1. What is the most important festival in Great Britain? 2. Is it difficult to catch a train on 24th December?
3. Are there many traditions connected with Christmas in Great Britain?
4. What do the family do during this holiday?
5. Do you like the way Christmas is celebrated in Great Britain?
6. Is Christmas a popular holiday in Great Britain?
7. How do people get prepared for this holiday? 8. How is the Christmas tree decorated?
9. Who was the first to use the Christmas tree?
10. When did the Christmas tree become popular in Great Britain?
11. Who was the first to place a star on the top of the Christmas tree?
12. What do children usually do on the eve of Christmas in Great Britain?
13. Where did Santa Claus get his name from?

1) The sum .of.. money he gave me was not enough to buy the CD                 I wanted.
2) It is very   rude .of.. you to speak like that.
3) You will spoil .--. your children if you let them do anything they want.
 4) Fascist organizations are a threat .to. our society and democracy.
5) I feel that somebody has been spying..on .me for some time.
        Who can it be?
 6) Cruelty and violence must be taken away.from the screen.
7)  I can't explan Alan's cruelty. to. his dog.   We must speak.to.. him
8) Let's go..to. the cinema instend.of. going to the circus.
9) The news aboud his rude behaviour brought shame..upon his famaly. 10) I was full of shame.because  of. your rude words. 11) Mr Robinson felt no shame..for. his behavior. 12) This man spied.for. the British during the war.

Thousands of young people apply to take part in this programme. They send video tapes to the producers and a group of them (1) are choosen to take part. During the series, they live in a castle, where they (2) are taught to sing and dance. They (3) are not allowed to speak to their friends or family and every moment of their life in the castle (4) is filmed. Their lives (5) are shown on TV every evening and, on Saturday, there is a special show. A famous TV star (6) is invited on the show and one of the contestants sings a song with him or her. At the end of the programme, there is a vote and one person (7) is sent home. At the end of the series, the winner is (8) given a contract to make an album.
2) 1. This programme was shown on American TV for the first time in 2003.
2. In this programme, fifteen women tried to win the heart of a rich young man.
3. In the first episode, the women learnt that there was also a prize of $1 million.
4. The women were told to keep the prize a secret from the young man.
5. The man and the women were taken to different Californian cities to go out on dates.
6. At the end of each week, one woman was left in the show.
7. In the final show, the last woman was told she must choose between the man and the money.