The RA Happy holidays! Greeting each other on holidays is common Did you kno to all people in all countries. In Russian we can simply say, 'IIo3.paB.ISO!' In English they usually use the word 'happy in phrases like "Happy Mother's Day!', 'Happy Valentine's Day!", "Happy Easter!", Happy birthday!" The second most common greeting is 'Best wishes! Use it when greeting people on their birthdays or weddings. The word “Congratulations!', which is closest to the Russian 'T103 paB.IO!', is not used so often. The typical situation for it is not a holiday but a personal celebration, a personal achievement: a good mark for an examination, a new house, a new job, a wedding. Mind the preposition after the word: 'to congratulate on”, “congratulations on'. There are also special greetings for Christmas and New Year: 'Happy New Year!' and 'Merry Christmas! Chaise Conge
Regent's Park —is larger than Hyde Park. The London Zoo —is in Regent's Park. There —are more than six thousand animals and birds in the Zoo. You can visit the Zoo by boat. The boat goes along the Regent's Canal. There —is also an open air theatre in Regent's Park. You can see Shakespeare's plays there in summer.
St. James's Park —is the oldest and the smallest of these three parks. It —is very near Buckingham Palace. The. lake and gardens in St. James's Park—are very beautiful.
(B) In A.D. 61, in the times of the Romans, London (it —was Londi-nium in those days) —was a walled city. But there —was probably a small settlement even before that time. The first settlements —were on two hills on the north bank of the Thames. These places today —are Westminster and St. Paul's.* In the city walls there —were "gates". Now there — are still several: Bishopsgate and Ludgate —are two of them.