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The Mosuo people live in China and they are one of only a (1)
matriarchal societies in the world. In a
matriarchal society, the head of the family is the mother. The family name passes down from female to female, and the
women make all the decisions.
(2)
generations of women - great-grandmothers, grandmothers, mothers and daughters - live in the same
house with a (3)
their male relatives, such as uncles, brothers, sons and nephews. Fathers or
husbands live elsewhere and they only have a (4)
contact with their children.
The children belong to the mother and her family. The uncles help with the children's education and care, but they
don't have (5)
control. In time, the children care for their elderly uncles. These large extended families
care (6)
about each other.
The modern world, however, is affecting (7)
traditions and things are changing very quickly. Many
young people leave their villages to work in a (8)
of large cities nearby. There, they may discover
a different way of life and a culture that is very different to their own.

the mariinsky palace was built by emperor nikolay i for his daughter maria as a gift to her wedding with the duke maksimilian lejhtenbergsky. maksimilian was eugenie dе bogarne's son who was napoleon's stepson. wedding was on 5th december in 1838. the place for this palace was chosen opposite the isaakievsky cathedral, on the bank of the ekaterina channel. before there was tchernyshev's house there. the emperor wanted to build a palace which would differ from others. this palace should become the standard of comfort of that time. the builders used modern technical decisions and applied the modern building materials.

i don't like march and november.

christmans - christmas, in modern england on which a lot of tradition are most usual people. in england it has taken place december, 25. today it is business " creation of money by shops " which has now tradition: most people do(make) tradition of purchase of gifts for their members of family. people also buy christmans a tree. this tradition has arrived from germany. it was in the nineteenth century. each christmas, london receives a gift from people of the christmas fur-tree of norway - a which is 23 meters in height. it costs(stands) in the centre of london, in trafalgar the square (area), and it is decorated with 500 white fires. christmans - time is members of family. in evening (night) people gather when christmas. celebrating christmas is christmas dinner and at hearing квиха christmas - christmans when queen speaks directly to "its("her") people on tv and by radio. there are many royal traditions in england. the telegram of queen - not so old tradition, but it - very much old men. each british person receives the telegram from queen on them ohe-сотой-части. change (replacement) it - very beautiful tradition. each morning tourists go to observe ceremohy in the buckingham palace. at 11.30 protection which faces to change (replacement) of a palace. words which need to be inserted; protection, speech, was introced, includes, is connected, the case, is celebrated to follow, mark, is kept, unites anniversary.

1.i was having a stroll when i saw a car accident 2. when   dad   entered the room   mother was singing а lullaby. 3. she sat down on а chair while he was painting her portrait. 4. when   we / сотеd   from the party   he was listening to   one of his records.