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English festivals

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Задание 1

Choose the correct option to finish the sentence. British people celebrate Robin Hood Festival to ...

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Задание 2

Choose the correct option to finish the sentence. British people light bonfires on Guy Fawkes Night to ...

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Задание 3

Read the text and answer the question. The Jorvik Viking Centre is a museum and visitor attraction in York, England, containing life-like mannequins and life-size dioramas depicting Viking life in the city. Visitors are taken through the dioramas in small carriages equipped with speakers. It was created by the York Archaeological Trust in 1984. Its name is derived from Jórvík, the Old Norse name for the city of York. Can visitors walk through the dioramas at the Jorvik Viking Centre?

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Задание 4

Match the festivals with the months when they are celebrated.

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Задание 5

Match the activities with the festivals.

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Задание 6

Order the words to make a sentence.

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Задание 7

Order the words to make a sentence.

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Задание 8

Choose all the festivals that are celebrated in Britain.

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Задание 9

Read the text and fill in the gaps with the given words. Long ago, England was ruled by a wicked, Prince John. He ordered the Sheriff of Nottingham to tax the people so heavily that some were forced to become outlaws. Two of the most famous were Robin Hood and Little John, who would the tax money from the Sheriff and give it to the poor. One day, Prince John was travelling by coach to Nottingham to pick up more money. Prince John was so busy counting his gold that he didn't notice that he was passing through Sherwood Forest, the home of Robin Hood, nor did he see that Little John and Robin Hood were watching him from the .

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Задание 10

Read the text and choose the correct words to fill in the gaps. Guy Fawkes Night, also known as Guy Fawkes Day, Bonfire Night and Firework Night, is ancommemoration observed on 5 November, primarily in Great Britain. Itsbegins with the events of the 5 of November 1605, when Guy Fawkes, a member of thePlot, was arrested while guarding explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords. Celebrating the fact that King James I had survived the attempt on his life, people litaround London. Months later, the introduction of the Observance of the 5th of November Act enforced an annual public day of thanksgiving for the plot's.