11 КЛАСС, ЗАДАНИЕ НА 06.02

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Lesson2, Ex. 2b and 2c

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H. - Host

J. –Jacob

O. – Olivia

M. – Mia

H: Good afternoon! Here’s Frank False and our Wednesday show “Fantastic Facts” Today two girls and a boy from Orlando will tell you more about customs all around the world. Each of them will tell us about two traditions and you will try to guess if it’s a real tradition or FALSE! And we start with Jacob. Which countries have you been to, Jacob?

J: Well, the first country in my list is Japan! I went there just before Christmas, so my customs will be about celebrating and visiting people’s home on holidays. Well, you know in Japan it’s believed that RED colour is the colour of death. For example people get red notice cards if somebody dies in their family. So it’s risky to give your Japanese friend a RED Christmas card as a present because they can be very upset!

     And another custom is that if you visit a Japanese house it’s rude to look in the kitchen. A lot of people don’t know about it and do it by mistake. And it’s really rude!!!!

    And my second country would be Thailand. There it’s very offensive to come inside somebody’s house wearing your shoes. It’s necessary to take them off before entering.

H: Amazing!!! Thank you, Jacob. And we turn to our lovely Olivia now. Olivia, are you ready?

O: Yes, absolutely

H: Are you going to tell us about an Asian country too?

O: Nope! I’ve travelled to Europe and my story is about Norway. Norwegian legend says that on Christmas Eve witches and ghosts come out of their home. It’s believed that they are looking for brooms to ride. So all brooms in the house are hidden before Christmas!

H: Oh, do they hide their vacuum cleaners as well?!

O: Ha-ha! I’m not sure about that! Right! What do you know about Brazil?

H: Well, is it something about carnivals?

O: No way! I stayed at my grandma’s and visited a lot of my relatives there. First I was a bit worried because I thought that I had to buy loads of presents. But it all turned out to be ok. You see if you’ve been invited to somebody’s home in Brazil it’s unnecessary to take a present with you. But at the same time it’s normal to send a thank-you note the next day.

H: It’s great! I’ll come for a visit to Brazil too! We should say “Thank you” to Olivia. And finally I give the floor to Mia. Hello there!

M: I’ve been to Eastern Europe. And I’ve got some customs to tell you about too.

H: Well, they can’t be VERY different from ours.

M: Oh, they are! For example the origin of the second tradition is Ukrainian villages. In the Ukraine, it is customary to decorate a Christmas tree with an artificial spider and webs. It is believed that a spider web found on Christmas morning brings good luck.

H: Brrrrr! Spiders! I hate them! Any more pleasant customs?

M: Sure! How about flowers!

H: Yes! Flowers sound nice!

M: Do you know that in Russia it’s impolite to present an even number of flowers. It’s believed to be a symbol of death. So if you’d like to impress someone get them five, seven or nine roses, but not six!

H: Oh, my!!!!! Ok, I’ll remember that! Thank you everybody! You’ve done a great job! Hope our listeners have learned something useful today!!! It was Frank False and my “Fantastic Facts”! See you next Wednesday! Take care!

Lesson 5, Ex. 2 and 3

A –Aneka

S – Sophie

S: Hello, Aneka! How are you! I haven’t seen you for ages. You didn’t appear on line for such  a long time. Where have you been?

A: Oh, hi Sophie! I was travelling for a week. Can you imagine, I visited seven castles of Europe.

S: Oh, my! But why did you go travelling in the middle of the school year?

A: You see, I took part in an international competition “Sight Hunters”.

S: “Sight Hunters”??? What is it all about?

A: Well, you have to look for an interesting sight in your country which you want to become well-known around the world. Then you have to make a poster about it which you send to the judges. They choose a hundred teenagers who have sent the most interesting posters and invite them to Germany to the Knights’ Days. There you present your sight and 5 winners who have been chosen by voting get a chance of visiting seven European castles. I got the second place!!! Can you imagine?

S: Congratulations! So the trip is a prize in a competition.

A: That’s right.

S: So, which castle did you like best?

A: Oh, I loved all of them. But the most exciting was Dover Castle.

S: Dover Castle?

A: Yes, well, in fact it’s not just a castle, it’s a fortress.

S: A fortress? What’s a fortress?

A: A fortress is a building which is constructed to protect a castle from enemies.

S: Got it!

A: So, our plan of staying in Dover Castle included visiting the dungeons and the watch towers. We also planned to go to the Great Hall for a concert. Besides we wanted to go round the castle to see the moat and the drawbridge.

S: Oh, wait a minute! What’s a moat first?

A: Oh, it’s a deep canal which was build around a castle to protect it. There usually was a drawbridge across it. It’s a special bridge that can be raised to block the entrance to the castle.

S: Oh, I see. And did you mention the dungeons??? Do you mean the underground rooms that were used to keep prisoners there?

A: Exactly!

S: It sounds really scary!

A: No, there’s a museum there now! And the watch towers, they are the towers that were used for observing the territory around the castle and signaling any possible danger. They are fantastic. You can see everything around you from up there.

S: So you went to the dungeons and the watch towers…

A: Yes, but, unfortunately, we didn’t have enough time to see the moat and the drawbridge because the concert was too long.

S: A concert? What kind of concert? Rock? Pop?

A: No, no. It was a concert of Medieval music. We listened to minstrels. They are musicians who traveled from place to place to sing and entertain people in the Middle Ages. Their show was unforgettable. They played and dances in the Great Hall of the castle. And after the concert there was a knight battle show. Do you know who the knights are?

S: Of course, I do! They are medieval soldiers who fought in tournaments. They always belonged to an order.

A: That’s right! So to cut a long story short my day in Dover Castle was fantastic! I’ll send you the pictures later.

S: Oh, I’d love to see them. Thanks. Now what about that….