Грамматическое задание: найдите в тексте “ My Family ” предложения с формами глагола to be. Измените предложения в вопросительную и отрицательную формы . I want to invite you to stay with us. I think the family is the most important thing for every person. The family are people who always love you, support you and help you. For me it is impossible to live without my family. My family is rather large. It is very friendly and united. I have parents, an elder brother and grandparents. My father’s name is Konstantin Alexeevich. He is a plastic surgeon. He is a real professional. He is considerate, hard-working and intelligent. My mother’s name is Liudmila Mikhailovna. She is an engineer, but she does a lot of work about the house. She keeps the house and looks after us. She cooks very well. Our mother is very kind but strict with us. My brother Alexei is 22 years old. He is a student at the Medical Faculty in Tver State Medical Academy. He wants to become a good surgeon like our father. He is also a member of the local theatre club. He comes home almost every weekend. My grandfather is a historian and grandmother is a linguist. They give lectures in universities and write scientific books. My duties about the house are to go shopping and clean the rooms. I like my home to be clean. I think home is the nicest place.
Dear Ann,
I like New Year's Day, it is my favourite holiday.
Our family prepares for this holiday beforehand. My father buys and brings home a beautiful New Year's tree. I like to decorate it with toys, little coloured lights, sweets and a beautiful star on the top.
My mother and grandmother prepare our holiday supper and lay the table. I help them to make a cake.
We like to see the New Year in at home with our relatives. They come to see us in the evening. At 12 o'clock we sit at the table, and we are glad to see the New Year in. We say, "Best wishes for the New Year!"
It is a pleasant moment to get presents on the New Year's Eve.
I usually get many nice useful things from my parents and relatives.
We don't go to bed till the morning, we watch TV, dance, eat tasty things and make jokes. It's fun! That's why I enjoy this holiday very much.
That's all for now.
Take care! Write back soon.
Best wishes,
Lina
The Mackenzie River is the longest river in Canada covering a distance of around 1800 km. It begins at Great Slave Lake in the Northwest Territories and flows north into the Arctic Ocean, discharging 306 cubic kilometres of water per year (including 100 million tons of sediment). It is the main stem of the second largest river system in North America (after the Mississippi-Missouri river system), and the fourth largest of all river systems discharging into the Arctic Ocean (the three largest are in Russia). The entire Mackenzie river system extends 4250 km and drains 1.8 million sq. km. It includes three major lakes (Great Slave, Great Bear and Athabasca) and numerous major rivers (such as the Peace, Athabasca, Liard, Hay, Peel, South Nahanni and Slave rivers). It spans four physiographic regions: Western Cordillera, Interior Plain, Precambrian Shield and Arctic Coastal Plain.
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