Task 3. Match the family members with their descriptions: 1. Birthday 2. New Year 3. Christmas 4. Family Day a) writing letters to Santa b) making a time capsule c) decorating with balloons d) lighting fireworks

Matching Family Traditions:

• 1. Birthday is associated with c) decorating with balloons and making a big cake, as mentioned in the text.
• 2. New Year's Eve traditions include d) lighting fireworks and putting up a Christmas tree (though the Christmas tree is for Christmas, fireworks are explicitly linked to New Year's Eve).
• 3. Christmas traditions involve a) writing letters to Santa (for children) and opening presents.
• 4. Family Day is celebrated in summer with a picnic. The text also mentions making a time capsule every five years as a favorite tradition, which could be a broader family tradition. However, among the given options, there isn't a direct match for Family Day's description. If we consider the options provided, none directly describe 'Family Day' except for the general context of family traditions. Looking at the options again and re-evaluating based on explicit text connections:

Re-evaluation based on explicit text connections:

• Birthday: "we decorate the house with balloons and make a big cake." -> 1 - c
• New Year's Eve: "my father lights fireworks." -> 2 - d
• Christmas: "My sister and I write letters to Santa Claus" and "we open presents under the tree." The option provided is "writing letters to Santa". -> 3 - a
• The text states: "Our favorite tradition is making a time capsule every five years." This is a family tradition, but it's not directly tied to a specific holiday listed in the matching options. If we must choose from the options, and considering the other matches are explicit, then 'b) making a time capsule' is a family tradition but not explicitly tied to a listed holiday. However, if we interpret the task as matching traditions *mentioned* to holidays, and 'making a time capsule' is a general family tradition, it might be the intended answer for a general family event or a tradition that spans across holidays. But given the structure, it's more likely a general family tradition. The prompt asks to match *family members* with *their descriptions*, but then lists holidays. Assuming it means matching the holidays to the descriptions of traditions:

Revised Matching based on direct text evidence:

1. Birthday - c) decorating with balloons (explicitly mentioned for birthdays).
2. New Year - d) lighting fireworks (explicitly mentioned in the context of New Year's Eve).
3. Christmas - a) writing letters to Santa (explicitly mentioned for Christmas).
4. Family Day - There is no direct description for Family Day among the options. However, the text states "making a time capsule every five years" as a favorite tradition. If this is intended to be matched with 'Family Day', then it would be 4 - b. But it's stated as a separate tradition, not specifically for Family Day. Let's assume the intention is to match the listed traditions to the holidays/events they are associated with in the text.

Final Answer based on direct text associations: