Английский язык. Второй иностранный язык. 11 класс. Базовый уровень. Учебник

Английский язык

Второй иностранный язык

класс

Учебник

Москва

Express Publishing

«Просвещение»

2024

БазоВый УроВень

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Photograph AcknowledgementsModule 1: Celebrations: Modular Page:Roswell UFO festival © Brian Cahn WpN and Bug Fest © Mark Peterson on p. 5; Reading 1a:Roswell UFO festival 
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tion and Jesse Sullivan © wenn on p. 30; Module 4: Survival:Modular Page: train derailment © imag, explosion © ImageSource and plane crash © AFP on p. 41; Skills 4c: Bear Grylls 
© Chester Higgins Jr. The New York Times on p. 46; Module 5: The Arts:Modular Page & Writing Star Wars © everett on pp. 51 & 63; Reading 5a: Saimir Strati © afp, Ben Wilson 
© eyevine John Dahlsen © afp on p. 54; Module 6: Helping hands:Reading 6a: Katie Spotz © BERT WILKINSON TheNew York Times redux on p. 66; Module 7: Challenges:Reading 
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Английский язык  
Второй иностранный язык
11 класс
Базовый уровень
Учебник

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Modules
Grammar
Vocabulary

Celebrations
pp. 5–15

Exam Practice p. 16

• Present simple
• Present continuous
• Stative verbs
• (to)-infinitive/-ing form
• Phrasal verbs (keep)
• forming nouns from verbs  
(-ion, -ance, -ment, -ition, -ation)

• adjectives
• festivals
• celebrations
• superstitions
• special days

Strange but 
true!
pp. 17–27

Exam Practice p. 28

• Past simple
• Used to/Would
• Past continuous
• Present perfect
• Present perfect continuous
• Phrasal verbs (turn)
• -ing/-ed participles

• feelings
• mysterious creatures
• dragons
• coincidences

All things high 
tech
pp. 29–39

Exam Practice p. 40

• Will – Be going to
• Present simple/present 
continuous (future meaning)
• Future continuous/Future perfect
• Time clauses
• Phrasal verbs (come)
• forming abstract nouns from 
adjectives (-ness, -ity, -ment,  
-ence, -y, -ength, -dom)

• technology
• gadgets
•computers
• robots

Survival
pp. 41–51

Exam Practice p. 52

• Past perfect/Past perfect 
continuous/Past simple
• Conditionals (1-3)/Wishes
• Phrasal verbs (run)
• noun or verb

• accidents/disasters
• injuries
• survival
• dangerous animals

The Arts
pp. 53–63

Exam Practice p. 64

• the Passive/Reflexive pronouns
• the Causative
• Phrasal verbs (break)
• forming compound nouns

• types of art
• music
• dances
• films
• education and culture

Helping hands
pp. 65–75

Exam Practice p. 76

• Comparative – Superlative
• Clauses of purpose & result
• too – enough, very, quite
• Phrasal verbs (look)
• forming verbs from nouns

• social problems
• volunteer work & the 
environment
• emergency services
• society

Challenges
pp. 77–87

Exam Practice p. 88

• Modals/Modals of deduction
• Adjectives/Order of Adjectives – 
Adverbs
• Phrasal verbs (bring)
• prefixes to form verbs

• jobs
• dangerous jobs
• careers
• working life

Life & Living
pp. 89–101

Exam Practice p. 102

• Reported speech
• Some/Any/Every/No & compounds
• Relatives/Concession
• question tags/exclamations
• Phrasal verbs (carry)
• forming adjectives from nouns

• advertising
• money
• spending money
• university education
• social media

All About Russia (pp. R1–R4)
Fun Time (pp. FT1–FT8)

Grammar Reference 
(pp. GR1–GR16)
Self-Check (pp. SC1–SC8)
Practice Test (pp. PT1–PT9)

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• Festivals blog (multiple 
matching)
• Chinese New Year (matching 
headings to paragraphs)
• Superstitions (T/F/NS Listening)

• buy a gift
• make suggestions/agree – 
disagree
• stress rhythm

• a postcard to a friend 
describing a celebration
• an email describing an annual 
event

• Arbor Day, Earth 
Day 
• Remembrance Day 
in Australia, Victory 
Day in Russia (PSHE)

• Mysterious creatures (multiple 
matching)
• Bizarre coincidences (text 
completion)
• Coincidences (multiple 
matching Listening)

• narrate events
• describe a dream you had
• express surprise/interest/ 
confusion
• homophones

• a blog entry about a 
mysterious creature
• a story (1st person)
• a short text about a 
coincidence
• a story about a mysterious 
creature

• The World Loves 
Dragons!
• Extract from  
The Lost World 
(literature)

• The Age of Cybernetics 
(multiple choice)
• Square-eyed Teens 
(comprehension questions)
• Technology (multiple matching 
Listening)

• make predictions
• express opinions
• talk about the future
• speculate
• complain about a faulty 
product
• intonation in questions

• design your own cyborg
• an opinion essay
• a survey about teens and their 
gadgets

• Different cultures, 
different robots
• What’s in a 
computer (D&T)

• The Girl Who Fell Out of the Sky 
(multiple choice)
• Born Survivor (text completion)
• Survival (T/F/NS Listening)

• give a witness statement
• pronunciation: \U\, \u…\
• a story (3rd person)
• an article about a survival 
story
• a traditional Russian dance

• Lethal bites
• First Aid (PSHE)

• A World of Wonderful Art 
(comprehension questions)
• Incredible schools (matching 
headings to paragraphs)
• Art (T/F/NS Listening)

• ask about/state preferences
• invite/accept/refuse
• pronunciation: strong/ 
weak forms of auxiliary 
verbs

• a letter reviewing a film you 
saw
• an email describing a visit to a 
museum
• a short text about a traditional 
Russian dance

• Dancing around the 
world
• Painting styles 
(Art & Design)

• Going the extra mile to help 
(text completion)
• Man’s Best Friend (multiple 
choice)
• Dogs (multiple matching 
Listening)

• call emergency services
• express feelings
• pronunciation: \aI\, \OI\

• a summary of a text
• a short text about a place in 
Russia
• an opinion essay

• Voluntourism
• UNESCO (History)

• Danger is their Business!  
(text completion)
• Working in the Big Blue (text 
completion)
• Interview (T/F/NS Listening)

• give advice/careers guidance 
• interview with a careers 
guidance counsellor
• ask for information
• pronunciation: heteronyms

• a short paragraph about a 
dangerous job
• a letter of application for a 
part-time job

• Traditional jobs
• A woman of 
courage (History)

• False Advertising (multiple choice/
comprehension questions)
• The i-touch Generation (text 
completion)
• Education (multiple matching 
Listening)

• report events
• make decisions
• bargain
• express disapproval/doubt
• intonation in echo questions 

• a short summary of a text
• a short text about how you 
spend your money
• an opinion essay

• Coins
• Penny Wise (PSHE)

Word List (pp. WL1–WL18)
Pronunciation (p. P1)
American English – British English Guide (p. AE–BEG1)

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Reading & Listening
Speaking & 
Functions
Writing
Culture Corner/ 
Across the 
Curriculum

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MODULE 111

 Find the page numbers for

 •asandsculpture•alantern•aflag 
 

Celebrations

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MODULE 1

 ▶▶ What’s in this module?

 
 
•festivals
•celebrations
•superstitions
•presentsimplevspresent
  
continuous
•stativeverbs
•infinitive/-ing form
•likes/preferences
•formingnounsfromverbs
•buyingagift
•phrasalverbs:keep
•writinganemaildescribinganannual event

      Vocabulary

•  Adjectives

1

 
 Listen and repeat. What are these words 

in your language? 

•colourful•artistic•serious•disgusting•unusual•exciting•weird

 
Use the words to make sentences about the 

festivals in the pictures.

 
La Tomatina seems to be a colourful and unusual 
festival.

2

 
 Listen and match the descriptions (A–F) 

to the pictures (1–6). Then talk about the 

festivals.

La Tomatina – Buñol, Spain

Chinese New Year – China
Sand Sculpting Festival – Australia

Omaha Pow Wow – the USA

Bug Fest – the USA

Roswell UFO Festival – the USA 

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Roswell UFO Festival
My friends and I are having a fantastic time at this year’s Roswell UFO Festival in New Mexico, USA. 
It’s a four-day event that takes place every year in early July. Some people believe that an alien 
spaceship – a UFO – crashed in a field near Roswell in 1947 and the festival celebrates that event. 
Not everyone believes this story, of course, but the festival is still a lot of fun. Everyone dresses up 
as aliens for the Alien Costume Competition. The costumes are fabulous and even family pets take 
part. There are dogs dyed blue and tortoises covered in aluminium foil! Today we’re watching 
the parade down Main Street and tomorrow the firework display starts at 9 pm. They say it’s 
really amazing. So are some of the aliens you meet.

>> Continue Reading

Posted by Roma on 2nd January in Travel.
Tags: Winter Festivals, Ice, Troika 
14 Comments

Moscow’s Winter Festival
Here in Moscow, Russia, it’s -9 degrees and we are celebrating the Russian Winter Festival. It is a 
massive event that takes place from mid-December to mid-January, when the whole city comes 
alive. The festival celebrates all things about Russian culture and is a great way to enjoy Moscow 
during the Christmas and New Year season. There are dozens of events in lots of locations, such as 
Izmailovo Park. We usually have performances of traditional music including Russian folk dancing 
as well as games, arts and crafts and food. Right now we are ice skating at Gorky Park, and my 
brother is playing ice hockey. Tonight we’re going on a ride in a troika sleigh. Riding through the 
snow with three horses pulling you along, is so much fun!  

>> Continue Reading

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Posted by Bruce on 2nd July in All Around.
Tags: Festivals, UFOs, Aliens 
20 Comments

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•last •theme •creature •ton •sculptor •exhibition 
•professional •alien •dress up •aluminium foil •come alive 
•folk dancing •troika sleigh 

Check these words
Check these words

Reading
1

 
Look at the pictures in the text. Which shows: 
whitehorses? dinosaurs? aliens? Read the headings 

in the blog. What are these festivals about? 

 Listen and read to find out.

1a

Sand Sculpting Festival
I’m here with my family at the Sand Sculpting Festival on Frankston Beach, Melbourne, Australia. 
We’re staying for the weekend. The festival lasts from the end of December to the end of April 
and the theme of the sculptures changes every year. This year the sculptures show creatures and 
scenes from the age of the dinosaurs. There are several dozen huge dinosaurs made of 3,500 tons 
of sand. You might think you are in Jurassic Park! You can watch the sculptors at work, too. It’s 
fascinating. I fancy having a go myself. The exhibition opens every day at 10 am, so tomorrow I’m 
making my own dinosaur at the Sand Workshop – with a little professional help!

>> Continue Reading

Posted by Laura on 17th January in Travel Planet.
Tags: Festivals, Sand, Sculptures 
6 Comments
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• Celebrations

5

 
 Complete with: dressup, sand, 
traditional, fantastic, come, firework.

 4 ..... music
 5 ..... time
 6 ..... alive 

 1 ..... sculptures
 2 ..... as aliens
 3 ..... display

6

 
 Choose the correct word.

 1 The festival takes place/part near the 
lake.
 2 The events include/contain  
a parade and a firework display.
 3 The festival keeps/lasts five days.
 4 The city comes alive/live.

The Woodskills Festival in New Zealand is a popular 1) annual/daily 
event and 2) invites/attracts people from all over the country. Every 
September, the town of Kawerau is busy 3) making/organising wood 
carving competitions and displays. Wood sculptors use their skills to 
4) carve/build wonderful statues from trees. Cash 5) awards/prizes go 
to the best statues. Anyone from New Zealand can take 6) place/part 
in it.

2

 
Which festival …

 1 offers the chance to see people and 
animals in weird costumes?
 2 includes making something yourself?
 3 has lots of cultural events?
 4 includes a display of sculptures?
 5 has a competition?

3

 
Answer the questions.

 1 Why do people enjoy attending Roswell 
UFO festival?
 2 How do people celebrate the Winter 
Festival in Moscow, Russia?

Vocabulary

4

 
Find words/phrases in the text 

which mean: to continue (Text A),  

to give it a try (Text A), to  

participate (Text B), huge (Text C), 

lots of (Text C).

 1 They are sending ..... for the party. (invite) 
 2 Dancing is my favourite type of ..... . (entertain)
 3 The theatre ..... starts at 9:00. (perform) 
 4 Canadians celebrate ..... Day on 11th November. 
(remember) 

8

 
 Choose the correct word.

FormingnounsfromverbsTo form abstract nouns from verbs we use: -ion (act – action), 
-ance (annoy – annoyance), -ment (enjoy – enjoyment),  
-ition (compete – competition), -ation (imitate – imitation) 

name
Sand Sculpting 
Festival

place
Melbourne, 
Australia

time
activities

1a

• Word formation

7

 
 Read the theory. Find examples in the 

text. Then complete the sentences with the 

correct noun.

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Workbook: • 1a • Language Review 1a

 
 Which festival would you like to 

attend? Why? In three minutes write a few 

sentences on the topic. Read them to the class.

10

 Choose a festival and compare it to a festival  

in Russia. Discuss the similarities and 

differences with your partner.

Speaking & Writing

9

 
 Copy and complete the table with 

information from the texts in Ex. 1. Use the 

completed table to present the festivals to 

the class.

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3

 
 Put the verbs in brackets into the 

present simple or the present continuous. 

How do the sentences differ in meaning? 

 1 a John ..... (look) happy.
 
 b John ..... (look) for his costume.

 2 a She ..... (think) the party sounds great.
 
 b She ..... (think) of going out.

 3 a This soup ..... (taste) delicious.
 
 b He ..... (taste) the soup to see if it has 
enough salt.

 4 a He ..... (have) three boxes of fireworks.
 
 b He ..... (have) a party tomorrow.

 5 a The sun ..... (feel) hot.
 
 b He ..... (feel) the jumper to see if it’s soft.

5

 
 Tell your partner one thing  

that: ishappeningnow, youoftendo, youaredoingtomorrow, isafact, ishappeningthesedays, annoysyou.

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We use the present simple:
 • for habits/routines. He wakes up early in the 
morning.

 • for timetables. The bus leaves at 8:45 am.

We use the present continuous:
 • for actions happening now or around the time of 
speaking. They are sleeping now.

 • for future fixed arrangements. We’re going to 
Portugal this summer.

 • for annoying actions. She’s always coming in late.

Note: Some verbs do not have continuous forms 
because they describe a state, not an action (like, love, 
hate, believe, etc.). These are stative verbs. Some 
stative verbs can have continuous forms but with a 
difference in meaning. I think he’s tired. (= believe), 
I’m thinking of going home now. (= considering)

4

 
 Put the verbs in brackets into the 

present simple or the present continuous.

 1 A: Why ..... (you/wear) that costume?
 
 B: I ..... (go) to Peter’s fancy dress party.

 2 A: You look excited. Where ..... (you/go)?
 
 B: I ..... (go) to the firework display in an  
hour.

 3 A: When ..... (the gondola races/start)?
 
 B: They start at 9 pm, so we ..... (meet) at 
8:30.

 4 A: What ..... (she/do) to her cat?
 
 B: Every year she ..... (dress) it up as a witch’s 
cat. She ..... (love) Halloween.

 5 A: I ..... (think) of going to the beach  
today.
 
 B: What time ..... (you/leave)?

2

 
 Put the verbs in brackets into the 

present simple or the present continuous.

1b

Grammar

• Present simple vs Present 
continuous – Stative verbs

1

 
Study the table. Say the examples in 

your language.

Dear Sandra,
Greetings from Venice, Italy! We 1) ..... (have) a great 
time here. The weather 2) ..... (be) wonderful and 
we 3) ..... (enjoy) the Redentore Festival! Right now 
people 4) ..... (dance) in the streets and the bands 
5) ..... (play) music. Jane 6) ..... (take) photos with 
her camera. The gondola races 7) ..... (start) at 9 pm. 
tonight before the fireworks display at midnight. I can’t 
wait!
Archie 8) ..... (be) fine. He 9) ..... (say) hi! We 10) ..... 
(go) to Lido di Venezia beach tomorrow, but only if 
Archie’s on time. He usually 11) ..... (sleep) all morning! 
We 12) ..... (come) back on Monday. 
See you!
Holly

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• (to)-infinitive/-ing form

6

 
Read the theory. Say the examples in 

your language.

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We use the -ing form:
 • as the subject of a sentence. Swimming is fun.
 • after like, love, enjoy, don’t mind, hate, dislike. 

I like walking.

 • after certain verbs (avoid, consider, fancy, go,  
(+ activities), imagine, miss, suggest, etc.).  
Let’s go dancing.

 • after prepositions. He’s good at drawing.

We use to-infinitive:
 • to express purpose. He needs flour to make a cake.
 • after wouldlike, wouldlove, wouldprefer.  

I’d like to goout.

 • after too/enough. It’s too late to go out.
 • after decide, want, expect, promise, etc.  

I want to become a doctor.

We use the infinitive without to:
 • after modal verbs (can, should, etc.). He can’t go.
• after make, let. Let me go out, please.

Note: Some verbs take the to-infinitive or the -ing 
form with a difference in meaning. He remembers 
travelling abroad. (recalls) Remember to lock the  
door. (Don’t forget)

7

 
 Put the verbs in brackets into their 

correct form.
 1 A: Do you want ..... (buy) a present for  
Jim’s birthday later?
 
 B: No, I’m planning on ..... (buy) it  
tomorrow.

 2 A: Let’s ..... (go) to the party.
 
 B: I’d love to, but I’m too tired ..... (come) 
with you.

 3 A: This crossword is too difficult .....  
(finish).
 
 B: I suggest ..... (call) Richard. He’s good at 
 ..... (work) out clues.

 4 A: I’d like ..... (go) to the music festival.
 
 B: We’re always going to musical events. I’d 
prefer ..... (visit) the new museum.

hate
want 
like
don’t mind
love
don’t like
let
can’t
enjoy
can’t stand
look forward to

write letters
run of out money
talk to boring people at parties
play the piano
see the pyramids in Egypt
go to the cinema 
be ill
listen to rock music
know the time
stay out late
take summer holidays every year

9

 
Use the words in the boxes to make 

true sentences about yourself.

10

 
 Complete the sentences so they are 

true about your home life.

 1 I would love ...
 2 I can’t help ...
 3 I try ...
 4 I avoid ...
 5 I’d rather ...

 6 I can’t stand ...
 7 I hate ...
 8 It’s not worth …
 9 I miss ...
 10 I don’t mind ...

1b

8

 
 Put the verbs in brackets into the 

to-infinitive or the -ing form. How do the 

sentences differ in meaning?

 1 a Do you remember ..... (charge) the  
battery for your camera?
 
 b He always remembers ..... (charge) the 
battery for his camera.
 2 a Sue tried ..... (drink) her tea, but it was  
too hot.
 
 b Try ..... (drink) coffee if you can’t stay 
awake.
 3 a Jill has stopped ..... (eat); she’s full.
 
 b Jill has stopped ..... (eat) now.
 4 a Joey went on ..... (talk) about his holiday  
for hours.
 
 b After explaining cell biology, the lecturer 
went on ..... (talk) about DNA.

Workbook: 1b & Grammar Bank 1

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CONTENTS
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MODULE 1

A  The Chinese New Year starts with the first new moon, usually in late 
January or early February. The celebrations last until the full moon –  
15 days later! The Chinese celebrate New Year with family 
gatherings, wonderful foods, firecrackers, lion dancers, street parades 
and lanterns. There are also a lot of superstitions surrounding the 
celebrations.

B  Chinese people believe that red keeps away bad spirits. So, to bring 
good luck for the following year, people decorate their homes with 
red banners and everyone wears red clothes. Family and friends also 
give children little red envelopes with gifts of money in them. 

C  Children have a great time during the New Year celebrations. They 
can eat lots of sweets, which the Chinese believe makes the following 
year ‘sweet’. Best of all, parents don’t tell them off, even when they 
are behaving badly, because nobody wants them to start crying. An 
old superstition says that a child that cries on New Year’s day cries 
every day of the coming year. 

D  There are other things people try to avoid during the New Year 
celebrations. Before the New Year, the Chinese clean their houses to 
clear out any bad luck from the previous year. People finish sweeping 
and cleaning before New Year’s Day because they believe you brush 
away your good luck if you sweep the house on that day.

E  Another thing the Chinese avoid doing during the celebrations is 
using scissors or knives. It’s very unlucky to go to the hairdresser or 
even to chop vegetables, and no one wants to risk their good fortune 
for the coming year. 

F  On New Year’s Eve the Chinese visit relatives and have a large meal 
together. Typically, they eat eight or nine dishes because these are 
lucky numbers. They often eat long noodles that symbolise long life.

•calendar •gathering •firecrackers •lantern •bright •keep 
away •bad spirit •tell off •fortune •symbolise

Check these words
Check these words

Reading

1

 
a) 
 Listen to the music and look at the 

pictures. What is happening? How do you 

feel? Tell the class.

 
b) What do you know about Chinese New 

Year? How are the pictures related to it?  

 Listen and read to find out.

1

2

3

This is the time when Chinese families celebrate the start of a New Year in 
the Chinese calendar. It is the most important Chinese festival.

1c

Matchingheadings
In order to match the headings to the 
paragraphs, read the text through once, then 
read each paragraph again and look for words 
that have the same meaning as some words in 
the headings.

Study
Skills

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MODULE 1

Vocabulary

3

 
 Complete with: badly, coming, 
chop, visit, bring,off, street, long, 
family, keepaway. Use the phrases 

to make sentences about Chinese 

New Year.

Phrasalverbs
To learn phrasal verbs, try to make sentences 
using them. Alternatively, draw pictures of 
them. This helps you remember them.

Study
Skills

Workbook: • 1c • Language Review 1c

1c

 1 A tidy tradition 
 2 Family first 
 3 Cutting your luck short
 4 Colourful customs 
 5 A special time for kids  
 6 An important date 
 7 Counting your fortunes 

 1 
..... gatherings

 2 
..... parades

 3 
..... bad spirits

 4 
..... good luck

 5 
tell someone .....

 6 
behave .....

 7 
..... year

 8 
..... vegetables

 9 
..... relatives

 10 
..... noodles

Listening & Writing

6

 
 
 Listen to two friends talking about 

superstitions. Mark the sentences T (True),  
F (False) or NS (Not Stated).

 A Nathan doesn’t know what the date is. 
 B There’s a full moon next Friday. 
 C Daniel is too scared to go out. 
 D Daniel likes to watch scary films.
 E Nathan believes in lucky charms.
 F Nathan broke a mirror once.
 G Daniel doesn’t walk under ladders.

8

 
Imagine you are in China and it’s Chinese  

New Year. Send a postcard to your English 

pen-friend describing the celebrations. Use 

the information in the text.

7

 
 In pairs, discuss superstitions. Do you 

believe in any? Why (not)?

• Phrasal verbs (keep)

4

 
 Choose the correct particle. 

Choose two and explain their 

meanings.

 1 They covered the food to keep off/
down the flies.
 2 He kept on/out dancing although he 
was tired.
 3 My parents believe it is very important 
to keep on/up family traditions.

 Compare and contrast Chinese New Year 

celebrations and superstitions to the New Year 

celebrations in Russia.

Speaking

5

 
Make notes under the headings: NAME, TIME, 

REASON, SUPERSTITIONS. Use your notes to 

present the Chinese New Year celebrations  

to the class.

2

 
 
 Read the texts and 

match each text (A–F) with its 

heading (1–7). You can only use 

each heading once. There is one 

extra heading.

Thesignsays“Keepoffthegrass.”

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