Написать письмо. you have received a letter from your english-speaking pen friend george who writes: other day in the north of england they had one months rainfall in 2 hours and needless to say they had very bad flooding. the good news is i do not have to water the lawn or the garden plants. and what weather do you have now? write a letter to george. -tell him about the weather and the climate in your place; -ask 3 questions about his garden and plants. write 100-140 words remember the rules of letter writing.

Hi, george. thanks for you latter. i want to tell you about weather in mi city. to begin with last month was winter and was snow and was cold. to the other land few days ago come spring. i was waiting spring all winter. i am happy. our spring very nice, i tell you about it. firstly, flowers bloom. secondly, leaves appear on the trees. whether is very nice in spring. warming. i want to know about your garden, please tell me. and tell me about your plans. i am very interested))

Christmas Day, December 25, is probably the most popular holiday in Great Britain. It is a family holiday. Traditionally all relatives and friends give each other presents. So, before Christmas all the department stores and shops are crowded, everybody is choosing a present.

In general, people get prepared for this holiday very carefully. They decorate their houses in the traditional way. Christmas trees are set up in houses, in the streets and churches. They are always decorated with fairy lights, angels and small toys. In addition, little packets with nuts, candies and special biscuits are hung on the tree. Presents are put around the tree and artificial «frost» is scattered over the branches.

The Germans are believed to be the first to use the Christmas tree in their celebrations and Martin Luther was the first to place a star on the top of the tree. This star represents the star appeared over the stable in which Christ was born.

In Great Britain, the Christmas tree became popular while Queen Victoria ruled the country.

Besides the Christmas tree, holly and mistletoe are used to decorate the house. Branches of holly are put up behind pictures and mistletoe is hung over doors, so the young people have a chance to kiss the girls under it, plucking each time a red berry from the mistletoe. It is said that the girl who was not kissed under it at Christmas would not get married that year.

On the eve of Christmas children hang their stockings, so that Santa Claus could put presents into them: oranges, sweets, nuts and if the child didn't behave properly Santa Claus can put there a piece of coal as punishment.

Santa Claus got his name from a man known as St. Nicolas, who lived in the fourth century. He gave his wealth to the poor and often to children. After he died, the Dutch brought this legend to colonial America. Soon the Dutch name Sinter Klaus became Santa Claus.

Carol singing is an essential part of Christmas. No church or school is without its carol service. Carols may be traditional or with some variations that express different feelings. Carols were used for the first time during Christmas in the fifteenth century.

Usually children come around in the evening to the front doors and start singing carols and people who live in these houses give children candies, nuts, pies and so on, to thank them for carol singing.

A typical Christmas lunch includes turkey with cranberry sauce and pudding. Every young woman in each household helps to stir the Christmas pudding, if she wishes to be married that year. Usually a coin or two are hidden inside the pudding and part of the fun is to see who finds it.

After the lunch they go to the sitting room to listen to the Christmas speech of the Queen, shown on TV.

So, Christmas is a merry family holiday for all the people of Great Britain. Christmas comes but once a year.

Christmas Day is the holiday in Great Britain. It is a family holiday. Traditionally all friends give each other presents. Before Christmas all shops and supermarkets are crowded, everybody want to buy a present.

People decorate their houses in the traditional way. Christmas trees are usually put up in houses. They are always decorated with light and angels . Little packets with nuts and candies are hung on the tree.

The Germans believe, that they were the first, who started celebrate Christmas and Martin Luther was the first, who put a tar on a top of a Christmas tree.

I love this Holiday. When I was a little girl,I believe at Santa Claus. I always wote letters to Santa Claus. Now, I don`t believe at Santa Claus, but I love this holiday.

On the Eve of the Christmas children hang their stockings, so that Santa Claus could put presents into them.