The children from green road school take part in different after - school activities. what did the children do last year? fill in the gaps in the sentences with the words from the box. (box): choir, secondhand, invitations, pick up, leaves, soft, elderly, neighborhood, water, folk, local. 1.) last year the pupils worked a lot. they helped to rake in the schoolyard and to __ flowers. 2.) they visited children at the hospital and gave them toys. 3.) there is a lake in the town. the pupils helped to litter near it last summer and helped to clean up the 4.) pupils of the 1st form collected books for the local hospital. 5.) the school won first prize at the singing competition. 6.) a lot of people got for the concert. 7.) the children performed dances and songs at the concert.

1) leaves, water
2) local, soft
3)pick up, neigborhood
4)secondhand
5)choir
6)eldery, invitations
7)folk

Christmas - it's one of the main festivals in the calendar Christians. Belarus has decided to celebrate not the day of Christmas and Christmas Eve (Christmas Eve). On Christmas Eve, people refrain from eating until late evening. Dinner by the rules should be lean, and one of the traditional dishes can be stewed fruit (compote of dried pears, apples, cherries and plums) or kutia (boiled rice or wheat grains, flavored with honey). In Belarus, Christmas table decorated in a special way. Under the tablecloth often put a small amount of straw or hay, as the memory of the manger in which the baby slept-Christ, and on the floor under the table - an iron object, it alternately put your feet all around the table in order to maintain health during all subsequent years: as you know, iron - a symbol of the fortress of the body. In some families, to scare away evil spirits from the house, put under the tablecloth garlic cloves.

Christmas in Belarus celebrate solemnly and magnificently, making a variety of ceremonies and observing many traditions. On this day, they all go to visit each other, rejoice and be glad. Indispensable attribute of the Christmas season is a beautifully decorated Christmas tree.

1. Christmas is a romantic and very beautiful holiday.

2. It is very pleasant to celebrate Christmas with friends and relatives.

3.Christmas is a time of miracles and magic gifts.

4.Christmas in European cities are decorated with many magnificent Christmas trees.

5. Catholic countries celebrate Christmas on December 25th.

6. Christmas is a bright Orthodox holiday.

7. At Christmas, you must go to church.

8. Christmas is so nice to give and receive gifts.

9. I love Christmas no less than the New Year.

10. Christmas is a very fun and family holiday.