There are a number of holidays, which are celebrated in Great Britain every year.
One of them is, of course, the New Year's Day on the first of January. It is not so popular in England as in our country, but it is rather popular in Scotland. On that day people usually visit their friends and there is a lot of dancing and eating. In Scotland people bring a piece of coal for good luck in the New Year.
The next holiday of the year is St. Valentine's Day. It is on the 14th of February. People buy or make Valentine cards and send them to the people they love.
In March there is Mother's Day. All the children and adults, come to their mothers on that day to express their love and gratitude.
In April there is Easter. At Easter children eat chocolate Easter eggs. Sometimes parents hide them in the house or in the garden and children have to look for them.
In June there is Father's Day. On Father's Day children give or send their fathers and grandfathers cards and presents.
On the 31st of October there is a Halloween. They say ghosts and witches come out on Halloween. People make lanterns out of pumpkins. Some people have Halloween parties and dress as witches and ghosts.
The 25th of December is Christmas Day. It is one of the people's favourite holidays. People put Christmas trees in their houses and decorate them. There are beautiful Christmas decorations in the streets. On Christmas Eve everybody puts the presents under the Christmas tree. People say that at night Father Christmas puts presents into the stockings which children usually hang above their beds. The traditional Christmas meal is roasted turkey and Christmas pudding.
A cook is person who is engaged in the preparation of food in catering establishments. But these dry and boring words can not fully describe the cooking profession. Because cooks, sometimes called a real wizard, which can of the most common ingredients to prepare the dish, the name of which is a masterpiece of taste. Of course, to cook something edible, such as eggs, can virtually anyone, But cook the same food will cook tender egg souffle. As a chef, it is not only man, who will prepare the dish technologically correctly and in strict accordance with the prescription, but he who loves his job, gets her sincere pleasure and glad when the results of his work is admired clients.
My father My name is Sergey. I’m twelve years old. I’m going to tell you about my father. His name is Vladimir. His second name is Alexandrovich. He was born in Leningrad region, Volhov city; on August 28, 1973. In the childhood my father dreamt of becoming a soldier, but after finishing school he decided to enter the railway college. He graduated from it and then went to the army. My father served in the air forces in Samarkand. He tells much interesting about army. Then father decided to get higher education and entered the university and became correspondence student. He received degree with distinction. My father is an engineer now. He is authoritative and respectable person at work. My father has many hobbies, but his favourite hobby is fishing. He often takes me and shows how to fish. My father is a head of the family. He is strict and exacting but very fair. He spends his free time with me and my mother. We go to the cinema and have a rest in the country all together. My father is very caring and kind. When I grow up I want to be like him.
There are a number of holidays, which are celebrated in Great Britain every year.
One of them is, of course, the New Year's Day on the first of January. It is not so popular in England as in our country, but it is rather popular in Scotland. On that day people usually visit their friends and there is a lot of dancing and eating. In Scotland people bring a piece of coal for good luck in the New Year.
The next holiday of the year is St. Valentine's Day. It is on the 14th of February. People buy or make Valentine cards and send them to the people they love.
In March there is Mother's Day. All the children and adults, come to their mothers on that day to express their love and gratitude.
In April there is Easter. At Easter children eat chocolate Easter eggs. Sometimes parents hide them in the house or in the garden and children have to look for them.
In June there is Father's Day. On Father's Day children give or send their fathers and grandfathers cards and presents.
On the 31st of October there is a Halloween. They say ghosts and witches come out on Halloween. People make lanterns out of pumpkins. Some people have Halloween parties and dress as witches and ghosts.
The 25th of December is Christmas Day. It is one of the people's favourite holidays. People put Christmas trees in their houses and decorate them. There are beautiful Christmas decorations in the streets. On Christmas Eve everybody puts the presents under the Christmas tree. People say that at night Father Christmas puts presents into the stockings which children usually hang above their beds. The traditional Christmas meal is roasted turkey and Christmas pudding.