1. John Kennedy was elected president in 1960.
2. Bill’s grandmother nicknamed him Buzz when he was a baby.
3. You should read the next six chapters before Monday.
4. The cities in the Northeast have been affected by migration in recent years.
5. Thousands of manufacturing jobs have been moved to Mexico.
6. In the 1980s, the taxpayers were cheated out of huge sums by the managers
of Savings and Loan institutions.
7. The streetlights on campus are finally being repaired.
8. Our company is trying out a new vacation schedule this year.
9. They will close the plant for two weeks in July.
10. Several new provisions were added to the Federal Tax Code in 2001.
Translate into English using passive voice
1. Руки надо мыть перед каждой едой. 2. Комнаты нужно регулярно проветривать. 3. Кошку надо кормить рыбой. 4. Собаку можно кормить мясом и овощами. 5. Ребенку надо давать фрукты. 6. Книги надо положить в шкаф. 7. Эту картину можно повесить над камином. 8. Как можно перевести это слово? 9. Куда можно поставить чемоданы? 10. Можно кошку оставить во дворе?
Vocabulary
Read the text, translate and complete the tasks below
Kazakhstan is a large multinational country which is rich with its both old traditions and new ones acquired for the period of Independence. The Republic of Kazakhstan observes international holidays such as New Year, 8 March but it also has holidays specific only for this country such as Unity Day, Capital Day etc.
All the holidays of Kazakhstan may be divided into national, state and professional ones. The national holidays are held in honor of the events having a special historical importance for the development of independent Kazakhstan. Celebration of the national holidays is accompanied with holding of official events. Such holiday is considered Independence Day of Kazakhstan.
The state holidays are devoted to the events having social and political importance, they also include traditional Kazakh holidays. This category of the holidays includes New Year, 8 March, Nauryz, Unity Day, Capital Day, Constitution Day etc.
In addition to these holidays Kazakhstan has another type of holidays – professional ones celebrated by some categories of citizens:
• Fatherland Defender’s Day – 7 May
• Political Repression Victims Memory Day -31 May
• The Republic of Kazakhstan National Symbols’ Day – 4 June
• Police Day – 23 June
• Health Professionals’ Day (third Sunday of June)
• Press, Television and Radio Day (last Sunday of June)
• Diplomatic Service Day - 2 July
• Tax Service Day – 6 July
• Metal-Maker’s Day (third Sunday of July)
• Transport and Communication Workers’ Day (first Sunday of August)
• Builders’ Day – (second Sunday of August)
• Sports Day (third Sunday of August)
• Miner’ Day (last Sunday of August)
• Knowledge Day – 1 September
The holidays of national and state nature are days off for the whole Kazakhstan population. These days Kazakhstan holds open-air merrymaking and official events. Various festive events and festive concerts with participation of both Kazakhstan and foreign stars are arranged for the country’s population.
Find the synonyms of the words from the text above
get festival governmental sovereignty inhabitant protector weekend festivity formal
Answer the questions
1. What international holidays are celebrated in Kazakhstan?
2. What three types of holidays are there in Kazakhstan?
3. What are national holidays?
4. What new professional holidays have you read about?
5. Which holidays are days off in Kazakhstan?
Listening
Nauryz holiday
Guess the meaning of the following words
Spring arrival
Rebirth
Celebration, celebrate
Leather
Handcrafted
Generously
Jewellery
Steppe tales
Foreigner
Carry on
Watch the video and answer the questions
1. What do people celebrate on Nauryz holiday?
2. What is Nauryz initially known as?
3. What national instruments are mentioned in the video?
4. What people provide their guests with on Nauryz celebration?
5. What is Nick’s impression about Kazakhstan?
6. How many days is Nauryz celebrated?
7. What are the main Nauryz traditions?
8. What are the ingredients of Nauryz-kozhe?
9. What is Kazakh national jewellery usually made of?
Discuss in pairs
1. How do your family celebrate Nauryz?
2. What is your favorite Nauryz tradition?
Writing
Write a short essay answering the question
Is it important to celebrate traditional holidays in our modern world? Why?