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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).

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comes on Friday and I laugh on that day, I become filled with Laughing Gas. I can't keep on the ground. The first funny idea , and I'm up like a balloon !" Mr. Wigg said " And now here it is Friday again and my birthday and you are visiting me. Oh, dont make me laugh, please... " Mr. Wigg began to laugh loudly . He looked so funny, like a big balloon in the air, that Jane and Michael started laughing too. They laughed . And they laughed. They tried to stop, but couldn't.

Then a funny thing happened to Jne -she felt herself growing lighter and lighter, getting filled with the air. It was a curious and nice feeling. And suddenly , she jumped up in the air.

I come from England but now I live permanently in Quйbec, Canada. When my parents __________________(BRING) me to Canada, I was fifteen. It was the winter and I __________________(IMPRESS) by the amount of snow there. I asked my new friends what they usually __________________(DO) for entertainment in such a cold climate. Their answer was simple, “In winter __________________(CHILD) and adults go skiing and skating.”Before arriving in Canada I had never tried skating and my Canadian ice experience was really painful. To start with, it took __________________(I) half an hour to pu on the skates. I _________________(NOT/KNOW) how to move so my new friends showed me some basic techniques. However, when I was left alone on the ice, I __________________(FALL) over immediately. When I opened my eyes, my new friends were standing around. They weren’t laughing, they looked worried. “Are you OK?” they asked. “Fine,” I said, “I wish I __________________(CAN) skate as easily as you do.” “You definitely will,” they smiled. And they were right. By the end of my __________________(ONE) winter in Canada, I felt confident on the ice. More than that, I found out that skating was a really exciting activity!

соответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными слова ми. Каждый пропуск соответствует отдельному заданию ВЗ—В9. Julian woke up very early that morn ing. It was very quiet in the flat but Julian B3) NOT CAN __________ sleep. It was his birthday and he wanted the day to start as soon as possible. He liked birthdays B4 ) MUCH than New Year or any other holidays. The curtains B5) CLOSE ________ and it was almost dark in the room. "When Mum's awake, she'll come to my room and give me a kiss. She B6) SAY _______, "Happy Birth- day!" and give me a present. It' s going to be something useful — a woolen sweater or a pair of leather boots". Julian sighed. He had always dreamt about a dog, but the parents were against it. Suddenly, Julian B7) HEAR _______ that the front door opened. Then there B8 ) ВE ______ some funny noise in the corridor. "Happy Birth day!" Mum and Dad entered the room. They were wearing coats and looked very happy. "Look, what we B9) BRING ______to you!" Dad opened the large bag — bright brown eyes looked at Julian from inside. Прочитайте текст. Преобразуйте слова, напечатанные заглавными буквами в конце строк, обозначенных номерами В10—В14, так, чтобы они грамматически и лексически со ответствовали содержанию текста. Заполните пропуски полученными словами. Каждый пропуск соответствует от дельному заданию Bl 0—B14. I've met lots of nice people in my life but Tommy has always been my best friend. I met him in school when he was a funny red-haired boy. His father was a famous opera B10) SING ________ . Sometimes Tommy’s mother took us to his father’s B11) PERFORM __________. Tommy's parents had a big beautiful house and he had a lot of B12) EXPENSE __________ toys. But all those things were not important. What brought us together in our B13) CHILD ___________ was the hobby we shared. We both enjoyed reading science fic tion and adventure books about pirates I and travelers. We had lots of adven tures our selves. Tommy was brave and was always ready to stand for me. I knew that I could rely on him in any B14) DANGER ___________ situation. РАЗДЕЛ 4. ЗАДАНИЕ ПО ПИСЬМУ C1. Для ответа на задание С1 используйте отдельный чистый лист. При выполнении задания С1 обратите внимание на то, что ваш ответ будет оцениваться только по запи сям, сделанным на отдельном чистом листе. Никакие записи в черновике не будут учитываться во время проверки. Обратите внимание на необходимость соблюдения указанного объема письма (80—100). Письмо недоста точного объема, а также часть текста письма, превы шающая требуемый объём, не оценивается. You have 30 minutes to do this task. You have received a letter from your English-speaking pen-friend Charlie. ... 2 weeks ago we went out into the countryside for a family picnic. It rained cats and dogs but we had a great time. Does your family often go on picnics, if at all? It's fun in any weather, isn't it? I imagine you probably have the same weather problems as we do in England? My exam results arrived today! Ah well - at least today the sun's shining. Write soon, Charlie.