Reading: Holidays in Uzbekistan Listening: Ramadan Writing

Task 3. Read the information and decide If they are True or false.
1. In cities, towns and villages people of Uzbekistan celebrate 31 January, the eastern New Year, which is a holiday that celebrates the awakening of nature, and promotes friendship, fraternity and cultural and historical traditions. T/F
2.March 21 is the spring equinox, meaning that day is equal to night everywhere on the planet. Young and old prepare for Navruz in a flurry of spring cleaning, washing, scrubbing, painting and decorating of homes. T/F
3. The 2 nd of October, the Teacher’s Day is the celebration of respect of labor and wise patience of those, who put much efforts and precious knowledge to us.T/F
4. Independence gave to Uzbekistan new holidays, symbols of a new page in the history of the country: T/F
5. Two major Muslim holidays in Uzbekistan, Ramadan Eid and Kurban Eid , are days off and are celebrate each year according to the lunar calendar. T/F
Task 4. Put the sentences a-c in the gaps 1-3
A)Anyway we sat and talked for a long time.
B)This year it was my best friend’s house
C)He didn’t know anything about it
A.The Office Blog-by Patrick Meany
Richard’s party was last night. It was at the Mardison Hotel around sixty people came. It was a big surprise for Richard.(1)-------------When he go to the hotel, we sang ‘For he’s a jolly good fellow’. We had a wonderful dinner and then we had the presentation. We gave him a good watch .Nobody could believe Richard started with the company in 1975.I think he liked the party a lot, he looked happy anyway. Marjorie said some words about Richard, and we all congra
tulated him. I took some photos with my new digital camera. Here they are.
B.Marisa’s Daily Blog
After ten years together, Kyle and Sue Finally got married last Saturday. They didn’t want a big wedding in the town hall(not very romantic, in my opinion).I didn’t go to the ceremony, but I went to the party on Saturday night. It was in an Indian restaurant in the city centre. I met somebody at the party. His name is Julian, and he and Kyle are friends from university.
(2)-------------.At the end of the evening, he asked me for my phone number. I gave it to him, of course