Определите, верное утверждение или нет. 1. There are six public holidays (bank holidays) a year in America, that is days on which people must go to work.
2. They are: Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, May Day, Spring Holiday and Late Summer Holiday.
3. The term "bank holiday" dates back to the 20th century when in 1671 and 1678 most of these days were constituted bank holidays, that is , days on which banks were open .
4. All the public holidays, except Good Friday and Boxing Day observed on the 25th and 26th of December respectively, do not fall on the same date each year .
5. Good Friday and Easter Monday depend on Easter Sunday which falls on the second Monday in May.
6. The Spring Holiday falls on the last Wednesday of May, while Late Summer Holiday falls on the last Monday in August
7. All holidays are of religious origin, though for the greater part of the population they have lost their religious significance and are simply days on which people relax, eat, drink and make merry
8. Certain customs and traditions are not associated with most public holidays.
9. The reason is that many of them are part of holidays season as Easter and Christmas holiday seasons which are religious by origin and are connected by centuries - old traditions
1. Most of Rome’s most famous tourist attractions are easy walking distance away from Hotel Julia.
2. I’ll need to take out extra car insurance for another driver.
3. He had checked in before we arrived.
4. We regret the late arrival of Flight 237.
5. Our departure was delayed because of bad weather.
6. Speaking as a mother of four, I can tell you that children are exhausted.
7. When we complained, the waiter was very unpleasant with us.
8. The bridge is closed because it’s unsafe.
9. We will take the most valuable things with us.
Объяснение:
Jenny: Hi Sam! How are (be) you?
Sam: I (2) *am* fine, thanks, Jenny. I (3) *telephoned* you yesterday. Where (4) *were* you?
Jenny: I (5) *needed* some new shoes so I (6) *went* shopping in town.
Sam: (7)*Did* you *get* any?
Jenny: Yes, look. What (8) *Do* you *think* of them?
Sam: Oh, I (9) *am not sure* that I (10) *like* the colour.(11) *are* they blue?
Jenny: No, they (12) *Are* green! I (13) *had thought* blue as well, but when I (15) *took* them outside the shop I (16) *saw* that they (17) *were* green.
Sam: (18) *Were* they expensive?They (19) *look* very expensive to me.
Jenny: No, I (20) *got* them in the sale.