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1. Veterans Day is celebrated in
a) The USA b) The UK c) Canada
2.Remembrance Day is a normal working day in
a) Australia b) The UK c) Canada
3.In Australia Easter eggs are hidden by The Easter
a) rabbit b) chicken c) bilby
4. Where does the president have an annual Easter egg hunt on the lawn
a) Canada b) Australia c) The USA
5. During Halloween "Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF" is attempted in
a) The USA b) Canada c) New Zealand
6. What is the name for Halloween in The UK
a) Day of the Dead b) All Hallowtide c) All Saint's Day
7. … Australia doesn’t have a Boxing Day holiday.
a) South b) North c) West
8. Traditionally, people prefer to make a visit to the Church to offer their prayers to the supreme Lord in
a) Australia b) the USA c) the UK
VII. Crossword " Patron Saints of English-speaking countries " (advanced level)
Note: all patron names are written together in one word and begin with the abbreviation "st".
Across:
1. The main symbol of the defender of Britain (St. George).
4. The patron of politicians and public officials. As Lord Chancellor of England in the time of Henry VIII, he incurred the king's wrath by refusing to recognize him as the head of the newly established Church of England. He was accused of treason and beheaded, and in 1935 he was canonized as a Martyr of the faith, thus becoming the only canonized politician. One of his famous works is called “Utopia”. This Saint's day is celebrated on May 22.
7. The patron Saint of business women. Born and raised in the Church of England, she married a wealthy York butcher and secretly converted to the Catholic faith. After her husband's death, she managed the entire household and became one of the most famous merchants in the city. She was arrested several times for providing shelter to Catholic priests and for allowing Catholic masses to be said in secret in her home. She was last arrested in 1586 and sentenced to death for refusing to name her accomplices. In 1970, she was beatified by Pope Paul VI and almost immediately (apparently because of her business activities) became patroness of business women. The Saint's day is celebrated on October 21.
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8. A specific social stratum of Boston, dating back to the first colonists of New England, which is characterized by a closed, quasi-aristocratic lifestyle. External attributes are considered to be a new-England (Boston) accent and a graduate degree from Harvard University. Patrons of the arts and Sciences in England. The term was coined in 1861 by Oliver Holmes in one of his novels.
9. The patron saint of the United States, who has different nicknames in each state.
Down:
2. One of the patron saints of Australia; known as the "Apostle of the Indies" and "Apostle of Japan", he is considered to be one of the greatest missionaries since Paul the Apostle. His day is celebrated on December 3.
3. In fact, this saint is not the patron saint of holidays, but he is also known as Santa Claus. The list of his "specializations" is one of the most impressive. He is the patron saint of chemists, bakers, casks, sailors, little boys, brewers, brides, prisoners, children, dockworkers, fishermen, grooms, judges, merchants, murderers, newlyweds, clerks, beggars, pawnbrokers, perfumers, pilgrims, scientists, schoolboys, spinsters, travelers, unmarried, maidens. In addition, it is believed that it protects from arrest, theft, robbery, and false accusations... He is the patron Saint of Russia, Greece, the Greek Orthodox Church, America, the English city of Portsmouth, and the Italian island of Sicily.
5. What mythical creature did St. George fight according to legend?
6. The patron saint of England, Canada, Georgia, Greece, and Constantinople. The sphere of his patronage is connected with military services. Miraculous cures of syphilis, herpes, and leprosy made him the official patron of people suffering from these ailments. The reason for declaring him the patron Saint of Moscow is unknown. This Saint's day is celebrated on April 23.
MODULE 3: Vocabulary
