Вставьте пропущенное 1 I…. going to celebrate an Independence day.
2 …are …….to decorate a Christmas tree.
3 ….you going to visit a historical parade?
4 People in the United States the Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November.
5 The fourth of July is also a holiday.
6 This is the day when Americans celebrate their from Britain.
7 In Britain people don’t really celebrate events in this way.
8 Here, the main holidays are holidays, and Easter.
9 There are several one-day holidays the year.
10These are public holidays when people don’t go to (9) .
11There are days when people the dead or their parents.
12 On many holidays there is usually a lot of and , and often until the early hours in the morning.
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Pacific ocean — the largest and most ancient of all the oceans. Its area is 178,6 million km2. It is free to hold all the continents and Islands together, so it is sometimes called the Great. The name "Quiet" associated with the name of F. Magellan, performed a world tour and passing through the Pacific ocean under favorable weather conditions. This ocean is really great: it takes up 1/3 of the surface of the planet and almost 1/2 of the World's oceans. The ocean has an oval shape, it is especially wide at the equator. The peoples inhabiting the Pacific coast and the Islands, have long been sailing on the ocean, explore its riches. Information about the ocean have been accumulated as a result of the voyages of Magellan, F., J. Cook. The beginning of a wide study was initiated in the XIX century the first Russian circumnavigation expedition of I. F. Kruzenshtern. Currently, there is a special international organization for the study of the Pacific ocean. In recent years new data on its nature, defined depth, study of currents, bottom topography, biological resources of the ocean. The southern part of the ocean from the coast of the Islands of the Tuamotus to the coast of South America is an area of calm, light winds and stable atmosphere. It is for this peace and quiet, Magellan and his companions called the Pacific ocean. But to the West of the Islands of Tuamotus, the picture changes dramatically. Calm weather is rare here, usually blow stormy winds, often developing into hurricanes. This so-called squalls South Australia, especially fierce in December. Less frequent but more intense tropical cyclones. They arrive in early fall from the Coral sea, near the Northern tip of New Zealand they move to the warm West winds. Так?

Shamrock – national flower of IrelandThe shamrock, a small clover which is now the national flower of Ireland, was an important symbol to the ancient Irish Druids as a plant naturally displaying the triad with its three heart-shaped leaves.

The Celts believed that everything important in the world came in threes; the three dominions of earth, sky and sea, the three ages of man, and phases of the moon; so a plant with three leaves would have been held in high regard.St. Patrick used the shamrock in his teachingSt Patrick with a ShamrockThe shamrock was thought to have mystical properties and the ability to predict the weather; its leaves turn skyward when a storm is brewing.It is believed that St Patrick, on seeing the importance of this small plant to the Druids, used the shamrock to illustrate the Christian teachings of the Holy Trinity, thus spreading the word of Christianity throughout the land in a way that appealed to its people.Many of the Druid high priests are thought to have converted to Christianity, becoming Bishops following St Patrick’s teachings.Ireland’s best known national symbolLeprechaunThe shamrock became a symbol of rebellion against the Crown in the 19th century and anyone caught wearing one, risked the hangman’s noose! Today it is Ireland’s most well know national symbol recognised throughout the world.It is used as a logo by many Irish companies and organisations such as Aer Lingus, and on the 17th of March the shamrock is displayed on anything from beer to bunting to over-large novelty hats as part of the St Patrick’s Day celebrations.In Celtic lore the shamrock has always been a charm against evil which relates to the modern belief in the four leaf clover as a good luck charm.Some believe the shamrock even has the power to break a leprechaun’s curse.