Christmas

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IV. Выполнение послеткстовых упражнений
And now as Ive already said you are going to do some exercises after the text.
1. The first task for you is to answer some questions.

2. The second task we will do with the help of our Lab System. Put on your earphones.
The first task here is to match if the statements are true or false?
Учащиеся слушают запись на оборудовании и отмечают предложения верно или неверно.
The second task here is to make the right choice. You will hear the questions and three variants of answers to them. Your task is to choose the right one.
Учащиеся слушают вопросы и делают выбор из трех предложенных.
3. Now you will work in groups of four. Your task is to make up three questions to the text. After it each group will ask another one. You are to answer all the questions.
Учащиеся составляют вопросы в группах. После этого задают вопросы друг другу. В это время двум ученикам раздаются индивидуальные задания по тексту. Они выполняют их письменно.
4. Well, you will work in pairs. Your task is to complete short texts about celebrating Christmas in different countries. You will have them, but you are to put the sentences into a logical order and then youll read them to all of us.
Задание для учащихся – в парах поставить предложения по порядку и прочитать получившийся текст вслух.
The Netherlands
In the Netherlands, holiday tradition centers on the arrival of St. Nicholas.

The saint is said to come on horseback, bearing gifts for the children.
Before going to bed, the children leave out their shoes.
They hope to find them filled with goodies when they awake.
Venezuela
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