Read the text. Complete the text with the words from the box;

Christmas Eve. Christmas Eve (December 24) is traditionally the day for decorating churches and homes. It marks of _ 1 _ of the period formally known as Christmas-time. Christmas traditionally started _ 2 _ on December 24. Our _ 3 _ ancestors considered this to be Christmas Evening (or Christmas Eve).

Christmas. Every year in December we celebrate the _4_ of Jesus Christ. That is why we call this time of year 'Christmas' - we celebrate the 'Mass', or _5_, for Christ. The word Christmas (or Christ's Mass) comes from the _6_ Cristes Maesse - Christ's Mass - and is the celebration of the birth of Jesus. The first recorded observance _ 7_ Rome in AD 360, but it wasn't until AD440 that the Christian Church _ 8_ a celebration date of _9_.

During the weeks before Christmas Day, we send cards, watch nativity plays and_ 10_. We also decorate our homes and churches with green leaves, paper decorations and colourful electric lights.

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A. Old English name B. occurred in C. ancient D. fixed E. December 25 F. birthday G. at sunset H. the beginning I. church service J. go to carol services

Ответы к тесту “Great Britain”

Number	Answer	Score
	A
	B
	A
	D
	A
	C
	1-C, 2-D, 3-A, 4-B
	A
	1C, 2A, 3B, 4D
	1D, 2B, 3E, 4A, 5C,
	B
	B
	B
	A
	1H, 2G, 3C 4F, 5I, 6A, 7B, 8D, 9E, 10J

Answers Text 8

	C
	A
	C

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A WAY WITH WORDS

The English language was imposed on the people of Ireland, yet the Irish have produced some of the most imaginative writers of English literature.

This creativity goes back to the Gaelic (pronounced Gay-lick) poetry of the Celts. Gaelic is still the official language of Ireland, but the great majority of people speak English. Most television programmes are in English. The Irish language however, often surfaces in phrases and idioms. For example, if an Irishman told you he had great craic (pronounced krak) at a party, he did not take drugs, but simply had great fun.

Gaelic is still the first language in some parts of Ireland. These areas are called Gaeltachts (pronounced Gale-tocks). All Gaeltachts have summer schools which are taught in Gaelic, and many children spend part of their summer holidays there. Gaelic is taught in all schools.

The Irish way with words has given English literature some of its greatest works. The playwright, J.M. Synge went to the Western Isles to learn Irish folk myths before he wrote his masterpiece, The Playboy of the Western World. James Joyce revolutionised the way in which novels were written with his book, Ulysses. George Bernard Shaw and Oscar Wilde were famous for their wit and clever use of language.

EASTERN TRADITION

Nearly a million immigrants came to Ontario in the first half of the nineteenth century. That trend continues today with one in four newcomers to Canada settling there. It is already home to 36 per cent of the country's population. Yet for all its diversity, it is the most traditionally British of all the provinces.

It is not difficult to see why Ontarians believe the sun rises on the Saint Lawrence River and sets on the western tip of Lake Superior. Ontario is home to the English-speaking elite of Canada. It is also the richest province, even though 90 per cent of it is covered by forest. This means that 11 million people are crowded into a corridor of land north of two of the Great Lakes, Ontario and Erie. Toronto, Canada's largest city, is the country's business centre, and home to its largest companies and banks. The seat of the federal government is also in Ontario, at Ottawa.

SPIRIT OF RAVEN

The Native peoples of Canada expressed their oneness with nature in their art and legends. Raven, say the Haida people, created the human race in the Gwaii Islands (Queen Charlotte's) and all those descended from him had special gifts. To live in the shadow of Raven was to be protected by him. Travellers carried a small carving of him. Descendants of Eagle, Bear, and Killer Whale, who were also gods, did the same. Large totem poles, carved with these family symbols, stood outside their wooden homes, which were called lodges.

Non-Native artists have also been influenced by the spirit of Raven and Eagle. Emily Carr, born in British Columbia in 1871, was the first to paint the coastal Native communities and their carvings in the Queen Charlotte Islands.

Canadian musicians and dancers have adopted ideas from Native culture by turning traditional dances into ballet.

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