Easter is one of the most important christian holidays. the exact date of the holiday changes from year to year but it usually falls on april. preparation for easter starts seven weeks before the actual holiday. it’s called the advent of lent. many christian people don’t eat meat and animal products during this period. the week before easter is quite busy because people start thoroughly preparing for the holiday. the traditions of easter celebration vary from country to country. for example, in our country the sunday before easter is called a willow sunday. on this day people bring home some willow branches which have been blessed in church. thursday before easter is called clean thursday. traditionally people should bathe before sunrise on this day. houses and flats should be cleaned too. there is also a good friday. it’s the day when women bake easter bread called “paska” or “paskha”. on saturday children dye easter eggs, which are called “pysankas”. in the evening people go to church for the easter mass, which lasts all night. sunday is the actual day of easter. people visit each other on this day and exchange colourful “pysankas”. in english-speaking countries the official symbol of this holiday is easter bunny. children are especially fond of this day because they get lots of chocolate and fluffy bunnies as a present.
1 Where do we see people walking and vehicles driving? 2 The vehicles are: trams, buses, trolley-buses, taxis and motor-cars, motor-cycles, motor-scooters and bicycles, aren't they? 3 Where are there traffic lights? 4 When are the street lights switched on and off? 5 When does the traffic stop? 6 Do the vehicles drive on when the green or red light is switched on? 7 Along the streets we also see bus, trolley-bus and tram stops, don't we? 8 Where do people get on and off public transport? 9 Are there Tube stations in the streets? 10 Where are there subways for pedestrians and flyovers for vehicles? 11 Where do vehicles drive on the left? 12 In Ukraine the traffic drives on the right, doesn't it? 13 How do we travel from one place to another outside the towns?
