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(1)UNIT - CELEBRATIONS I Write the word from its transcription.
1 /flɑɪ/ /′flɑʊə(r)/ /əʊvə′fləʊ/ /ə'freɪd/ /'θretn/ /θri:/ /flu:/ /′frəʊzən/
II Complete the sentences with the appropriate forms of the words in parentheses
1 Regular exercise is just as as eating the right type of food (importance) Tet remarks the of spring and the start of the New Year (begin) They are busy the room (decorate) What are your country's foods? (speciality) What forms of you take part in on Tet vacations? (entertain) Children often receive " money" inside red envelopes on the first days of Lunar New Year (luck) Streets are decorated with lights and red banners (colour)
8 Her eyes were wide with when she heard the news (excite) III Complete each sentence with a word from the list.
traditional special polite good luck decorated celebrate important popular Christians are eager to Christmas
2 People usually go to pagoda on the first day of the New Year to pray for
3 Tet, or Lunar New Year, is one of the most occasions in the year to Vietnamese people “Mứt” which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums and even tomatoes, is very with Vietnamese people on Tet occasion
5 It's in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day
6 Everyone tries to be nice and to others on the first days of Tet Bank Chung and Bank Tet are among the most foods of Vietnam The Christmas tree is with coloured lights and small gifts
IV Complete the sentences, using someone, anyone, no one or everyone Some of them are used more than once.
1 .phoned you today, but he didnft tell me his name
2 was having lunch in the restaurant, so there was in the office 43 I had to go to the cinema on my own because wanted to go with me I rang the doorbell but was in
5 I asked a lot of people, but knew the answer
6 told me that it was a good film, but now I can't remember who told me Don't worry! I won't tell else about it
8 The office was empty had left when I arrived
V Rewrite the sentence in brackets, replacing one of the words with one or ones. He's just bought a new suit (It's a blue suit.)
2 A: Who's your favourite actor? B: (The actor that I like best is Joe Late.) I'm going to buy an orange juice (Would you like an orange juice?) The chocolate cakes are popular (But the strawberry cakes are nicer.) A: Which house you like? B: (I like the house with the red door.) I bought a blue carpet last time (This time I want a green carpet.) English is a difficult language (There isn't an easy language.)
8 A: Where did you put the photos? B: (Do you mean the photos that we took in Turkey?) VI Use the given words to make meaningful sentences.
1 New Year's Eve / most people / Britain / stay up / midnight
2 They / often go to parties / gather / public places / see / New Year" At 12 o'clock / they / wish /Happy New Year / sing Auld Lang Syne After midnight / people visit / friends / neighbours/
5 Traditional / they / take / piece / coal / a gift Of course / not everyone / go out
7 Lot / people / stay at home / watch / celebration / TV
(2)VII Read the passage carefully and answer the questions bellow. Click To Listen.mp3
In many countries in the world, the second Sunday in May is Mother's Day Mother's Day was the idea of an American woman, Anna Jarvis Anna's mother wasn't alive any more, and Anna wanted a special day to remember her mother Her friends agreed However, many people in the U.S weren't happy about Anna's idea Some thought a national day of , celebration was unnecessary Anna and her friends wrote letters to important people These people liked the idea Finally, on May 8, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson made the second Sunday in May Mother's Day, a day of celebration in the United States
1 Is the second Sunday in May Mother's Day in many countries in the world? 2 Who had the idea of Mother's Day?
3 Why did Anna come up with the idea?
4 Why were many people in the U.S not happy about Anna's idea? 5 What did Anna and her friends then?
6 Who made the second Sunday in May Mother's Day, a day of celebration in the United States? The End
~~(*) KEY TO TEST 8 I
1 fly flower overflow afraid threaten through flu frozen II
1 important beginning decorating special entertainment kucky coloured excitement
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1 celebrate good luck important popular traditional polite special decorated
IV
1 Someone Everyone - no one no one no one no one Someone anyone Everyone V
1 It's a blue one
2 The one that I like best is Joe Late Would you like one?
4 But the strawberry ones are nicer I like the one with the red door This time I want a green one There isn't an easy one
8 Do you mean the ones that we took in Turkey? VI.
1 On New Year's Eve, most people in Britain stay up until midnight
2 They often go to parties or gather in public places to "see the New Year in" At 12 o'clock, they wish each other a Happy New Year and sing Auld Lang Syne After midnight, many people visit friends and neighbours
5 Traditionally, they take a piece of coal as a gift Of course, not everyone goes out
7 A lot of people stay at home and watch the celebrations on TV
8 On New Year's Day, people make New Year resolutions, which they usually forget after a few days VII.
1 Yes, it is Anna Jarvis
3 She wanted a special day to remember her mother
4 Many people in the U.S weren't happy about the idea because they thought a national day of celebration was unnecessary
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