New Year

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Travelling during the Christmas and New Year holidays in England is always smooth and trouble-free.

2 / 7

On New Year's Day, it is common for everyone in England to stay indoors.

3 / 7

Scotsmen traditionally celebrated New Year's Eve by wearing kilts, dancing, and playing bagpipes.

4 / 7

The big January sales in England used to start after Christmas but now sometimes begin before Christmas.

5 / 7

People in England never celebrated New Year's Eve before the Scots introduced it.

6 / 7

London hosted a firework display on the River Thames for New Year's Eve, attended by 700,000 people.

7 / 7

In England, Christmas was traditionally a more significant winter celebration than New Year.

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1 / 7

What was traditionally the more important winter celebration in Scotland?

2 / 7

When do sales traditionally start in England now?

3 / 7

What causes chaos in England’s railway system during the holiday season?

4 / 7

What instrument is commonly associated with Scottish New Year celebrations?

5 / 7

What is one activity some brave people do on New Year's Day in England?

6 / 7

Where does the big New Year's Eve street party in Scotland take place?

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How did many people in England celebrate New Year's Eve in the past?

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Why was New Year traditionally more important than Christmas in Scotland?

Example Answer:
New Year, or Hogmanay, was more important in Scotland because it was a major cultural celebration with traditional dances, music like bagpipes, and gatherings, while Christmas was less emphasized historically in Scottish culture.

How do people in England and Scotland celebrate New Year’s Eve today?

Example Answer:
In Scotland, people celebrate with large street parties, especially in Edinburgh, featuring live music and fireworks. In England, many cities like London now also have big celebrations, such as the fireworks over the River Thames.

What challenges do people face when traveling during the Christmas and New Year holiday in England?

Example Answer:
Travelers face traffic jams on the roads, long queues at airports, and disruptions in the railway system due to major engineering works.

How have shopping habits and sales changed in England during the holiday season?

Example Answer:
Traditionally, sales started in January, but now they often begin immediately after or even before Christmas. People also shop online for bargains, with significant spending recorded even on Christmas Day.

What activities do people in England typically enjoy during the New Year period?

Example Answer:
People visit friends and family, go for walks in the countryside or parks, watch fireworks, write thank-you letters, or even go swimming in the sea or rivers. Some also enjoy football matches or read books.

Вопросы для практики речи 

  1. Why do you think many people enjoy watching New Year's Eve parties on television rather than attending them in person?
  2. Why might January feel like a difficult month after the Christmas and New Year celebrations?
  3. How do you celebrate Christmas and New Year's Eve?
  4. How do you think celebrating New Year's Eve in your country differs from celebrating it in England?
  5. What problems do people usually face during Christmas and New Year celebrations in your country?

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It is 2008. Happy New Year, everyone. What did you do during the Christmas and New Year holiday? How did you celebrate New Year? Traditionally, in England, Christmas was our big winter celebration.

Scotland was different. In Scotland, New Year was the more important celebration. On New Year's Eve, on the 31st of December, Scotsmen wore kilts and had parties where they danced traditional Scottish dances and welcomed the New Year with bagpipes.

And we English, what did we do? Well, we either watched television programmes about Scottish people having a great party on New Year's Eve, or we went to bed early. But it isn't like that today. The Scots still party on New Year's Eve, but so do we in England.

The Scots still have a huge street party in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, with bands and singers and fireworks. But so do we in many cities in England. In London, for example, 700,000 people watched a great New Year's firework display on the River Thames.

Of course, not everyone went to a New Year's Eve party. But many of those who stayed at home watched other people having a party on television. Millions of people watched the London fireworks on television, for example.

It is as if we all want to be part of a big national New Year's Eve party. Here are some other things which are typical of England at New Year. People visit friends and relatives.

They go for walks in the country or in the parks in towns. Some brave folk go for a swim in the sea or a river on New Year's Day. People read books, or go to football matches, or write thank-you letters for the gifts they received at Christmas.

Travelling during the holiday is a particular adventure. There are traffic jams on the roads and long queues at the airports, and our railway system is in chaos because Christmas and New Year is the time when major engineering works take place. And we go shopping.

Traditionally, all the big stores had sales in January. They cut the prices of many of the things they sold, especially things like winter clothes or goods which they had not managed to sell for Christmas. There were lots of special offers, and people used to queue all night outside some of the stores in order to get to the bargains first when the store opened.

So what is different today? Only that the sales now begin immediately after Christmas. Indeed, some stores begin their sales before Christmas Day, and now we can hunt for bargains on the Internet as well as in the shops. The newspapers have reported that we British spent £84 million buying things on the Internet on Christmas Day, but now it is January.

The weather is dark and wet. The long Christmas and New Year holiday is over. It is time to go back to work.

Time to lose some weight. Time to give up smoking. Time to pay our credit card bills.

Happy New Year. Goodbye.


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  • during /ˈdjʊərɪŋ/ – во время
  • celebration /ˌsɛlɪˈbreɪʃən/ – празднование
  • different /ˈdɪfrənt/ – другой
  • New Year's Eve /njuː ˈjɪəz iːv/ – канун Нового года
  • Scotsmen /ˈskɒtsmən/ – шотландцы
  • kilts /kɪlts/ – килты
  • bagpipes /ˈbæɡpaɪps/ – волынки

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It is 2008. Happy New Year, everyone. What did you do during the Christmas and New Year holiday? How did you celebrate New Year? Traditionally, in England, Christmas was our big winter celebration.

Scotland was different. In Scotland, New Year was the more important celebration. On New Year's Eve, on the 31st of December, Scotsmen wore kilts and had parties where they danced traditional Scottish dances and welcomed the New Year with bagpipes.

RU

Наступил 2008 год. Поздравляем всех с Новым годом. Что вы делали во время рождественских и новогодних каникул? Как вы встречали Новый год? Традиционно в Англии Рождество было главным зимним праздником.

В Шотландии все было иначе. В Шотландии Новый год был более важным праздником. В канун Нового года, 31 декабря, шотландцы надевали килты и устраивали вечеринки, на которых танцевали традиционные шотландские танцы и встречали Новый год с волынками.

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It is 2008. Happy New Year, everyone. 

What did you do during the Christmas and New Year holiday?

How did you celebrate New Year?

Traditionally, in England, Christmas was our big winter celebration.

Scotland was different. In Scotland, New Year was the more important celebration.

On New Year's Eve, on the 31st of December, Scotsmen wore kilts

and had parties where they danced traditional Scottish dances and welcomed the New Year with bagpipes.

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New Year - 2

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  • either /ˈaɪðə/ – либо
  • huge /hjuːdʒ/ – огромный
  • bands /bændz/ – музыкальные группы
  • fireworks /ˈfaɪəwɜːks/ – фейерверки
  • firework display /ˈfaɪəwɜːk dɪsˈpleɪ/ – фейерверк-шоу

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And we English, what did we do? Well, we either watched television programmes about Scottish people having a great party on New Year's Eve, or we went to bed early. But it isn't like that today. The Scots still party on New Year's Eve, but so do we in England.

The Scots still have a huge street party in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, with bands and singers and fireworks. But so do we in many cities in England. In London, for example, 700,000 people watched a great New Year's firework display on the River Thames.

RU

А мы, англичане, что делали? Ну, мы либо смотрели телепередачи о том, как шотландцы устраивают грандиозную вечеринку в канун Нового года, либо рано ложились спать. Но сегодня все не так. Шотландцы по-прежнему веселятся в канун Нового года, но и мы в Англии тоже.

В Эдинбурге, столице Шотландии, шотландцы до сих пор устраивают грандиозные уличные гулянья с оркестрами, певцами и фейерверками. Так же поступают и во многих городах Англии. В Лондоне, например, 700 000 человек наблюдали грандиозный новогодний фейерверк на реке Темзе.

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And we English, what did we do?

Well, we either watched television programmes about Scottish people having a great party on New Year's Eve, or we went to bed early.

But it isn't like that today. The Scots still party on New Year's Eve, but so do we in England.

The Scots still have a huge street party in Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland,

with bands and singers and fireworks. But so do we in many cities in England.

In London, for example, 700,000 people watched a great New Year's firework display on the River Thames.

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New Year - 3

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Words

  • as if /əz ɪf/ – как будто
  • typical of /ˈtɪpɪkəl əv/ – характерно для
  • relatives /ˈrɛlətɪvz/ – родственники

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Of course, not everyone went to a New Year's Eve party. But many of those who stayed at home watched other people having a party on television. Millions of people watched the London fireworks on television, for example.

It is as if we all want to be part of a big national New Year's Eve party. Here are some other things which are typical of England at New Year. People visit friends and relatives.

RU

Конечно, не все ходили на новогоднюю вечеринку. Но многие из тех, кто оставался дома, смотрели по телевизору, как веселятся другие люди. Например, миллионы людей смотрели по телевизору лондонский фейерверк.

Как будто все мы хотим стать частью большой национальной новогодней вечеринки. Вот еще несколько вещей, которые характерны для Англии в Новый год. Люди навещают друзей и родственников.

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Of course, not everyone went to a New Year's Eve party.

But many of those who stayed at home watched other people having a party on television.

Millions of people watched the London fireworks on television, for example.

It is as if we all want to be part of a big national New Year's Eve party.

Here are some other things which are typical of England at New Year.

People visit friends and relatives.

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New Year - 4

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  • go for walks /ɡəʊ fə wɔːks/ – гулять
  • brave /breɪv/ – смелый
  • folk /fəʊk/ – люди, народ
  • go for a swim /ɡəʊ fə ə swɪm/ – купаться
  • thank-you letters /ˈθæŋk juː ˈlɛtəz/ – благодарственные письма
  • received /rɪˈsiːvd/ – получать
  • particular /pəˈtɪkjʊlə/ – особенный
  • adventure /ədˈvɛntʃə/ – приключение
  • traffic jams /ˈtræfɪk dʒæmz/ – пробки
  • queues /kjuːz/ – очереди
  • in chaos /ɪn ˈkeɪɒs/ – в хаосе
  • major /ˈmeɪdʒə/ – крупный
  • take place /teɪk pleɪs/ – происходить (совершаться, иметь место)

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They go for walks in the country or in the parks in towns. Some brave folk go for a swim in the sea or a river on New Year's Day. People read books, or go to football matches, or write thank-you letters for the gifts they received at Christmas.

Travelling during the holiday is a particular adventure. There are traffic jams on the roads and long queues at the airports, and our railway system is in chaos because Christmas and New Year is the time when major engineering works take place.

RU

Они гуляют за городом или в городских парках. Некоторые смельчаки купаются в море или реке в Новый год. Люди читают книги, ходят на футбольные матчи или пишут благодарственные письма за подарки, полученные на Рождество.

Путешествия во время каникул - это особое приключение. На дорогах - пробки, в аэропортах - длинные очереди, а на железных дорогах - хаос, потому что на Рождество и Новый год проводятся масштабные инженерные работы.

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They go for walks in the country or in the parks in towns.

Some brave folk go for a swim in the sea or a river on New Year's Day.

People read books, or go to football matches,

or write thank-you letters for the gifts they received at Christmas.

Travelling during the holiday is a particular adventure.

There are traffic jams on the roads and long queues at the airports,

and our railway system is in chaos

because Christmas and New Year is the time when major engineering works take place.

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New Year - 5

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  • go shopping /ɡəʊ ˈʃɒpɪŋ/ – ходить за покупками
  • sales /seɪlz/ – распродажи
  • cut the prices /kʌt ðə ˈpraɪsɪz/ – снижать цены
  • winter clothes /ˈwɪntə kləʊðz/ – зимняя одежда
  • goods /ɡʊdz/ – товары
  • managed /ˈmænɪdʒd/ – суметь
  • special offers /ˈspɛʃəl ˈɒfəz/ – специальные предложения
  • used to queue /juːzd tə kjuː/ – стоять в очереди
  • outside /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ – снаружи
  • in order to /ɪn ˈɔːdə tuː/ – для того, чтобы
  • bargains /ˈbɑːɡɪnz/ – выгодные покупки

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And we go shopping. Traditionally, all the big stores had sales in January. They cut the prices of many of the things they sold, especially things like winter clothes or goods which they had not managed to sell for Christmas. There were lots of special offers, and people used to queue all night outside some of the stores in order to get to the bargains first when the store opened.

RU

И мы отправляемся за покупками. Традиционно в январе все крупные магазины устраивают распродажи. Они снижали цены на многие вещи, особенно на зимнюю одежду или товары, которые не успели продать на Рождество. Было много специальных предложений, и люди стояли в очередях всю ночь у некоторых магазинов, чтобы успеть к открытию магазина.

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And we go shopping.

Traditionally, all the big stores had sales in January.

They cut the prices of many of the things they sold,

especially things like winter clothes or goods which they had not managed to sell for Christmas.

There were lots of special offers, and people used to queue all night outside some of the stores

in order to get to the bargains first when the store opened.

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New Year - 6

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  • different /ˈdɪfrənt/ – другой, иначе 
  • immediately /ɪˈmiːdɪətli/ – немедленно
  • indeed /ɪnˈdiːd/ – действительно
  • hunt for bargains /hʌnt fə ˈbɑːɡɪnz/ – охотиться за выгодными покупками
  • as well as /æz wɛl æz/ – так же, как
  • report /rɪˈpɔːt/ – сообщать

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So what is different today? Only that the sales now begin immediately after Christmas. Indeed, some stores begin their sales before Christmas Day, and now we can hunt for bargains on the Internet as well as in the shops. The newspapers have reported that we British spent £84 million buying things on the Internet on Christmas Day.

RU

Что же изменилось сегодня? Только то, что распродажи теперь начинаются сразу после Рождества. Более того, некоторые магазины начинают свои распродажи еще до Рождества, и теперь мы можем искать выгодные предложения не только в магазинах, но и в Интернете. Газеты сообщают, что под Рождество британцы потратили 84 миллиона фунтов стерлингов, покупая вещи в Интернете.

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So what is different today?

Only that the sales now begin immediately after Christmas.

Indeed, some stores begin their sales before Christmas Day,

and now we can hunt for bargains on the Internet

as well as in the shops.

The newspapers have reported that we British spent £84 million

buying things on the Internet on Christmas Day.

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New Year - 7

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  • to lose weight /tuː luːz weɪt/ – худеть
  • to give up /tuː ɡɪv ʌp/ – бросать, сдаваться
  • bills /bɪlz/ – счета

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But now it is January. The weather is dark and wet. The long Christmas and New Year holiday is over. It is time to go back to work. Time to lose some weight. Time to give up smoking. Time to pay our credit card bills. Happy New Year. Goodbye.

RU

Но сейчас на дворе январь. Погода мрачная и сырая. Долгие рождественские и новогодние каникулы закончились. Пора возвращаться на работу. Пора похудеть. Пора бросать курить. Пора оплачивать счета по кредитным картам. С Новым годом. До свидания.

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But now it is January. The weather is dark and wet.

The long Christmas and New Year holiday is over.

It is time to go back to work. 

Time to lose some weight.

Time to give up smoking.

Time to pay our credit card bills.

Happy New Year. Goodbye.

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