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words: autumn, Germanic, calendar, shift, hemisphere, equinox, daylight, latitudes

The name "winter" comes from an old 1)................................ word that means "time of water” and refers to the rain and snow of winter in middle and high 2)................................

Winter is usually the coldest season of the year occurring between 3)................................. and spring. In the Northern 4)............................... it is commonly regarded as extending from the winter solstice to the vernal 5)............................. (this corresponds to the period between 21st or 22nd December and 20th or 21st March). Also, many mainland European countries tend to recognize St. Martin's Day (11th November), as the first 6).............................. day of winter.

The winter solstice is the day of the year which has fewest hours of 7)............................... Depending on the 8)................................ of the calendar it is either the 21st or the 22nd of December. After the solstice the days lengthen as the season progresses.

In most European countries, December, January and February are considered the winter months.

expressions:
1) because of sth =
2) difficult to stand or move on because it is smooth = 
3) the height of a place = 
4) very much, completely = 
5) the solid surface of the earth = 
6) to have effect on sth = 
7) a large amount of water where it is not supposed to be = 
8) involving risk or danger = 

• a).................................... — teams make timed runs down a hill on a track that's full of twists and turns.
• b).................................... — the activity of gliding over snow using long, narrow pieces of wood, metal or plastic that are strapped to the sportsman's feet.
• c).................................... — participants strap a board to their feet and slide down a snow-covered mountain.
• d).................................... — a team sport using brooms and stones. The object of the game is to slide your stones in a bull’s-eye and get your opponent's stones out of it.
• e).................................... — a team sport played on the ice with skates, sticks, and a puck.
• f).................................... — moving on ice by using narrow bladelike devices attached to special boots.

sports:
1. Snowmobiling
2. Winter camping
3. Ice biking
4. Ice climbing
5. Ice diving
6. Ice racing

Description:
a. the continuation of regular cycling activities in the winter 
b. swimming underwater under ice
c. cooking, eating and sleeping outside in the snow during the winter 
d. driving special vehicles in snow, across frozen lakes or around mountains 
e. automobile competition on ice surfaces
f. the activity of going up ice formations (e.g. icefalls, frozen waterfalls)

dates: a) 6th January, b) Advent starts on the fourth Sunday before December 25, c) 14th February, d) 31st December, e) 5th December, f) 25th December 

festivals and holidays:
1) Eve of St.Nicholas Day (.................................): St.Nicholas accompanied by an angel and a devil walk the streets, stopping children and asking them if they were good in the past year. Most kids say yes and sing a song or recite a short poem. They are then rewarded with sweets or other treats. Bad kids would be put in the Devil's sack and taken to hell, or would only get a sack of potatoes or coal instead of candy. Additionally, children find candy and small gifts at home.
2) Advent (......................................): Advent is a time of expectant waiting and preparation for the celebration of Christmas.
3) Christmas Day (.......................................): Christmas Day s a holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus.
4) New Year’s Eve (.......................................): New Year’s Eve the final day of the Gregorian year, and the day before New Year's Day.
5) Epiphany (..........................................): Epiphany is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God the Son as a human being in Jesus Christ.
6) St. Valentine’s Day (....................................): St. Valentine’s Day is an annual commemoration held on celebrating love and affection.

Insert the following...: 1) Germanic, 2) latitudes, 3)autumn, 4) hemisphere, 5) equinox, 6) calendar, 7) daylight, 8) shift

Find synonyms...: 1) due to, 2) slippery, 3) elevation, 4) thoroughly, 5) ground, 6) to influence, 7) flooding, 8) hazardous

Fill the gaps...: a) bobsledding, b) skiing, c) snowboarding, d) curling, e) ice-hockey, f) ice-skating

There are also...: 1-e, 2-c, 3-a, 4-f, 5-b, 6-e

Insert the dates...: 1-e, 2-b, 3-f, 4-d, 5-a, 6-c

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