ответьте на вопросы. заранее . budapest is the capital of hungary. it’s a very big and unusual city. the river danube divides the city into two parts. on the western bank there are the woods and the hills of buda and the old town. there are many old buildings, cathedrals, museums there. from buda there are wonderful views of pest and the river. on the eastern bank there is a big and modern pest, the business and shopping centre. there are good theatres, restaurants, bars and shops. six bridges join buda and pest. for nearly a thousand years buda and pest were two towns. then in 1873 they joined and became one city. until 1939 budapest was one of the most important cultural capitals of europe. the public transport system is one of the best and cheapest in the world. 1. what is unusual about budapest? 2. which part is called buda and which is pest? 3. what river flows in the city? 4. what are the two parts of the city famous for? 5. is it easy to get from buda to pest? why? 6. what can you say about the transport system there?

1. The River Danube divides the city into two parts.
2. There are the woods, hills and the old town in Buda. Pest is a big and modern. It is the business and shopping centre.
3. The River Danube.
4. There are the woods, hills and the old town in Buda. There are many old buildings, cathedrals, museums there. Pest is a big and modern. It is the business and shopping centre.
5. Yes, it is because there a many bridges.
6. The public transport system is one of the best and cheapest in the world.

1. Budapest is very unusual city because of its situation on two banks of the river.  
2.  Buda is the part of the city on the western bank, and Pest is on the eastern bank of the river.
3.  The river Danube flows in the city.
4.  Buda is famous for the woods and the hills and a lot of old buildings, cathedrals, museums. Pest is famous for the modern business and shopping centers, good theaters, restaurants, bars.
5.  Yes, it`s easy to get from Buda to Pest because of six bridges joined them.
6. The public transport system there is one of the best and cheapest in the world.

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My Favourite Fairy Tale Моя любимая сказка
Books have always interested and attracted me. From the very childhood I like listening to my mum’s stories. She normally told me some popular fairy tales, including Cinderella, Pinocchio, Beauty and the Beast. However, my favourite book was about Alice in Wonderland, which was written by a well-known English author Lewis Carroll. It’s a story about a curious little girl, named Alice, who falls down a rabbit hole and meets lots of strange creatures there. When it comes to this fairy tale, I’m ready to hear, read or watch it many times. I liked every moment of it, for example, when Alice drinks the magic syrup and becomes small enough to sneak into an attractive garden. Later, she eats a piece of cookie and becomes of a tremendous size. She cries so much that her tears flood the hallway. When she becomes small again, she has to swim through her own tears. The tale is full of such abstract incidents, but they are setting wonderful atmosphere. During her journey she meets many friends in this imaginary world. One of them is the White Rabbit, who is always in a hurry. Another noteworthy character is the Cheshire Cat, who has a distinctive mischievous grin. Perhaps, the worst character of the fairy tale is the Queen of Hearts. Her favourite phrase is: “Off with their heads!” She nearly killed Alice for being disobedient. One of my favourite parts from the book “Alice in Wonderland” is “A Mad Tea-Party” with the Hatter and the March Hare. They seemed to be having such a good time. Each time I heard this tale, I imagined being in this fantasy world and walking the same routes Alice did. Меня всегда интересовали и завораживали книги. С самого детства я любила слушать рассказы моей мамы. Она обычно рассказывала мне популярные сказки, такие как Золушка, Буратино, Красавица и Чудовище. Но все же моей любимой книгой была «Алиса в стране чудес», написанная известным английским писателем Льюисом Кэрроллом. Это история о любопытном маленькой девочке по имени Алиса, которая падает в кроличью нору и встречает там много странных существ. Когда дело доходит до этой сказки, я готова слушать, читать или смотреть ее много раз. Мне нравился каждый ее эпизод, например, как Алиса выпивает волшебный сироп и становится достаточно маленькой, чтобы проникнуть в красивый сад. Позже, она съедает кусок печенья и становится огромных размеров. Она столько плачет, что ее слезы заполняют коридор. Когда она снова становится маленькой, ей приходится переплывать через собственные слезы. Сказка полна таких абстрактных случаев, но они создают замечательную атмосферу. Во время своего путешествия она встречает множество друзей в этом воображаемом мире. Одним из них является Белый Кролик, который всегда куда-то спешит. Еще один примечательный персонаж – это Чеширский Кот, который имеет характерную озорную улыбку. Возможно, худшим персонажем в сказке является Королева Червей. Ее любимая фраза звучит так: «Отрубить им головы!» Она чуть не убила Алису за непослушание. Одна из моих любимых глав в книге «Алиса в стране чудес» - это «Безумное чаепитие» со Шляпником и Мартовским Зайцем. Создается ощущение, что они прекрасно проводят время. Каждый раз, когда я слышала эту сказку, я представляла себе в этом вымышленном мире и проходилась по тем же маршрутам что и Алиса.

The most important holiday of the year is the New Year’s day. The main celebration is actually the evening of December 31. In Ukraine we usually celebrate it with friends and family in a festive atmosphere with lots of eating and drinking. Some of our relatives often dress up as Grandfather Frost and his grandaughter-helper Snegurochka. They always appear together and are part of the New Year's celebration.We also give toasts for the new year. A few weeks before the New Year most families buy a Christmas tree. Usually parents and relatives place  wrapped presents for children under the tree in the morning of January 1st before the kids get up. A lot of fireworks and firecrackers can be heard in the period of about December 25 to January 2, peaking at the New Year.