Writing. Контроль письма, 11 клас, ІІ семестр

Read and choose the correct answers.

Bank holidays are loved by all people in the world. In the UK, we only get eight bank holidays in one year, and at least five of those occur around Christmas time and Easter time! A bank holiday is a British English term for a public holiday. 1) _____

Bank holidays are different in Colombia – firstly, they are called ‘festivos’. There are twenty festivos for the whole country in one year! (In Britain, people get more holiday allowance than Colombians but fewer bank holidays.) There can be even more festivos in Colombia, depending on which region of Colombia you live in.

2) __________ For example, some regions have a patron saint in their region, so they have an extra festivo to celebrate that saint. Most of the festivos in Colombia exist for religious reasons. The Colombian people are mostly Roman Catholics, 3) _______

However, there are some days that are national holidays for historical reasons. There is an Independence Day celebration on the 20 July every year. This is called Día de la Independencia in Spanish. 4) ________ Other important festivos in Colombia are: Labour Day (Día del trabajo in Spanish), on the 1 May, and Columbus Day (Día de la Raza in Spanish) on the 12 October. Columbus Day is a historical bank holiday that almost every country on the continent of America celebrates. This includes Colombia, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Mexico and the United States. 5) _______ Festivos are very important for Colombian people. 6) __________

Read and choose the correct answers.

Bank holidays are loved by all people in the world. In the UK, we only get eight bank holidays in one year, and at least five of those occur around Christmas time and Easter time! A bank holiday is a British English term for a public holiday. 1) _____

Bank holidays are different in Colombia – firstly, they are called ‘festivos’. There are twenty festivos for the whole country in one year! (In Britain, people get more holiday allowance than Colombians but fewer bank holidays.) There can be even more festivos in Colombia, depending on which region of Colombia you live in.

2) __________ For example, some regions have a patron saint in their region, so they have an extra festivo to celebrate that saint. Most of the festivos in Colombia exist for religious reasons. The Colombian people are mostly Roman Catholics, 3) _______

However, there are some days that are national holidays for historical reasons. There is an Independence Day celebration on the 20 July every year. This is called Día de la Independencia in Spanish. 4) ________ Other important festivos in Colombia are: Labour Day (Día del trabajo in Spanish), on the 1 May, and Columbus Day (Día de la Raza in Spanish) on the 12 October. Columbus Day is a historical bank holiday that almost every country on the continent of America celebrates. This includes Colombia, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Mexico and the United States. 5) _______ Festivos are very important for Colombian people. 6) __________

Read and choose the correct answers.

Bank holidays are loved by all people in the world. In the UK, we only get eight bank holidays in one year, and at least five of those occur around Christmas time and Easter time! A bank holiday is a British English term for a public holiday. 1) _____

Bank holidays are different in Colombia – firstly, they are called ‘festivos’. There are twenty festivos for the whole country in one year! (In Britain, people get more holiday allowance than Colombians but fewer bank holidays.) There can be even more festivos in Colombia, depending on which region of Colombia you live in.

2) __________ For example, some regions have a patron saint in their region, so they have an extra festivo to celebrate that saint. Most of the festivos in Colombia exist for religious reasons. The Colombian people are mostly Roman Catholics, 3) _______

However, there are some days that are national holidays for historical reasons. There is an Independence Day celebration on the 20 July every year. This is called Día de la Independencia in Spanish. 4) ________ Other important festivos in Colombia are: Labour Day (Día del trabajo in Spanish), on the 1 May, and Columbus Day (Día de la Raza in Spanish) on the 12 October. Columbus Day is a historical bank holiday that almost every country on the continent of America celebrates. This includes Colombia, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Mexico and the United States. 5) _______ Festivos are very important for Colombian people. 6) __________