{"id":2873,"date":"2018-04-03T17:49:50","date_gmt":"2018-04-03T17:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/?p=2873"},"modified":"2018-04-03T17:49:50","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T17:49:50","slug":"listening-comprehension-quiz-the-greek-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/listening-comprehension-quiz-the-greek-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Listening Comprehension Quiz: the Greek Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc \u03a0\u03ac\u03c3\u03c7\u03b1! This year the Orthodox Easter <em>(\u039f\u03c1\u03b8\u03cc\u03b4\u03bf\u03be\u03bf \u03a0\u03ac\u03c3\u03c7\u03b1)<\/em> is celebrated on the 8th of April. Every year, Easter becomes more and more commercialized. However, we still follow at least some basic customs. In this post, there is a video about the places which are famous for their unique customs, such as Corfu \u039a\u03ad\u03c1\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1 <em>(\u039a\u03ad\u03c1\u03ba\u03c5\u03c1\u03b1)<\/em>, Chios <em>(\u03a7\u03af\u03bf\u03c2)<\/em>, Meteora\u00a0 <em>(\u039c\u03b5\u03c4\u03ad\u03c9\u03c1\u03b1)<\/em>, Zante <em>(\u0396\u03ac\u03ba\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2)<\/em>, Leonidio\u00a0<em>(\u039b\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf)<\/em>\u00a0and Hydra <em>(\u038e\u03b4\u03c1\u03b1)<\/em>.There is also a listening comprehension exercise about Easter Sunday in Leonidio <em>(\u039b\u03b5\u03c9\u03bd\u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf)<\/em>, a small city in Norht-Eastern Greece. It is suitable for upper-intermediate students, but the questions are not too difficult, so any student can give it a try!\u00a0 There is also a list of words provided.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2877\" style=\"width: 650px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter post-item__attachment\"><a href=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/2\/1654\/26113861333_21af7ac6da_z.jpg\" aria-label=\"26113861333 21af7ac6da Z 1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2877\" class=\"wp-image-2877 size-full\"  alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/26113861333_21af7ac6da_z-1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/26113861333_21af7ac6da_z-1.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/26113861333_21af7ac6da_z-1-350x252.jpg 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2877\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Orthodox Easter~\u03bc\u03b5\u03b3\u03ac\u03bb\u03b7 \u03a0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03c3\u03ba\u03b5\u03c5\u03ae by orlana.Italy from flickr.com is licensed under a Creative Common license.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>#1. \u0394\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bb\u03b5\u03be\u03b9\u03bb\u03cc\u03b3\u03b9\u03bf (Read the vocabulary)<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\u03ad\u03b8\u03b9\u03bc\u03b1 (\u03c4\u03bf \u03ad\u03b8\u03b9\u03bc\u03bf):<em> customs<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 (\u03c4\u03bf \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf): <em>hot-air balloon<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u201c\u03a7\u03c1\u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03cc\u03c2 \u0391\u03bd\u03ad\u03c3\u03c4\u03b7&#8221;: &#8220;Christ is risen!&#8221;: <em>During the Greek Orthodox Easter service, at midnight, the priest announces that Christ is risen<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u03c4\u03bf \u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03af\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1:<em> model<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u0399\u03bf\u03cd\u03b4\u03b1 (\u03bf \u0399\u03bf\u03cd\u03b4\u03b1\u03c2): <em>Judas<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u03c5\u03c4\u03b5\u03af (\u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03bc\u03b7\u03b8\u03b5\u03cd\u03bf\u03bc\u03b1\u03b9): <em>get<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u03bf\u03b9 \u03bd\u03c4\u03cc\u03c0\u03b9\u03bf\u03b9 (\u03bd\u03c4\u03cc\u03c0\u03b9\u03bf\u03c2): <em>the locals<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u03bf\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9\u03c1\u03b9\u03ba\u03ad\u03c2 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b8\u03ae\u03ba\u03b5\u03c2:\u00a0<em>weather conditions<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf\u03cd\u03bd (\u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03ba\u03c1\u03b1\u03c4\u03ce): <em>prevail<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0391\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 (\u03b7 \u0391\u03bd\u03ac\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c3\u03b7): <em>the Rising of Christ (Ressurection)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u03bd\u03b1 \u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03b2\u03ac\u03bb\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd (\u03c3\u03c5\u03bc\u03b2\u03ac\u03bb\u03bb\u03c9): to contribute<\/li>\n<li>\u03b7 \u03c4\u03ad\u03bb\u03b5\u03c3\u03b7:(here) <em>the accomplishment or persecution of a rite or ritual.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u03b7 \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03ae: <em>ceremony, rite<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u03c4\u03c3\u03b1\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03b7, \u03c4\u03c3\u03b1\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03bf: <em>the dialect spoken in the region of \u03a4\u03c3\u03b1\u03ba\u03c9\u03bd\u03b9\u03ac, in South-Eastern Peloponnese.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u03a6\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03c2 (\u03bf \u03a6\u03bf\u03c5\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03c6\u03cc\u03c1\u03bf\u03c2): <em>men dressed in the traditional costume of Tsakonia.<\/em><\/li>\n<li>\u03a4\u03b6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd\u03b4\u03b5\u03c2 (\u03b7 \u03a4\u03b6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bc\u03c0\u03b5\u03bb\u03bf\u03cd): <em>women dressed in the traditional costume of Tsakonia.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>#2. \u0394\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5 \u03c4\u03bf \u03b2\u03af\u03bd\u03c4\u03b5\u03bf \u03b1\u03c0\u03cc \u03c4\u03bf 4:27-5:40 (Watch the video from 4:27-5:40)<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ckZqz6-K8vE\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ckZqz6-K8vE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>28\/4\/2016, from the show Tatiana Live.<\/p>\n<h3>#3. \u03a0\u03b5\u03af\u03c4\u03b5 \u03b1\u03bd \u03bf\u03b9 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03b1\u03ba\u03ac\u03c4\u03c9 \u03c0\u03c1\u03bf\u03c4\u03ac\u03c3\u03b5\u03b9\u03c2 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c3\u03c9\u03c3\u03c4\u03ad\u03c2 (\u03a3) \u03ae \u03bb\u03ac\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2 (\u039b) (State whether the following sentences are true or false)<\/h3>\n<p>1. \u038c\u03bb\u03b1 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf \u03af\u03b4\u03b9\u03bf \u03c7\u03c1\u03ce\u03bc\u03b1.<br \/>\n2. \u03a0\u03c1\u03ce\u03c4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03af\u03b3\u03b5\u03c4\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03bf \u03bf\u03bc\u03bf\u03af\u03c9\u03bc\u03b1 \u03c4\u03bf\u03c5 \u0399\u03bf\u03cd\u03b4\u03b1 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03cd\u03c3\u03c4\u03b5\u03c1\u03b1 \u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1.<br \/>\n3. \u0388\u03bd\u03b1\u03c2 \u03b5\u03c0\u03b9\u03c3\u03ba\u03ad\u03c0\u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03bc\u03c0\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03af \u03bd\u03b1 \u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9 \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03bf.<br \/>\n4. \u038c\u03c4\u03b1\u03bd \u03b2\u03c1\u03ad\u03c7\u03b5\u03b9, \u03b4\u03b5\u03bd \u03c0\u03b5\u03c4\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03b1\u03b5\u03c1\u03cc\u03c3\u03c4\u03b1\u03c4\u03b1.<br \/>\n5. \u039a\u03b1\u03c4\u03ac \u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03b5\u03bb\u03b5\u03c4\u03ae \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u0391\u03b3\u03ac\u03c0\u03b7\u03c2, \u03b4\u03b9\u03b1\u03b2\u03ac\u03b6\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c4\u03bf \u0395\u03c5\u03b1\u03b3\u03b3\u03ad\u03bb\u03b9\u03bf \u03c3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c4\u03c3\u03b1\u03ba\u03ce\u03bd\u03b9\u03ba\u03b7 \u03b4\u03b9\u03ac\u03bb\u03b5\u03ba\u03c4\u03bf.<br \/>\n6. \u03a4\u03bf \u03b3\u03bb\u03c5\u03ba\u03cc \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c3\u03b5\u03c1\u03b2\u03af\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03c3\u03c4\u03bf \u03b3\u03bb\u03ad\u03bd\u03c4\u03b9 \u03b5\u03af\u03bd\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf\u03b9 \u03b4\u03af\u03c0\u03bb\u03b5\u03c2.<br \/>\n7. \u03a3\u03c4\u03b7\u03bd \u03c0\u03bb\u03b1\u03c4\u03b5\u03af\u03b1, \u03bf\u03b9 \u03ac\u03bd\u03c4\u03c1\u03b5\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03bf\u03b9 \u03b3\u03c5\u03bd\u03b1\u03af\u03ba\u03b5\u03c2 \u03c7\u03bf\u03c1\u03b5\u03cd\u03bf\u03c5\u03bd \u03bc\u03b5 \u03c4\u03b1 \u03c1\u03bf\u03cd\u03c7\u03b1 \u03c0\u03bf\u03c5 \u03c6\u03bf\u03c1\u03ac\u03bd\u03b5 \u03ba\u03ac\u03b8\u03b5 \u03bc\u03ad\u03c1\u03b1.<\/p>\n<p>You may find the transcription and the right answers here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/Easter_Leonidio_Answer-key.pdf\">Easter_Leonidio_Answer key<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/26113861333_21af7ac6da_z-1-350x252.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/26113861333_21af7ac6da_z-1-350x252.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/greek\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2018\/04\/26113861333_21af7ac6da_z-1.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>\u0393\u03b5\u03b9\u03b1 \u03c3\u03b1\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03ba\u03b1\u03bb\u03cc \u03a0\u03ac\u03c3\u03c7\u03b1! This year the Orthodox Easter (\u039f\u03c1\u03b8\u03cc\u03b4\u03bf\u03be\u03bf \u03a0\u03ac\u03c3\u03c7\u03b1) is celebrated on the 8th of April. Every year, Easter becomes more and more commercialized. However, we still follow at least some basic customs. 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