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Цели:
расширение знаний учащихся о культурных традициях страны изучаемого
языка.
Задачи:
познакомить учащихся с традициями и культурой страны изучаемого языка
на основе праздников.
повысить интерес к изучению английского языка.
Активизировать имеющиеся знания учащихся по теме "Праздники и традиции"
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English Traditions
state traditions
national holidays
religious holidays
public holidays
concerning private life
(child's birth, wedding, marriage)
traditional ceremonies
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Holidays
New Year
The most common type of celebration is
a New Year party
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New Year
Every year the people of Norway give
the city of London a present – a big
Christmas tree
Some people make New Year Resolutions:
I'll get up early every morning next year.
I'll clean, my shoes every day.
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Hogmanay
celebrations
Festival in Scotland
It is not clear where
the word «Hogmanay» comes from, but it is connected
with the provision of food and drink for all visitors to your home on 31st of December
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First Footing
The first visitor who comes into
a house in the New Year morning is called
the First Foot
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ST. VALENTINE’S DAY – FEBRUARY 14
On this
day, people send Valentine cards to their husbands, wives,
girlfriends and boyfriends. You can also send a card to a person you do not know.
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PANCAKE DAY
It takes place in spring and
people not only eat pancakes everywhere but run with
them.
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ST. DAVID’S DAY
On the 1st of
March each year one can see people walking around
London with leeks pinned to their coats. А leek is the national emblem of Wales.
A leek
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MOTHER’S DAY
People visit their mothers if
possible and give them flowers and small presents. If
they cannot go they send a “Mother’s Day card”.
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ST. PARTRICK`S DAY
It is not a national holiday.
It’s an Irish religious holiday.
St. Patrick is the
patron of Ireland.
Irish and Irish Americans celebrate the day.
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EASTER
Many modern Easter symbols come from ancient time.
The egg was a symbol long before the Christian
era.
The Easter bunny is also originated in pre-Christian time.
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APRIL FOOLS’ DAY
This is a very old tradition
from the Middle Ages. At that time the servants
were masters for one day of the year.
Now April Fool’s Day is different. It is a day for jokes and tricks.
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MAY DAY IN GREAT BRITAIN
May 1st is not
a public holiday in Great Britain
On May Sunday
workers march through the streets and hold meetings.
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TROOPING OF ТНE COLOUR
On the Queen’s official
birthday, there is a traditional ceremony called the Trooping
of the Colour. It is a big parade with brass bands and hundreds of soldiers at Horse Guard’s Parade in London.
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MIDSUMMER`S DAY
Midsummer's Day, June 24th, is the longest
day of the year.
On that day you can
see a very old custom at Stonehenge.
Stonehenge is one of Europe's biggest stone circles.
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HALLOWEEN
On October 31st British people celebrate Halloween. It
is the most colourful and exciting holiday of the
year.
Halloween is a time for fun.
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GUY FAWKES NIGHT— NOVEMBER 5
Guy Fawkes Night
is one of the most popular festivals in Great
Britain. It commemorates the discovery of the so-called Gunpowder Plot, and is celebrated throughout the country.
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CHRISTMAS CELEBRATIONS
The most popular holiday in Britain
is Christmas. People give each other presents and send
Christmas cards. The traditional English dinner on Christmas is turkey and pudding.
