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2. Answer the questions.
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2. Answer the questions.
1. What is Hogmanay?
2. Is it a big celebration in Scotland?
3. What do people do on Hogmanay?
4. What kind of tradition do they have on that day?
5. Do you know what Bannock cake is? What does it represent?
6. What does whiskey represent?
7. If all of the neighborhood is first footing, who is there to receive the guest?
8. How long do Scottish people go around their neighborhood?
3. In pairs, roleplay the dialogue.
4. Read and translate the dialogue “Boxing Day”. In pairs, ask and answer the questions.
1. Is Boxing Day English or American holiday?
2. When do people in England celebrate Boxing Day?
3. Why was it originally called Boxing Day?
4. How do people celebrate this day nowadays?
5. Where can they lose some money on that day?
6. Is dog racing popular with Russian people?
Boxing Day
Todd: Nicola, you're from England.
Nicola: Yes, I am.
Todd: OK. Now in England you have something called " Boxing day".
Nicola: Yes, we do.
Todd: So, we don't have that in America. What is Boxing day?
Nicola: Well, boxing day is always on the 26th of December, the day after Christmas day, and it was originally called boxing day because it was the day in England when the very rich people in Victorian times gave presents to their servants, the day after Christmas, and usually it would be something like money, or food but they would give it to them in a small box, and so on December the 26th, servants would receive their boxes, the Christmas boxes, and that's why it was called Boxing day
Todd: OK.
Nicola: Today, people don't really receive money or food so much, sometimes you give extra tips at Christmas, but Boxing day has stuck. So that's the name.
Todd: What do people do on Boxing Day?
Nicola: Nothing really. Uh, eat the leftover turkey, turkey sandwiches, watch TV, and in my family we usually go and watch dog racing, grey hound racing. Yeah, and lose some money...
Todd: Lose money!
Nicola: Yeah always. At least I do.
Todd: Wow, cool. Dog track. Is there a dog track near your house?
Nicola: Yeah, there is, where I live, yeah.
5. Read the dialogue “See Red” and translate the idiom see red.
See Red
Jennifer: Hi there, we're going to go on a day trip today – and we're going to explore how the colour red fits into London life. I've packed my sandwiches...
Feifei: And I've got my camera – let's go!
(Out on the street)
Jennifer: So here we are on Oxford Street – it's one of the busiest streets in London. So let's play a game: how many red things can you see? You go first, Feifei!
Feifei: It's easy to see red things in London. Look over there – there's a red post box. There are hundreds of them around the UK, although some of them were painted gold after the Olympics!
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Jennifer: Oh yes. That's a good one. OK, my turn. There are a couple of red telephone boxes over there. Not many people use them nowadays, because almost everyone has mobile phones, but they are certainly another iconic symbol of London.
Feifei: If something is iconic, it typically represents something – so a red telephone box typically represents London. Here comes one of the most iconic symbols of London – a big, red double-decker bus!
Jennifer: Shall we get on it and head over to Hyde Park for a stroll?
Feifei: Good idea. I'll stick my hand out for the bus... (The bus drives past) Hey! It didn't stop!
Jennifer: Oh that's so annoying! It really makes me see red!
Feifei: Oh me too!
Jennifer: Well don't worry. We can catch the next one... in fact, here comes another.
Feifei: We made it! Off to Hyde Park we go. Shall we move down inside and get a seat? There's a couple at the back there.
Jennifer: There are quite a few people in the way though... Excuse me, sorry, can I just squeeze past into this seat? Would you mind moving out of the way? Excuse me? (Whispering) These people won't let me past! They're just pretending we're not here. Oh! I'm really seeing red now!
Feifei: We should have walked. Let's get off. We're not that far from the park anyway.
Jennifer: Yeah, let's go.
(Sound of birdsong)
It's lovely here in the park – it's a breath of fresh air compared to that crowded bus. Shall we find somewhere to go and eat our sandwiches?
Feifei: Here's a picnic area, let's sit down. Oh, no – more red!
Jennifer: What do you mean?
Feifei: Someone has spray painted red graffiti all over the table and the seat... And the paint is still wet! It's all over my clothes! I thought I was seeing red before, but I'm really seeing red now!
Jennifer: Well, our game was to look for red things in London – but I didn't think we'd be seeing red all afternoon! I think it might be time to go home, before we see red again!
Feifei: I think you're right.
6. Answer the questions.
1. How many red iconic symbols of London can you name?
2. Where do the girls want to have a stroll?
3. What other royal parks in London do you know?
4. What makes the girls see red several times?
5. Can you say “see red” differently?
WRITING PRACTICE
1. Write about a period in history of the UK. Choose one of these periods (or smaller period you are interested in).
Its origin / the middle ages / the 16-18th centuries/ the nineteenth century / the twentieth century / the last few years
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