The document provides information about various traditions and customs from different European countries. It includes true/false questions about traditions in Britain such as tea drinking, wedding traditions, and Halloween. It also provides multiple choice questions about landmarks like the London Eye, Stonehenge, and Tower Bridge. The last part describes a game that will be played involving matching European country flags with cultural symbols.
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Topic
Break time on flight to
Europe
Tutor : Le Thi Hang
Students : Do Tuyet Minh
Nguyen Thi Thin Lien
Class : English 42B
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Britain is a tea-drinking nation.
True or False?
True
Tea is a traditional drink in
Britain. Most British people like
their strong and dark tea, but
with a lot of milk
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In France, a modern
tradition is for the bride to
wear or carry "something
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True or False?
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True
The bride often attempts to have one
item. For example, a borrowed blue
handkerchief is "new to her¡°, but
borrowed by her grandmother. It is
considered as good luck to do so.
9. People in Scotland believed
that on October 31st the
spirits of the dead walked
around the world.
True
or
False?
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True
? October 31st is
Halloween, a religious
holiday, which began in
Scotland in 1,000 BC.
People believed that on
October 31st the spirits
of the dead walked
around the world.
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Stonehenge is a circle
stone in South England .
True or False?
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True
? Visiting Winchester city, we can see
Britain's darkest mystery,
Stonehenge. No one has yet
discovered why this strange
prehistory circle of stone was
erected nearly 5,000 years ago.
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In Britain ¡°Hot cross buns¡± are
traditionally eaten on Good
Friday. On ¡°Hot cross buns¡±
cakes, there¡¯s a crossing.
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True
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False?
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¡°Hot cross buns ¡°are a kind of
sweet bread. British people
think that eating cakes with a
cross on Good Friday can keep
away from the evil spirits.
True.
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A long time ago, the girls
who worked in the houses
of rich families received a
free day on the last
Sunday in March. Now, it's
women's day.
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It's Mothers¡¯ day. In the old
days, many girls from the low
lass worked in the rich
families. Their working day
were usually very long
including Sunday. One
Sunday in March, they went
home and brought presents
for their mothers. Since then
the last Sunday in March
became mothers' Day
FALSE
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Form:
? 3 boxes
? Each box: 3 questions
? Multiple choice questions
Rules:
? Each team will choose a box.
? Right answer : +200 points.
? Wrong answer: - 0 points
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How high is the London Eye?
a. 135 meters
b. 145 meters
c. 155 meters
The London Eye is the World's tallest
observation wheel. It is 135 meters
above London with 40 km panoramic
view on a clear day. The London Eye
also known as the Millennium wheel
attracts millions of visitors a year.
a. 135 meters
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Who can catch
the bride's
bouquet at the
end of the
wedding
ceremony?
a. Married women
b. unmarried women
c. married men
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Only unmarried women can
catch the bride's bouquet at
the end of wedding. The
bride will toss her bouquet
over her shoulder to a group
of all unmarried women in
attendance. It's traditional
belief that anyone who
catches the bouquet will be
the next to be married.
B. unmarried women
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A. In Germany
B. In France
C. In England
Where is fish and chips
the most popular ?
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¡°Fish and chips" is
the classic English
food and the
traditional food of
England. In the 1860s
it became popular
there when railways
began to bring fresh
fish straight from East
coast.
C. In England
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In Germany, when you are
invited home for dinner. What
should you bring there?
A.Flowers and clothes
B. Sweets and shoes
C. Flowers and sweets
C. Flowers
You should bring a small
gift such as flowers for
the hostess and some
sweets for their children
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a. England
The sandwich was invented in
England in 1762.There is a town
named sandwich in the south of
England .John Montague_ the Earl of
sandwich invented a small meal that
could be eaten with one hand while he
continued his non-stop gambling
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What is the color of the bride's
dress in France
a. red and white
b. red and violet
c. blue and white
In France the white wedding dress is a token
of the bride's purity and innocence. In biblical
tradition, the white symbolizes joy whereas
blue represents purity.
C. Blue and White
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Where is the Tower Bridge?
a. In London
b. In Leeds
c. In Manchester
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Tower Bridge is a suspension bridge
in London, England, over the River
Thames. It is close to the Tower of
London, which gives its name
a. In London
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a. Form
?3 famous festival images
?Each picture consists of 3 small pieces
image
b. Rules:
?Each picture has 3 point levels
?Right answer at the first image: 300 points
at the second image: 200points
at the third image: 100 points
34. ? The audience will
show what country it
is by raising their
hands
? The audience with
the right answer will
receive a gift
?3 series of European
country images.
?Each series of images
is of a country of
Europe
Form
Rules
42. ?Rules
?2 players: number the pair of countries
and the symbols
? Each right answer : 500 points
? All right answers : 2000 points
?Form
?3 pictures of 5 European country flags
?3 symbols of these 5 countries