Theatre and Cinema: How It All Began Theatrical drama, as we understand it today, is based on three things. First, there must

FRIENDS IN BUSINESS

A rich businessman was dying. He asked all his family to leave him alone with his partner who had been in the same business with him for years. The rich man considered him a reliable partner and an excellent man. The dying man wanted to tell him something important and he did not want anybody to hear their conversation. "George," the man said when they were left alone. "I'm dying.... I must tell you. Listen, please. I've always been bad to you. When you were away on business two years ago, I took a big sum of money from the safe and never put it back. I've always tried not to let you be a success in business. I've greatly disliked you all my life. You, certainly, remember that plan of yours. I did my best to fail it. You thought that the changes in business had caused its failure, but it wasn't so. The real reason was quite different. I had sold your secret to another company for a hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Oh, George, forgive me, please." "Don't worry, Jim," said George, "That's all right. I've also got to tell you some­thing. I was not so reliable as you thought I was. It was I who put poison into your soup at dinner yesterday."
Спасибо.

and upset about it and although I feel sorry for her I don't know how I can help. Please tell me what I can do. Кэти, семья моего друга не было никаких денег, и ее мама получает все вещи ее от благотворительных магазинов. Она так смутилась и расстроилась по этому поводу, и, хотя мне жаль ее, я не знаю, как я могу помочь. Пожалуйста, скажите мне, что я могу сделать.

Eisteddfod. Women wear full skirts laced bodices colourful shawls and a specific tall crowned black hat while men have dright waistocoats and flat black hats. The Scottish Highland dress worn by bouth sexes and based on each clan's distinctive tartan is considered the Scottish national dress. For men it includes a tweed jacket a tartan kilt and tartan stockings. Women's dress is similar but with a tartan skirt in place of the kilt. Scottish costume is worn at many national events such as the Highland Games but also for everyday use by some Scots. A from of dress similar to the Scottish one is also worn by the Irish on ceremonial or formal occasions showing the common Celtic and historical link between the two peoples.
Members of particular professions and occupations wear special dress. Among those considered as distinctively British are the dark blue helmet and uniform of the policeman the ceremonial red tunics and busbies of some army regiments the sixteenth-century scarlet uniform of the Beefeaters the gown and mortarboard of university students and the wigs worn by judges. To this one could add the bowler hat pin-striped trousers and rolled umbrella that were at one time almost a uniform for civil servants and City businessmen.

Items of clothing that are linked with particular social groups are the flat cap, associated with working-class men and the more rounded cap worn by the «country gentlemen».

In general,people in Great Britain dress rather informally. Many wear casual clothes most of the time, not just when they are at home on holiday. Men and woman wear jeans with a shirt or T-shirt and a sweater to go shopping, meet friends, go to a pub or bar, or take their children out. Older people are more likely to dress more smartly. When they go out, women wear a dress or skirt and blouse while men wear a shirt, jacet and trousers. In summer younger people may wear shorts.

There are a few occasions, when people like to dress formally. For such occasions like interviews for jobs, men wear lounge suits, and women wear suits or dresses. Many weddings, for example, are very formal with men wearing morning dressand women wearing extravagant hats. Women also usually wear hats at events,where members of the royal Family are present. Most people in Britain dress smartly to go to a party or restaurent. Many people do not now dress up to go to the theatre, as was once common, but prefer to wear casual or office clothes.

Costavte sentences with words: bakery, department, store, post office, school, theatre, museum, cinema, bookstore, sport hall, restaurant, chemists.

читаются эти предложения:This is the popular name given to the flag of
Great Britain.Acttually it is called
the Union Flag and it is a mixture of several flags.

It all began in 1606 when Scotland was joined to England and Wales.The
Sсottish flag, St Andrew's Cross,blue with a whire cross from corner to
corner ,was joined to the English Flag,St George's ,Cross,white with a
red cross.The flag of St George can still be seen on churches in England