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time at work.Mrs Gray was fond of music and art. The Grays had a son whose name was Peter.Peter was good at all the subjects at school but didn't like to wash. Не hated water.Mr and Mrs Gray wanted to spend the summer in the country. They found а nice small house not very far from Mr Gray's office. Mrs Gray and Peter went there оnе weekend at the beginning of June. Later Mr Gray wanted to join them. Peter and his mother went there for two weeks. It was late in the evening when they arrived at the house. Mrs Gray said to Peter, "We're going to stay here for fourteen days."The bоу ran into the house, turned оn the light and looked into аll the rooms. Не saw а nice kitchen with а white fridge, two cupboards, а cooker and а sink. There was gas and electricity in the house. Peter also saw а vacuum сleaner in the corner. The sitting room with а tall mirror and а wonderful fireplace was fantastic. you could play football there.Peter ran back to his mother and shouted: "Mummy! It's great! But I haven't found а bathroom. Where is it?" "It's very difficult to get water here," his mother answered, "and there is no hot and cold running water here.' "That's very good Mum." Реter said. "Тhat is going to bе а very nice holiday indeed!

1. Thomas said, “I have never seen such a touching movie before!”
2. She said, “Close the window!”
3. My Mum said, “What marks have you got today?”
4. Peter said to me, “Can you help me?”
5. Granny said, “When I was a little girl I didn’t go to the museums”

the large hands are 14 feet. The bell weighs 131\2 tons and the hammer which strikes it weighs 8 tons. The Tower itself is 318 feet high and you have to go up 374 steps to reach the top. Name the Tower or, at least, the bell. 2) This building is the City's greatest monument and Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece. It was built in 1675-1708 and was the fifth church put on the same site. 3) It was built in the 18th century and rebuilt later by the architect John Nash. The first Queen to live there was the young Queen Victoria. Above the State Entrance is the central balcony where the Royal Family appears on occasions of national importance. The Royal Standard flying over the building is the sign that the Queen is in the residence. 4) There is another famous picture gallery in London (besides the National Gallery). It is named after its founder – a sugar manufacturer. The Gallery has rich collections of pictures by 16th century English artists as well as paintings by foreign painters of the 19- 20th centuries (impressionists and post impressionists). It also has a large sculpture collection. 5) This Concert Hall is a circular brick building under a glass-and-metal roof. The Hall was built in 1867-1871. It is a big concert hall, seating 8,000. It is used for concerts, athletic events, for public gathering and other functions. 6) This Shop was built in 1567. It was described by Charles Dickens in his novel of the same title. The shop still sells curios. 7) This area is in the centre of the west End of London. It was named in commemoration of the victorious naval battle of 1805, in which a famous English admiral was fatally wounded. 8) This building long continued to be both a fortress and a palace. It was also a prison. Now it is simply Britain’s most famous and most visited historic building. According to tradition it is guarded by the Yeoman Warders. Task 6. Look at the photos below. What holiday are Englishmen celebrating? What do you know about this holiday (history, date of celebration, how they celebrate it etc. Not more than 15 sentences, 15 points)? Task 7. Prepare a travel itinerary for your future vacation in Britain. It must be on a separate sheet of paper (not more than A4), colourful, interesting, unordinary. Mark on it the cities and places that you found very interesting and really want to visit. Tell us why you chose these cities, what attractions you will see there, what cultural events took place there, etc (30 points). Task 8. Now we are waiting for your own task about the USA. If it is interesting and unusual we will use it in our next contest “Stars and Stripes”. Don’t also forget about your opinion (5 points).

__________(FOOT) got wet in seconds. His old jacket _________(NOT CAN) defend him from the rain or the wind. “If I don't find a shelter and a warm drink, I _________(GET) a cold, and no one will benefit from my coming here,” John said to ___________(HE) and went back inside the railway station. It was the _____________(ONE) time the seventeen-year-old John had ever left his home village where he lived with his mother and two sisters. A letter from his uncle was a surprise but not a pleasant one. His uncle had written that his health was getting worse and that he __________(NEED) someone to help him in his grocery shop. John's mother decided that he __________(GO) to the town to work in the shop. He was far from feeling delighted about it but he was the ___________(OLD) child in the family and it was his duty to help his mother and to support his sisters.

push the borders of the United States farther west.3)The family lived in poverty.4)Soon the mother died.5)He taught himself by reading the books he could get,such as the Bible,Aesop s "Fables"and"Robinson Crusoe".6)Abe grew fast. ЗАРАНЕЕ БОЛЬШОЕ СПАСИБО!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

fifty-six stories about the famous detective and his friend.The room in the museum are kept exactly as in the books. Visitors can sit in Mr Holmes's armchair,try on his famous cap