7read the text and answer the questions. 1. who are the druids? 2. what do people in robin’s time do in autumn and in winter? 3. what are autumn and winter in scotland like? 4. what do people in robin’s time do in spring and summer? 5. what are spring and summer in scotland like? 6. what are the special days for the druids? 7. why are they special? 8. do people remember these special days nowadays? 9. how do people celebrate them? misha: do you have magical holidays, robin? can you tell me about them? robin: well, where do i start, misha? i come from scotland and my great-grandparents were the druids. the druids are magical people. they can speak to the trees and to animals. they can fly and see into the future. they say that a year has two halves: a light half (spring and summer) and a dark half (autumn and winter). the weather in scotland is usually cool, but spring and summer are often nice. it is never hot, but it can be quite warm. it sometimes rains, but we also get some sun. the nights are short and the days are long. people work in the fields. children lie in the sun and play in the woods. but autumn and winter in scotland are very cold. the weather is bad. in autumn it often rains and in winter it snows and rains, sometimes at the same time! the sky is always grey and we rarely see the sun. a strong cold wind blows. children don’t go out in the evening. evenings and nights get longer and longer and we sit near the fire and listen to my granny’s long stories. then there are days between these two seasons. they are not summer and they are not winter. we call them the time of no time. on these days magical things happen and people can travel in time. one of these days is in spring. on this day we light huge fires and celebrate the beginning of spring and the end of winter. it’s a very happy day. misha: i understand. nowadays it’s like our easter. robin: you’re right. and we’ve got another special day — 31 october, a sad and dark day. it is the end of the light half of the year. on this day we remember our dead. a lot of people are afraid of the dead, so they wear masks and make big lanterns. misha: how interesting! nowadays people celebrate halloween on this day. and they also wear masks and make lanterns, but they do it only for fun. ответьте на вопросы исходя из этого текста.
2People in Robin’s time don't go out in autumn and in winter.
3Autumn and winter in Scotland are very cold.
4People in Robin’s time work in the fields, Children lie in the sun and play in the woods
in spring and summer.
5Spring and summer are often nice
6 The 31 of October is the special day for the Druids
7/ They remember their dead.
Yes, they do.
People wear masks and make lanterns, but they do it only for fun.