They often visit/are visiting their relatives. 2) We enjoy/are enjoying hot weather in summer. 3) She speaks/is speaking on the phone now. 4) My mother works/is working in the bank. 5) Look! The boys fight/are fighting. 6) Bobby works/is working in the library at the moment. 7) I often take/am taking a bus to get to the office. 8) Listen! Nick plays/is playing the guitar. 9) I check/am checking my e-mail from time to time. 10) The train departs/is departing at eight in the evening. 11) We buy/ are buying bread at the baker’s. 12) My mother has/is having a cup of coffee with her friend now. 13) My cousin visits/ is visiting us this week. 14) They have/are having a party tonight. 15) I never drink/am drinking milk. 16) The news programme starts/is starting at nine o’clock. 17) Pupils go/are going to school on the 1st of September. 18) Today is Sunday and we go/are going to the skating-rink. 19) Margaret always dances/is dancing well. 20) You meet/are meeting your lawyer today.

)))
Christmas - is one of the biggest Christian holidays, which all believers worship the Son of God, Jesus Christ. Christmas holidays are coming ... In all joyful mood, all preparing for the arrival of something new and good. I think that will not be mistaken if I say that most Ukrainian Christmas and New Year - a holiday favorite. I wonder how things are going with such celebrations in Foggy Albion? In the United Kingdom the traditions, rituals, signs and other things associated with winter holidays, probably more than in Europe. Moreover, the traditions are old and relatively young, but those that have already firmly take root in the depths of the British mentalitetu.Novyy Year - a holiday that is celebrated by many peoples of the adopted calendar, which comes at a time of transition in the last day, the first day of next year. In the countries of the European culture of the New Year is celebrated on January 1st. With all the variety, the New Year and Christmas holidays in different countries have in common: it's farewell to the old year, hopes that troubles remain in the past, and in the new year things will get better.

1. New Year’s Day is a holiday celebrated all over the world on January 1st, the first day of the New Year.

2. Many people celebrate New Year’s Day in the company of their family members and friends.

3. It is one of the oldest holidays celebrated in the world.

4. In Russia and other former Soviet republics this holiday is celebrated with feasts, champagne, traditional food and wishes.

5. We decorate New Year Fir Trees and have New Year parties.

6. Our Grandfather Frost wears a long blue or red fur coat, a matching hat and felt knee boots (валенки — valenki) and carries gifts in a large sack on his back.

7. Grandfather Frost is helped by his "granddaughter", Snegurochka (the Snow Maiden).

8. Our people believe that the way we spend New Year’s Eve is the same way we’ll spend the rest of the year.

9. When the clock starts striking midnight, people toast with champagne and make wishes.

10. Our Grandfather Frost brings gifts on New Year’s Eve instead of Christmas Eve.