Задание 27 Юнит 9 ГДЗ Вербицкая Forward 7 класс
27 In pairs, compare the format of a formal and informal letter and discuss the differences in their structure. Compare your ideas with other students’ in your class.
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27 In pairs, compare the format of a formal and informal letter and discuss the differences in their structure. Compare your ideas with other students’ in your class.
Reading and speaking
The RAP
Holidays and festivals
Special days in Great Britain, the USA and Canada
By Tamsin Norris, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Mother’s Day
(March in Britain, May in the US)
In Britain Mother’s Day is celebrated three weeks before Easter (or the 4th Sunday of Lent). On this day mother is rewarded for all she does for her children and family in general. Traditionally her husband and children bring her breakfast in bed and buy her a small gift. Adults visit their mothers, bring them flowers and small presents or send them special cards.
In the US Mother’s Day (2nd Sunday in May) became an official holiday in 1914. American mothers should be grateful to Anna Jarvis, a devoted daughter. When her mother died on May 5, 1905, Anna wanted to honour her and asked the minister at her church in West Virginia to give a sermon in her mother’s memory. On the same day in Philadelphia, where people remembered Mrs Jarvis as a kind and helpful person, another minister honoured her and all mothers with a special service. That was the beginning.
Guy Fawkes Night — 5th November
On 5th November 1605 Guy Fawkes and some men tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament, with the government, King James I, the Queen and their son. This was known as the “Gunpowder Plot”.
Guy Fawkes and the other men put twenty barrels of gunpowder under the Houses of Parliament. But someone discovered the barrels, and Guy Fawkes and his men were arrested and executed.
So 5th November is now Guy Fawkes Night. Children make models of Guy Fawkes and collect money for fireworks. People light big bonfires, burn the “Guys” and set off the fireworks.
Thanksgiving Day
This is on the fourth Thursday of November in the USA and the second Monday of October in Canada.
Thanksgiving Day is a day of thanksgiving and feasting. The Pilgrims were the first people from Europe to live in the USA.
Thanksgiving Day commemorates the harvest festival celebrated by the Pilgrims in 1621, thanking God for the food provided throughout the year. In modern time families usually have a big meal together, and in recent years it has become a time for watching football games and parades on television.
Thanksgiving is not celebrated in Great Britain.
Halloween — 31st October
Halloween is celebrated on 31st October, the evening before All Saint’s Day (1st November). Some people believe that on this evening the spirits of the dead return to where they used to live, and witches and demons become active. People have celebrated this day in the USA and Canada, and also in Scotland, but it is becoming popular with young people in England, too. Children wear frightening clothes and special masks and visit people’s homes to get sweets. Adults go to parties and wear special costumes.
Independence Day — 4th July
It is the official name in the USA for the “Fourth of July” which commemorates 4th July 1776, when the USA became independent from England. There are fireworks and parades on the Fourth of July, and many families meet and have a barbecue or a picnic together.