B11 christmas is the most important annual festival in both britain and north america. in its origins, it combines the christian ………………… of the birth of christ, on 25 december, with the ancient tradition of a winter feast during the darkest period of the year. celebration b12 christmas carols - a special kind of religious songs - are an important part of it. you may hear them ………………… times over the radio but it is quite different when you listen to people sing carols around you in church. count b13 at this time, too, many carol ………………… make door-to-door visits to people at home, collecting money for this or that charity. sing b14 many weeks before christmas, shops start selling ………………… christmas cards and christmas gifts. vary b15 shop ………………… decorate their shops with holly, mistletoe, candles and colourful paper chains and lanterns. own b16 all kinds of traditional christmas food are also ………………… available. wide вставьте слова и объясните поечму?
1 pupil: What holiday do children in your country like best of all?
2 pupil: New Year, I think.
1 pupil: Do you have any New Year traditions?
2 pupil: Yes, we do. One of them is decorating the New Year tree.
1 pupil: Did you parents buy a New Year tree last year?
2 pupil: Yes, they did. And we were decorating is together all evening. And did you have a New Year party at school last year?
1 pupil: We had a Christmas party. It was a wonderful party. We were dancing all evening.
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1 pupil: What holiday is your number one spring holiday?
2 pupil: I like Easter best
1 pupil: Do you have any Easter traditions?
2 pupil: Yes, we do. One of them is colouring eggs.
1 pupil: Did you help your mum to colour eggs last year?
2 pupil: Yes , I did. we were doing it together all evening. And did your parents hide chocolate eggs in the yard last Easter?
1 pupil: Yes, they did. my sister and I were looking for them all morning.
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