7. Read the text and mark the statements T (True), F (False) or NS (Not stated) Hanami: A Flowering Celebration! The beginning of spring (March-April) is a very special time in…

7. Read the text and mark the statements T (True), F (False) or NS (Not stated) Hanami: A Flowering Celebration! The beginning of spring (March-April) is a very special time in Japan, because this is when Japan's famous cherry trees come into flower. The Japanese celebrate this happy time with festivals and flower-viewing parties. At the end of winter, everyone's excitement starts to grow. The whole country wants to know the exact day when the cherry flowers ('sakura') will appear. Starting in February, weathermen try to guess when this day will be. When the first flowers open on the trees, national joy breaks out! There are rides and games for children in the street, music and dance performances, tea ceremonies, flower displays, and much more. But the most special thing that people do at this time is have 'hanami' parties. Hanami means flower watching. In hanami parties, families and friends take a picnic and go and sit under a cherry tree to look at and admire the flowers. Hanami parties take place during the daytime and also at night, because when it is dark, lights light up the cherry trees. Hanami is very important to the Japanese. Cherry blossoms appear on trees for only one week before they fall to the ground and die, and for the Japanese this symbolises the short nature of childhood and life. So hanami is a time when Japanese people like to think about how important life is. 1. Spring is the Japanese people's favourite time of the year. 2. Starting in winter weathermen try to guess the day when cherry flowers will open. 3. Hanami takes place a week after the cherry trees blossom. 4. Hanami parties are flower-viewing parties. 5. When the cheery flowers appear, people hope for a long life. 8. Complete the sentences with the correct word "which/whose/who/where/when". 1. Sam, favourite food is pasta, really likes Italian cuisine. 2. April 1",... people play tricks on each other, is the funniest day. 3. Buckingham palace, is in London, was the residence of the Queen of England. 4. Brazil, the Rio Carnival is held, is very far from Russia 5. Rosie,... lives in England, is a very nice girl. 9. Translate into English. 1 Конечно, у тебя будет отличная возможность подшутить над ним на вечеринке. (3) 2 Публике (зрителям) действительно понравилось зрелищное представление. (3) 3 Политик пожелал удачи спортсменам. (2) 4 Его плохие привычки приводят в замешательство (смущают) всех людей. (2)