5. a) Match the words to form key phrases from the text.
1) a wooden
a) beshik
2) organize
b) to a newborn baby
3) lay
c) juniper
4) give blessings
d) to the guests
5) respectable
e) evil spirits from beshik
6) burn up
f) cradle
7) grease
g) the table
8) drive away
h) elderly women
9) bow
i) a ceremonial feast
1. Once again I WAS STAYING with my grandparents at the seaside for three weeks. 2. I really DIDN'T WANT to go but my parents MADE me. 3. I HATED every minute of it.
4. It WAS so boring. 5. What DID I DO? Nothing much. 6. I WENT swimming in the morning because I COULDN'T wait to get out of the house. 7. I HAD BEEN SUNBATHING for a few days but then I GOT this terrible allergy and HAD TO stay out of the sun. 8. I CAME home at noon because my grandma INSISTED on it. 9. We HAD lunch quite early. 10. Then they WATCHED TV and I LISTENED to music. 11. On my discman, of course. 12. I never WENT dancing or PLAYED any sports. 13. I only HAD TO play cards with them. For hours at a time. 14. That was one thing they truly ENJOYED. 15. Sometimes my grandad and I WENT fishing. 16. That WAS OK, except he KEPT telling stupid stories and I GOT fed up after some time.
17. You see, my grandparents ARE quite old, but not so bad actually. 18. But they LIVE on a small island where there ARE no young people. 19. They ENJOY the peace and quiet of it but it DRIVES me crazy. 20. I WANTED to go out and meet people. 21. Holidays ARE supposed to be fun, right? 22. How CAN I make my parents see that? DO you HAVE any idea?
1. Washington is situated in the District of Columbia.
2.The White house,the Capitol,the home of the US Congress and the Supreme Court.
3.The US President lives and works in the White House.
4.The first US President George Washington selected the place for the capital.
5.No, there isn't.
6.Pierre L'Enfant designed the capital of the USA.
7.Washington was first settled in 1790.
8.The Library of Congress,the Capitol,The White House.
9. There are 5 universities in Washington.
10. There aren't any skyscrapers in Washington, because they would hide city's many monuments from view.