19 лютого 2024р.

Тема: Національні свята і традиції України. Контрольна робота з

аудіювання.

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Ukrainian Holidays
There are dates and events in the life of our country that are memorable to
every Ukrainian citizen. The dates of this kind are: the Victory Day, the May Day,
the Constitution Day, the Women’s Day, the Independence Day. These are
national holidays, people do not work on these days.
The most memorable date is the Victory Day which is kept on the 9th of
May. On this Day we celebrate the anniversary of the victory over fascism in
World War II.
The Women’s Day, which is celebrated on the 8th of March, is like Mother’s
Day in Great Britain. On this day you can see many men buying or carrying
flowers. Children give their mothers presents, or send them postcards if they are
away from home.
Recently new national holidays have appeared. They are of religious origin.
They are: Christmas and Easter. In Ukraine Christmas is celebrated on the 7th of
January. In Europe and in the USA it is celebrated on the 25th of December. On
Christmas people celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. Easter symbolizes the
Resurrection of Jesus Christ. Children like this holiday for traditional brightly
painted eggs and special Easter cakes. Easter cakes are sold at every bakery, but
homemade ones are always much tastier.
There is one more holiday which is loved by everybody: children and adults.
This is New Year’s Eve. People decorate New Year trees with toys and lights and
believe that a miracle is a must on this day. On the New Year night people go to
dance, visit their friends or stay at home and watch TV. It’s my favourite holiday.
And, of course, one of the main holidays of Ukraine is the Independence
Day, celebrated on the 24th of August. On this day in 1991 the “Act of
Independence of Ukraine” was proclaimed.
Vocabulary:
Resurrection — воскресіння
to carry — нести
fascism — фашизм
present — подарунок
religious origin — релігійне походження
adult — дорослий
miracle — диво

Questions:
1. How do we celebrate Victory Day? - On this Day we celebrate the anniversary
of the victory over fascism in World War II.
2. What is your favorite holiday? - This is New Year’s Eve.
3. When do we celebrate Easter? - Because the holiday is movable, Easter data is
added each year by a calculation known as a computus. Easter is celebrated
on the first Sunday after the full moon, which is the first full moon on March
21 (fixation of the spring moon). Determining this date in advance requires a
correlation between the lunar months and the solar year, and takes into
account the month, day, and day of the week in either the Julian or
Gregorian calendar. The complexity of the algorithm is required due to the
desire to connect the date of Easter with the date of the Jewish holiday of
Passover, which Christians believe falls on the crucifixion of Jesus.
4. What kind of holiday is the Women’s Day?
5. What kinds of holidays do you know?

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Easter in Ukraine
Easter is the most important holiday of the year. Easter egg is called pysanka.
Pysanka shells have been found in archaeological sites from more than 3000
years ago, and many of those designs are still being used on pysanka today.
Preparation for Easter starts seven weeks ahead of time with the advent of
Lent. Believers don’t eat meat and animal products.
Palm Sunday, the week before Easter, is known in Ukraine as Willow
Sunday. People bring home willow branches which have been blessed in church.
The week is dedicated to preparing for Easter.
The Thursday before Easter is called Clean Thursday. According to
Ukrainian tradition one should bathe before sunrise on this day. The house must
be clean too.
Good Friday is the day that the women of the family bake “paska”, Ukrainian
Easter bread.
On Saturday children dye Easter eggs to add to the Easter basket which will
be blessed in church. It also includes pysanka, salt, paska, sausage and ham. In the
evening people go to church for the Easter mass, which lasts all night. Usually
they bring with them baskets with food — Easter cakes, butter, cheese and, of
course, painted eggs. The priest in the church consecrates all the food: many
people believe that the Easter eggs possess magic power and can protect from
evil, thunder or fire and have healing powers.
In the morning after the end of the service, the people greet each other with
the words: “Christ has resurrected!” and return home for breakfast. They celebrate
Easter as the beginning of spring, too. Easter Sunday is a day of singing songs
and eating. Young girls dance and sing about nature and spring. People exchange
pysanky.
Vocabulary:
shell — шкаралупа
archaeological — археологічний
design — узор, малюнок
advent — прихід
 to dye — фарбувати
Lent — Великий піст
Willow — верба
blessed — освячений
according to — згідно
sunrise — схід сонця
mass — служба (у церкві)
to exchange — змінювати

Task 1. Point out the right answer.

1. What is the most important holiday of the year?
a) Easter
b) Cristmas
c) Mother’ day
d) New Year

2. What is Lent?
a) велика служба
b) Великий піст
c) освячення
d) назва свята

3. What is pysanka?
a) Easter egg
b) Easter tree
c) cake
d) Easter design

4. When does preparation for Easter start?

a) on Easter eve
b) on Sunday
c) seven weeks ahead of time
d) on Monday

5. When do children dye eggs?

a) on Easter eve
b) on Sunday
c) during Easter mass
d) On Saturday

Task 2. Point out if the statement is true (T) or false (F).

1. Pysanka shells have been found in archaeological sites from more than
3000 years ago.
2. Believers don’t eat vegetables and fruit.
3. People bring home fire-tree which have been blessed in church.
4. The Thursday before Easter is called Great Thursday.
5. According to Ukrainian tradition one should bathe before sunrise on this
day.
6. Easter mass, which lasts all day.
7. Many people don’t believe that the Easter eggs possess magic power and
can protect from evil, thunder or fire and have healing powers.
8. The people greet each other with the words: “Christ has resurrected!”
9. The people greet each other with the words: “I wish you good luck!”
10. They celebrate Easter as the beginning of festive.