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U N IT 1 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS

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LESSON 6 Project
V e r s i o n 1
W o rk in g ro u p s o f 5 / 6 . Im a g in e a 
h o lid a y. P re p a re a p o s te r. M a k e a 
p re s e n ta tio n . You can use th e q u e s ­
tio n s as a p la n .
V e r s i o n 2
W o rk in g ro u p s o f 5 /6 . Find a 
c o u n try w ith in te re s tin g tra d itio n s . 
C h o o se th e m o s t in te re s tin g . M a ke
a p re s e n ta tio n on th is tr a d itio n . U se 
th e q u e s tio n s a s a p la n .
1 What is the name of the holiday?
2 What season is it in?
3 Where is it?
4 What activities are you going to have?
5 Are there going to be any decorations?
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What traditions do you want to have on 
this holiday?
7 What about some special clothes or food?
Well, we hope you enjoyed our talk about 
... . Now, if anybody has any questions 
w e’ll be happy to answer them.
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HOME READING
The Odyssey by Homer
The ancient Greek hero Odyssey was the 
king of Ithaca. He had a wife Penelope and 
son Telemachus. He made a long journey 
home to Ithaca after the war of Troy. He was 
known as a sly and clever person. Odyssey 
was one of the main leaders in the Trojan 
War. He created a wooden Trojan horse in 
which there were some Greek soldiers. At 
night they w ent out of the horse and opened 
the gates to let the Greek army in. It helped 
the Greeks to win the war. After the war, 
Odyssey w ent home bu t he spent ten years 
of adventures before he reached home. He 
met the Cyclopes, Circe, the Sirens, the 
nymph Calypso and he also made a journey 
to the Underworld. He could not go home 
im m ediately because the sea-god Poseidon 
was angry with him and made him have a lot 
of problem s.
First, Odyssey came to King Alcinous and 
Queen Arete and told them the amazing story 
of his victory in the Trojan War. Then they 
went on their journey. During his travelling
Odyssey and his team passed the island of 
the well-known cyclops Polyphemus, who 
lived on the island with lots of sheep. Odyssey 
and his twelve ships were caught by storm
and they were held by the giant, one-eyed 
cyclops Polyphemus, who was Poseidon’s
son. The cyclops had eaten many sailors be­
fore Odyssey managed to kill him. He gave 
the giant strong wine and when the cyclops 
fell asleep, Odyssey blinded him. After that 
they left the island. But in spite of the help 
of Aeolus, King of the Winds, they could not 
come home again though it was alm ost in 
sight.
When the sailors lived on an island of the 
w itch-goddess Circe, she turned half of the 
men into swine. But Odyssey was helped by 
Hermes, and C irce ’s magic did not w ork on 
him. Circe was a daughter of Helios, the god 
of the sun. She was also a sister of two kings 
of Colchis as well as Pasiphae, m other of the 
Minotaur. After a year of eating and drinking
on C irce ’s island, the Greeks again set off. 
Circe gave them a piece of advice on how 
to pass the land of the Sirens and to pass 
between the m any-headed m onster Scylla 
and the Charybdis. She also told Odyssey 
not to hunt cows on the land. But Odyssey 
did not follow her advice and they killed a 
cow fo r food.
They were punished by the sun god Helios 
because it was his cow. The ships were lost 
and all the men but Odyssey were drowned. 
He was washed on Calypso’s island Ogygia. 
Calypso was one of the daughters of the 
Titans Oceanus and Tethys. She wanted 
Odyssey to stay with her on the island and 
used magic songs and made him stay for 
seven years. Odyssey soon wanted to go 
back to his wife Penelope. His protector 
goddess Athena helped him. Finally, his son 
Telem achus helped him to come back to his 
wife and to his old father, Laertes, and live 
in peace on Ithaca.

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