"(120-140 words) Use questions to support your opinion. Do you agree with the expression "charity begins at home"? • What types of charities do you think are doing the best and most effective work in the world? • What do you think are some important charities people should give to? • Should rich people and corporations be forced to give to charity? What kind of charity events would you organise? Do you think that one day there w. be no need for charities?​

I would like to tell you about a great Maslenitsa celebration in Russia. It is celebrated on last Sunday of March, when winter is losing its rights and spring comes. On this day there are Russian great folk festivals with horses, getting a living rooster from the post, a lot of jokes, songs and dances. On the streets of cities, towns and villages different mummers walk, they offer everybody hot tea and Russian pancakes with different toppings: honey, jam, butter, eggs! But most importantly is the effigy of winter that is burnt  and everyone rejoices the beautiful spring coming.