4. What is the text about? a) Russian family b) My day c) British Meal d) Big animals e) ‘Happy Birthday’. 1) Many British Families follow their main evening meal with a dessert, or pudding as some people call it. Most puddings only need simple ingredients such as flour, fruit, milk, bread, eggs, sugar and butter. One question you almost always hear at dinner time is «What’s for pudding, Mum?». 2) Boy or Girl. Then the party begins! At the party there is always lots of food and drink. The children wear party hats and play party games. After that it’s time for the birthday cake! The Birthday Boy or Girl blows out the candles and makes a birthday wish! Then everyone sings ‘Happy Birthday’. 3) My name is Daniel. I live in the USA. My school starts at 8:30. Every day we have Morning meeting and usually start the day with a game or a song. We have a break at 10:30, and most of the students go outside. We have lunch every day at 12:15. I usually eat in the school canteen. After school at 3 o’clock I go home and play with my sister. I go to bed at 10 o’clock. 4) Hippos are very big animals. They live in Africa. They are very fat. Hippos have their babies during the rainy months of October and April. They sleep most of the day and eat at night. They eat grass and live for about 40 years. 5) My name is Kate. My family is a typical Russian family. There are four of us. I have got a mother. Her name is Ann. She is a teacher. She is very kind. Her hobbies are singing and shopping. My mother is fond of reading detective stories.

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1. c) British Meal (Британская еда). Many British families have dessert, or pudding, after their main evening meal. Puddings are made from simple ingredients. (Многие британские семьи едят десерт, или пудинг, после основного вечернего приёма пищи. Пудинги готовят из простых ингредиентов.)
2. e) ‘Happy Birthday’ («С днём рождения»). The text describes a birthday party, birthday cake and the song ‘Happy Birthday’. (В тексте описываются вечеринка в честь дня рождения, праздничный торт и песня «С днём рождения».)
3. b) My day (Мой день). Daniel describes his school day and daily routine. (Даниэль рассказывает о школьном дне и распорядке дня.)
4. d) Big animals (Большие животные). The text gives facts about hippos. (В тексте приводятся сведения о бегемотах.)
5. a) Russian family (Русская семья). Kate describes her family and her mother. (Кейт рассказывает о своей семье и маме.)