There are only 6 public holidays

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Материал подготовили: Зарубина Е.В.,
учитель английского языка высшей категории
МАОУ «Ангарский лицей №2 им. М.К. Янгеля»
Мухортикова С.А.,
учитель английского языка
МАОУ «Ангарский лицей №2 им. М.К. Янгеля»

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THERE ARE ONLY 6 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
IN GB. THOSE ARE THE DAYS ON
WHICH PEOPLE NEED NOT WORK.

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THESE ARE :

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CHRISTMAS DAY IS CELEBRATED ON
DECEMBER 25TH. THE CHILDREN
DECORATE THE CHRISTMAS TREE,
HOUSEWIVES ARE BUSY IN THE KITCHEN
PREPARING CHRISTMAS DINNER.

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THIS IS THE DAY WHEN PEOPLE VISIT
FRIENDS, GIVE PRESENTS TO EACH
OTHER? GO FOR A DRIVE OR A LONG
WALK OR JUST STAY AT HOME
RECOVERING FROM TOO MUCH FOOD

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GOOD FRIDAY

9.

EASTER MONDAY

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Good Friday
and Easter
Monday
depend on
Easter Sunday,
which falls on
the 1st Sunday
after a full
Moon on or
after March
21st.

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SPRING BANK HOLIDAY

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LATE SUMMER BANK HOLIDAY

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THE SPRING BANK HOLIDAY FALLS ON THE LAST
MONDAY OF MAY OR ON THE 1ST MONDAY OF JUNE,
WHILE THE LATE SUMMER BANK HOLIDAY COMES
ON THE LAST MONDAY IN AUGUST OR ON THE FIRST
MONDAY IN SEPTEMBER, DEPENDING ON WHICH OF
THE MONDAY IS NEARER TO JUNE 1ST AND
SEPTEMBER 1ST RESPECTIVELY.

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Most of these
holidays are of
religious
origin,
though it would be
right to say that for
the great part of
the
population
they have lost
their
religious
significance and
are simply days on
which
people
relax, drink and
make merry.

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1. People visit their mothers and give them small
flowers and small presents.
a) St. Valentine’s Day
b) New Year c)
Mother’s Day
2. There is a funny tradition connected with the
New Year. This is the first visitor to enter the house.
a) Christmas
b) Halloween
c) the
First Foot
3. When is Halloween?
a) October 31
November 5
b) October 5
c)

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4. When is Christmas in Britain?
a) January 7
December 25
b) January 25
c)
5. When is Guy Fawkes Day?
a) October 5
c) November 5
b) September 25
6. When is the official Queen’s Birthday?
a) the second Saturday in June
Saturday in July c) the 21st of April
b) the second

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7. When is New Year?
a) December 25
b) December 31
January 7
c)
8. People send special cards to someone they
love. They don’t sign their names.
a) St. Valentine’s Day
b) New Year c)
Mother’s Day
9.People celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. What
holiday is it?
a) New Year
b) Christmas
c) the First
Foot

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10. People light fireworks and burn a guy on a
bonfire.
a) Guy Fawkes Night
c) Easter
b) Halloween
11. People make fancy costumes and put them on.
a) Guy Fawkes Night
b) Halloween
c) Easter
12. People dye eggs and give presents to their
relatives and friends.
a) St. Valentine’s Day
b)Easter
c) New Year

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13. People decorate fir-trees with tinsels, lights,
coloured balls.
a) St. Valentine’s Day
c) New Year
b)Easter
14. An official public holiday, not a Saturday or
Sunday, when banks and most businesses are
closed.
a) bank holiday
b) New Year
c) Mother’s Day
15. When is the Queen’s actual birthday?
a) the 1st of April
b) the 21 st of April
c) the 21st of March

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