LESSON 1 Independence Day
1 W o rk in p a irs . R ead and a n s w e r.
What kind of holiday is Independence Day?
Why is it im portant to celebrate this day?
What can you do on Independence Day?
W o rk in p a irs . M a tc h th e fla g s
w ith c o u n trie s . C o m p le te th e
ta b le w ith n a tio n a lity .
L is te n and c h e c k .
3 a W o rk in p a irs . Read and c o m p le te th e te x t
w ith p h ra s e s .
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The Norwegians celebrate their Independence
Day since ... . In Norway, children play a special
role in the celebration of their Independence Day.
Several (1) ... are held during the day, where the
children march with flags and school banners.
In the capital city of Oslo, the children pass the
Palace, where the royal fam ily is on the balcony.
A) their houses
B) rings
C) hold parades
D) children’s parades
E) celebrates with parades
F) festivals and parades
G) surfing races
The Mexicans got their independence
from Spain on ... . The Mexican president
(
2
) ... the historic liberty bell on the
night of Septem ber 15. The following
day is filled with parades, traditional
dances and bullfights. In Septem ber,
restaurants around the country serve
traditional Mexican dishes.
The South Koreans got their indepen
dence from Japan on ... . Today, the South
Koreans celebrate the national holiday.
They hang flags on (3) ... , make public
museums fre e -o f-ch a rg e to people, and
sing the official song.
On ... India got independence from
Britain. Like the United States, India
(5) ... and fireworks, but they also
celebrate with kite-flying competitions.
4 The Ghanaians are the firs t African country,
which became independent from Britain on
... . To celebrate their independence, people
from Ghana (4) ..., firew ork events and street
parties and marches.
The Australians celebrate Australia Day
since ..., when the first British people started
to live in Australia. The Australians celebrate
this holiday with (
6
) ..., ferry races and a tall
ships race. There are beautiful fireworks.
7
The Polish got their independence
on ... . To celebrate this day, people
wear their national folk costum es with
the colours of their flag: red and white,
during (7) ... .
3 b
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W o rk in p a irs . L is te n and c h e c k . C o m p le te th e te x t w ith d a te s .
4 a W o rk in g ro u p s o f 4 / 5 . C h o o s e o n e c o u n try a n d c o m p le te th e d ia g ra m .
4 b R e p o rt.
e .g . We com pared Independence Day celebration in Uzbekistan and ...
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