Match the holidays with their dates; Match the beginning and the end of the holiday phrase; Match the names of the parties and their descriptions; Important months.

Ex3. Match the holidays with their dates. 1. The 1st of January is b) New Year's Day 2. The 25th of December is c) Christmas in England 3. The 1st of May is i) the Worker's Day 4. The 1st of June is e) the Children's day 5. The 1st of September is d) the first day at school 6. The 7th of January is j) Christmas in Russia 7. The 9th of May is g) the Victory day 8. The 12th of December is f) the Independent Day 9. The 23rd of February is h) the Army day 10. The 31st of October is a) Halloween Ex4. Match the beginning and the end of the holiday phrase. 1. decorate a Christmas tree (наряжать ёлку) 2. celebrate holidays (праздновать праздники) 3. hang stockings (вешать чулки) 4. paint pictures (рисовать картинки) Ex5. Match the names of the parties and their descriptions. 1. a tea party — a. a gathering at which tea is drunk 2. a garden party — l. for people who enjoy flowers / a party outside the house 3. a music party — b. people enjoy listening to music 4. a birthday party — m. we get presents 5. a welcome party — c. someone is new to your class or town 6. a going-away party — n. we are sorry to say good-bye to somebody 7. a holiday party — d. to show that the day is very important 8. a barbecue party — o. meat or fish is prepared over an open fire 9. a picnic party — e. everyone takes food to a nice place in the country 10. a fancy dress party — f. people come dressed as film or book characters 11. a going places party — g. you go to the Zoo, a museum, a ball game 12. a do-it-yourself party — h. everyone does a craft project at the party 13. when I grow-up party — i. everyone is dressed in adult clothes 14. a skating party — j. for those who like sport 15. a pyjama party — k. children show their beautiful pajamas Ex6. Important months. Will you match the names and the dates of the holidays? 1. Our Christmas holidays are in January (Наши Рождественские каникулы в январе) 2. The Mother's Day is in May (День матери в мае) 3. Our May Day holiday is in May (Наш праздник Первого мая в мае) 4. Our New Year holiday is in January (Наш новогодний праздник в январе) Допущение: В упражнении 6 некоторые праздники в России выпадают на один и тот же месяц, поэтому ответы могут повторяться или использоваться предложенные варианты (January, May).