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Write the appropriate ending to the story given below (use 60-90 words). A certain poet had written a play, and arrangements were being made to perform it. Of course, the poet was asked to give his advice on the scenery, the lighting, and all the other things that help to make a play successful, and he proved to be a very difficult man to please, as he had his own very definite ideas of how each scene should look. In one of the scenes in the play, it was necessary to produce the effect of a wonderful sunset, which the young lovers watched together before singing one of their great love songs. Th…

You are going to read an extract from a speech of historic importance. Analyse the language and facts presented in it. Prove that the person this text is hypothetically attributed to was NOT the speaker delivering this speech in reality. Guess and write who WAS the person delivering this speech. Make sure you spell the name correctly. Write 70-80 words using 3-4 facts or language peculiarities from the text showing that it is not possible that this speech was delivered by the said person. Was this speech made by Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929–68, US Baptist minister and civil-rights leader)…

Explain the meaning of the following words which reflect peculiarities of British / American cultures. Нажмите на термин, чтобы увидеть ответ и сравнить со своим.  Investiture Investiture is a ceremony at which honours or rank are formally conferred on a particular person. In the UK, around 2,600 people are invested personally by the monarch or another member of the royal family each year. Approximately 25 investitures are held annually, usually either at Buckingham Palace or in Windsor Castle. Honours include various orders, decorations, medals and other awards…

Read the following text on the evolution of art in the UK. To complete the text, solve the crossword by making new forms of the words or inserting a word. If you got the crossword right, it means you completed the text accurately. Make sure the endings of the words and spelling are correct! In the crossword, multiple word phrases are inserted as one word. Example: TO INVITE - a new form - 1. WEREINVITED A MOUSE - a new form - 2. MICE BEAUTIFUL - a new form - 3. MOREBEAUTIFUL INSERT A PREPOSITION - 2. INFRONTOF In your answer sheet, write out your answers properly. Example: ACROSS 1. WERE INVITED DOWN 2. LESS INTERESTING The gaps in the text…

Read the following text on the evolution of theatre in the UK. To complete the text, solve the crossword by making new forms of the words or inserting a word. If you got the crossword right, it means you completed the text accurately. Make sure the endings of the words and spelling are correct! In the crossword, multiple word phrases are inserted as one word. Example: WEREINVITED LESSINTERESTING In your answer sheet, write out your answers properly. Example: ACROSS 1. WERE INVITED DOWN 2. LESS INTERESTING The gaps in the text are numbered according to the crossword (across and down). Cr…

Find and underline ten mistakes (lexical and grammar) and write the wrong variant in the left and the correct variant in the right column of the table below the text. Текст с ошибками “Ring out the old, ring in the new,” wrote Alfred Lord Tennyson, the nineteenth-century English poet. And that’s exactly that Americans do every December 31. New Year’s Eve is a time for merriment. At midnight, bells ring, horns blow, and friends change kisses. Everyone stays up lately to celebrate the arrival of another January. At home or in restaurants, most Americans spend the final hours of the old year and th…

Your class teacher is planning an educational trip. She/he has asked the students to come up with ideas for the trip. You have seen an advertisement for an event at the British Museum which you find interesting. You have decided to write an extended PROPOSAL for a similar event in your country. Advertisement SLEEPOVERS AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM Join us for an unforgettable night at the British Museum! Get closer to history and experience the Museum after dark with Young Friends Sleepovers. Each sleepover has a unique historical theme and you'll h…

Task 1 You see this announcement on an English-language travel website. ARTICLES WANTED A day in the city! We are looking for articles about how a visitor could have a great time in New York in just one day. Write us an article telling us what a visitor can do, what they can see and how they…