Pancake Day
тест (английский язык, 9 класс) на тему

Pancake Day

THE READING

Pancake Day is a favorite of children in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It is on this day they get to eat as many pancakes as they want – all smothered with syrup, or lemon and sugar, or strawberry sauce. It is also called Shrove Tuesday. This is a religious holiday on the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. During the 40 days of Lent, people used to fast and eat only the simplest of food. Things like eggs, milk and sugar had to be thrown away. Instead of wasting food, people traditionally used these ingredients to make pancakes. It became a mini celebration and people topped their pancakes with delicious things they could not eat for another 40 days. Few people nowadays fast for 40 days.

Shrove Tuesday and Pancake Day are not so well known in the United States. Americans are more familiar with Mardi Gras, which is also on the day before Ash Wednesday and is a very similar celebration. Different countries hold different events for Pancake Day. In England, some towns have pancake races. People must run a race with a frying pan and toss the pancakes as they run. The winner is the first person to cross the finishing line with a pancake that is still intact. Children like to have a go at tossing the hot pancakes out of the frying pan in their kitchens. In Newfoundland, Canada, the cook puts a ring or a coin in the pancakes. The person who finds the coin will be rich and the person who finds the ring will be the next to get married.

PHRASE MATCH

Match the following phrases from the article.

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LISTENING GAP FILL

Pancake Day ______________ children in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It is on this day they ______________ pancakes as they want – all smothered with syrup, or lemon and sugar, or strawberry sauce. It is also called Shrove Tuesday. This is a religious holiday ________________ Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. During the 40 days of Lent, people used to fast and eat only the ______________. Things like eggs, milk and sugar had to be thrown away. Instead of ______________, people traditionally used these ingredients to make pancakes. It became a mini celebration and people topped their pancakes with delicious things they could not eat for another 40 days. Few people ______________ for 40 days.

Shrove Tuesday and Pancake Day ______________ known in the United States. Americans are more familiar with Mardi Gras, which is also on the day before Ash Wednesday and ______________ celebration. Different countries hold different events for Pancake Day. In England, some towns have pancake races. People ______________ with a frying pan and toss the pancakes as they run. The winner is the first person to cross the finishing line with a pancake ________________. Children like to have a go at tossing the hot pancakes ______________ pan in their kitchens. In Newfoundland, Canada, the cook puts a ring or a coin in the pancakes. The person who finds the coin will be rich and the person who finds the ring ______________ to get married.

WHILE READING / LISTENING GAP FILL

Put the words into the gaps in the text.

CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD

Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.

Pancake Day is a favored / favorite of children in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It is on this day they get to eat as many / much pancakes as they want – all smothered with syrup, or lemon and sugary / sugar, or strawberry sauce. It is also called Shrove Tuesday. This is a religious holiday on / in the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. During the 40 days of Lent, people used to speed / fast and eat only the simplest of food. Things like eggs, milk and sugar had to be thrown away. Instead they / of wasting food, people traditionally used these ingredients to make pancakes. It became a mini / nano celebration and people topped their pancakes with delicious things they could not eat for another 40 days. Few / Two people nowadays fast for 40 days.  

Shrove Tuesday and Pancake Day are not so well known / knowing in the United States. Americans are more familiarity / familiar with Mardi Gras, which is also on the day before Ash Wednesday and is a too / very similar celebration. Different countries hold different events for Pancake Day. In England, some / sum towns have pancake races. People must run a race with a frying pan and toss the pancakes was / as they run. The winner is the first person to cross the finishing line with a pancake that is still intact. Children like to have a do / go at tossing the hot pancakes out of the frying pan in their kitchens. In Newfoundland, Canada, the cook puts a ring or a coin in the pancakes. The person who finds the coin / ring will be rich and the person who finds the coin / ring will be the next to get married.

MULTIPLE CHOICE

Pancake Day is a (1) ____ of children in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada. It is on this day they get to eat as (2) ____ pancakes as they want – all smothered with syrup, or lemon and sugar, or strawberry sauce. It is also called Shrove Tuesday. This is a (3) ____ holiday on the day before Ash Wednesday, the start of Lent. During the 40 days of Lent, people used to (4) ____ and eat only the simplest of food. Things like eggs, milk and sugar had to be thrown away. Instead of (5) ____ food, people traditionally used these ingredients to make pancakes. It became a mini celebration and people (6) ____ their pancakes with delicious things they could not eat for another 40 days. Few people nowadays fast for 40 days.  

Shrove Tuesday and Pancake Day are not so well (7) ____ in the United States. Americans are more familiar with Mardi Gras, which is also on the day before Ash Wednesday and is a very (8) ____ celebration. Different countries hold different events for Pancake Day. In England, some towns have pancake races. People must run a race with a frying pan and toss the pancakes as they (9) ____. The winner is the first person to (10) ____ the finishing line with a pancake that is still intact. Children like to have a     (11) ____ at tossing the hot pancakes out of the frying pan in their kitchens. In Newfoundland, Canada, the cook puts a ring or a coin in the pancakes. The person who finds the coin will be rich and the person who finds the ring will be the (12) ____ to get married.

Put the correct words from this table into the article.

SPELLING

Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.

PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER

Number these lines in the correct order.

SCRAMBLED SENTENCES

With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.

WRITING

Write about Pancake Day for 10 minutes. Show your partner your paper. Correct each other’s work.

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HOMEWORK

1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.

2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about Pancake Day. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.

3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about Pancake Day. Write about what happens around the world. Include two imaginary interviews with people who did something on this day.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.

4. POSTER: Make your own poster about Pancake Day. Write about will happen on this day around the world.

Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.