Вариант 1
Самостоятельная работа для 10 класса (Unit 3)
Read the sentences and fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets.
March 8 in Russia
In English-speaking countries they . . . . (1. celebrate) Valentine’s Day and Mother’s Day. In Russia we . . . . . (2. celebrate) the International Women’s Day. Though it . . . . . (3.call) “International”, it is observed only in Russia and some CIS countries.
Boys and men . . . . . (4. bring) flowers and small presents to girls and women they work or study with. It . . . . . (5. become) a tradition for husbands to do all house work on that day. There . . . . . (6. be) many jokes about it being the only day of the year when they do this.
Maslenitsa
. . . . . . (1.you/ever/celebrate) Maslenitsa? It is one of the most popular festivals in Russia. It . . . . . (2. signal) the end of the winter and . . . . .(3. welcome) the coming of spring. Russian pancakes – blini – are very important in the celebration of Maslenitsa. Blini . . . . . (4. eat) with jam, sour cream, and of course, lots of butter. Warm, round, and golden – blini are the symbol of the sun! Ancient Russians actually . . . . . (5. believe) that when eating a pancake, they . . . . . . . . (6. get) a part of the Sun’s life energy.
II. Read the sentences and fill in the gaps with the words from the list.
proud of dates back celebration associated with parade parades
long-standing tradition
Many national festivals are strongly . . . . . . . the country’s history.
This church . . . . . . the 13th century.
Celebrating Easter is a . . . . . . . . . among all Christians.
St. Patrick is the patron saint of Ireland. On March 17 there is a great . . . . . . . . with the major . . . . . . in Dublin and smaller . . . . . . . all over the Ireland.
People should be . . . . . . . their country.
Вариант 2
Самостоятельная работа для 10 класса (Unit 3)
I. Read the sentences and fill in the gaps with the verbs in brackets.
Memorial Day
In the USA, Memorial Day . . . . . (1. be) the last Monday in May. Memorial Day . . . . . (2. declare) a national holiday in 1971. But the tradition of honoring those who died in defense of their country . . . . . (3. go) back to the Civil War. The tradition to hold memorial services, visit the cemeteries, decorate the graves with flowers and wreaths . . . . . (4. originate) in Waterloo, New York, in 1886.
Since then, the tradition . . . . . (5. change). Nowadays, on Memorial Day Americans . . . . . (6. honor) not only soldiers who perished in wars but those loved ones who have died.
Victory Day
On this day, Russia . . . . . (1. celebrate) the victory over Nazi Germany and . . . . . . (2. honour) 20 million Soviet people who died in the war. May 9 . . . . . (3. choose), since on the night of the 8th/9th of 1945, the Nazi Germany surrendered to the Soviet Union and the Allies in Berlin.
In Russia, almost every family has at least one person who . . . . . (4. take) part in the war.
Older citizens who did not fight during the war . . . . . . (5. work) in factories to make weapons, which was not easier than fighting. The, too, . . . . . (6. honour) on Victory Day.
II. Read the sentences and fill in the gaps with the words from the list.
take place festival symbol associate have been held essential
long-standing
Since then, St. Patrick’s Day parades . . . . . . in Moscow every year.
The next meeting will . . . . . on Thursday.
A red rose is a . . . . . . of England.
Christmas is one of the main . . . . . . . in the Christian Calendar.
It is . . . . . . that our pilots are given the best possible training.
I don’t . . . . . . . him with energetic sports.
I have a . . . . . . . . arragement with the bank.
