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26.12.2022 21:01 •  Английский язык

Birthday Exercises
Есть очень интересные слова и выражения, которые добавляют ценность данной теме: unforgettable, fantastic, delicious, really enjoyed, in the open air, within a family circle.
Exercise 1. Underline the things you can see at a birthday party.
Cake, school, candles, sweets, fox, bear, juice, present, crocodile, friend, doctor, pilot, guests, balloons
Exercise 2. Read about birthdays and say true or false.
Birthdays around the world.
DENMARK
In Denmark, people put a flag outside their window to show that somebody in the house is having a birthday. The family put presents around the child’s bed when he is sleeping. When the child wakes up, he is very happy because he can see the presents.
VIETNAM
In Vietnam, people don’t celebrate the exact day of their birthday. Everybody celebrates their birthday on the same day – New Year’s Day.
CANADA
In Canada, the birthday child is caught by his friends and his nose is greased (смазывается) with butter for good luck. The greased nose makes the child too slippery (скользкий) for bad luck to catch him.
CHINA
The Chinese (китайцы) typically (обычно) only celebrate certain (определенные) birthdays: the first, 10th, 60th, 70th, and 80th. The 60th birthday is most important to the Chinese.
1. In China people put a flag outside the window to show that somebody in the house is having a birthday.
2. In China the 60th birthday is most important.
3. In Vietnam the family put presents around the child’s bed
4. In Vietnam, people celebrate the exact day of their birthday
5. In Vietnam, people celebrate their birthdays on the New Year’s Day
6. In Canada, the birthday child is caught by his friends and his nose is greased with chocolate
7. In China they only celebrate certain birthdays
Exercise 3. Complete the text with the following words:
Makes, on, party, candles, invite, sing, cake, decorates, happy
my birthday, I my friends and cousins. My mother a delicious .
My sister the cake with . We dance and «Happy Birthday»
Everyone is . The guests enjoy the .
Exercise 4. Write down items dealing with birthday:

Feelings (3):

Presents (5):

People (3):

Exercise 5. Translate into russian:
1.My last birthday was unforgettable
2.I usually celebrate my birthday within a family circle
3.I decided to make a change last year
4.My decision was to celebrate it with my best friends
5.It was summer and the weather was fantastic
6.The food was delicious
7.We went to the park and had a barbecue
8.We couldn’t stop talking
9.I really enjoyed nature