Unit 5. Countries, People, Lifestyle » Стр.147 (5)

Speak in class. Express your point of view on the following: • I think it is very important to keep traditions. In this way people have a possibility to learn about and to express their national identify, to feel themselves a part of a great family. • Nearly every country has its own traditions and they are famous for them. In Ukraine, for instance, there is a tradition to paint and decorate Easter eggs, or sing carols before Christmas. There are very many beautiful customs and traditions connected with wedding, birth of children, etc. • Yes, there are. One of them is, for example, to kiss under the mistletoe on New Year’s Eve, the Boxing Day; there are also many traditions in the British parliament and the royal court. • Because they keep their traditions alive even in the computerized 21st century.