1. READING Read the text.

British Holidays
There are a number of holidays, which are celebrated in Great Britain every year. One of them is, of course, the New Year's Day on the first of January. It is not so popular in England as in our country, but it is rather popular in Scotland. On that day people usually visit their friends and there is a lot of dancing and eating. In Scotland people bring a piece of coal for good luck in the New Year. The next holiday of the year is St. Valentine's Day. It is on the 14th of February. People buy or make Valentine cards and send them to the people they love. In March there is Mother's Day. All the children and adults, come to their mothers on that day to express their love and gratitude. In April there is Easter. At Easter children eat chocolate Easter eggs. Sometimes parents hide them in the house or in the garden and children have to look for them. In June there is Father's Day. On Father's Day children give or send their fathers and grandfathers cards and presents.
On the 31st of October there is a Halloween. They say ghosts and witches come out on Halloween. People make lanterns out of pumpkins. Some people have Halloween parties and dress as witches and ghosts. The 25th of December is Christmas Day. It is one of the people's favorite holidays. People put Christmas trees in their houses and decorate them. There are beautiful Christmas decorations in the streets. On Christmas Eve everybody puts the presents under the Christmas tree. People say that at night Father Christmas puts presents into the stockings which children usually hang above their beds. The traditional Christmas meal is roasted turkey and Christmas pudding.

Mark T(true) F(false) sentences.

1 New Year's Day is so popular in Scotland rather than in England.
2. In Scotland people bring a piece of silver for good luck in the New Year.
3. People buy or make Valentine cards and send them to the people they love.
4. Sometimes parents find them in the house or in the garden and children have to look for them.
5. On Father's Day children give or send their fathers and grandfathers cards and presents.

5 points

2. GRAMMAR

Choose the correct answer.

1. Do we use plurals when we think of things as a group? Yes- No- Both
2. Do we use THE with plural nouns when we are talking generally? Yes- No
3. Do MUSTN’T and DON’T HAVE TO mean the same thing? Yes- No
4. Do CAN’T and CANNOT mean the same thing? Yes- No
5. Do we use plurals when there is only one thing? Yes- No.

5 points

3. WRITING

Write a word or phrase from the box in each gap.

Travel- hair- travels- a hair- a coffee

1. Flight attendant! There’s in my soup!
2. I want you to tell me about your in India!
3. Mechanics have short for safety reasons.
4. My wife and I enjoy . We go to a different country every year.
5. Let’s go to that little place over there and get .

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