1Match descriptions of materials with the same meaning. Write A – H in the gaps. 1It doesn’t break easily.
2You can break it easily.
3You can’t bend it.
4You can bend it, and it doesn’t break.
5You can cut or scratch it easily.
6You can’t cut it or scratch it.
7It doesn’t burn or melt.
8It doesn’t corrode in water or chemicals.
Ait’s soft
Bit’s brittle
Cit’s tough
Dit’s hard

Eit’s flexible
Fit’s corrosion-resistant
Git’s rigid
Hit’s heat-resistant

Christmas is the (1) occasion in modern Britain on which a lot of traditions (2) are preserved by most ordinary people.     (3) is celebrated
Today it (4) is connected with “making money by shops” that is now the part of traditions: most people (5) follow the tradition of buying gifts for their family members.
People also buy a Christmas tree. This tradition came from Germany. 
It (6) was introduced in the nineteenth century. Every Christmas, London gets a gift from people of Norway – a Christmas tree that is 23 metres high. 
It stands in the center of London, in Trafalgar Square and it is decorated with 500 white lights.
Christmas is a time that (7) ___ unites families.
At night people get together to (8) ___ mark Christmas. Celebrating Christmas (9) ___ includes a 
Christmas dinner and listening to the Queen’s Christmas (10) ___ speech when the Queen speaks directly to “her” people on TV and n the radio.
……There are many royal traditions in Britain. The Queen’s telegram is not a very old custom but it is for very old people. Every British person gets a telegram from the Queen on their one-hundredth (11) __ anniversary .
…The Changing of the (12) guard is a very beautiful tradition. Every morning tourists go to watch the ceremony at Buckingham Palace. At 11.30 the guard that stands in front of the palace change.

1.Tom Sawyer was a small boy who lived with his aunt, Polly. She was a very kind person and she loved him dearly. But she couldn’t manage Tom properly as he was a very lively boy.
Том Сойер - маленький мальчик, который жил со своей тетей, Полли. Она была очень добрым человеком, и любила его всем сердцем. Но она не могла справится с ним, как Том был очень подвижным мальчиком.
2. Pinocchio - frivolous wooden boy. After going through many adventures, he managed to become a real boy. He always wanted to help his father, but it turned out the opposite. Despite his lightheadedness, Pinocchio had a good heart. Пиноккио - легкомысленный деревянный мальчик, который, пройдя через много приключений превратился в настоящего мальчика. Он всегда хотел отцу, но получалось наоборот. Несмотря на всю свою легкомысленность, Пиноккио имел доброе сердце.
3. Alice - the heroine of the tale. she is about seven years. girl Once through the rabbit hole she falls into an imaginary world inhabited by strange creatures. In this world, she experiences a lot of adventures that later turn out to be a dream
Алиса - главная героиня сказки, которой около семи лет. Однажды она попадает сквозь кроличью нору в воображаемый мир, населённый странными существами. В этом мире она переживает много приключений, которые потом оказываются сном