Практика устной и письменной речи

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Дисциплина: Практика устной и письменной
речи
Группа: ИЯ-11
Преподаватель: Туровец Вадим Сергеевич

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read attraction
horror
reviews for
fun
go traditional to the cinema
worth
a nice time
reading
visiting
instruments latest camping
favourite
keep
leisure film
listen to
to have
bad
music
download on classical
market
a talented
souvenirs
musician
songs
tastes
do
authors
musical
play
sightseeing
out
have
novels
buy
magnificent what’s
palace
crowded
work
good ear
fit
yoga
activities

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Which ones waste most of your time?
How can people reduce their impact on
them?

4. reading any book or an audiobook; cooking; exercising; talking on the phone; cleaning your flat/house; learning new skills;

reading any book or an audiobook; cooking; exercising;
talking on the phone; cleaning your flat/house; learning
new skills; playing cards; watching TV; watching a movie
I’ve seen before; computer or mobile gaming; browsing the
Internet aimlessly; chatting/messaging; cleaning the
flat/house; visiting local historical monuments; spending
time with close people; taking up a hobby; going for a walk
Productive activities
Not so productive …
…
…

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Tips:
-read a book
-clean your house
-explore your town
-spend time with
friends and family,
loved ones
-find a hobby
- walking
Importance:
1.a new book introduces you to new characters, new
environments, new cultures, new philosophies, and
new ideas; a good book forces you to stop, relax, and
focus on a new world for a bit; it can also improve your
vocabulary and writing skills
2.learn about your town’s history, visit a few local
museums, take part in a touristy activity like a walking
tour. In the process you will appreciate your city more
3.to be successful in life, you have to prioritize your
personal relationships. Spending time with close
6. cleanliness is
people can lengthen your life, reduce stress, and is a
crucial to keep the huge indicator of overall happiness.
home environment 4.finding a hobby helps you relieve stress, avoid
healthy and ecoburnout, develop skills in some other areas. A hobby
friendly because a has been proven to increase mental well-being.
clean home is a
5.… is a great way to clear your head, let off some
healthy home.
steam, and just enjoy the outdoors.

6.

How can you make you free time
productive?

7.

Write about the activities you usually
do in your free time.
Are they productive?
Would you like to change anything?

8.

Match the names of holidays with their definitions.
1. 15 March - Constitution
Day
2. 9 May - Victory Day
3. 3 July - Independence Day
4. Commemoration Day
(Radonitsa)
5. 6 – 7 July: Kupalle
6. 26 April: Day of
remembrance
of
the
Chernobyl tragedy
7. New Year
a. This holiday marks the liberation of Minsk in 1944 from fascist
aggressors. The occasion is marked with a large military parade. It
demonstrates the achievements of a sovereign Belarus and reminds the
people that by suffering great loss, they have won the freedom of their
country.
b. On this day, people in Belarus usually visit cemeteries to pay respect
and lay flowers on the tombs of relatives and friends.
c. It marks the day in 1994 when Belarus established its new
Constitution.
d. Celebrated over the entire night, this holiday is accompanied by
songs, dances and traditions such as fire-jumping and night swims.
e. It commemorates victory in the World War 2 (known as the Great
Patriotic War). The occasion is marked with a large parade in Minsk
Victory Square led by war veterans.
f. It includes a traditional holiday tree, a loud feast, noisy fun with
friends and family, fireworks. We definitely eat a lot of tangerines, the
Russian salad, drink champagne and watch “The Irony of Fate”.
g. It is not even a holiday, it is a day of memory of the victims of the
most terrible tragedy associated with explosion at a nuclear power
plant.

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Traditions and rites

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Dozhinki
Kupala Night
Motol prysmaki

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1. The only pagan holiday legalized by the Orthodox Church. It is an old
Slavic festival symbolizing the farewell to winter and the joyful expectation
of spring.
2. Colourful rituals taking place on this feast include collecting herbs and
flowers, making wreaths and floating them on water, jumping over the
fire, night bathing and searching for the fern flower. Guests become fullfledged participants of the extraordinary event: in search of the fern
flower they roam the actually existing castles and park and garden
ensembles, fight evil spirits of the water and forest and at the same time
get acquainted with the geography, history and culture of Belarus.
3. You can try authentic national dishes at the grand festival of the
Belarusian cuisine in Motol. This festival offers the guests not only culinary
treasures, but also works of folk art: weaving, barrel making and strawbraiding.
4. It is a harvest festival. Every year, in one of district centers of each
region, there is a festival of rural workers, during which they honor the
best farmers of the country.

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Are Belarusian national holidays world famous?
Can you give an example of such a holiday?

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in 2010.
CNN made a rating of the top 10 places to celebrate Christmas and New Year
The monthly CNNGo program, which has recently appeared on CNN TV
channel, put Belarus third for national traditions. CNN advises to visit a Belarusian
village such as Pogost that honor the old traditions.
The Belarusian festive season is all about the Koliady, a folk ritual that was
originally a pagan holiday but later appropriated to coincide with Christmas and the
New Year, CNN says. In villages such as Pogost, youngsters perform folk plays for the
public during Koliady. Locals dress up as animals and carry animal’s heads on a stick to
go trick-or-treating in village neighborhoods. Yet, CNN did not specify which
particular Pogost to go to celebrate Christmas. The point is that there are many
villages with such a name in Belarus. All in all, there are six villages called Pogost in
Vitebsk, Gomel, Minsk and Mogilev Oblasts.
The world's best place to spend the Christmas holidays, according to CNN, is
Reykjavik (Iceland), which is home to the elves and where 13 Santa Clauses
congratulate you on Christmas instead of the traditional one. There are bonfires and
fireworks all over Iceland on both New Year’s Eve and the Twelfth Night, which falls
on 6 January 2011. Reykjavik is followed by Nuremberg (Germany) which, according
to CNN, is worth visiting for the Christmas Fair, which annually lures up to two million
tourists with stalls selling all kinds of handmade nativity ornaments.
Salzburg, Austria, is fourth. Next in line are Sydney (Australia), New York
(USA), Hong Kong (China), San Juan (Puerto Rico), London (United Kingdom) and
Boston (USA).

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• What village does CNN advise to visit?
• When does CNN advise to visit this village?
• What activities are described in the article?