I. READING. Read the text and mark the sentences T (true), F (false). The 25th of December is Christmas Day. It’s a happy holiday for many people in different countries. Some weeks before Christmas English people are busy. They send greeting cards to all their relatives and friends. You can buy Christmas cards or you can make them. Many children make their cards at school. People buy a Christmas tree and decorate it with toys, coloured balls and little coloured lights. Every year they put their presents under the tree. When children go to bed, they put their stockings near their beds. In the morning there is a very big Christmas tree in the centre of London, in Trafalgar Square. This is a present from the people of Norway to the people of Great Britain. They send it to Londoners every year and decorate the Christmas tree. People open their presents on Christmas morning and they all are happy with what they get. For Christmas lunch people eat turkey, potatoes and green vegetables. Then they have the Christmas pudding. At five o’clock it’s time for tea and Christmas cake. On the day after Christmas time for tea and Christmas cake. On the day after Christmas it’s Boxing Day. People usually visit their relatives and friends. They do not work on that day. 1. Christmas is a holiday in different countries. 2. You can’t make Christmas cards, you should buy them in the shop. 3. People have their presents under the Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square. 4. People open their presents on Christmas morning. 5. Boxing Day is a holiday after lunch.

Перевод задания: Прочитайте текст и отметьте предложения T (верно) или F (неверно).

1. T — Christmas отмечают во многих странах.
2. F — в тексте сказано, что открытки можно купить или сделать.
3. F — подарки кладут под домашнюю ёлку, а ёлка на Трафальгарской площади — отдельный подарок Норвегии.
4. T — подарки открывают утром в Рождество.
5. F — Boxing Day отмечают на следующий день после Рождества; в тексте не сказано, что это праздник «после обеда».

Ответ: 1 — T; 2 — F; 3 — F; 4 — T; 5 — F.

Перевод ответов: 1 — верно; 2 — неверно; 3 — неверно; 4 — верно; 5 — неверно.