9 Look at the map and write answers to these questions.
1) Which city is in the north of Great
Britain Wick or London? 2) Which
city is in the north of Scotland
Wick or Glasgow? 3) Which city is in
the east of England - Hull or Black-
pool? 4) Which city is in the south of
Great Britain Brighton or Hull?
5) Which city is in the west of Eng-
land – Blackpool or Wick?
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1) They reflect the history of the country and its cultural and religious traditions.
2)  Americans celebrate Christmas on the 25th of Decem­ber.
3) The 1st of January is not so widely celebrated in the United States as we do it
in Russia.
4) The most important holiday in America is the 4th of July,
The Independence Day.
5) The 4th of July is the day-off and people don't go to work. Other holidays
when people don't go to work are: Martin Luther King's day on the 20th of January, Labour Day on the 7th of September and Thanksgiving on the last Friday of November.
6) It is a big white stone on the shore in Plymouth in Massachusetts, that the pilgrims landed on. It is called «The Plymouth Rock».
7) Halloween is children's most favourite holiday.

1)Compulsory education for all children begins at the age of five
2)Сhildren under five go either to nursery schools, or to playgroups.
3)the difference is that a child spends the whole day in a nursery school, while he or she can stay in a playgroup only for some hours a day
4)There are 35,000 state schools in Britain.
5) The LEA caters for l he curriculum and exams in each region; they also appoint head teachers and held assessment tests at schools. 
6) Primary school is for children from five to eleven. 
7) They study Maths, English, Arts, English Literature, Geography, one or two foreign languages, usually French, Italian or German, PE (Physical Education), IT (Information Technology), Religion, Science, Biology, Sex Education and other subjects.8) At the end of their studies they take General Certificate of Secondary Education examinations (GCSE) 0-level.
9) At the age of eighteen they take GCSE A-level.
10)There are no entrance exams to universities.