Английское слово holiday произошло от словосочетания “holy day”, «священный день», который в посвящали богослужению. В наше время праздники бывают как религиозные, так и светские.
Кроме того, существует целый ряд странных праздников, weird holidays — по одному и более на каждый день в году. К примеру, в Великобритании проводят фестивали соломенного медведя (Straw Bear Festival) и огородных пугал (Scarecrow Festival), отмечают Пятницу поцелуев (Kissing Friday) и День благословения горла (Blessing of the Throats Day), проводят чемпионаты по катанию сыра (Cheese Rolling Championships) и по заплыву в водолазной маске в болоте (Bog Snorkelling Championships) — и так далее, и тому подобное.
Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous
1. It’s raining, but I (have just washed) the car.
2. Peter is hungry. He (has not eaten) anything for six hours.
3. She is tired. She (has been studying) for four hours.
4. Do you want to see this film? I (have seen) it before.
5. Tom (has been studying) French for 5 years.
6. I (have not done) the homework yet.
7. He (has been working) all the afternoon.
8. They (have been playing) in the playground for two hours.
II. Put the verbs in brackets into Present Perfect Simple or Present Perfect Continuous
1.A: Where's John?
B: He (has just left) for school.
2.A: Why are you so exhausted?
B: I (have been playing) tennis all evening.
3.A: Is Paul working in the study?
B: Yes, he (has been working) since 8 am.
4.A: How is Peter?
B:I don't know. I (have not seen) him since Monday.
5.A: Let's go out tonight.
B: Sorry, I (have not done) my homework yet.
6.A: I am going to the cinema.
B: Let me come with you! I (have not seen) this films yet.
7.A: Have you finished the book that I gave you?
B: Yes, I (have finished) it this week.
8.A: Has Diana lost weight?
B: Yes, she (has been exercising) for six months.
9.A: Does Tom work at Apple?
B: Yes, and he (has got) a promotion recently.
10.A: Do Tom and Judy live in Britain?
B: Yes, they (have been living) in Britain since last year.