1a) Read Veda’s letter to the Belarusian children’s magazine Biarozka and mark the statements T (true) or F (false). 1. Veda is from Belarus. 2. She lives in England. 3. She is learning Belarusian now. 4. Her name means “knowledge”. 5. In Belarusian “knowledge” is “Веды”.

1. F — Veda is from India.

2. F — she lives in the city of Katihar, India.

3. T — she says she is learning Belarusian now.

4. T — she says her name means “knowledge” in English.

5. T — the letter says that “knowledge” in Belarusian is “Веды”.