1. HOLIDAYS
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR

2. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Give presents Celebrate Get presents Decorate
Bring presents Wish
Christmas Eve Greeting cards
Stockings Colored lights
Trafalgar Square
Norway
Make resolutions
Keep resolutions

3. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR When is Christmas Day?
The 25th of December is Christmas Day.

4. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Is it a happy holiday?
It’s a happy holiday for a lot of people in different countries.

5. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
Why are people busy some weeks before Christmas?
Some weeks before Christmas English people are busy. They send greeting cards to all their relatives and friends.

6. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Where can people get Christmas cards?
You can buy Christmas cards or you can make them. A lot of children make their cards at school.

7. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR How people decorate a Christmas tree?
People buy a Christmas tree and decorate it with toys, colored balls and little colored lights.

8. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Where do people put Christmas presents?
People put their presents under the tree.

9. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
Where do children put their stockings when they go to bed?
When children go to bed, they put their stockings near their beds.

10. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Who comes at night?
At night Father Frost comes.
What does Father Frost bring?
He has got a big bag of presents for children.

11. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Where does he put presents for children?
He puts the presents into the children’s stockings.

12. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Where is there a big Christmas tree in London?
Every year there is a very big Christmas tree in the centre of London, in Trafalgar Square.

13. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Who sends a big Christmas tree to Londoners?
This is a present from the people of Norway to the people of Great Britain. They send it to Londoners every year and Londoners decorate the Christmas tree.

14. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Are the streets in London decorated?
On Christmas Eve the streets in London are decorated, too.

15. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Why are the shops busy on Christmas?
The shops are very busy on Christmas. People want to buy presents for their family and friends (for their nearest and dearest).

16. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR What do people buy for the Christmas parties?
People buy a lot of food and drink for all the Christmas parties.

17. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR When do people open their presents?
People open their presents on Christmas morning and they all are happy with what they get.

18. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR What do people wish their nearest and dearest?
On Christmas people wish their nearest and dearest a merry Christmas.

19. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
What do English people eat for Christmas?

20. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
For Christmas dinner people eat turkey, potatoes and green vegetables. Then they have the Christmas pudding. At five o’clock it’s time for tea and Christmas cake.

21. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR What is the day after Christmas?
The day after Christmas is Boxing Day.

22. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR What do people usually do that day?
People usually visit their relatives and friends. They do not work on that day.

23. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Do all people celebrate New Year?
Not all English people celebrate New Year.

24. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR When do they celebrate it?
They celebrate New Year on the 31st (thirty first) of December.

25. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR How do English people celebrate New Year?
They have a New Year party at home.

26. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR What do they wish their nearest and dearest?
On that day they wish their dearest and nearest a “Happy New Year”. When Big Ben strikes twelve they drink a toast to the New Year.

27. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Do American people celebrate New Year?
In America people celebrate New Year, too.

28. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
Do English and American people make New Year’s resolutions?
English and American people often make New Year’s resolutions.

29. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR What are New Year’s resolutions for children?
Children make New Year’s resolutions, too. They are going:
- to help mum about the house;
- to be nice to a litter sister or a brother;
- to do exercises every morning;
- not to be late for school.

30. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
What are New Year’s resolutions for Mums and Dads?
Mums aren’t going to eat chocolates, bread or spaghetti. Dads are going to play tennis every day.

31. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Do people always keep their resolutions?
Mums and Dads usually keep their resolutions but children don’t always. And what about you? .

32. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
Do you make New Year’s resolutions? Do you always keep them?

33. Let’s sing the song “Merry Christmas”!
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
Let’s sing the song “Merry Christmas”!

34. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR TEST 1. The _____ is Christmas Day.
A) 31st of December
B) 14st of February
C) 1st of January
D) 25th of December

35. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR TEST 2. Happy New Year! ________________
A)With great pleasure!
B) Thank you very much!
C)The same to you.
D) Oh, Year!

36. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR TEST
3. We wish you a _____Christmas and a _____ New Year.
A) happy, merry
B) funny, lovely
C)merry, happy
D) funny, sunny

37. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR TEST 4. On holidays people don’t _____.
A) have parties
B) visit their friends
C) go out
D) work

38. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR TEST
5. Every year there is a very big _____tree in the centre of London.
A) Christmas
B) winter
C) New Year
D) happy

39. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR TEST 6. Not all English people _____ New Year.
A) invite
B) have
C) decorate
D) celebrate

40. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR TEST
7. There is a present _____ the Christmas tree.
A) under
B) near
C) on
D) in front of

41. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR TEST
8. I don’t like him. I don’t want to _____ to my New Year party.
A) get
B) visit
C) come
D) invite

42. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR TEST
9. Children think that Father Christmas _____ them presents.
A) brings
B) gives
C) sends
D) write

43. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR TEST 10. People open their presents _____.
A) on Christmas Eve
B) on Christmas morning
C) on Christmas evening
D) on the day after Christmas

44. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR Cheek your test 1. D 6. D 2. C 7. A 3. C 8. D
4. D A
5. A B

45. CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
Your mark:
10 – “5”
9 – 8 – “4”
5 – 7 – “3”