My family like holidays very much because you can have fun all day long and don’t have to do anything. Our favorite holiday is a New Year’s Day. My family and I celebrate it together with relatives at the 31st of December.
Grandfather Frost and his granddaughter Snegurochka are thought to be the main characters of New Year in Russia. They deliver and give presents to small children.
At Christmas Day, together with my family we sing, dance and have fun.
1. to break away d) to get free and move away from someone or smth
2. to break down a) to stop working
3. to break into g) to enter a building by using force in order to steal smth
4. to break out b) to start suddenly (about something unpleasant or bad)
5. to hand over c) to give smth to someone else to take care of or to control
6. to hand out h) to give smth to each member of a group of people
7. to hand in e) to give smth to a person in authority
8. to hand down f) to give or leave smth to people who are younger than you or live after you
New Year is one of my favorite holidays. This is not surprising, because it is filled with joy, magic and fun. At this time, we always wait for something special, some kind of miracle. Sometimes miracles do happen.
I celebrated this New Year in the family circle. In the big room we had a beautifully decorated Christmas tree. At the top was a big beautiful red star she was shining. We dressed her on the eve all together: I, mom, dad and sister. It was without controversy, but in the end she came out very beautiful.
Mom prepared a festive table. She did it perfectly. All the dishes were delicious, beautiful and unusual. We helped her, were, so to speak, in the catch. My mother baked a chicken with apples and sauce, made some new salads, even baked pies. I love it when there are so many delicacies in the house.
My mother's brother came to visit us with his family and the holiday became even more cheerful. We joked, laughed and talked, and when the chimes began to strike, everyone fell silent for a time, making wishes for next year. After that, salutes started from all sides, and we went to the street. The sky was lit up with multicolored flashes, a revival and a merry fuss reigned around. I came up with the idea to build a snowman. And my brother and I got down to business. The others, not thinking twice, joined us. Together they built up an entire family.
After getting home, we sat for a while at the table and my parents sent us to sleep. Frankly, I did not want to sleep at all.
In the morning of January 1, my sister and I immediately rushed under the tree. There we were waiting for beautifully packed boxes.
New Year is a wonderful holiday.
ПЕРЕВОД:
Новый год – один из моих любимых праздников. Это и не удивительно, ведь он наполнен радостью, волшебством и весельем. В это время мы всегда ждем чего-то особенного, какого-то чуда. Иногда чудеса действительно случаются.
Я отмечал этот Новый год в семейном кругу. В большой комнате у нас стояла красиво наряженная елка. На верхушке была большая красивая красная звезда она сияла . Мы наряжали ее накануне все вместе: я, мама, папа и сестра . Обошлось без споров, но в итоге она вышла очень красивой.
Мама приготовила праздничный стол. Ей это удалось на «отлично». Все блюда были вкусными, красивыми и необычными. Мы ей помогали, были, так сказать, на подхвате. Мама запекла курицу с яблоками и соусом , сделала несколько новых салатов, даже пирогов напекла. Люблю, когда в доме столько вкуснятины.
К нам в гости пришел мамин брат с семьей и праздник стал еще веселее. Мы шутили, смеялись и общались, а когда стали бить куранты, все на время замолчали, загадывая желания на будущий год. После этого со всех сторон начались салюты, и мы пошли на улицу. Небо озарялось разноцветными сполохами, вокруг царило оживление и веселая суета. Мне в голову пришла идея построить снеговика. И мы с братом взялись за дело. Остальные, недолго думая, присоединились к нам. Совместными усилиями слепили целую семью.
Поднявшись домой, мы еще немного посидели за столом и родители отправили нас спать. Признаться, спать мне совсем не хотелось.
Утром 1 января мы с сестрой сразу кинулись под елку. Там нас ждали красиво упакованные коробки.
Новый год – прекрасный праздник.
1. My friend lives in Moscow and he bought a new flat there because he is quite wealthy man .
Мой друг живёт в Москве и купил там новую квартиру, потому что он довольно обеспеченный человек.
Where does my friend live? What does he buy? Who is wealthy man?
2. My friend's wife is rather talkative and has got lots of friends ( 20 people) because she's attractive.
Жена моего друга довольно общительная и у нее много друзей, потому что она привлекательно выглядит.
How many friends has my friend's wife got? Whose wife is she? What is she like?
Will's mother is badly ill in hospital.
What a big house! It's absolutely enormous!
It wasn't a serious accident. The car was only slightly damaged.
The children are normally very lively, but they're unusually quiet today.
When I returned home after 20 years, everything had completely changed.
The movie was unnecessarily long. It could've been much shorter.
A lot went wrong during our holiday because it was seriously planned.