1. Here is a list of new words. Read the words.
2. Listen to the podcast “The holiday season” and practice translation of the new words.
3. Listen to the podcast again. Put the parts of the dialogue in the order they are discussed.
a) When Canadians start getting prepared for Christmas and New Year’s celebration.
b) The New Year’s day brings a feeling of a new beginning.
c) Why people go shopping on Boxing Day.
d) What annoys people about holiday season.
e) Why a holiday season is not actually a good time for traveling
f) What rituals people play when a clock strikes midnight.
4. Listen to the song “Auld Lang Syne” in Sctottish? Is Scottish language similar to English?
5. Elaborate 5 questions of different types about the holiday season. Use this grammar rule for reference. Send the questions to me.
6. Listen to the podcast. While listening verify which statements are right and which of them are false.
- Morag will have a Friendsmas party for Christmas.
- Andrew will stay home with his parents for Christmas.
- Every year Christmas season is promoted more and more.
- Morag already got a large serving of a holiday season.
- Andrew loved Christmas when he was a child.
- Morag likes Christmas, however she doesn’t enjoy entertaining Christmas until somewhere in December.
- Andrew suggest to start Christmas season at mid December.
- Morag and Andrew always go shopping on Boxing Day.
- Morag doesn’t like a feeling of a new beginning.
- There are people who are anti New Year’s.
- Morag and Andrew love the New Year for its fresh start.
7. Answer the following questions.
When was the last time Andrew visited his parents in Canada?
Why and how long did he stay at the airport when flying to see his parents on Christmas Eve?
Andrew likes to go abroad for Christmas, doesn’t he?
Will Morag stay in Monteral or in Soho for Christmas?
What annoys Andrew about Christmas?
Who doesn’t like to rend in front of people, Morag or Andrew?
When does Morag usually put up a Christmas tree?
Why a lot of people who work in retail find Christmas time dramatic?
What is Boxing Day?
Who loves bargains, Andrew or Morag?
What song do Canadians sing at the stroke of midnight?
Andew never encountered an anti New Year’s pearson, did he?
8. Insert the words from the list below in the blank spaces.
a wonderland, an attitude, frank, to rend, entirely, to entertain, to put up, a baking, used to, retail, journaling, a big fan, Christmas carols, servings, to turn off, to annoy, to be overbooked, to bump, to be disappointed, silly, to promote, ridiculous.
______1_______ — when done regularly — almost always leads to fresh, new insights and ideas that can absolutely transform your life.
He’s _____2_______ of Elvis Presley.
The airline offers cash as compensation for passengers when flights ___3___
The reforms of last year _____4______ many families off the state-provided health care list.
Visitors ________5__________ to find the museum closed.
Stop asking _____6______ questions.
She’s in London _______7________ her new book.
As the candles burned down, we sang ________8__________, and then Papa passed out the presents.
Don’t be _________9__________!
This _____10_______ has helped to transform science into ________11____________ of the imagination.
This should make enough for four _____12________.
Men who stink of beer really ___13____ me _______.
It really ______14_______ me when I see people dropping litter.
She was quite _____15_____ about the whole thing.
The news _____16_______ me.
Our situation is _______17_________ different.
She ___________18_____________ the children with stories, songs and drama.
They ________19___________ several new office blocks in the centre of town this year.
He began producing his own flour, carrying on his _______20________ business to 1855.
We’re eating out more often than we _____21_______.
We are looking for more _______22________ outlets for our products.
9. Translate into English.
Он один из наших постоянных клиентов.
Нам пора избавиться от всех этих старых игрушек.
Некоторые вещи в магазине не были перечислены в инвентаре.
В ближайшем универмаге проходит распродажа на этой неделе.
Сейчас у нас 110 штатных сотрудников.
Переезд в новый дом всегда стрессовый.
Четверо мужчин стояли в очереди.
На его ремне была связка ключей.
Хорошие часы не продаются по распродажным ценам.
Том не поверил ее ни единому слову, равно как и полиция.
«Я чувствую себя голодным». «Я тоже».
Он довольно хорошо учится в школе.
Он вскрикивал при каждом ударе кнута.
Антиакитайские настроения (sentiments) все еще присутствуют.
Доктор встречал несколько подобных случаев в прошлом.
Она попросила его уйти, но он отказался.
Такая ситуация была знакома Джону.
Он передал ей чистый носовой платок и стал ждать.