Miscellaneous Reader. Part I. Учебные задания для обучения базовым умениям чтения. Гергесовa О.В - 12 стр.

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a) not known or identified
b) preferred above all others
c) being the only one of its sort
d) having a great effect
II. Guess the meaning of the following words and phrases
lunar calendar bracelet(n)
wine(n) loyal(adj)
princess(n) festival(n)
emperor(n) rice(n)
Reading
III. Read the text and make five correct sentences using an item
from each column.
Unique customs
1. January 17 is St. Anthony’s Day in Mexico. It’s a day
when people ask for protection for their animals. They bring
their animals to church. But before the animals go into the
church, the people usually dress them up in flowers and
ribbons.
2. On August 15 of the lunar calendar, Koreans celebrate
Chusok to give thanks for the harvest. It’s a day when
people honor their ancestors by going to their graves to take
them food and wine and clean the gravesites. Also on
Chusok, a big meal with moon-shaped rice cake is eaten.
3. One the biggest celebrations in Argentina is New Year’s
Eve. On the evening of December 31, families get together
and have a big meal. At midnight, fireworks explode
everywhere and continue throughout the night. Friends and
families meet for parties, which last until the next morning.
4. Long ago in India, a princess who needed help sent her silk
bracelet to an emperor. After he helped the princess, the
emperor kept the bracelet as a sign of the loyalty between
them. Today in India, during the festival of Rakhi, men
promise to be loyal to their women in exchange for a
bracelet of silk, cotton, or gold thread.
5. On the evening of February 3, people in Japanese families
take one dried bean for each year of their age and throw
the beans around their homes and shrines, shouting “Good
luck in! Evil spirits out!” This is known as “Setsubun,”a
time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of
spring.
A B C
On January 17 people in Japan visit the graves of
their ancestors
During Rakhi people in Argentina bring their
animals to church
On Chusok men in India stay up all night
On New Year’s Eve people in Mexico celebrate the end
of winter
On February 3 people in Korea promise loyalty to
their women
Word Power
IV. Find words in the text with the following meanings
a) to decorate
b) to respect
c) to give somebody one’s word
d) to go on
e) immaterial part of man
f) keeping safe 
                                                                   4. Long ago in India, a princess who needed help sent her silk
 a)    not known or identified                                        bracelet to an emperor. After he helped the princess, the
 b)    preferred above all others                                     emperor kept the bracelet as a sign of the loyalty between
 c)    being the only one of its sort                                 them. Today in India, during the festival of Rakhi, men
 d)    having a great effect                                          promise to be loyal to their women in exchange for a
                                                                      bracelet of silk, cotton, or gold thread.
II. Guess the meaning of the following words and phrases           5. On the evening of February 3, people in Japanese families
                                                                      take one dried bean for each year of their age and throw
      lunar calendar         bracelet(n)                              the beans around their homes and shrines, shouting “Good
      wine(n)                   loyal(adj)                            luck in! Evil spirits out!” This is known as “Setsubun,”a
      princess(n)              festival(n)                            time to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of
      emperor(n)               rice(n)                                spring.

Reading
III. Read the text and make five correct sentences using an item       A                B                          C
from each column.                                                  On January 17        people in Japan        visit the graves of
                                                                   their ancestors
                          Unique customs                           During Rakhi         people in Argentina     bring their
                                                                   animals to church
1. January 17 is St. Anthony’s Day in Mexico. It’s a day           On Chusok            men in India           stay up all night
   when people ask for protection for their animals. They bring    On New Year’s Eve    people in Mexico        celebrate the end
   their animals to church. But before the animals go into the     of winter
   church, the people usually dress them up in flowers and         On February 3         people in Korea      promise loyalty to
   ribbons.                                                        their women
2. On August 15 of the lunar calendar, Koreans celebrate
   Chusok to give thanks for the harvest. It’s a day when            Word Power
   people honor their ancestors by going to their graves to take   IV. Find words in the text with the following meanings
   them food and wine and clean the gravesites. Also on
   Chusok, a big meal with moon-shaped rice cake is eaten.          a)   to decorate
3. One the biggest celebrations in Argentina is New Year’s          b)   to respect
   Eve. On the evening of December 31, families get together        c)   to give somebody one’s word
   and have a big meal. At midnight, fireworks explode              d)   to go on
   everywhere and continue throughout the night. Friends and        e)   immaterial part of man
   families meet for parties, which last until the next morning.    f)   keeping safe

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