Pupil A
Read the text about Easter. There are 14 gaps in it. Don’t show the
text to your partner. Ask pupil B questions to find the missing information and answer
his/her questions.
(1 ...) is a time of rejoicing. It comes in spring, a joyful time
for (2 ...). The (3 ...) days of winter are over. Birds return (4 ...).
Grass and flowers (5 ...) a new carpet for the Earth.
The date of Easter (6 ...) the same from year to year. But it always comes on
(7 ...) after the first full moon in spring.
For Christians Easter Sunday is the greatest
(8 ...) holiday of the year. It is a day of joy. It celebrates the Resurrection of
(9 ...), who rose from death to new life many years ago.
Long before the celebration of Easter (10 ...) celebrated a spring festival. They
feasted and (11 ...). They danced and gave gifts. They (12 ...) over the rebirth
of life in the fields and woodlands.
When the Christian religion had spread to many lands, the joy of (13 ...) became
mingled with the joy of the spring festival. Both stood for new hope in the hearts of men.
And so it is not strange that many of the customs of the old spring festival became part
of our celebration of (14 ...). (Aileen Fisher)
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Pupil B
Read text about Easter. There are 14 gaps in it. Don’t show the text
to your partner. Ask pupil A questions to find the missing information and answer his/her
questions.
Easter is a time of (1 ...). It comes (2 ...), a joyful time
for everyone. The cold dark days of winter (3 ...). (4 ...) return to sing.
Grass and flowers begin to make a new carpet for (5 ...).
The date of (6 ...) is not the same from year to year. But it always comes on the
first Sunday after the first full moon (7 ...).
For (8 ...) Easter Sunday is the greatest religious holiday of the year. It is a day of
joy. It celebrates the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, who rose from death
(9 ...) many years ago.
Long before the celebration of Easter people celebrated (10 ...). They feasted and
sang. They danced and gave (11 ...). They rejoiced over the rebirth of life in
(12 ...).
When the (13 ...) religion had spread to many lands, the joy of Resurrection became
mingled with the joy of the spring festival. Both stood for (14 ...) in the hearts of
men.
And so it is not strange that many of the customs of the old spring festival became part
of our celebration of Easter. (Aileen Fisher)
rejoice радоваться, праздновать
Christian христианин
Resurrection воскресение (из мертвых)
Jesus of Nazareth Иисус из Назарета
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