Letters to the editor

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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
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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

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Do you like doing crossword puzzles? Why? 11.What are the characteristics of a good advertisement? What types of advertisements commonly appear in newspapers? Should advertisements be included in magazines? 12. Why do people write letters to the editor?

A. 1. Where do you usually get your newspapers? 2. Do you subscribe to some papers? 3. What kind of issues are they? 4. What in your opinion are the functions of a newspaper? 5. Why do you read newspapers? 6 . Which of them are you specially interested in? 7. In what order do you read various sections of a newspaper? 8 . What are the characteristics of a headline? 9. Why do some articles begin on the front page and continue on the next? 10. Do you like doing crossword puzzles? Why? 11. What are the characteristics of a good advertisement? W hat types of advertisements commonly appear in newspapers? Should advertisements be included in magazines? 12. Why do people write letters to the editor?
B. 1. Why do people say that radio and television belong to mass media? 2. What is the name of the Russian broadcasting corporation? W hat about the British one? 3. How many TV channels are there in Russia? 4. On what channels do you usually watch TV programmes? 5. Which of the programmes do you think are programmes of general interest and which of them cater for minority interests? 6 . What is a typical Saturday evening (Sunday morning) TV programme like? 7. What programme on TV would you try not to miss? Why? 8 . What programme would you never watch? Why? 9. What are the main advantages of having television?10. Are there any disadvantages? Can you name some? 11. Why do some families have two or more TV-sets in the house? 12. Can you give examples of good (bad) commercials? What makes them good or bad?

Listening to a radio programme you heard different people discussing the topic of friendship between teens You have decided to write a letter to the editor of the programme. In your letter
• describe what kind of friend you prefer and why
• say what can cause a friendship to go wrong
• argue whether it is better to have a wide circle of friends or a few close friends.
срочно, пж.

a) What do they write? b) Who writes letters?c) How often do they write letters to their friends?d) What do they do?

28. She is singing my favorite song.
a) What is she doing? b) Who is singing?c) What is she singing? d) Where is she singing?

29. She usually comes home late.
a) Who comes home late? b) What does she usually do?c) When does she usually come home?d) Does she usually come home late?

30. Tom and Jane…….to spend this summer in the country.
a) wants; b) are wanting; c) wanting; d) want