D. Read the text and mark each statement True or False. Text: Holidays in Great Britain. There are fewer public holidays in Great Britain than in other European countries. They are Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Bank Holiday, and Summer Bank Holiday. Public holidays in Britain are called bank holidays because the banks as well as most offices and shops are closed. The most favourite holiday is Christmas. Every year the people of Norway give the city of London a present. It’s a big Christmas tree and it stands in Trafalgar Square. Before Christmas, groups of singers go from house to house. They collect money for charities and sing carols, traditional Christmas songs. Many churches hold a service on the Sunday before Christmas. The fun starts the night before, on the 24th of December. Traditionally this is the day when people decorate their trees. Children hang stockings at their beds, hoping that Father Christmas will come down the chimney during the night and fill them with toys and sweets. The continuation says: Christmas is a family holiday. All the family usually meet for the big Christmas dinner of turkey and Christmas pudding. And everyone gives and receives presents. The 26th of December, Boxing Day, is an extra holiday after Christmas. It’s the time to visit friends and relatives. New Year’s Day is not such a fun holiday in Britain as in Scotland Hogmanay, New Year’s Eve is the biggest festival of the year. Besides public holidays, there are some special festivals in Great Britain. One of them takes place on the 5th of November. On that day, in 1605, Guy Fawkes tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament and kill King James I. He didn’t succeed. The King’s men found the bomb, took Guy Fawkes to the Tower and cut off his head. Since that day the British celebrate on the 5th of November. They burn a dummy (чучело), made of straw and old clothes, in a bonfire and let off fireworks. This dummy is called a “guy” (like Guy Fawkes). Statements: 21. A big Christmas tree, which is in Trafalgar Square, is a present of people from Northern Ireland. 22. Boxing Day is an extra holiday after Christmas. 23. Christmas dinner consists of roast chicken and pumpkin-pie. 24. Hogmanay is the biggest festival of the year in Scotland. 25. Guy Fawkes Day is celebrated on the 5th of December.

Перевод задания: Прочитайте текст и отметьте, верны (True) или неверны (False) утверждения.

1. False. Текст говорит, что рождественскую ёлку Лондону дарят жители Норвегии, а не Северной Ирландии. (Ложь.)
2. True. В тексте сказано, что Boxing Day, 26 декабря, — дополнительный выходной после Рождества. (Правда.)
3. False. На рождественский ужин подают индейку и рождественский пудинг, а не жареную курицу и тыквенный пирог. (Ложь.)
4. True. В тексте Hogmanay назван крупнейшим праздником года в Шотландии. (Правда.)
5. False. День Гая Фокса отмечают 5 ноября, а не 5 декабря. (Ложь.)