Transcript Exotic festivals

Оруджева Х.З.,
617 школа, учитель
 Санкт-Петербург,2007год
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Notting Hill Carnival
St. Patrick's Festival
Holi
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Glossary
Notting Hill Carnival is a street carnival in the Notting Hill district of
London. The carnival has been in existence since 1966 and takes
place on the last weekend in August. It was the inspiration of the black
immigrants from the Caribbean, particularly from Trinidad, where a
great pre-Lenten carnival has been held for many decades. From
simple beginnings, it has developed into a huge multicultural arts
festival attended by up to two million people. Following the tradition of
the Trinidadian carnival, great emphasis is placed on fantastic
costume displays on fantastic costume displays and steel drum music.
Calypso songs and soca (a mixture of soul and calypso) are also
essential elements in the festivities. In addition to the lively procession
of costume, soca, and steel bands which winds its way over a route of
some 7.5 km of the area, the festival also plays host to the musicians
playing reggae and hip hop, as well as hundreds of street stalls exotic
foods and crafts from all parts of the world.
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1. In 1966:
a) the first festival was held.
b) the festival become popular.
c) the Notting Hill district of London appeared
2. The carnival
a) is over on the last weekend of August.
b) lasts for a week in August.
c) is held on the last weekend of August.
3. The most important part of this festival is:
a) selling souvenirs.
b) costume display and music
c) selling exotic foods
4. Besides food one can buy:
a) a small boat
b) some hand-made things created in different countries.
c) exotic flowers.
St. Patrick’s Festival has been in existence since 1996. from a one-day
celebration it has developed into a 5-day festival, the biggest in the Ireland. It
takes place in March in Dublin. Carnival of music, street theatre, fireworks
and dances attract a lot of participants and spectators. The parade has
become an essential element of the Festival.
festival
has been in existence
essential
Carnival
celebration
parade
takes place
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Holi , an important Hindu spring festival and, in western India where it (1)
(connected) … with the wheat harvest, a harvest festival. It (2) (celebrate)…
on the full moon day of the Hindu month of Phalguna. On the first day of his
two-day festival, bonfires (3) (light)… effigies of Holika placed in the center to
represent the triumph of virtue and religion over evil. On the second day of the
festival people (4) (throw)… colored water and powder on each other. Holi is
also a time of good will, when people pay or forgive debts, (5) (make up) …
quarrels, and wish each other good luck.
1. a) connect 1 b) is connected
2 a) celebrated 2 b) celebrate
3 a) light
3 b) is lit
4 a) throw
4 b) threw
5 b) make up
5 a) made up
1 c) is connecting
2 c) is celebrated
3 c) are lit
4 c) is thrown
5 c) have made up
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GLOSSARY
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Lent – The period before Easter during which Christians traditionally eat
less food or stop doing something that they enjoy
Caribbean – the islands in the Caribbean Sea
to wind – to go with lots of bends and turns
Calypso – a West Indian song based on subjects of interest in the news
reggae – a kind of popular music from the West Indians with a strong
regular beat
soul – a type of popular music that often express deep emotions, usually
performed by black singers and musicians
Hip hop – a kind of popular dance music with a heavy regular beat and
spoken words
wheat harvest – урожай пшеницы
effigy – чучело
virtue - добродетель
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литература
1. New Millennium English: учебник англ. яз. Для 10 кл. общеобраз.
учрежд./ О.Л. Гроза и др.-Изд. второе.-Обнинск: Титул, 2006.