Complete the sentences with present perfect ot present perfect continuous 1. his dad (try) to repair the car for two hours 2. you (read) this article? 3. she (write) her essay for three hours

British people like holidays. here are some of the traditional holidays they celebrate: 1 january - new year`s day, 14 february - st.valentine`s day, march or april - easter festival, 31 october - halloween, 5 november - guy fawkes` night, 25 december - christmas festival. people in britain celebrate christmas on 25 december. families decorate their homes and christmas trees. people prepare presents, make christmas cakes. children often write letters to father christmas with their wishes. on christmas day everyone opens presents and sits down to the table to have turkey or goose with vegetables. after dinner the family gathers in the living room to listen to the queen on tv. on new year`s eve (31 desember) many people go to the parties with their families and friends. they go to bed after midnight to "see the new year in" at 12 o`clock. when big ban strikes, people all hug and kiss each other and shout "happy new year". on st valentine`s day people send a special valentine to those who they love. some people buy presents for their sweethearts or give them a red rose, a simbol of love. on easter sunday many people go to church. children get presents of chocolate easter eggs. easter always means spring, flowers, green trees and young animals, especially lambs and chicks. celebrating halloween is a very old tradition. people dress up as witches and ghosts. they make lamps of pumpkins. sometimes children go out in groups, knock at people`s doors and get a treat. guy fawkes` night is on 5th november. when it gets dark, people go out into the streets and watch beautiful fireworks. in the country they often make big bonfires and gather near them. перевод: британские люди любят праздники. вот некоторые из традиционных праздников, которые они празднуют: 1 января - новый год, 14 ферваля - день святого валентина, март или апрель - пасха, 31 октября - хэллоуин, 5 ноября - ночь гая фокса, 25 декабря - рождествo. 25 декабря люди в великобритании празднуют рождество. семьи украшают свои дома и рождественские елки. люди готовят подарки, делают рождественские пироги. дети часто пишут письма деду морозу со своими пожеланиями. на рождество все открывают подарки и садятся за стол, чтобы съесть индейку или гуся с овощами. после обеда семья собирается в гостиной и слушает королеву по телевизору. накануне нового года (31 декабря) многие люди идут в гости со своими семьями и друзьями. они ложатся спать после полуночи, чтобы "встретить наступление нового года" в 12 часов. когда звучит биг бэн , все люди обнимаются и целуются друг с другом и кричат "с новым годом". на день святого валентина люди посылают специальные валентинки тем людям, которых они любят. некоторые покупают подарки для своих возлюбленных или дарят им красную розу - символ любви. в пасхальную субботу много людей идут в церковь. дети получают в подарок шоколадные яйца. пасха всегда означает весну, цветы, зеленые деревья и молодых животных , особенно ягнят и цыплят. празднование хэллоуина является старой традицией. люди наряжаются в костюмы ведьм и призраков. они делают лампы из тыкв. иногда дети выходят в группах, стучат в двери людей и получают конфеты. ночь гая фокса празднуется 5-ого ноября. когда темнеет, люди выходят на улицы и красивый фейерверк. в стране они часто разжигают большой костер и собираются около него.

Ideal notions of ordinary things are embodied in human’s dreams. relationships, life, country are subject of dreams. english-speaking countries are central object of my dreams. i want to talk about gb is standard of english language and english culture. just this country plays an important role of my life. united kingdom is the country where everyone can find a place. artists, photographers, writers and other creative people are searching inspiration there. the monuments of different epochs are located in england. gb is famous with the haunted house, the historic and worldwide famous universities, the famous english pubs, etc. london is the capital of great britain. that’s bright, noisy, full of people, ideas and active life in the center of britain. silence, peace, of london are full of complete image of old city. almost every part of country is travel in the past. every street, every park, every square have its history. nobody can get tired or bored there. “tired of london is tired of life,” samuel johnson. the united kingdom is famous for the weather, rather wet and foggy climate. for smb it’s curst but for me it’s attractive. i don’t like rain but i like the wet london. i think i haven’t many supporters, and oscar wilde is among the people who would challenge my opinion. he told “i don`t desire to change anything in england except the weather”. i think now is the time to discuss the english culture. english tea, the punctual and friendly englishman is an integral part of the submissions of the uk. i cannot say about loyalty of these words because i`ve never been there. we can only trust the eyewitnesses and enjoy the sweet picture of the country. england has a great variety of historical, literary and cinematic monuments. incidentally the word “monument” is not only the architectural building, but also the cultural heritage. big ben, buckingham palace, the tower of london, trafalgar square, hyde park, tower bridge and stonehenge are the famous historical monuments. i have a special attitude to literary monuments. many talented people, whose childhood is associated with england, were world famous. for example: arthur conan doyle is famous for the stories about the great detective sherlock holmes, daniel defoe is famous for the novel robinson crusoe, joanne rowling wrote the series of novels about harry potter. creativity of arthur conan doyle was reflected on the streets of london: the regular museum flat of sherlock holmes and monument to mr. holmes was opened in london on bakes street 221b (it must be noted that these attractions the british government has classified a historical monument). wilcock village in wiltshire and gallery of gloucester cathedral in gloucester are known by every admirer of the novels about harry potter by jk rowling. i would have classified the series of harry potter and the tv series sherlock to modern famous movies of english cinema. famous actors, who have played the top roles in these films, come from england. there are daniel radcliffe, emma watson and benedict cumberbatch. i cannot mention the world famous british actors, talking about the uk film industry. there are orlando bloom, keira knightley, helena bonham carter, etc. everything written above is important in my life. when i read the works of conan doyle, jk rowling, i have met with the uk since childhood, their works instilled me love to england. it`s the only thing that i can explain my affection. there are moments when in my head spinning thoughts in english appear, and i do not think about their translation, i simply understand them. my english teacher said that the best way to learn english is to learn to think in english. and i think that writing about favorite country the uk and without the knowledge of the english culture - it is unnatural and illogical. i. alekseev said: " to love england - it means to be an englishman "