Last year = a year ago 1 7.30 a.m. = — hours
2 last Tuesday = — days.
3 yesterday = 24
4 on Saturday = — days
5 last week = a week​

Russia is a unique country, which preserves the national traditions, rooted not only in the Christian religion, but also in paganism. Christianity gave Russia such great feasts like Easter and Christmas. And Paganism gave Shrovetide (или Maslenitsa). Ancient traditions are passed from generation to generation.

New Year is the greatest holiday for the Russian. It is believed that the beginning of the New Year sets the tone of its running. A large table is covered with an abundance of food on the New Year's Eve.

Easter is the resurrection of Christ. The main tradition of Easter is painting boiled eggs. The prevalent color is red because it signifies a new life. The eggs and warm wishes are exchanged by Russian at Easter.

Christmas is a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, which is celebrated on January 7. People usually clean their homes before Christmas. Festive table for Christmas are prepared is a few days with a turkey, stuffed with pork, cakes, pastries and sweets for children.

Shrovetide (или Maslenitsa) is one of the most cheerful holidays in Russia. It signifies the end of winter and the opening of the new spring festivals and celebrations. Shrovetide is celebrated during the week preceding the post. Each day of Shrovetide is devoted to special rituals.

There are various of interesting family traditions. For example, when a child is born, the father has to plant a tree and wish for a child to grow up strong and healthy.

He Olympic games were held greek land in the ancient times.The first Olympic games took place in 776 B.C. The Olympic games took placa every four years at Olympia and were a part of a religious festival.the four-year interval was called an olympiad. the games were so important that even stopped during Olympic games.
At first, the athletes took pari only in race (the sprint). Later, they threw the discus and javelin, then broad jumping and wrestling were added. The OlympicGames were held for more that 1.000 ye ars. The Byzantine Emperor Theodosius abolished them in 394 A.D.
The Games were revived in1896 to support understanding and friendship among nations.The first modern games were heid in Athens, Greece. Youngmen and women come fromall over the world to compete in various sports and represent thair country .
The live in an Olympic Village at the site of the games.
The Olympic games are organized and govemed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Jt sets the program of the games, chooses the city where the games are to de heid, and determines the standards of games. Each country has a National Olympic Committee. 
The opening ceremony of each Olympic games is held in a maior stadium. The president of the host country usually opens the games. Athletes from Greece march the first and ath lete from other countries mareh after them around the stadium in the parade ol Nations, Thcn, looking at the Olympic Flad, the athletes take the Olympic Oath: 
Weswear that we will take parti in these Olympic games in the true spirit of sportsmansnip ana that we will respect the rules that govarn them, for the glory of sport and the honor of our contry.
The Olympic Flama is lit with a toreh that is brought try a retay of athletes from the rulns of arelent Olympia in Greece.When the Games are finished, the is cowered and the lamc extingulsned.