Work in pairs. Do the quiz. a) What are the traditional Christmas dishes in Britain? b)...

Question

Work in pairs. Do the quiz.

a) What are the traditional Christmas dishes in Britain?

b) What kind of tea do they call «English tea»?

c) What does the traditional breakfast in Britain consist of?

d) How many days does British Christmas go on for?

e) Who can visit you on Boxing Day in Britain?

f) What has the First Foot to carry visiting somebody’s home?

g) Who is a May Queen?

Answer 1

a)The Traditional Christmas Dishes in Britain: brandy butter,bread sause,brussels sprouts,chocolate yule log,christmas cake,christmas ham,christmas pudding,dundee cake,mince pies,nut roats,pigs in a blanket,roast turkey,roast beef,roast chick,roast duck,roast goose,roast pheasant,roast potatoes,stuffing,trifle,tunis cake.

b) Afternoon Tea they call `English Tea`

c)A traditional English breakfast consists of eggs, bacon, sausages, fried bread, and mushrooms. Even though not many people will eat this for breakfast today, it is always served in hotels and guest houses around Britain.
d)5 days

e)Trades people(the milkman,dustman,coalman,paper boy,etc.)

f) The First-Foot, also known in Manx Gaelic as quaaltagh or qualtagh, is the first person to cross the threshold of a home on New Year's Day and a bringer of good fortune for the coming year.

g)The May Queen or Queen of May is a term which has two distinct but related meanings, as a mythical figure and as a holiday personification.

 

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Answer 2

а) A traditional Christmas dinner consists of turkey with cranberry sauce, potatoes, stuffing, green beans, and several other types of delicious food. Fruit cake, Christmas pudding and mince pies are served as part of Christmas in Great Britain.  One of the traditional food items as part of Christmas in Great Britain is the Christmas pudding. This pudding is made of thirteen ingredients.

b) The british called "English tea" afternoon tea.

c) The so called traditional English breakfast usually consists of: Bacon, eggs, sausages, baked bean, bread etc.
d) The British Christmas lasts 5 days.

е) On Boxing Day in Britain Santa Claus can visit children.

f) “First foot” is the first person to cross the threshold of a home on New Year’s Day and a bringer of good fortune for the coming year. Preferably the male visitor would be a young, handsome, dark-haired, healthy male.

g) Queen of the May - is the personification of the feast, the mythical figure.