Клас 8

Урок 102        дата 21.05.20 р.

Тема:Контроль читання

Мета: Перевірка рівня навичок читання.  

Text  “ The Embroidered Towel”

   The towel on the wall… It’s our ancient custom. There was not a single Ukrainian house , which would not be decorates with towels. A house without a towel was compared with a family without children.  A towel symbolized not only aesthetic taste , it was a face of a house and of a hostess. The towels proved that the hostess was tidy and hard-working.

A newly-born child was handed with the towel, guests were met with bread and salt on the towel. A son , a husband, a father were seen off with the towel.  While getting married the  newly-formed family was standing on a towel too. Bread and salt on an embroidered towel were a symbol of hospitality of the Ukrainian people. To take the towel , to kiss bread symbolized unity, peace, love , understanding among people. This custom has a good tradition in our country.

Towel were used in different ceremonies and in everyday life as well: for wiping a face and hands, for drying dishes, for decorating the houses, for presenting dear people. The ornaments and colours of towels were different in different regions. A lot of songs about the embroidered towel have been created in Ukraine.

A.  Finish the sentences.

1.   There was not a single Ukrainian house, which wouldn’t be decorated with…

   a)   flowers;   b)  portraits of relatives;  c)  a towel.

2.   A newly-born child…

   a)  was wiped with the towel; b) was wrapped with the towel; c) was handed with the towel.

3.   While getting married , the newly-formed family was standing on….

   a)  a porch;   b)  a carpet;   c)  a towel.

4.   The towel in the house proved …

    a) the hostess liked to decorate the house;

  b)the hostess was tidy and hard-working;

  c) the hostess was hard-working.

5.   A house without a towel was compared with…

   a)  a garden without flowers;   b)  a family without children;  fields without wheat.

6. The ornament and colours of towels were…

  a)  different in same regions;  b)  the same in different regions; c)  different in different regions.

B. Answer the questions.