Write down the stressed syllable in numerical.

My younger brother is a nice guy, but a spoiled one. Our parents allow
B4 him to do almost anything, though what he really needs is
control and discipline. Both Mum and Dad work long hours and I think they want to compensate for the lack of time they spend at home.
B5 As if presents and extra pocket money could compensate for it.
B6 Paul doesn't value expensive presents, he just takes them for granted.
B7 He was given a cool iPod for his thirteenth birthday. When I was
B8 thirteen, I didn't get anything for such a gadget, but Paul didn’t
seem to be impressed. His iPod lasted for only a few days. When I asked
B9 aim what happened to it, why it didn’t work, he just said that it
B10 had had a swim. Someone had called Paul when he was taking a bath
and he was careless enough to drop the iPod into the bath.
B11 Paul was my child, I would never buy him a new iPod,
but my parents did. They still treat him as a little boy who will become
B12 more responsible when he will grow, but I’m not sure that will ever
happen.

There are many holidays in our country. They are: New Year's Day, Christmas, Women's Day, Victory Day, May Day and others.

I like New Year's Day, it is my favourite holiday. The 1st of January is a winter holiday and now it is the first day of the New Year.

Peter the First changed the Russian calendar in 1699. He made the 31st of December, 1699 the last day of the year. The first of January 1700 became New Year's Day.

The 1st of January is in the middle of winter. The weather is usually fine and there is a lot of snow everywhere. As the 1st of January is a holiday I don't go to school and my parents don't go to work.

We usually have got a very interesting New Year's party at school. We have got it on the 28th or 29th of December.

Our family prepares for this holiday beforehand. My father buys and brings home a beautiful New Year's tree at the end of December. Our family has a tradition to buy it. I like to decorate the New Year's tree with toys, little coloured lights, sweets and a beautiful star on the top.

My mother and grandmother prepare our holiday supper and lay the table. I make a cake.

All the members of our family clean the flat before this nice holiday and then each of us try to dress well. We like to see the New Year in at home with our relatives. They come to see us at 11 o'clock in the evening.

At 12 o'clock we are sitting at the table and we are glad to see the New Year in. We say, "Best wishes for the New Year!"