3 ** Read the review and replace the
words/phrases in bold with those in
the list.
• enjoyable upsetting • loved talented
The actors were very 1) good. The audience really
2) liked the play, even though the story was
3) sad. Overall, it was a(n) 4) nice performance.
• famous • excellent • engaged
• well-written
The script was very 5) good and the audience
were totally 6) interested in what was
happening on stage. A(n) 7) well-known actor
was playing the main character and gave a(n)
8) great performance.
• catchy • lively • amazed powerful
The songs made this musical a very 9) energetic
performance. There were lots of 10) memorable
songs that made us want to sing along. One of the
actors had a very 11) strong voice and the whole
audience were 12) shocked.​

Popular holidays in Russia

A men needs rest after hard work. Very often we are eagerly looking forward to weekends and holidays to enjoy ourselves.

The word "holiday" comes from the words "holy day". Holidays were first religion festivals. Now many holidays have nothing to do with religion. Almost every country has holidays honouring important events in its history.

Some holidays come on the same date of the same month, for instance, New Year's Day or Cristmas. But some do not. Some, such as Easter, are movable holidays.

New Year's Day is very popular all over the world. It is my favourite holiday. We usually get together, we like celebrate this holiday at home.

We celebrate the first day of Cristmas on the 7th of January. On the 6th of January people tidy the whole house, cook much tasty food because the day after we must not work, we must have a rest. On this day we have a sacred supper. It begins when the first star lights up. As the legend says, this star announced the birth of the God's Son. We celebrate Christmas for two days. In the evening a group of boys comes. They sing songs. By these songs they congratulate on holiday, wish good crops, long life, no illness and so on. It is interesting to know that only boys must congratulate.

Women's Day is on the 8th of March.

Then on the 1st of May goes next holiday the Day of Labor.

Another religious holiday is Easter. It is movable. It is usually the first Sunday after the first fullmoon after the begining of spring. In Russia we have special attributes of Easter: Easter eggs, and Easter "paska" that are baked according to the special recipe. It is a very nice spring holiday.

Victory Day is on the 9th of May. It is a sacred holiday for every Russian citizen. We are thankful to our grandfathers for the victory in the World War II.

Young people cannot live in isolation. They are looking for a communication, they want to have fun and a good time. That's why the majority of young people are trying to make friends and join the big companies in different youth groups. Some of these groups are engaged in research, compose and perform music, go to the mountains, enjoy exploring the past of our country and study the past of our country and take care of veterans.This is great! But there are some youth groups that choose to use alcohol and drugs, they are promoting hatred, violence and racial hostility. These are bad groups. It's very hard to choose a group for young people and teenagers because they don't have enough life experience. That's why young people need to listen to the views of their parents and teachers. I will never join the group that can ruin my life and health.

Молодежь не может жить в одиночестве. Они ищут общения, хотят веселиться и хорошо проводить время. Вот почему большинство молодых людей стараются дружить большими компаниями и вступать в разные молодежные группы. Некоторые такие группы занимаются научными исследованиями, сочиняют и исполняют музыкальные произведения, ходят в горы, изучают нашей страны, заботятся о ветеранах. Это здорово! Но есть такие молодежные группы, которые предпочитают употреблять алкоголь и наркотики, они пропагандируют ненависть, насилие и расовую неприязнь. Это плохие группы. Молодым людям очень трудно сделать выбор, потому что у них не хватает жизненного опыта. Вот почему подросткам необходимо прислушиваться к мнению родителей и учителей. Я никогда не вступлю в группу, которая может испортить мне жизнь и здоровье.