Отправлено: 17.11.12 12:09. Заголовок: Quiz “Unusual British traditions”

1. “A straw bear” What is this tradition like? What are its characteristic features? Give an example of a similar tradition in Russia.

2. No one country in the world has such an unusual ceremonial get-up as the parade of hats. Where did this tradition come from? Who was its initiator? When does it take place?

3. Do you like cheese? If you do, then leave for England. Write which traditional arrangement is held here with “participation” of cheese.

4. Cats are on the State duty. Do you think it’s a joke? Nothing of the kind! Make sure yourselves and give examples of the “working” cats in England.

5. When somebody leaves without saying “good-bye”, we say that a person leaves in the English way. Why? Where did it come from?

6. Like many other people, Englishmen are fond of swimming. Give an example of an unusual contest, dealt with this kind of sport.

7. In Russia all men are fond of fishing. What kind of contest exists in England? What do Englishmen catch?

8. “Early in the morning all men from young to old go to hunt – to shoot at hares and squirrels. After succeeding in it they punish courageously the holiday dinner, cooked from their trophies”… What holiday does the extract describe? What do you know about it?

9. You know the expression “massacre of St. Bartholomew” («Варфоломеевская ночь»)?
Of course, that event did not take place England. What famous English night of such kind can you describe?

10. Each of you has made faces. Such behaviour is considered ill-mannered. But even famous Englishmen are allowed to do it as much as possible. Where can they make faces?