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II. Answer the questions in written form:

  1. On what holidays do British people not work?

  2. Are all public holidays in Britain of religious origin?

  3. Is the New Year as widely observed as Christmas in England?

  4. What is the attention of the progressive British people drawn to on Easter?

  5. When and how is May Day celebrated in Great Britain?

III. Translate in written form 1st, 2d, 3d paragraphs from the text.

IV. Write t for true and f for false. Correct the false sentences, translate all the sentences:

  1. There are ten public holidays in Great Britain.

  2. Easter Sunday falls on the fist Sunday after a full moon on or after March 21st.

  3. All holidays in Great Britain are of religious origin.

  4. Christmas is not so widely observed as the New Year.

  5. The most popular emblem of Easter is the Easter egg.

  6. The Easter Peace March first took place in 1960.

  7. In Great Britain May Day is a public holiday which is celebrated on the Sunday following the 1st of May.

  8. May Day in Britain is marked with a mixture of celebration and protest.

  9. The celebration of Good Friday and Easter Monday depends on Easter Saturday.

  10. Some people in Great Britain ignore the New Year completely and go to bed at the same time as usual on New Year’s Eve.

V. Explain the meanings of the following words and expressions and make sentences with each of them:

  1. to celebrate

  2. origin

  3. religious significance

  4. public holiday

  5. emblem

VI. Find in the text the English equivalents for the words and expressions below:

  1. религиозная направленность

  2. общенациональные праздники

  3. местные обычаи

  4. полностью игнорировать

  5. принимать участие

  6. праздновать

  7. растущая безработица

  8. заработная плата

  9. требования

  10. политика правительства

VII. Use the appropriate form of possessive pronouns in the following sentences:

1. The man next door has been busy cutting the grass in (he) garden. 2. He put (he) hand in (she). 3. He has not read a line of (you). How can he criticize (you) poems? 4. All (we) clothes were extremely dirty, and (I) especially so. 5. The children have had (they) tea. 6. This is (you) notebook but where is (I)? 7. This demand of (they) is quite ridiculous. 8. I’m afraid they will take (she) advice not (you). 9. She makes all (she) clothes herself. 10. This book is (I). There is (I) name on it.

VIII. Supply self-pronouns for the following sentences where possible:

1. We enjoyed _____ at the dance. 2. She had made _____ very unpopular. 3. I found ______ doing nearly all the talking. 4. I _____ married early, and nothing good came of it. 5. The chairman announced the news ____. 6. She says John broke the vase, but really she did it _____. 7. Did the boys build the boat ____?

IX. Choose between all and a compound in every to use it in the following sentences:

1. I shall want to hear ______ they say. 2. She is kind. _____ likes her. 3. He couldn’t help noticing how well dressed ____ was. 4. They did _____ they could to help us. _____ was very kind to us. 5. ______ has been taken away that could be removed. 6. He devoted his _____ life to the development of science. 7. Then, to _____’s surprise, she married someone quite undistinguished. 8. ____ in the team played well.