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Dear Boris,
Thanks for your nice letter.
You asked me how I was getting on with my English. Well, after I had spent a week with my English family, I slowly began to understand their English a little better. It’s very different from what I learned at school! Students in my group are from different cities of Britain and their dialects are different too! Some of their accents are quite strong and they also have their own words and expressions. I noticed that they love to talk about languages and especially about the different accents in different parts of Britain.But it’s not only the language that’s different and surprising. Before I came to England I had thought that fish and chips were what most Englishmen ate every day. That’s quite wrong!
I had expected to see «London fog». Do you remember our texts about it? We had no idea that most of this «thick fog» disappeared many years ago when people stopped using coal in their homes. But the advice to speak about the weather was very helpful. The weather in London is changeable indeed. Besides, people like talking about it.
On the other hand there are habits which are different. People tell me that what is typically British here in London is not always typical in Wales or Scotland. Local habits and traditions vary a lot here – very different from what we know in Russia.
But what is common for all the countries of Britain is that they follow traditions. Probably, Britain has more living symbols of its past than many other countries. The royal family is something out of a fairy tale. The capitals, big cities and countryside boast many ancient buildings, castles and cathedrals. Every year there are historical ceremonies, for example, the State Opening of Parliament, the Lord Mayor’s Show or the meeting of the Knights of the Garter at Windsor each St. George’s Day. These events are a true representation of the past.
I will tell you more about Britain in my other letters.
Love from Britain,
Pete
1) Дополни предложения.
1. Pete slowly began to understand English because …
a) it was very different from what he learned at school.
b) he disliked English.
c) he wanted to study German.
2. «Thick fog» disappeared because …
a) the weather was changeable in London.
b) people stopped using coal in their homes.
c) people in Britain like talking about it.
3. People in Britain like talking about …
a) food.
b) clothes.
c) the weather.
2) Отметь (V) верное утверждение.
1. ___ There are different accents in different parts of Britain.
2. ___ Englishmen eat fish and chips every day.
3. ___ English habits and traditions are not different from what we know in Russia.
3) Cooтнеси глагол и время.
1. asked a) Past Perfect
2. had spent b) Future Simple
3. know c) Past Simple
4. will tell d) Present Simple

4) Write out three things from the text that Pete didn’t expect to know about Britain (Выпишите из текста 3 вещи, которые Петр не ожидал узнать о Британии).
a) __
b) __
c) __

5) Complete the following sentences (Дополните предложения).1. Pete noticed that students in his group love to talk about …
a) the weather b) schools c) languages
2. Typical English food is fish and chips. It is …
a) nonsense b) truth c) gossip
3. Historical ceremonies are a true representation of the …
a) present b) past c) future
6) T (true) or F (false) (Верное или ложное высказывание).
1.___ After Pete had spent a week with English family his English was better.
2. ___ English is the same in different parts in Britain.
3. ___ Englishmen eat fish and chips every day.
4. ___ The weather is changeable in London.
5. ___ Russian and English habits and traditions are very alike.
6. ___ The royal family is not a myth it is a reality.
7) Put the sentences into the right order (Расставьте предложения в правильном порядке).
1. ___ He noticed that languages and especially accents were different in different parts of Britain.
2. ___ He knew that habits in different parts of Britain weren’t the same.
3. ___ Pete wrote a letter to his friend Boris from Britain.
4. ___ Pete wrote that historical ceremonies in Britain were popular nowadays.
5. ___ At first it was difficult for Pete to understand people.

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