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2.45 Listen to the interview about Abay
Qunanbayuli. Check your answers to exercise 3.​

  christmans is the  occasion in modern britain on which a lot of tradition   are preserved  by most ordinary people. in britain it  is celebrated on 25 december.today it is connected  with ''making money by shops'' that is now of tradition: most people follow  the tradition of buying gifts for their family members.people also buy a christmans tree.this tradition came from germany. it was introduced  in the nineteenth century.every christmas,london gets a gift from the people of norway-a christmas tree that is 23 metres high.it stands in the centre of london,in trafalgar square and it is decorated with 500 white lights. christmans is a time that unites anniversary  families. at night people get together to   mark  christmas. celebrating christmas includes  a christmas dinner and listening to the queeh's christmas  speech when the queen speaks directly to ''her'' people on tv and on the radio. there are many royal traditions in britain. the queen's telegram is not a very old custom but it is very old people. every british person gets a telegram from the queen on their ohe-hundredth birthday  . the changing of the  guard is very beautiful tradition.every morning tourists go to watch the ceremohy at buckingham palace. at 11.30 the guard that stands in front of the palace change.

my goals in life

we often hear that it is important to have goals in life because they make life meaningful and interesting. without goals it is unlikely that you will make any progress. when you set a goal you know where to move. even if there are any problems in your life you can still focus on your goal rather than these problems.

my main goal is to be happy. i have thought about it many times and i believe i have found the answer to the question “what is happiness? ” for me happiness is to become a successful professional, to love and be loved, to have a big friendly family and to help other people to change their lives for the better. as you can see, one big goal breaks up into several smaller ones.

at this stage of my life my primary goals are to complete secondary education with good results and enter one of the prestigious universities in order to get a high-quality education there. this will give me a good start in my professional career. understanding these goals helps me to study at school, do my homework with great diligence and try to learn something new every day.

i do not know whether i will be able to achieve all these goals, but even if i fail, i am sure that i will become a better person and i will find new goals to set in my life.

edinburg is a capital of scotland.this is one of the most beautiful cities in britain.the heart of edinburg-thousands of old castles,where lived kings of scotland for many centuries.in edinburg cultural and saturative live.