Сопоставьте значения и фразы из текста new year is one of the most beloved and cherished holidays of the year. both adults and children like celebrating this day. in most countries it traditionally falls on the night of december 31st. thus, january 1stmarks the beginning of the new calendar year. as for me, i start thinking of new year presents at the beginning of december. i usually prepare handmade postcards for people i love and value. they say that i make fantastic postcards. that’s because i attended some scrapbooking classes several years ago. starting from the end of november all the shops, offices and other places in the street wear special, festive decorations and remind a fairy tale. as for my family, we start decorating the house in the middle of december. my father usually buys a tall fir-tree and sets it up in the living-room. my brother and i happily decorate it with bright thematic toys, garlands and confetti. for the new year feast my mum cooks special dishes. every year, on the 31st of december there are plenty of sweet cookies, some vegetable salads, a roasted chicken and a bottle of champagne on our table. at midnight my dad fills everyone’s glasses with champagne and says the toast to welcome the coming year. we also turn on the tv to hear the chimes of the kremlin. at the same time i know that somewhere in london my english penfriend listens to the chimes of famous big ben. *новогодний праздник-1 *напоминает-2 *устанавливает-3 *наполнить бокалы-4 *выпадает на ночь-5 *зажаренная курица-6 *занятия по оформлению фотоальбомов-7 *куранты-8 *встретить приходящий год-9 *включить телевизор-10
