Week 2.6 Holidays 2.16- 2.21

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Today

2.17 Lezen: Public Holidays

2.18 Luisteren: Festivals, Traditions and Sport

You will learn what public holidays and traditions are celebrated in the UK

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Lezen 2.17

Public ( Bank )  Holidays

Feestdagen / Officiële Vrijedagen 

1. There are 8 bank holidays in the UK.

1. True
2. False

2.Many people go away for a weekend during a public holiday.

1. True
2. False

3. Scotland has bank holidays that are decided by law.

1. True
2. False

4.St. Andrew's Day is an extra public holiday.

1. True
2. False

5. Some schools are open on bank holidays.

1. True
2. False

6. During bank holidays most shops may have fewer opening hours.

1. True
2. False

7. Easter is always on a Sunday and Monday.

1. True
2. False

8. If Christmas falls on a Saturday and Sunday people will get an extra day off.

1. True
2. False

Luisteren 2.18

Festivals, Traditions & Sport in the UK

Listen to the video

1. Listen/ Watch to the video. 
2.  Fill in the table 
3. Check your answers with your classmates.

Differences in Traditions
UK vs NL

WALES HAS ITS OWN FOOTBALL TEAM

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

True: Wales National Football team

THE GRAND NATIONAL IS AN IMPORTANT TENNIS EVENT

1. TRUE
2. FALSE

False : The Grand National is a horse racing event

Hemelsvaartdag

Officiële vrije dag

Eerste Kerstdag

Tweede Kerstdag

Oudejaarsdag

Nieuwejaarsdag

Pasen

Pinksteren

Verjaardag

Trouwdag

Voorjaarsvakantie

Herfstvakantie

Ascension Day

Bank holiday

Christmas Day

Boxing Day

New Year's Eve

New Year's Day

Easter

Whitsuntide

Birthday

Wedding Anniversary

Spring mid-term break

Autumn mid- term break

Exercise 2.21

Opdracht

Listen to the video about Traditions in the UK.  Tell me which traditions are different to the Netherlands. Write me a text ( 100 words) explaining to me whichUK  tradition you like the most and why. 

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Christmas 

Bingo