UNIT 8 – CELEBRATIONS

I. Write the word from its transcription.
1. // ...................................
2. /′(r)/ ...................................
3. /′/ ...................................
4. // ...................................
5. /`θretn/ ...................................
6. /θri:/ ...................................
7. /flu:/ ...................................
8. /′/ ...................................
II. Complete the sentences with the appropriate forms of the words in parentheses
1. Regular exercise is just as..................................as eating the right type of food. (importance)
2. Tet remarks the..................................of spring and the start of the New Year. (begin)
3. They are busy..................................the room. (decorate)
4. What are your country`s..................................foods? (speciality)
5. What forms of..................................do you take part in on Tet vacations? (entertain)
6. Children often receive "..........money" inside red envelopes on the first days of Lunar New Year. (luck)
7. Streets are decorated with.................................. lights and red banners. (colour)
8. Her eyes were wide with..................................when she heard the news. (excite)
III. Complete each sentence with a word from the list.
traditional special polite good luck
decorated celebrate important popular
1. Christians are eager to.............................Christmas.
2. People usually go to pagoda on the first day of the New Year to pray for
3. Tet, or Lunar New Year, is one of the most................................occasions in the year to Vietnamese people.
4. “Mứt” which is candied fruit such as sugared apples, plums and even tomatoes, is very....................with Vietnamese people on Tet occasion.
5. It`s .............in America to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
6. Everyone tries to be nice and......................to others on the first days of Tet.
7. Bank Chung and Bank Tet are among the most.........................foods of Vietnam.
8. The Christmas tree is.............................with coloured lights and small gifts.
IV. Complete the sentences, using someone, anyone, no one or everyone. Some of them are used more than once.
1. ......................phoned you today, but he didnft tell me his name.
2. ...................... was having lunch in the restaurant, so there was.................in the office.
43. I had to go to the cinema on my own because........................wanted to go with me.
4. I rang the doorbell but................... was in.
5. I asked a lot of people, but....................knew the answer.
6. ..................... told me that it was a good film, but now I can`t remember who told me.
7. Don`t worry! I won`t tell.................. else about it.
8. The office was empty.................... had left when I arrived.
V. Rewrite the sentence in brackets, replacing one of the words with one or ones.
1. He`s just bought a new suit. (It`s a blue suit.)
2. A: Who`s your favourite actor? B: (The actor that I like best is Joe Late.)
3. I`m going to buy an orange juice. (Would you like an orange juice?)
4. The chocolate cakes are popular. (But the strawberry cakes are nicer.)
5. A: Which house do you like? B: (I like the house with the red door.)
6. I bought a blue carpet last time. (This time I want a green carpet.)
7. English is a difficult language. (There isn`t an easy language.)
8. A: Where did you put the photos? B: (Do you mean the photos that we took in Turkey?)
VI. Use the given words to make meaningful sentences.
1. New Year`s Eve / most people / Britain / stay up / midnight.
2. They / often go to parties / gather / public places / see / New Year".
3. At 12 o`clock / they / wish /Happy New Year / sing Auld Lang Syne.
4. After midnight / people visit / friends / neighbours/
5. Traditional / they / take / piece / coal / a gift.
6. Of course / not everyone / go out.
7. Lot / people / stay at home / watch / celebration / TV.
8. New Year`s Day / people make New Year resolutions / they usually / forget / after a few days.


VII. Read the passage carefully and answer the questions bellow.

In many countries in the world, the second Sunday in May is Mother`s Day. Mother`s Day was the idea of an American woman,