Номер 3, страница 124 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Лапицкая, Демченко

3a. Listen, read and match the riddles with the customs below.

① It is one of the oldest customs going back to the Middle Ages (средние века) when poor people used to walk in the streets and sing holiday songs for food, money or drink. Today people still go from house to house singing and collecting money for charity. Traditionally it is from St Thomas’s Day (21 De-cember) until the morning of Christmas Day.

② People believe that this evergreen protects [prəˈtekts] their homes from evil spirits (от злых духов) by its prickly (колючие) leaves and also by its reputation [,repjuˈteɪʃ(ə)n] for holiness.

holy [ˈhəuli] (adj) священный + ness = holiness (n)

③ This evergreen plant with white berries is dedicated [ˈdedɪˌkeɪtɪd] to Goddess (богиня) of Love, which explains the kissing that goes on under it. Originally, when a boy kissed a girl, he plucked a berry and gave it to her. When the berries were gone, so were the kisses.

④ This evergreen plant must not be used alone, or even pre-dominate [prɪˈdɒmɪneɪt].

⑤ They are an important part of British Christmas festivi-ties and great family amusement.

They contain (= include) a number of ingredients: cross-dressing – when men roles are played by women and vice versa; fun – because well-known plays and fairy tales are changed to be modern and amusing; music – there is a lot of music and singing; celebrities’ participation (участие знаменитостей) – well-known pop stars, comedians [kəˈmiːdɪənz], sports and TV people take part in them. They are performed in theatres, vil-lage halls and community centres.

⑥ On this day a little money or small gifts are given to such people as milkmen, cleaners, newspaper boys, etc. Schools across the country gather gifts which are put in Christmas Boxes and sent to poorer countries.

A. Celebrating Boxing Day; B. Decorating houses with holly – an evergreen plant; C. Performing pantomimes; D. Carol singing; E. Kissing under mistletoe; F. Decorat-ing houses with ivy

3b. Which of the English words means the following:

A. защищает от; B. преобладать; C. посвящается; D. относящиеся к (идущие к)

1. going back to; 2. is dedicated to; 3. protects from; 4. predominate

3b. Какие из английских слов означают следующее:

Ответ:

A. matches 3.

B. matches 4.

C. matches 2.

D. matches 1.

Перевод:

А. соответствует 3.

B. соответствует 4.

C. соответствует 2.

D. соответствует 1.