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January
New Year’s Day celebrates the start of а new year. Americans celebrate New Year’s Day on the fist day of January, but the celebration actually begins on December 31, New Year’s JBve, the night before New Year’s Day. I like New Year’s Eve, because my parents allow me to stay up until midnight. Some people stay up all night! We blow honia and whistle at midnight to annaunce the beginning of a new year. Some people shake hands, kiss, hug, sing, and shout «Happy New Year!»
January 15, Americans celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. He was a minister wire fought against racial discrimination. He said that a person’s character is more important than the color of his skin. He is very important to me, because his hometown is Atlanta too. To remember Martin Luther King, many Americans go to church or participate in public ceremonies.
New words:
adually — фактически, на самом деле
eve — канун
to allow — позволять, разрешать
to stay up — не ложиться
to blow (biew-blown) homs and whistles — дуть в рожки и свистки
midnight — полночь
to announce — объявлять
to hug — крепко обнимать
to fight (fought) — бороться (воевать)
skin- кожа
church — церковь
to participate — участвовать
public ceremonies — народные шествия
February
One of my favorite holidays is Valentine’s Day. We celebrate this holiday on February 14. It is a day of love and friendship. We send greeting cards to our sweethearts and friends and ask them to «Be My Valentine.» This means «be my friend or love». We also decorate our classrooms with big red hearts and give red loses and chocolate to our sweethearts, friends and family.
On the third Monday in February, we selebrate Presidents Day. This holiday honors two of our greatest presidents, George Washington, our first president, and Abraham Lincoln, our sixteenth president. Both presidents are famous for their honesty.
Will you be my Valentine?
New words:
greeting card — поздравительная открытка
sweetheart — возлюбленный
to mean — означать, значить
chocolate — шоколад, шоколадные конфеты
to honor = to honour — почитать, чтить
honesty — честность, правдивость
March
On March 17, Americans celebrate an Irish religious holiday, St. Patrick’s Day. This is an important holiday for my family, because my grandparents are from Ireland. They’re Irish immigrants. On St. Patrick’s Day we decorate our houses, schools, and streets with green shamrocks. And we all wear something green. We say that everyone is Irish on St. Patrick’s Day. Kiss me. I’m Irish!
New words:
religious — религиозный
immigrant — иммигрант, переселенец
shamrock — трилистник (цветок клевера)
April
Dads’ birthday (don’t forget!).
Take Your Daughter to Work Day. This is the day I go to work with Mom. No School! This holiday is On April 28 this year.
Easter is celebrated on a Sunday in April or May. The week before Easter we color eggs. On Easter Sunday children wake up to find that the Easter Bunny has lefl them a basket of candy.
New words:
lo forget (forgot) — забывать (забыл)
to color = to colour — красить
May
We honor our mothers on the second Sunday in May. This day is called Mo- ther’s Day. I usually buy my Mom a nice greeting card and flowers. My Dad usually makes a big dinner and we eat it together with our grandparents. It’s our way of saying, «Thanks for being such a great Mom!» My birthday! Natalie’s 16th birthday!
Have a Happy Mother’s Day!
New words:
to be called — называться
June
We also honor our Dad, because he’s great too! We celebrate Father’s Day on the third Sunday in June. Natalie and 1 usually bring him breakfast in bed! And I buy him a greeting card and a new neckie.
Happy Fther’s Day, DadI
New words:
necktie — галстук
July
On July 4. the United States celebrate Independence Day. It is called Independence Day, because on July 4, 1776, our founding fathers declared that the United States would be free and independent from England. We usually have a big picnic in our neighborhood and then we watch a fireworks display at night.
New words:
independence — независимость
founding fathers — отцы — основатели
to declare — заявлять
disdisy — показ
August
Mom’s birthday (make something special tor her!).
Happy birthday to Mom.
September
School starts! Good luck at school?
October
Columbus Day: October 12. Christopher Columbus disccovered America on October 12, 1492. At that time, many people in Europe thought that the world was flat and thal if a ship sailed to the edge of the world, и would fall off!. But Columbus believed the world was round and made the journey to America. Halloween is one of the best holidays for children. American children celebrate Ilallowecn on October 31.
Children wear masks and colorful costumes. The most popular costumes are ghosts, witches, and skeletons. The children walk door to door in the neighborhood and shout «trick or treat!» Most people give them treat — candy or fruit. We also decorate our houses and schools in the traditional Ilallowecn colors: orange and black. Popular decorations are witches, ghosts, skeletons, black cats and Jack-o-lanterns. Jack-o-lanterns are pumpkins we carve to look like faces. Every- one tries to look scary on Halloween! Trick or Treat?
New words:
to discover — открывать, обнаруживать
flat — плоский
to sail — плыл (под парусом)
to fail off (fell, fallen) — падать с
round — круглый
ghost — привидение, призрак
witch — ведьма, колдунья
skeleton — скелет
neighborhood — соседство, округа
to shout — кричать
trick or treat — либо угощайте, либо будем подшучивать над Вами
traditional — традиционный
jack-o-lantern — фонарь из тыквы с прорезанными отверстиями в виде глаз, носа и рта
pumpkin — тыква
to carve — резать
scary — пугливый
November
Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November. This is a family holiday. We qather to give thanks for all the good things in our lives. We make a big turkey dinner. I always eat too much!
Happy Thanksgiving!
New words:
to gather — собираться
December
Americans celebrate Christmas on December 25. Christmas is a religious holiday and one of the happiest holidays of the year, because it is the dayt hat. Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. We prepare- for Christmas weeks before. We buy gifts for our family dud friends. We choose a tree and decorate it
with ornaments ana lights. Arid we prepare special foods and cookies.
Christmas is also the day that Santa Claus visits us arid brings us presents in bright paper arid ribbons. He delivers them on Christmas Eve, thenight before Christmas, when we arc sleeping. How does he get into our house? He climbs down the chimney and leaves the presents under the Christmas tree. In the morning, we open our presents together and then we go to church. Peopie wish each other a «Merry Christmas!»
New words:
choose (chose- chosen) — выбирать
ornaments and lights — украшения и лампочки
ribbon — лента
to climb down — слезать, спускаться
chimney -трубы
to wish — желать |
