National days
The national holiday of the USA
The Independence Day
July, 4
The day before Christmas
Christmas Eve - December, 24
the capital of England
London
Nickname for the flag of the USA
„stars and stripes“
The National day of Wales
St. David´s Day – March,1
A holiday when it was believed in the past that dead people appeared from their graves
Halloween - October, 31
The capital of the USA
Washington, D.C.
A person who steps over a house's treshold on the 1st January
First-footer
A man with dark hair is believed to bring good luck and prosperity for the whole year.
The national day of Northern Ireland
St.Patrick´s Day – March, 17
A special day when people send a card to the person that they love, sometimes without signing their name on it
St.Valentine's Day - February, 14
the capital of Scotland
Edinburgh
Which of these William Shakespeare's plays is not drama?
1 Hamlet
2 Twelfth Night
3 Othello
4 Romeo and Juliet
Twelfth night
It is a comedy play (c. 1601) by William Shakespeare. The play begins with one of Shakespeare's best-known lines: ‘If music be the food of love, play on.’
Гармонией питается любовь, поэтому играйте...
The national day of England
St.George`s Day – April, 23
An event which commemorates the rebels who tried to blow up the British Houses of Parliament in Westminster during the Gunpowder Plot in 1605
(name, date)
Guy Fawkes Night - November, 5
the capital of North- Ireland
Belfast
Which town is NOT famous for its university?
1. Oxford
2. Stratford-upon-Avon
3. Edinburgh
4. Cambridge
There is no university in Stradford-upon Avon.
This town is the birthplace of William Shakespeare. Tourists from all over the world come to see plays at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre and to visit places associated with Shakespeare, including the house where he was born, the church where he is buried, and Anne Hathaway's Cottage.
The national day of Scotland
St.Andrew´s Day – November, 30
The Sunday nearest to November, 11 on which those killed in the wars of 1914–18 and 1939–45 are remembered in ceremonies and church services in the UK and some other countries
Remembrance day
the capital of Wales
Cardiff
Match the authors and the books:
Rudyard Kipling Charles Dickens Charlotte Bronte Oscar Wilde Ernest Hemingway
The Picture of Dorian Grey
Great Expectations
Old Man and the Sea
Jane Eyre
David Copperfield
Mowgly
The Picture of Dorian Grey by Oscar Wilde
Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens
Mowgly by Rudyard Kipling