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There are many public and bank holiday during the year, but my favourite one is certainly New Year. Each year on the 31st of December we see the old year off and the New Year in.
For most people it’s the start of something new, of the new page in their life. In this sense, I’m not an exception. I know that English people create a list of New Year resolutions and I think it’s a good tradition. Each culture has its own unique way of celebrating this holiday.
As I live in Central Russia I can tell about the traditions and customs of my region. It is usually rather cold and snowy here at this time of the year. Starting approximately from the 25th of December we have two-week school holidays. My parents also have several days off to celebrate New Year and Christmas. All families put up fir- or pine-trees at their houses. We prefer to buy a pine-tree and richly decorate it.
On the New Year’s Eve my mother cooks special tasty dishes, including my favourite salad with corn and crab sticks. It’s my father’s responsibility to prepare a chicken or turkey stuffed with rice.
On the 31st of December my grandparents visit us and all together we sit around the festive table. Sharp at midnight we listen to the President’s speech and congratulations. Then we toast to the New Year and eat as much as we like.
In the morning I check whether Father Frost brought me presents. All the presents are usually placed under the New Year tree. The next few days we visit our close relatives and friends to wish them Happy New Year and to exchange presents.
Time flies quickly. In a few days it’s again time to go to school and to get back to daily routine.
1. Robert said he liked his workmates.
2. She said she wouldn't have time to finish the science project that day.
3. He said he could get home on his own.
4. Mary said they were doing a good job.
5. Tim said he would visit New Zealand the following year.
6. The girl said she hadn't seen Paul that morning.
7. Brenda said they had to go to the hospital right then.
8. Brian said they had been there since that morning.
9. She said she had to work the following Saturday.
10. He said solar energy can improve life on Earth.
11. He said that he and Nancy had decided to exchange roles a year before.
12. Peter said that he understood his children better then and that they were getting along quite well.
13. Mike said Kate was giving a party to all her friends that weekend.
14. I asked (him/her/them) if he/she was / they were going to the disco that night.
15. Sam asked if he always came to that bar.
16. Rose asked me where I had bought that cool t-shirt.
17. The author asked why they wanted the latest mobile phone models.
18. His mother asked him when he did his homework.
19. She told her son to go to his bedroom immediately.
20. Carol told him not to leave the door open.
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