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I. READING

1. Who celebrates Christmas during their summer holidays? Do they sing carols? What is Santa wearing? Read the article and find out.

Christmas traditions in Australia

by Sarah Toast

Australians live on the world's largest island, which is also the world's smallest continent. Most of Australia's immigrants came from England and Ireland, bringing their Christmas customs with them. Australia is the Land Down Under, where the seasons are opposite to the American ones. Australians celebrate Christmas on 25 December, during the summer holidays.

The most popular event of the Christmas season is called Carols by Candlelight. People come together at night to light candles and sing Christmas carols outside. The stars shining above add a lot to this wonderful outdoor concert.

Australian families love to do things outside. They love to swim, surf, sail, and ride bicycles. They like to grill meals outdoors on the barbecue, which they call the "barbie."

Families decorate their homes with palm leaves, and evergreens, along with the colourful flowers that bloom in summer called Christmas bush and Christmas bellflower. Some families put up a Christmas tree.

Christmas festivities begin in late November when schools and church groups present Christmas plays. They sing carols throughout the month of December.

On Christmas Eve, families may attend church together. Some children expect Father Christmas to leave gifts, and others wait for Santa Claus.

After opening presents on Christmas morning, the family sit down to a breakfast of ham and eggs. For many families attending a Christmas Day church service is traditional.

Christmas Day is when families and close friends gather together from all over Australia. The highlight of the day is the holiday midday dinner. Some families enjoy a traditional British Christmas dinner of roast turkey or ham and rich plum Christmas pudding. The person who gets the silver coin baked inside will enjoy good luck all year round.

Other families head for the backyard barbeque to grill their Christmas dinner in the sunshine. Many families even go to the beach or to the countryside and enjoy a picnic of cold turkey or ham and a salad. Father Christmas has been known to show up in shorts to greet children on the beach on Christmas!

The day after Christmas 26 December is Boxing Day. Australians with British and Irish backgrounds leave some money for the grocer, postman, newspaper carrier, and others to thank them for their help in the past year.

New Year's Eve is always a special time, with dinners, dances, and parties. On the Twelfth Night, 6 January, there is one last party to end the Christmas season.

2. Read the article again. Are the statements below true or false?

1. Many Australian-born people have British or Irish roots. 2. Singing Christmas carols outside late in the evening is a popular Australian tradition. 3. The houses are decorated with Christmas lights and Christmas wreaths. 4. If a child behaves well, they are visited by Santa, naughty children get their presents from Father Frost. 5. Midnight dinner is the most important meal of the holiday. 6. It's a tradition to bake a silver coin inside Christmas pudding. 7. Many Australian families enjoy beach picnics at Christmas time. 8. The Boxing Day tradition has come to Australia from the USA.

3. Write 3 sentences to compare Christmas in Australia and Christmas in Belarus.

1. Кто празднует Рождество во время своих летних каникул? Поют ли они колядки? Во что одет Санта? Прочитайте статью и узнайте.

Ответ: Australians celebrate Christmas during their summer holidays. Yes, they sing Christmas carols, especially during an outdoor event called Carols by Candlelight. Father Christmas has been known to show up in shorts to greet children on the beach.

Перевод: Австралийцы празднуют Рождество во время своих летних каникул. Да, они поют рождественские гимны, особенно во время мероприятия на открытом воздухе под названием «Колядки при свечах». Известно, что Дед Мороз появляется в шортах, чтобы поприветствовать детей на пляже.