Читайте также:
|
1.There are two most widespread Christian Churches in Wales, they are Methodist and Baptist.
2.It all began in 1603, when Scotland was joined to England and Wales.
3.Married men are not allowed to be Catholic priests.
4.They bring nearer the movement toward universal Christian unity.
5.Britons are predominantly Christians.
6.Usually it is called the Flag and it consists of several flags.
7."God Save the Queen / King" is the British national anthem.
8.The words and tune probably date back to the 16th century.
? 6. a) Translate the following information about the national symbols of Great Britain.
НАЦІОНАЛЬНІ CИМВОЛИ ВЕЛИКОБРИТАНІЇ
Усім відомо, що британський прапор часто називають «Юніон Джек». Ця назва бере свій початок з тих часів, коли державний прапор використовувався на судах. Він представляє емблеми трьох країн під одним командуванням. На прапорі - кілька емблем. Це хрести трьох заступників.
Червоний хрест на білому тлі — хрест святого Георга, заступника Англії. Білий діагональний хрест на блакитному тлі — хрест святого Ендрю, заступника Шотландії. Червоний діагональний хрест на білому тлі — хрест святого Патрика, заступника Ірландії. У 1801 р. з'явилася остання версія прапора, вона стала результатом об'єднання Великобританії з Ірландією, тоді й було додано хрест святого Патрика. Хрест усе ще на прапорі Британії, хоча тільки Північна Ірландія є частиною Сполученого Королівства.
Ви не знайдете на прапорі емблеми Уельса, тому що її там немає. Коли з'явилася перша версія прапора, Уельс уже був об'єднаний з Англією. Національний прапор Уельсу — червоний дракон на зелено-білому тлі. Він датується XV століттям.
Британський національний гімн — це патріотична пісня, яка була вперше представлена в 1745 р. На офіційних подіях виконується тільки його перший куплет.
BRITISH ROYAL CEREMONIES AND HOLIDAYS
— 1.a) Here is a table of main ceremonial and traditional events, public holidays and festivities in Great Britain. Look through the information below and think if you celebrate the same holidays in your country; if yes – then when?
| Name | Usual activities on the day and before |
| State Opening of Parliament | The Monarch delivers the Speech from the Throne in Westminster Palace before the official opening of a new session of Parliament (usually at the end of October or beginning of November, or after a general election) |
| Trooping the Colour | Inspection of the troops by the Monarch on His/Her Official Birthday (the second Saturday in June). The monarch reviews the seven regiments of the Royal Guard on Horse Guards Parade |
| Changing the Guards | Martial music, shouted commands, handing over the duty to the new guard in Buckingham Palace forecourt and in the Horse Guards court (daily) |
| Lord Mayor's Show | Travelling of London's new mayor in a golden coach through the city to be sworn in at the Royal Courts of Justice (second Saturday in November) |
| Ceremony of the Keys | The ritual daily locking up of the Tower of London for the night |
| Christmas | Buying Christmas presents, putting presents for children into their stockings; using red and green decorations for the house, decorating Christmas trees, singing carols (December 25), bank holiday |
| Boxing Day | The day of giving small Christmas presents/money to employees, postmen, milkmen, etc. (December 26), bank holiday |
| New Year's Eve and / or New Year's Day | Making resolutions to give up smoking, to keep to a slimming diet, etc. Cooking New Year's dinner (December 31 / January 1), bank holiday |
| Remembrance Day (Poppy Day) | Laying wreaths at the Cenotaph in Whitehall, commemorating those who died fighting in the two world wars, poppies being a symbol of mourning (Sunday nearest to 11 November, Armistice Day, the final day of the WW I, 1918) |
| Spring Bank Holiday | The bank holiday that falls on the last Monday in May |
| Summer Bank Holiday (August Bank Holiday) | The bank holiday that falls on the last Monday in August |
| Easter Sunday (Easter Day) and Easter Monday | Decoration of Easter eggs, eating candy eggs and giving chocolate eggs and bunnies as presents (no fixed day, falling between 22 March and 25 April), bank holiday |
| Pancake Day (Shrove Tuesday) | The day before Ash Wednesday in February, once thought of as a last day of enjoyment before the fasting of Lent in the Christian year. Many people still traditionally eat pan cakes on Shrove Tuesday (named from a rare verb 'shrive', meaning 'to make one's confession', i.e. to confess one's sins to a priest before Lent) |
| Mothering Sunday | The fourths Sunday in Lent, when people traditionally give or send cards and presents to their mothers. Now it is usually called Mothers Day |
| Mother's Day | The second Sunday in May (since WW II), the holiday of the American origin |
| Father's Day | The third Sunday in June, when presents are traditionally given by children to their father (based on Mother's Day, the tradition was imported to Britain in the 20th century from America) |
| St. Valentine's Day | Sending cards with red hearts, words of love, etc.(February 14) |
| Halloween | Telling ghost stories, making masks and playing tricks (October 31) |
| Guy Fawkes Night | Making a guy for the bonfire (November, 5) |
| Eisteddfod | The annual Welsh picturesque ceremony of choosing the winner among contesting poets and singers |
| May Day | The springtime festival celebrating the end of winter, morris men dances, children dancing round the maypole (May, 1) |
| St. George's Day | The Day of the Patron Saint of England (April 23), the church festival, regarded as England's national day (although not an official bank holiday) |
| St. Patrick's Day | The Day of the Patron Saint of Ireland (March 17), regarded as a national day in Northern Ireland and an official bank holiday there |
| St. Andrew's Day | The Day of the Patron Saint of Scotland (November 30), the church festival, regarded as Scotland's national day (although not an official bank holiday) |
| St. David's Day | The Day of the Patron Saint of Wales (March 1), the church festival, regarded as the national holiday of Wales (although not an official bank holiday) |
b) Answer the questions:
When do Britons celebrate …
- …Christmas?
- …Spring Bank Holiday?
- …Mother's Day?
- …Father's Day?
- …St. Valentine's Day?
- …May Day?
- …Halloween?
- …St. George's Day?
- …St. Patrick's Day?
- …St. Andrew's Day?
- …St. David's Day?
& 2. a) Read the following text, translate it into Ukrainian. Make sure you study the language of the text to be competent in further exercises and discussions.
Дата добавления: 2015-11-16; просмотров: 143 | Нарушение авторских прав
| <== предыдущая страница | | | следующая страница ==> |
| B) Listen to the tape script once again and answer the following questions. | | | BRITISH TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS |