The history of the london police! Today there are policemen everywhere but in 1700 London had no policemen at all. A few old men used to protect the city streets at night
and they were not paid very much.
About three hundred years ago London was starting to get bigger.
The city was very dirty and many people were poor. There were so many
thieves who stole money in the streets that people stayed in their homes
as much as possible.
In 1750 Henry Fielding started to pay a group of people to stop
thieves. They were like policemen and were called ‘Bow Street Run‑
ners’ because they were working near Bow street.
Fifty years later there were 120 Bow Runners but London had be‑
come very big and needed more policemen. So, in 1829 the first metro‑
politan (or London) Police Force was started with 3000 officers.
Most of them were working on foot but a few rode horses. Until
1920 all the police in London were men.
Today London police are quite well paid and for the few police of‑
ficers who still ride horses the pay is even better than for the others.

Answer the question
1. Why did people stay their homes as much as possible?
2. How did "bow street runnerst" get their name?
3. In 1800, there were not enough policemen in London (true, false)
4. All of the first 3000 London Police Force rode horses (true, false)
5. Fifty years later, there were 250 bow street runners (true, false)
6. Today, police officer who work with horses are paid more than treir colleagues (true, false)

младшему навешали заданий, а у меня у самого с вузе завалы

My favourite literary hero harry potter. i think that everybody has heard, read books or seen films about harry potter. the novels written by the english writer joanne rowling about his adventures have been translated into many languages. harry potter is my favourite literary character. i like him because he is brave, clever and kind. he’s also very friendly. all the books about him are very interesting and i have read all of them. harry potter faces a lot of different and difficult problems but he solves them with the help of his true friends. these books open their readers a magic world of wonders and help to develop imagination and creativity.

dear madeline,

thank you for your letter! sorry that i haven’t written to you for so long but i was busy all this time.

it was interesting to learn that you love soap operas. of course this is very interesting, but i prefer active relaxation. in my opinion it is more modern king of entertainment that benefits the body.

one of my favorite entertainment is skating. i love to go with friends to an ice palace in tula. there are specially equipped rooms for figure skating.

i also like other entertainments such as going to the movies. this is very fun and interesting. you can watch all new movies and discuss them with friends.

madeline, you said you are taking part in the school play. it is very interesting. i would like to know the name of that play? i really wonder what role you play in it. please tell me when will you have a performance? i would love to see it.

sorry, i must finish now.

best wishes,

alissa

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дорогая мадлен,

за твое письмо! извини, что я не писала тебе так долго, но я была занята все это время.

было интересно узнать, какие сериалы ты любишь. конечно, это интересно, но я предпочитаю активный отдых. на мой взгляд, это более современный вид развлечений, который приносит пользу организму.

одно из моих любимых развлечений - коньки. я люблю ходить с друзьями в ледовый дворец в туле. там есть специально оборудованные залы для фигурного катания.

я также люблю другие развлечения, такие как поход в кино. это весело и интересно. вы можете смотреть все новые фильмы и обсуждать их с друзьями.

мадлен, ты сказала, что принимаешь участие в школьном спектакле. это интересно. как название этого спектакля? мне интересно, какую роль ты играешь в нем? скажи, , когда у вас будет выступление? я хотела бы его посмотреть.

к сожалению, я должна заканчивать.

с наилучшими пожеланиями,

алиса