Exercise 1. Open the brackets. Remember that you should use the rules of the Sequence of Tenses.

1. He said that he still (to be) fond of collecting stamps and coins.
2. She said that her parents (to divorce) two years ago already! – Oh, how awful! I can’t believe it’s true!
3. I met him at the disco yesterday and he told me that I (to dance) very well and I answered that it (to be) no wonder because dancing (to be) my hobby for many years!
4. She said her mother’s hobby (to be) ballet and she (to dance) pretty well in her youth. Can you imagine? – No, hardly.
5. My great-grandparents (to be) engaged for a whole year before they (to get) married. – I believe it’s impossible nowadays.
6. Did you ask Mike to take the camera to the party? – Yes, he told me that he (to come) and (to take) a lot of pictures.
7. Did you persuade your cousin in the necessity of sports? – Yes, but she promised that she (to go in for) sports) only since that summer.
8. What did you tell your little niece? – Nothing special – I only (to tell) her that I (to travel) all the summer and that it (to be) a lot of fun and now she wants to go with me.
9. Did you invite Mary to the basketball game in which you (to take part) the next week? – Yes, I did, but it turned out that she (to watch) the horseracing competitions at that moment.
10. Has your mother already finished sewing the dress for the baby? – No, but she said she (to finish) it in a couple of days.

Дорогие Господа
за ваш запрос от 10 апреля. Мы по-прежнему производим сенсорные переключатели упомянутого типа и приветствуем перспективы вашего нового обычая. Из-за возросшего спроса на них мы теперь можем предложить эти коммутаторы в более широком диапазоне, чем когда вы разместили свой последний заказ.
Для количеств не менее одного брутто каждого типа наши цены, c.i.f. Санкт-Петербург, составляют от 0,80 фунтов за единицу за «A3B» до 2,20 фунтов за единицу за «B3J». Эти цены зависят от дисконта на торговлю в размере 25% от стоимости ex-works.
В прилагаемом брошюре содержатся сведения обо всех наших коммутаторах и вы сможете сделать подходящий выбор. Для всех типов мы можем обещать доставку в течение четырех недель, указанных в вашем письме.
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1.Owing to the increased demand for them.
2.No, because they depend on the discount on trade at a rate of 25% of the cost.
3. Booklets are sold so that the buyer can learn more about the product and make a suitable choice.
4. Within four weeks specified in the letter.

Holidays & Traditions of Kazakhstan.
Source for this section: http://www.president.kz/
NAURYZ - a holiday of spring, is the most momentous and ancient festivity of Oriental nations. In fact, it is a New Year's Eve according to the ancient Oriental calendar. It has yet another name "Ulys Kuni"("The first day of the New Year") or "Ulystyn uly kuni" ("The great day of the people").

They say that the more you celebrate the Nauryz holiday, the greater your success throughout the year.

When the holiday comes, Kazakhs put on festive clothes, pay visits to each other, and exchange congratulations, best wishes and good luck in the coming year. The festivities are accompanied by widespread merry-making, games, traditional horse-races, and various other activities.

Traditionally they cook and make all sorts of tasty meals during the holidays, symbolizing well-being and abundance in the coming year. The feast is usually served at noon, and is preceded and followed by a prayer in honor of the fore-fathers. At the conclusion of the feast, the eldest of those present gives his blessings (bata) so that prosperity will be with the family.

When Kazakhs celebrate Nauryz, presence of the number seven is essential - it embodies seven days of the week – the time units of universal eternity. In front of aksakals ("white beards"or old men) they put seven bowls with the drink of "Nauryz-kozhe", prepared of seven grades of seven types of cereals.

BERKUTCHI, or “hunting with a golden eagle,” is a tradition that has been practiced for ten centuries. The Kazakh belief is that presenting a fledgling hunting bird to a boy is tantamount to wishing him to be a brave and strong young fellow.

Training a golden eagle is a rare and painstaking art. The bird just caught (photo at left) is being slowly trained to its master (a berkutchi). The man training the bird doesn't sleep for several nights with the bird being subjected to similar discomfort. First, the bird must take food (pieces of raw meat) from its master's hand only. When the eagle gets used to the hunter, its horse and its dog, it undergoes the next phase of training: first it "hunts" stuffed foxes and only after mastering that will it then proceed with real hunting.