Festivals Easter traditions 1. Read the text and fill the gaps with the names of different Easter egg traditions. egg tapping decorated eggs egg dance Pace Egg plays egg hunt egg rolling Easter eggs are specially (1) given to celebrate the Easter holiday or springtime. An (2) is a game during which decorated eggs, real hard-boiled ones or artificial ones (…), of various sizes, are hidden for children to find, both indoors and outdoors. When the hunt is over, prizes may be given for the largest number of eggs collected, or for the largest or the smallest egg. Real eggs may further be used in (3) contests. In the North of England, at Eastertime, a traditional game is played where hard boiled pace eggs are distributed and each player hits the other player's egg with their own. (…) The winner is the holder of the last intact egg. (4) is also a traditional Easter egg game played with eggs at Easter. In England, Germany, and other countries children traditionally rolled eggs down hillsides at Easter. The (5) is a traditional Easter game in which eggs are laid on the ground or floor and the goal is to dance among them without damaging any eggs (…) In the UK the dance is called the hop-egg. The (6) are traditional village plays, with a rebirth theme. The drama takes the form of a combat between a hero and a villain, in which the hero is killed and brought back to life. The plays take place in England during Easter. Based on: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_egg (12.02.2010) 2. Look at the pictures above. Who can you see? Where are they? What are they doing? Which Easter egg traditions do the pictures illustrate? www.jezyki.nowaera.pl © 2010 Nowa Era Sp. z o.o. – Materia∏y do kopiowania 3. Read the definitions and find matching words in the text. 1. a piece of writing which is performed in a theatre, on the radio, or on television 2. money or something valuable that is given to someone who has the best results in a competition or game, or as a reward for doing good work 3. someone who deliberately harms other people or breaks the law in order to get what he or she wants; the … in a novel, film, or play is the main bad character 4. make more attractive by adding ornament or colour 5. move your body and feet in a way which follows a rhythm, usually in time to music 6. an oval object that is produced by a female bird, from which a baby bird later comes out 7. do something enjoyable because of a special occasion or to mark someone’s success 8. a day when people do not go to work or school because of a religious or national festival 9. outside in the fresh air rather than in a building 10. the opposite of natural 11. a competition or game in which people try to win 4. Do the crossword using the words from Activity 3. Y N C T Z E S A I L 5. What other animals are traditionally associated with Easter? 6. Do you know any interesting Easter traditions in your home area or in other countries? Do you have a favourite one? www.jezyki.nowaera.pl © 2010 Nowa Era Sp. z o.o. – Materia∏y do kopiowania.