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April 2014
EASTER AT LINGUATON
Easter in Exercises
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Easter Days in the UK
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Egg Idioms
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Easter Trivia
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seems to be joyful. Easter, commemorating the
Easter Rhymes
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new life symbolised by the egg, and a firm belief in
Easter Crossword Puzzle
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Symbols of Easter
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TOEFL JUNIOR
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Spring marks the beginning of a truly beautiful
season when flowers appear with the first rays of
the sun, the grass turns green and the whole world
Resurrection of Jesus Christ, is the time of hope, a
rebirth and renewal. Spring is also the time of hard
work before the examinations scheduled for the
end of the semester.
I wish you Happy Easter and hope that during
the break you will find time to wind down, think
about your priorities, and charge your batteries for
NEWS IN BRIEF
TOEFL JUNIOR EXAM will be held in our school
on 10, 17, and 31 May. The due date for signing
up is 30 April. Talk to your teacher about the
details and read the last page of this newsletter!
the months to come. I also trust that you will enjoy
the time spent with your families idling around and
meeting those you really care about.
On behalf of Linguaton Teachers,
The exam is
free of charge
Aneta Janiszewska
EASTER IN EXERCISES
Complete this text with appropriate words or endings to learn the basic facts about Easter.
egg
Resurrection
world
bunny
On Easter, Christians around the __________ celebrate the __________ (= the coming to life again) of Jesus Christ, the
founder of Christianity. According to Christian beliefs, he was the Son of God. Easter is always on a Sunday, but the
date varies from year to year. Symbols of rebirth, new life, and fertility are common Easter decorations. These
include the Easter __________ and decorated __________. It’s also traditional to wear new spring clothes on Easter, and
many communities have an Easter parade. Easter has also become a very popular time for holidays, since many
schools close for several days or more.
founder – założyciel
according to – według
to vary – różnić się
rebirth – odrodzenie
fertility – płodność
communities – społeczności
Now read some facts about Easter and Easter preparations. Cross out unnecessary words.
v Easter marks the [beginning / end] of the [fourteen / forty] days of Lent. Lent is a period when we prepare
for Easter. It begins on Ash Wednesday and ends on Easter Sunday.
v Palm Sunday is the Sunday [before / after] Easter. On this day Christians celebrate Jesus’ arrival in
[Jerusalem / Bethlehem], when people spread palm leaves on the ground for his [donkey / elephant].
v Holy Thursday commemorates the [First / Last] Supper, when Jesus washed the [feet / clothes] of his
Apostles. In the UK, this day is known as Maundy Thursday. The
Queen traditionally distributes Maundy money.
v Good Friday is the Friday before Easter, when Christians
remember the crucifixion of Christ. It is a [public / private]
holiday in the UK.
v Holy Saturday is also known as [Silent / Loud] Saturday because churches are very quiet, as there are no
masses on this day.
v On Easter Sunday people celebrate the [resurrection / birth] of Christ.
v In some countries, Easter lasts [three / two] days. The second day is called Easter Monday.
Here are some definitions of Easter words. Decide which words given below they describe:
to dye / Lent / a hot cross bun / Holy Week / fasting / spring / a rabbit / a race / an egg / a lamb
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)
j)
an oval, hard-shelled food
forty days before Easter
to colour eggs
a time of a year
a small animal with long ears
a young sheep
a running contest
a round cake
the week before the Easter
not eating certain foods
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j
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EASTER DAYS IN THE UK
Match the days with their descriptions
PALM SUNDAY
EASTER SUNDAY
MAUNDY THURSDAY
EASTER EVE
GOOD FRIDAY
SHROVE TUESDAY
ASH WEDNESDAY
a) Special services are held on this day to commemorate the Last Supper. The British
Queen traditionally attends a special service and offers money to poor people. The
number of people who receive the money corresponds to the Queen’s age.
b) People believe that Jesus rose from the dead on this day. Families gather for
dinner and afterwards children play games such as ‘egg hunt’ or ‘egg roll’.
c) This day begins Lent – 40 days of fasting. Christians go to church and have their
heads sprinkled with ash.
d) The Holy Week begins with the observance of this celebration. It commemorates
Christ’s ride into Jerusalem where people greeted him with palm branches.
e) This is the day when Christ lay in the tomb and on this day Catholics take food to
church to have it blessed.
f) Many people in Britain still preserve the tradition of eating hot cross buns on this
day. Its name probably comes from God’s Friday and it’s a public holiday
commemorating Christ’s death on the cross.
g) Pancakes are the favourite food on this day.
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EGG IDIOMS
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have egg on your face - be made to look stupid
kill the goose that lays the golden egg(s) - destroy sth that
would make you rich, successful, etc.
as sure as eggs is eggs - absolutely certain, without any doubt
teach your grandmother to suck eggs - tell or show sb how
to do sth that they can already do well, and probably better than you can
you can't make an omelette without breaking eggs - you cannot make an important change in sth
without causing problems for sb (gdzie drwa rąbią, tam wióry lecą)
put all your eggs into one basket - risk all your money, effort, etc. on one thing, so that if it is not
successful, you have no other chance (stawiać wszystko na jedną kartę)
egg sb on (to do sth) - to encourage sb to do sth, especially sth that they should not do (namawiać,
podjudzać kogoś do zrobienia czegoś)
EASTER TRIVIA - DID YOU KNOW THAT...?
v The name Easter owes its origin from Eastre, the Anglo-Saxon goddess who symbolizes hare and egg.
v Americans celebrate Easter with a large Easter egg hunt on the White House Lawn.
v In medieval times, a festival of egg throwing was held in church, during which the priest would throw a
hard-boiled egg to one of the choirboys. It was then tossed from one choirboy to the next and whoever held
the egg when the clock struck 12 was the winner and retained the egg.
v The first Easter baskets were made to look like bird's nests.
v Germany gets the credit of making first chocolate egg in the 19th century and is still one of the most
popular Easter candies.
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v If you are being given a chocolate made out of a shape of a bunny, what would you like to eat first
among his body parts?. . .Face ? Legs ?. well, it varies from person to person but 76% of Americans
prefer to bite off the ears first, 5% eat the feet first and 4% go for the tail first. Ahh ! poor bunny.
EASTER RHYMES - Find rhyming words that match the clues
(1) A season that rhymes with bring.
1 .......................
(2) A flower that rhymes with silly.
2.......................
(3) What birds lay that rhymes with legs.
3.......................
(4) A meal that rhymes with winner.
4.......................
(5) Something you send that rhymes with hard.
5.......................
(6) Another word for rabbit that rhymes with honey.
6.......................
(7) Something to hold things and rhymes with gasket. 7.......................
(8) The opposite of find that rhymes with side.
8.......................
(9) A place to pray that rhymes with lurch.
9.......................
(10) A search that rhymes with bunt.
10.......................
(11) A jelly candy that rhymes with seen.
11.......................
(12) Coloured water that rhymes with by.
12.......................
EASTER CROSSWORD
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1. a game in which children look for eggs which are hidden from them
2. an animal which represents Jesus
3. the suffering and death of Jesus
4. 12 men who followed Christ wherever he went
5. Sunday before Easter
6. symbol of abundant new life in ancient times
7. the day on which Jesus died
8. Saturday on which we have food blessed in churches
9. the meal eaten by Jesus and his disciples on teh evening before his crucifixion
10. a garden where Jesus went with his followers and where he was betrayed by
Judas
11. to rise from the dead (a verb)
12. the 40 days before Easter when some Christians eat less food or stop doing
something that they enjoy
13. symbol of victory over death
14. White blossom which symbolises the purity of Jesus
15. a race where children push an egg on the grass with a long-handled spoon
16. One of Jesus’s disciples, one who betrayed him
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SYMBOLS OF EASTER
Easter eggs symbolize spring and a new life.
Easter bunny was a symbol of abundant new life in ancient times. Now it reminds us of spring.
Easter lilies symbolize the purity of Jesus and his resurrection.
The lamb represents Jesus, who was called "the Lamb of God".
The cross symbolizes Jesus' victory over death.
Palm branches symbolise the day on which Jesus arrived in Jerusalem and people waved palm branches to
welcome him.
7. Hot Cross Buns have a cross of icing on the top to remind people of Christ.
8. Candles symbolize Jesus who was called "the light of the world".
9. Pretzels are snacks eaten during Lent- the twisted shape symbolizes arms crossed in prayer.
10. Spring flowers such as daffodils and tulips bloom in spring symbolising a new life.
EASTER EGGS – WHERE ARE THEY FROM?
Of all the symbols associated with Easter the egg, the symbol of fertility and a new life is the most popular. The
customs and traditions of using eggs have been associated with Easter for centuries. Originally Easter eggs were
painted with bright colours to represent the sunlight of spring and were used in Easter-egg rolling contests or given
as gifts. After they were coloured and etched with various designs the eggs were exchanged by lovers and romantic
admirers, much the same as valentines. In medieval time eggs were traditionally given at Easter to the servants. In
Germany eggs were given to children along with other Easter gifts.
Different cultures have developed their own ways of decorating Easter eggs. Crimson eggs, to honour the blood of
Christ, are exchanged in Greece. In parts of Germany and Austria green eggs are used on Maundy Thursday. Slavic
peoples decorate their eggs in special patterns of gold and silver.
Pysanki eggs are a masterpiece of skill and workmanship. Melted wax is applied
to the fresh white egg. It is then dipped in successive baths of dye. After each
dip wax is painted over the area where the preceding colour is to remain.
Eventually a complex pattern of lines and colours emerges into a work of art.
In Germany and other countries eggs used for cooking where not broken, but
the contents was removed by piercing the end of each egg with a needle and
blowing the contents into a bowl. The hollow eggs were died and hung from
shrubs and trees during the Easter Week. Armenians would decorate hollow eggs with pictures of Christ, the Virgin
Mary, and other religious designs. For thousands of years, people thought of eggs
as the symbols of new life. People also thought that the Earth itself hatched from a
huge egg. So that is why the egg was chosen as the symbol of the resurrection.
Long before Jesus, people used to give each other eggs as presents. These eggs
were dyed or painted in fancy colours and designs. Some of the most elaborate
and beautifully designed eggs came from countries such as the Ukraine. The tool
used by the Ukrainians was called a Kistka. It's a brass cone mounted on a stick.
The artist filled this with wax and heats it so that the wax melts, the artist then
draws patterns on the melted wax. All the designs used have a religious meaning.
Every country has its own customs. In the Northern counties of England children go
around begging for eggs and other presents and acting out the Pace egg Play, this
was known as "Pace egging". "Pace eggs" comes from the Hebrew word Pesach (Passover). In Poland girls used to
send eggs to their favourite boyfriends. Finnish children would beat the grown-ups with birch twigs until they were
given eggs for ransom.
associated with – związane z
to etch – wyryć / wytrawić
a servant - służący
to honour – uhonorować, uszanować
a masterpiece – arcydzieło
workmanship – fachowa robota
melted wax – stopiony wosk
dye – bawnik / barwić
to pierce - przekłuwać
a ransom – okup
a design – wzór /to design – projektować
to hatch – wykluwać się
Hebrew – język hebrajski
Finnish – fiński
a birch twig – gałązka brzozowa
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