13 look at the factfile and check your answers. • scotland is a country in the north of the united kingdom it occupies a third of great britain. • the national flag of scotland is blue with a white cross. the flag is known as st. andrew's cross. st. andrew is the patron saint of scotland. • there are more than five million inhabitants in scotland. • the capital is edinburgh. it is scotland's second largest city, the largest city is glasgow. • scotland is surrounded by the atlantic ocean and the north sea scotland's only land border, which it shares with england. is about 96 kilometres long.

1. — may i watch tv a little longer today, mum? i’m sorry, you can't. little children mustn't watch tv late at night. 2. — may i talk with the manager, please? one moment, please. sorry, the manager is out at the mo­ment but you an leave a message for him. 3. — may i use your camera, dad? of course, you can. but be careful with it. 4. — may i see your passport, please? here you are. can i go now? yes, please. good luck. 5. — you mustn't smoke here. there is a special sign. excuse me, please. 6. — may i ride a bike after dinner? of course you can. but you mustn't ride too fast because it’s very dangerous.

Our winter holidays began oh the 27th of december. on that day we had a new year party at school. we had prepared an amateur performance with father frost and snow-maiden. there were different competitions, we played different games. then we had a dance party. that day we had a lot of fun. зимние каникулы начались 27 декабря. в этот день мы устроили новогоднюю вечеринку в школе. мы подготовили представление с дедом морозом и снегурочкой. были разные конкурсы, мы играли в игры. потом мы устроили дискотеку. в этот день мы хорошо повеселились