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parties and marches.
The Australians celebrate Australia Day 
since ..., when the first British people started 
to live in Australia. The Australians celebrate 
this holiday with (
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) ..., ferry races and a tall 
ships race. There are beautiful fireworks.
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The Polish got their independence 
on ... . To celebrate this day, people 
wear their national folk costum es with 
the colours of their flag: red and white, 
during (7) ... .
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W o rk in p a irs . L is te n and c h e c k . C o m p le te th e te x t w ith d a te s .
4 a W o rk in g ro u p s o f 4 / 5 . C h o o s e o n e c o u n try a n d c o m p le te th e d ia g ra m . 
4 b R e p o rt.
e .g . We com pared Independence Day celebration in Uzbekistan and ...
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U N IT 1 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS AND TRADITIONS

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LESSON 2 International Youth Day
1 a W o rk in p a irs . T h in k a b o u t In te rn a tio n a l Y o u th Day.
1) What does IYD mean? 
4) Why is IYD im portant?
2) Who was this holiday organised by? 
5) What events can you take part in?
3) How long does this holiday exist? 
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) Why is this holiday im portant?
1 b W o rk in p a irs . R ead and c h e c k y o u r id e a s . L o o k up th e n e w w o rd s .
Each August 12, the world celebrates International Youth Day. It is quite 
a recent world event - the first IYD was on August 12, 2000. It was 
established by the UN (United Nations Organisation). IYD is a chance for 
people all around the world to focus on problem s of young people.
The them e of IYD 2019 was “ Better education” . Good education is very 
im portant to achieve developm ent and can stop wars and poverty. It leads 
to good health, gender equality, w ork and growth, action on clim ate or 
peaceful societies.
IYD helps remind us that we have to think about the better future of 
young people. It is a chance to ask ourselves: what kind of future world do 
we want fo r our youth? What can we do? There are a lot of IYD events in 
your local area. They are workshops, talks, conferences, concerts, cultural 
events and meetings. Get involved. Help create a brighter future!
1 c W o rk in p a irs . W rite q u e s tio n s w ith : H ow m a n y /H o w /
H ow o ld /W h o /W h y /W h e n /W h a t.
1 d W o rk in p a irs . A s k and a n s w e r th e q u e s tio n s in 1 c .
2 a W o rk in g ro u p s o f 4 / 5 . Read and c h o o s e an a c tiv ity y o u ca n
d o f o r y o u r c o m m u n ity .
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V o lu n te e r w ith y o u n g p e o p le in y o u r c o m m u n ity
Join a volunteer organization that can help you becom e a big b ro th e r/ 
sister, help kids practise their school work, deliver food to fam ilies in need 
or improve the lives of young people in your com m unity.
E d u c a te th e k id s in y o u r life
If there are little children in your life, explain to them that life isn’t 
always easy fo r kids around the world and that not all children have 
toys to play with or enough food to eat. Talk to them about how 
they can help make a difference fo r kids in need and try to become 
a positive role model in their lives.
D o n a te
You can donate ch ildren’s books to a local hospital or homeless people, 
give food to poor fam ilies with many children. The possibilities are endless!
W o rk in g ro u p s o f 4 / 5 . W rite a s h o rt p la n f o r y o u r a c tiv ity .
2 c R e p o rt.
e .g . Our team is planning ...