91. Упражнение № 68

Ответьте на вопросы.

1. When does the Queen make a speech?

2. What is the speech connected with?

3. What are there on the Thames?

4. Whom do these swans belong to?

5. What does the Queen’s swam- keeper do?

6. What does every country and every nation have?

7. What are the British proud of?

8. What ceremonies do you know?

9. How many birthdays does the Queen have?

10. When is the Queen’s actual birthday celebrated?

11. When is the official birthday of the Queen?

12. What is this day famous for?

13. What does a British family prefer?

14. What saying do people know?

15. What are Englishmen fond of?

16. What do they eat for breakfast?

17. What do the English usually drink?

Упражнение № 69

Выберите правильный вариант.

1. What does paragraph 1 say about English traditions?

1. Englishmen continue to remember their traditions.

2. They try to forget their traditions.

3. English people don’t know their traditions.

2. What facts about the Queen does the author make clear in

paragraph 2?

1. It is strange to have the Queen in the country.

2. The Queen was born in April.

3. Some people think the Queen is very strange.

3. What does paragraph 3 say about Trooping the Colour?

1. All soldiers carry flag of different colours at the parade.

2. The soldiers called The Queen on her birthday.

3. The soldiers carry the colour before the parade.

4. What does the author tell about the Queen’s Christmas

speech in paragraph 4?

1. In her speech the Queen talks about modern customs.

2. People in different countries listen to the Queen’s speech.

3. In her speech, the Queen makes it clear that there is a connection between all events of the year.

5. What does the Queen’s swan – keeper do according to

paragraph 5?

1. He takes care of the young swans for about two months.

2. He gives special marks to the swans belonging to the Queen.

3. He brings the young swans up the river Thames in a boat

from London to Henley .

6. What does the paragraph 6 say about English meals?

1. English people like to drink coffee very much.

2. Englishmen are very fond of ice – cream.

3. English people are considered to be great tea – drinkers and they like eating porridge.

92. Упражнение № 70

Вставьте пропущенные существительные

English traditions.

Every - and every - has its own traditions and customs. The British are proud of their - and carefully keep them up.

There are numerous - traditions in Britain, some are ancient, others are modern. Some ceremonies are rather -, such as the Changing of the Guard at Buckingham palace, Trooping the Colour, the State opening of the Parliament. It seems strange but the - has two birthdays. She is the only person in Britain with two -. The Queen’s actual birthday is celebrated on - 21 st.

The official birthday is on the second Saturday in -. This day is famous for a - called Trooping the Colour, a beautiful - of the Queen’s soldiers. At the front of the parade they carry the regiment’s flag or colour, in other words, they troop the colour.

The Queen’s Christmas speech is a modern -. The Queen makes a - on radio or TV. The speech is connected with the events of the past year.

There is a very special royal tradition. On the river Thames there are hundreds of -.

Traditionally, a number of these beautiful large white - belong to the Queen. In July, when the young swans are about two - the Queen’s swan – keeper marks them. This unusual - is called swan - upping.

To this day a British family prefers a - with a - and a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. Most British love -. People all over the world know the saying “The Englishman’s home is his - ”. They say that English people keep to their traditions even in -. Englishmen are very fond of -. They eat porridge with - and - for breakfast. The English are tea – drinkers. They usually drink - with - many times a day.

Some British traditions are -, some are - but they are all - .

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