2 a) English connects people! Read the information about an English-speaking country on a travel website. Why is India an interesting country? Don't choose prepositions yet.

1. Asia is the largest continent.

2. In Asia one of the largest countries is India.

3. You can see India on the map to the south-west of China.

4. Other neighbours of India are Nepal, Pakistan, Bangladesh.

5. To the south of India lies a warm ocean.

6. India is home to high mountains, thick forests and grasslands.

7. Their area is full of wild animals.

8. Most of the Indians are vegetarians.

9. Cows are sacred in India.

10. People can go where they want.

11. People mustn't touch them when they walk through cities.

12. People in India wear colourful clothes: saris and dhotis.

13. You need from 4 to 8 metres of material for a sari and about 4.5 metres for a dhoti!

14. The touching and amusing Indian films come from Bollywood.

15. One of the popular festivals is Diwali - the festival of lights.

16. It takes place at the end of October.

17. People light lamps and candles in their homes.

18. People in India have many mother tongues - Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, etc., but most people in India speak English.

19. India is famous for many things: tea and hot food, elephants and tigers, yoga and cricket, chess and epic poems, beautiful buildings and wonderful people like Mahatma Ghandi.

20. India is incredible!