Holidays and Traditions in Ukraine

Good morning, children! Be ready for the lesson. How are you today? I am glad to see you. Today we have an interesting topic. Look at the pictures on the blackboard and try to guess what we are going to speak about.

1. Аудіювання тексту з метою порівняння британських та українських свят.

Listen to the text and do the task.

British and Ukrainian holidays

 New Year is the first holiday of the year; it is celebrated on the 1^st of January. In February people have another holiday, St. Valentine’s Day. It is on the 14^th day of the month. Women’s Day is a holiday on the 8^th of March. In spring people also have one of the most important religious holidays – Easter. But this holiday doesn’t have a perfect date. One more spring holiday is May Day. It is celebrated on the 1^st of May. On the 24^th of August Ukrainian people have a national holiday – The Independence Day. In autumn English people have Halloween. They celebrate this holiday on the 31^st of October. And the most favourite English holiday is Christmas. People celebrate it on the 25^th of December

Do ex. 2, p. 214

Reading ex. 3,4,5, p. 215-216

Guess a holiday:

This is  the day when  children begin going to school after summer holidays.

This is  the day when men give flowers and presents to women.

This is   the day when we decorate fir-trees and pine-trees.

This is  the day when we paint eggs and bless food in the church.

This is  the day when we congratulate our veterans.

This is  the day when pupils congratulate their teachers.

This is  the day when we celebrate the independence of our country.

This is  the day when we celebrate the birth of Christ.

This is  the day when we give presents and send cards to people we love.

Wednesday, the eleventh of May

Homework

Fill the gabs:

заповніть таблицю зі святами та їх датами (не менше 6 свят)