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Every nation and every country has its own traditions. in britain traditions play a more important part in the life of the people than in other countries. englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. it has been the law for about three hundred years that all the theatres are closed on sundays. no letters are delivered, only a few sunday papers are published.to this day an english family prefers a house with a garden to a flat in a modern house with central heating. english people like gardens. holidays are especially rich in old traditions and are different in scotland, ireland, wales and england. christmas is a great english national holiday, and in scotland it is not kept at all, except by clerks in banks, all the shops, mills and factories are working. but six days later, on new years eve the scotch begin to enjoy themselves. all the shops, mills and factories are closed on new years day. people invite their friends to their houses and "sit the old year out and the new year in". when the dock begins to strike twelve, the head of the family goes to the entrance door, opens it wide and holds it until the last stroke. then he shuts the door. he has let the old year out and the new year in.

British traditions and customsbritish nation is considered to be the most conservative in europe. it is not a secret that every nation and every country has its own customs and traditions. in great britain people attach greater importance to traditions and customs than in other european countries. englishmen are proud of their traditions and carefully keep them up. the best examples are their queen, money system, their weights and measures.there are many customs and some of them are very old. there is, for example, the marble championship, where the british champion is crowned; he wins a silver cup known among folk dancers as morris dancing. morris dancing is an event where people, worn in beautiful clothes with ribbons and bells, dance with handkerchiefs or big sticks in their hands, while traditional music- sounds.another example is the boat race, which takes place on the river thames, often on easter sunday. a boat with a team from oxford university and one with a team from cambridge university hold a race.british people think that the grand national horse race is the most exciting horse race in the world. it takes place near liverpool every year. sometimes it happens the same day as the boat race takes place, sometimes a week later. amateur riders as well as professional jockeys can participate. it is a very famous event.there are many celebrations in may, especially in the countryside.halloween is a day on which many children dress up in unusual costumes. in fact, this holiday has a celtic origin. the day was originally called all halloween's eve, because it happens on october 31, the eve of all saint's day. the name was later shortened to halloween. the celts celebrated the coming of new year on that day.another tradition is the holiday called bonfire night.on november 5,1605, a man called guy fawkes planned to blow up the houses of parliament where the king james 1st was to open parliament on that day. but guy fawkes was unable to realize his plan and was caught and later, hanged. the british still remember that guy fawkes' night. it is another name for this holiday. this day one can see children with figures, made of sacks and straw and dressed in old clothes. on november 5th, children put their figures on the bonfire, burn them, and light their fireworks.in the end of the year, there is the most famous new year celebration. in london, many people go to trafalgar square on new year's eve. there is singing and dancing at 12 o'clock on december 31st.a popular scottish event is the edinburgh festival of music and drama, which takes place every year. a truly welsh event is the eisteddfod, a national festival of traditional poetry and music, with a competition for the best new poem in welsh.if we look at english weights and measures, we can be convinced that the british are very conservative people. they do not use the internationally accepted measurements. they have conserved their old measures. there are nine essential measures. for general use, the smallest weight is one ounce, then 16 ounce is equal to a pound. fourteen pounds is one stone.the english always give people's weight in pounds and stones. liquids they measure in pints, quarts and gallons. there are two pints in a quart and four quarts or eight pints are in one gallon. for length, they have inches» foot, yards and miles. if we have always been used to the metric system therefore the english monetary system could be found rather difficult for us. they have a pound sterling, which is divided into twenty shillings, half-crown is cost two shillings and sixpence, shilling is worth twelve pennies and one penny could be changed by two halfpennies. 

ответ: Leisure or free time is a period of time spent out of work and domestic activity. It is also the period of recreational time before or after compulsory activities such as eating and sleeping, going to work or running a business, attending school and doing homework or housework. Leisure time is the time when you can forget about day-to-day stress and stressful activities and relax. These activities can be our hobby.

Nowadays people work all day long and rarely have spare time to rest and to do something they like. But if they have it they try to spend it in the way they prefer. And there are a lot of possibilities to do it perfect. There are plenty of things to do that can help you not to feel bored. Any activity is much better than doing nothing.

I'd like to notice that there are two main ways of spending free time: the one is to do some physical activities (often outdoors), for example, football, swimming, hockey, skiing; and another way is to enjoy something relaxing at home or in special places: reading, watching TV, knitting, engaging in hand-made. At any rate, hobby is a matter of taste, and everybody should choose it according to the personal preferences.

As for me, I like to pass my leisure time both in active and passive way. I really enjoy reading or watching films, because it's always interesting, helpful and helps to relax, what is especially necessary after a long tiring day. Also I am fond of active sports, swimming, skiing or riding a bike from time to time, when it is possible. Sometimes you feel you need to escape from everyday worries and to do something no thought-provoking. In many cases I can't let me doing anything very extraordinary, so I just go walking over long distances. It really helps to release the tension and refresh the mind.

To the point, the way how people pass their free time depends on the culture and social status. For example, American favorite leisure activity now is participating in experiences that they know aren't real, they turn to imagination – to worlds created by others, such as books, games, movies and television. Also public researches show that the average amount of weekly free time of many people fell; while the average amount of time spent working is now up. It can be explained by the fact of extra time spent on mobile phones or computers, and infrastructure development (the problem of traffic gems in big cities). As well, preferences of people to spend their time have also changed over the past years: instead of team activities more and more people choose solo activities.

Anyway, in the life of any person there are periods of time when he feels extremely bored. It happens because this person doesn't know what to do with his time and can't find anything interesting to do, or because he doesn't like what he is doing. Well, this problem has hundreds ways of solution. The simplest is to find something interesting to do. Here are some variants of activities to choose:

- Just tidy up;

- Try new recipes;

- Decide on making candles, knitting, cross snitching - in one word, create something new you can be proud of;

- Don't let online games dominate in your life;

- Photography, drawing, painting, playing musical instruments are very special activities that you can do as a cure fore boredom;

- Communicate more with other interesting people;

- Read something exiting, encouraging, or anything that will enrich your knowledge;

- Join a health club or gum where you will be able to feel happy and keep fit;

- Go out with your friends;

- Set your aims and keep a diary.

Following these simple advices you will never have a time to think about such problem as boredom.

As we all know, leisure time is one of the most important thing people can't live without. It is a big part of our life, and it actually shows the character and temper of person. I can't imagine a person who doesn't have any hobbies and favorite activities, because it is really impossible. Our hobbies and habits make our lives, filling it up with variety of feelings and emotions. Each person chooses his own way of spending time, either active of passive, and in any case in should be a refreshment and a source of inspiration.

My Favourite Band Моя любимая группа

Music is the source of good mood for me. I like almost all types of music, including rap, rock, disco, techno, drum & bass, hip-hop, alternative and others. I also admire many famous singers and music bands.

However, my favourite one is “Linkin Park”. It is an American rock band which originated in California. This band is rather popular among the teens nowadays. What I like about them is the fact that they sing in different styles. Some of their songs are alternative, some are metal, some rock. They have clever texts and unusual musical decisions. The band was formed in 1999 and they’ve released about 9 albums since then. It consists of six men: Chester Bennington, David Farell, Rob Burdon, Bred Delson, Joe Hahn, and Mike Shinoda.