Since long ago there is a tradition in Russia to say “goodbye” to winter and “hello” to spring. The holiday of seeing off of the winter is called Maslenitsa. The concert is held in our city on this matter, the artists sing age-old songs, chastushkas and organize practical jokes. People take part in different competitions, ride horses and drink hot tea with pancakes not to be frozen. The pancakes are the main attribute of this festival because a pancake is a symbol of the sun. The festival always ends in burning of a big man of straw. The Lenten fast begins after Maslenitsa for orthodox believers. On Forgiveness Sunday in the morning my whole family goes on a visit to my grandmother. She bakes the most delicious pancakes with different fillings. In the afternoon I meet with friends and we go to the central square and see street festivities. I consider that this festival brings people together and let them enjoy themselves and meet the spring together.
Although Ford (1) has made operating profits of over $7 billion in its American
market this year, the story in Europe (2) is very different. Its market
share (3) has fallen from 12% six years ago to only 9% now. The truth is that
rivals like Volkswagen and Renault (4) have performed much better over recent years.
They (5) have cut costs and (6) launched exciting and highly successful new models.
In contrast, Ford (7) has withdrawn its large saloon, the Scorpio, which was not
selling well. But Ford (8) has had a lot more success at the higher end of
the market. Over the last few years it (9) has spent a lot of money buying
brands such as Jaguar, Aston Martin and Land Rover, and these models
have much higher profit margins. It (10) has taken some time to sort out the
problems at Jaguar in particular, but it’s now a successful part of the
business.
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1.is(как зовут твоего учителя?)
2.know(ты знаешь свое школьное расписание на этот год?)
3.speak(на скольких языках ты говоришь?)
4.are(какие у тебя хобби?)
5.are(Ты хорош в математике?)
6.does(учит ли твой учитель грамматике на уроке английского?)
7.have(есть ли у тебя приятели в Англии?)
8.did(сколько уроков русского у тебя было на прошлой неделе?)
9.did(что ты вчера делал после уроков?)
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