Vocabulary practice

1. Match column a with column b.

Column A	Column B
People have it in their home or outside and like to decorate it	a. presents
name of the 24^th of December	b. decorations
an animal which has a lot to do at Christmas	c. snow
things that make the home look more attractive at Christmas	d. Christmas eve
Santa Claus comes through it	e. stockings
when there is enough of it, you can go skiing	f. reindeer
children hang them up on 24^th December	g. chimney
children (and parents) like them very much	h. Christmas tree

2. Match the dates with the festivities.

1. Christmas 2. St. Valentine’s day 3. Thanksgiving day 4. New Year’s eve 5. April Fool’s day 6. Mother’s day 7. New Year’s day 8. Christmas eve

a) 31^st December b) 1^st January c) 1^st April d) 8^th March e) 4^th Thursday in November f) 24^th December g) 25^th December h) 14^th February

3. Choose the right variant from the box to guess which holiday it is.

Valentine’s Day, New Year’s day, Thanksgiving day, Easter, Christmas, April Fool’s day, Halloween

1. On ……… we celebrate the end of the year and the beginning of the new one.

2. ……….. commemorates the miracle of Jesus coming back to life, after being crucified. Bunnies and eggs are the symbols of this holiday.

3. October 31^st is a special night for kids as they celebrate ……. .They wear dress up as ghosts and monsters and go "trick or treat". They expect adults to give them sweets.

4. On ………… people from the US give thanks to God for all the blessings they received during the year.

5. …………. celebrates the birth of Jesus Christ. Houses are decorated with holly, bows and candles. Christmas trees bear shiny ornaments and stockings are filled with gifts.

6. February 14^th is a day to tell people you love them and exchange cards. Girls often receive flowers or chocolates on ……… .

7. Playing tricks on April 1^st dates back a long way. Today, …….. is celebrated with harmless pranks and jokes.

4. Here are some days connected with Easter. Match the names with their descriptions.

Name	Description
Ash Wednesday	a) the day of Christ’s Resurrection
Pancake Day	b) the day of Christ's Crucifixion
Easter Sunday	c) the day before the beginning of Lent
Good Friday	d) the day before Christ’s Ręsurrection
Palm Sunday	e) the day Christ rode to Jerusalem
Easter Eve	f) the first day of Lent
Maundy Thursday	g) the day of the Last Supper