokes, small presents, in our crackers there is confetti.

5. At Christmas British people eat roast turkey, brandy butter, Christmas pudding, mince pies and a Christmas cake decorated with polar bears and snowmen. We eat roast goose.

6. British children act in nativity plays, Russian children don’t do it.

British people put up and decorate a Christmas tree and their houses with lights, toys, mistletoe and evergreens on Christmas Eve, we put decorations on New Year Eve. Only some of the people use mistletoe and evergreens.

British children leave some brandy and mince pies for Father Christmas. Our children don’t leave anything for Father Frost.

British people listen to Queen’s speech on Christmas, our people don’t listen to Our President’s speech on Christmas, we listen to it at New Year Night.

British people sing their Christmas carols, Jingle Bells, Auld Lang Syne, We wish you a Merry Christmas… Russian people sing other songs.

We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

Exercise 2 B,C page 44 in Students’ Books. In pairs speak about your attitude to Christmas. Use the text on page 43.

Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way. Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh. Dashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh, Over the fields we go, laughing all the way. Bells on bob-tails ring, making spirits bright, What fun it is to ride and sing sleighing song tonight.

Watch the video and prepare to answer the questions about celebrating the New Year in the UK.

1. What do British people organise to celebrate New Year? 2. Where do British people wait for the 12 th chime of Big Ben? 3. What can British people see in the sky at New Year night?

1. British people have New Year parties to celebrate this holiday. 2. They wait for the 12 th chime of Big Ben in Trafalgar Square in London

3. British people can see fireworks in the sky at New Year’s night.

Should auld acquaintance be forgot And never brought to mind Should auld acquaintance be forgot And days of auld lang syne And there's a hand, my trusty friend And gie's a hand to thine We'll take a cup of kindness yet For auld lang syne For auld lang syne, my dear For auld lang syne We'll take a cup of kindness yet For auld lang syne

Write about your childhood memories of New Year in our country