2. Read the legend about Lake Issyk-Kul. The sentences are mixed up. Put them in the correct order.
a) The Khan put the girl into a tall tower.
b) One day he learned that there was a very beautiful girl living in
the village.
c) He decided to marry her and he ordered to bring her to his palace.
d) And this is how the lake appeared.
e) But the girl loved a young man and she didn't want to become the
Khan's wife.
f) She didn't take the Khan' gifts and said, "I love another man and
cannot become the wife of the Khan!”
g) Once upon a time, there lived a cruel Khan.
h) Suddenly, clean mountain water rushed down to the valley where
the Khan's palace was and covered it.
i) The Khan's people didn't listen to her and brought her to the palace.
j) The girl opened the window and jumped out of the window.
There are many national holidays in Russia, when people all over the country do not work and have special celebrations. The major holidays are: New Year's Day, Women's Day, May Day, Victory Day, and Independence Day.
The first holiday of the year is New Year's Day. People see the new year in at midnight on the 31st of December. They greet the new year with champagne and listen to the Kremlin chimes beating 12 o'clock.
There are lots of New Year traditions in Russia. In every home there is a New Year tree glittering with coloured lights and decorations. Children always wait for Father Frost to come and give them a present. Many people consider New Year's Day to be a family holiday. But the young prefer to have New Year parties of their own.
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На английском я написал почему рисование популярно:
My hobby is drawing. And I think that it is popular with teenagers, because nowadays, gadgets take up a lot of teenagers' time, but despite this, many people are still drawing, because it relaxes and helps to express their feelings.
На русском:
Мое хобби - рисование. И я думаю, что это популярно у подростков, потому что в наше время, гаджэты занимают болшее время подростков, но не смотря на это многие люди до сих пор занимаются рисованием, ведь это расслабляет и вы свои чувства.