Reading Form 5 HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS
Level 1 Match
1 Christmas- … a) Easter Bunny… 2 New Year-… b) Pumpkin
3 St Valentine’s Day-… c) Christmas Tree…
4 Easter-… d) Flowers
5 Halloween-… e) Stocking
6 Mother’s Day f) red heart
Read the text
Easter in Ukraine.
There are lots of holidays in Ukraine. But my favourite holiday is Easter. It is celebrated all over Ukraine. We start to prepare for this holiday a long time before. We clean our houses, buy lots of food.
On Saturday we go to church to bless Easter baskets. People usually put there some eggs, paska (traditional Easter bread) ham, sausage, butter, cheese, salt and a candle. But we don’t eat this food on Saturday. On Sunday morning all the members of the family sit round the table and have breakfast together. The first thing we eat is an egg. In the afternoon we visit our relatives and friends.
We have a very interesting and a bit crazy tradition in Ukraine. On Monday people water each other. They always have a lot of fun!
Level 2 Say if the sentences are true or false.
1 The girl likes Christmas the most. 2 All people celebrate Easter. 3 On Saturday we put flowers into the baskets and go to church. 4 We usually have Easter breakfast with our friends. 5 First we eat eggs and then other food. 6 People have a lot of fun when they water each other on Monday.
Level 3 Answer the questions
1 What do people do before Easter? 2 What is paska? 3 Do we put sugar into the basket? 4 What do we do on Sunday afternoon? 5 What do people do on Monday?