Question

Pancake Day
In the UK, people celebrate Pancake Day. This festival takes place in February, on Shrove Tuesday. This is the day before Lent. Lent is an important time in the Christian calendar. It lasts 47 days. During Lent, people traditionally stop eating delicious food, like cakes and chocolate. So on Shrove Tuesday, they must eat up all the nice food in their cupboards. So they make pancakes, and they often eat them with lemon and sugar.



Many British towns hold pancake races on Shrove Tuesday. People wear fancy dresses and run down the street with a pancake in a pan. They must throw the pancake in the air and catch it in the pan as they run. It must not fall on the ground.



The tradition of pancake races started in Olney, Buckinghamshire. According to a story, a housewife made pancakes on Easter Sunday in 1445. Then she heard the church bells. She was worried because she was late for church, so she ran to church with her pan and pancake in her hand! Now, Olney’s pancake race is famous. All the competitors are housewives. They must toss the pancake three times as they run to the church. Then they must serve their pancake to the bell-ringer and receive a kiss from him.



Westminster School, an old boys’ school in London, has a different pancake tradition. The school cook makes a huge pancake and throws it over a five-metre high bar. The schoolboys run to take a piece of the pancake. The boy with the biggest piece of pancake wins some money!



These days, few British people give up delicious food for Lent. But most people eat pancakes on Pancake Day.





1. Are the sentences true or false?



1.Pancake Day is the first day of Lent.

2.People often eat pancakes with lemon and sugar.

3.Pancake races are a tradition in many British towns.

4.The winner is the first person to make and eat a pancake.

5.The tradition of pancake races started when a woman was late for church.

6.Only women can enter the pancake race in Olney.

7.The competitors in the Olney pancake race must serve a pancake to their husbands.

8.At Westminster School, schoolboys must get a big piece of a large pancake.





2.Answer the questions 1) When does this festival take place? 2) What do people do during Lent? 3) Is Westminster school for boys or girls? 4)Do you have Pancake Day in your country?

Answer 1

Ответ:

Absolutely, let's review these statements:

1) **True** - At the beginning of the 20th century in Britain, women were largely expected to focus on homemaking tasks like cooking, sewing, and housework.

2) **True** - The text doesn't explicitly mention if women could have an active life in society at the same time.

3) **True** - During both the First and Second World Wars, women had the opportunity to enter the workforce and take on various roles in offices and factories while men were away at war.

4) **False** - Women did not immediately achieve equal rights with men after the Second World War.

5) **True** - In many job sectors, women still receive less pay than men for the same work.

6) **True** - Opinions regarding whether women should work or stay at home vary among different people and cultures. There's no unanimous agreement on this matter.

The term "Women's Lib" does indeed refer to the movement advocating for women's rights and equal opportunities.

If you need further clarification or have more questions, feel free to ask!