Listening

«Easter»

Easter is a spring holiday. It is a Christian holiday. It is always on a Sunday. People go to the church on Easter Sunday. They go there at sunrise. They sing and pray. They think about a new life after death. It is a very happy day. Flowers, chicken, eggs are all signs of Easter. They are signs of new life.

In England rabbits are signs of Easter too. Little children believe in the Easter Bunny. It has many baskets with Easter presents in it, colo- red eggs and candy. On Easter morning, the children hunt for their baskets. Children like to color eggs.

Families eat a big dinner on Easter Sunday/ People in Ukraine eat Easter cakes (paskhi) and colored eggs (khrashenki). All are happy b) Listen to the text again.

1.    Choose the best answer

Easter is a holiday

1.     Sunday b) Saturday c) Friday

2)Choose the best answer

Christians go to ..... on Easter Sunday

a) church b) school c) park

3) Choose the best answer

  English children believe in Easter.....

a) flower b) Bunny c) Fox

4) Choose the best answer

Children like to color.....

1.     baskets b) eggs c) picture books

5) Put "+" next to the true sentences and "-" next to the false ones.

 Easter is a summer holiday.

Easter is a Christian holiday.

It is always on Monday.

People go to the church at midnight.

6) Choose the proverb, which is the most suitable to the contents of the story.

East or west, home the best.

All is well that ends well. Every country has its customs

So many countries, so many customs.