1. Write a letter to your pen friend (for at least 150 words) on the basis of the task given below. Take into consideration the following requirements: - copy the task into your word document;

- 5 paragraphs;

- font - Times New Roman - 14

- line spacing - 1,5.

TASK

You were going to visit your friend in London at the beginning of June. But, unfortunately, the schedule of the independent testing has been changed. Write a letter to your friend and:

apologize for breaking his plans

state the reason of your not coming, explain the necessity to prepare

ask if it is possible tob come later in the summer

Easter — it’s a big religious holiday, because Christians celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The date of celebrating changes every year. It falls on one of spring Sundays. Seven weeks before Easter — it is the Lent. People must not eat the animal products and meal 7 weeks.

People prepare for the celebration during the last week, which we name Holy Week. Of course, the customs related with this day are different in every country. For example, Easter cakes and Easter eggs are the traditional food in several countries. Women bake Paskhas on Friday, this day was called Good (or Holy) Friday. It’s really an important day for many Christians, because Jesus Christ was crucified on this day. Jesus' sacrifice was made for us. It’s a day when people say the prayers of thanksgiving and sing solemn hymns.

On Saturday women dye the eggs. Red color is traditional color of eggs, but this tradition changed a little bit. Nowadays we can see on the Easter table the eggs of different colors. In the Saturday evening, Christian people go to church. The Easter mass lasts all night. The priest consecrates the food in the morning. People go home for breakfast after the ceremony. The first food that they eat is the blessed food. It is the time, when relatives visits each other.

Family values are very improtant. They are very different in each family. I'm going to tell about some of them that we have in my own family. The first one is, of course, love. Our parents raised us in love and tenderness and we also love them as much as they do. Second one is understanding because you will never feel comfortable if your family don't understand you, so that's why i think this value is also very important. The thrid family value for us is kindness. My parents always tell me that if you do kind things to people, they will return back in the future. And the last one is respecting elders because they are the ones, who learn us how to be wise, they share their experiance with us and we should appreciate and respect it.