Autor: Tematický celek: Učivo (téma): Stručná charakteristika: Mgr. Milena Šišáková Final Exam Topics Holidays and festivals Materiál má podobu pracovního listu, v němž žáci prokazují své znalosti vztahující se k tématu svátky a významné dny v ČR a anglicky mluvících zemích. Materiál je možné promítat na tabuli, popř. vytisknout a řešit úkoly v něm obsažené. Lze využít i k samostudiu žáků. Vytvořeno v listopadu 2012. Použité zdroje a odkazy: Vlastní poklady a studijní materiály.
Holidays and festivals 1. Fill in the missing information in the following chart: THE CR THE UK THE USA January February March April May June July August September October November December
2. Describe your birthday day, use these words: a birthday cake, cards, bouquet, party food, make a wish, blow out candles, special dinner out, champagne, gifts, a box of chocolate, preparations. 3. What holidays / festivals do these words stand for? a mistletoe, stockings, reindeer a costume, trick or treat, Jack-o-lantern champagne, a resolution, canapés tricks, jokes, a hoax rhymes, hot cross buns, lent silence, a poppy, a wreath 4. What 3 words would characterise the holiday / festival? Valentine s Day Independence Day Mother s Day Thanksgiving Day St. Patrick s Day Guy Fawkes Night 5. Write the word or phrase that best completes each sentence. 1. Valentine's Day is on February 14th. 2. April Fools' Day is a day to jokes on people. 3. The Queen and the Prime Minister wreaths and a minute's silence. 4. Veteran s Day all who served in US Armed Forces, particularly living veterans. 5. Advent is a 4-week time with the preparation for Christmas. 6. After the dinner family members around the christmas tree and presents. 7. British Christmas dinner traditionally of a roast turkey, goose or chicken with stuffing and roast potatoes. 8. On New Year s Eve people champagne and themselves A Happy New Year. 9. On Bonfire Night kids money for the fireworks, which adults in the evening. 10. People this time with their relatives at a decorated table full of food. 11. Halloween is with All Saints' Day celebrated in Europe. 12. Columbus s Day Columbus s arrival in America on 12th October 1492. It is annually in Americas as well as Spain.
Key to exercises Exercise 1 January February March April THE CR THE UK THE USA 1. New Year s Day 1. New Year s Day 1. New Year s Day 1. The Day of Recovery of The Independent Czech State 16. Martin Luther King Day 14. Valentine's Day 14. Valentine's Day 14. Valentine's Day 8. International 1. Saint David's Day Women's Day 17. Saint Patrick's Day 1. April Fool's Day 1. April Fool's Day 21. The Queen's Birthday 20. Presidents' Day 17. Saint Patrick's Day 1. April Fool's Day May 1. Labor Day 8. Liberation Day 23. Saint George's Day 1. May (Labor) Day 1. May Day June July 5. The Day of Cyril and Methodius 16. Trooping the Colour End. Father's Day 28. Memorial Day 14. Flag Day End. Father's Day 4. Independence Day August 6. Jan Hus Day End. The Notting Hill Carnival September 28. The Day of Czech Statehood October November 28. Establishment of the Independent CSR 17. Day of Students' Fight for Freedom and Democracy 31. Halloween 8. Columbus Day 5. Bonfire Night (Guy Fawkes) 11. Poppy Day 31. Halloween 11. Veteran s Day End. Thanksgiving
December Exercise 2 Students own answers 30. St. Andrew s Day 25. Christmas 31. New Year's Eve 25. Christmas 31. New Year's Eve Exercise 3 Christmas, Halloween, New Year s Eve, April Fool s Day, Easter, Exercise 4 Students own answers Exercise 5 1. celebrated / observed 2. make 3. lay, keep 4. honours, commemorates 5. associated 6. gather, open 7. consists 8. pop, wish 9. collect, launch 10. spend 11. synonymous 12. commemorates, observed