Read the spidergram. Complete the sentences with
the correct participle.
back: take sth back
on: like sb
.: get
up: rise from bed
round: persuade
1 What time do you get ... in the morning?
2 He gets with his classmates.
3 I tried to get him .. to buying me a bike.
4 I managed to get my book from Jane.
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1. You was at the theatre yesterday. Did you like the opera? — Oh yes, I enjoyed it greatly. 2. A week ago they did not to know what to think. 3. She is worrying a lot at the moment. 4. Last Tuesday he was upset and had no idea where to go. 5. Various kinds of sports are popular in Russia. 6. He went to the south a week ago. 7. When I was about fifteen years old, I enjoyed playing football. 8. Our football team won many games last year. 18. Where is Boris? — He is playing chess with his friend. 9. My friend goes to the library every Wednesday. 10. He did not go to the country yesterday. 11. Why did you go to the shop yesterday? 12. We will grow tomatoes next summer. 13. What are you doing now? 14. He is sleeping now. 15. Where did your father work last year? 16. Will she go to the south next summer? 17. He did not watch TV yesterday.

There are many national holidays in Russia, when people all over the country do not work and have special celebrations. The major holidays are: New Year's Day, Women's Day, May Day, Victory Day, and Independence Day.

The first holiday of the year is New Year's Day. People see the new year in at midnight on the 31st of December. They greet the new year with champagne and listen to the Kremlin chimes beating 12 o'clock.

There are lots of New Year traditions in Russia. In every home there is a New Year tree glittering with coloured lights and decorations. Children always wait for Father Frost to come and give them a present. Many people consider New Year's Day to be a family holiday. But the young prefer to have New Year parties of their own.

A renewed holiday in our country is Christmas. It is celebrated on the 7th of January. It's a religious holiday and a lot of people go to church services on that day.

Non-official "Men's Day" is the 23d of February, it is a public holiday called "The Homeland Defenders Day". All men in Russia are liable for call-up (including reservists), so they all are celebrities. On this day women usually give men small gifts.