Insert the vocabulary of the text into the following sentences. 1. when jack understood that he had _ the wrong _ , he. his _ answered that it was all right. 2. i couldn`t get through for half an hour. was it an important talk or just _ ? 3. "what _ do you want to buy? " _ the shop assistant. 4. the disk-jockey greeted his _ using a polite _ and announced that a very interesting program would be _ in half a minute. 5. mother let her child know by a _ that he must be silent.

a - have been

b - have not had. saw 

a - was

b - left. came. have found/ 

dear jackie,

thanks for your last letter! on the topic of holidays in russia, i can tell you that christmas is not as popular in russia as it is in britain. instead, we celebrate new year's eve more fervently here.

is it true that you celebrate christmas on december 25th? here we celebrate it on the january 7th. it is traditionally celebrated by religious believers, whereas i heard that in britain people of all faiths and even atheists celebrate christmas too. am i right?

my favourite holiday is new year's eve, as we put up a fir tree and have a big meal on this day and meet up with friends or relatives. other holidays we celebrate include women's day, men's day and victory day. we also celebrate the start of spring for one whole week and we call this time 'maslenitsa'. what do you call the day when you celebrate the beginning of lent by making pancakes? write back soon, sasha

 

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The holiday  nowruz  (nowruz), there  are already  several thousand years  as a celebration  of spring and renewal  of nature.  this  new year  on the ancient  oriental calendar, it coincides  with  the vernal equinox.  in  nowruz  traditionally  organizedmassive popular  celebrations,  many families  are preparing  a traditional  dish called "nowruz-skin", consisting of seven  specific components.  in the old days  of  the daywas taken  provedyvat  relatives and friends,  share news,  start a new  joint  business.the tradition was  connected with the fact  that  during the winter months  have been hampered  communication between the  settlements.    

education in great britain: schools

in britain it is compulsory for everyone between the ages of 5 and 16 years to receive some officially recognized form of schooling, though most secondary schools continue to provide education until the age of 18.

the vast majority of pupils attend state schools, which are absolutely free (including all text books and exercise books), but there are also about 500 private schools providing secondary education. the most famous of these schools are eton and harrow.

there is no statutory age at which students change from primary to secondary school, nor are schools "specialized" — pupils choose from the numerous subjects taught in their particular school.

the recently introduced national curriculum has made it compulsory, however, for three core subjects — english, mathematics, and science — and seven other foundation subjects — technology (including design), history, geography, music, art, physical education, and a modern foreign language — to be included in the curricula of all pupils.

passage from one academic year to the next is automatic. after a two-year course, usually from 14 to 16 years of age, most pupils take their general certificate of secondary education (gcse), assessed on the basis of a mixture of course work and a written examination, in individual subjects.

pupils obtaining at least five passes at gcse can then specialize for two years (usually from16 to 18 years of age) in two or three subjects, in which they take the general certificate of education advanced level (a-level) examination. this is used as an entrance qualification for university (minimum two passes) and other types of higher education, as well as for many forms of professional training.