Holidays, homes ,characters in Britain

                                           Holidays  in Britain 7form

Match the definitions with the names.

1.On this holiday people eat special food:                          a) The 1^st of May

   eggs and cakes.

2.This holiday is celebrated on the 25^th of                          b) The New Year’s Day

    December.

3.On this holiday children give presents to                         c) St. Valentine’s Day

     their  mothers.

4.People decorate the tree with toys.                                   d) Christmas

5. On this holiday people send cards to their                       e) Mothers Day

     sweethearts.

6. A May Queen is elected and Archery is                          f) Easter

       very popular.

                                                 Family

Match parts of the sentences.

1.In an average family                                  a) with their children and grandchildren.

2. For getting married is                                b) children is thirty.

3. Grandparents do not live                           c)two parents and one or two children.

4. Average age to have                                   d) 26 for men and 24 for women.

                                               Food

Complete the sentences with right words.

Traditional, dinner, milk, breakfast, bacon, vegetables.

1. National English food is …  and eggs.
2. …breakfast in Great Britain is cornflakes with milk and sugar , toast and marmalade, tea or coffee.
3. Continental …  is tea or coffee with a sandwich.
4. “English tea” is strong tea with …   .
5. Christmas …  is  turkey with …and meat pie.

                                              House

Write the words in the correct order to make up sentences .

1. House, two, typical, has, a, English, floors.
2. Bedrooms, upstairs, are,  bathroom,  there, a.
3. Guests, house, for , every, has, room, a.
4. Like, living –rooms, in,  fireplaces, Englishmen , houses, with, their.
5. Is, beautiful, house, there, garden, a, traditionally, the, near.
6. Pets, the, have, half, English, about.

                                    Character

Make up sentences to characterize the British.

                                thought                         well-mannered.   

                                said                               great tea drinkers.

                                known             to be       friendly to foreigners.

The British are       believed                          polite.

                               supposed                        reserved and serious.

                   considered                     countrymen by heart.