5a. What is a ‘Sweet Sixteen’? Read the text and choose the correct word. Sweet 16. A sweet sixteen is a 1) specific/special/particular/unique type of birthday party for young girls in the USA. It is a type of coming-of-age celebration and it is a major 2) experience/party/event/happening in a teenage girl’s life. Whenever there is a party, most girls get really excited about it, so you can imagine how much fuss is made about a sweet sixteen party. Many girls spend most of their senior year of junior high school talking about and planning their parties – what theme to have, where to 3) enjoy/do/keep/hold it and, of course, what to wear! How big the party is 4) depends/relies/bases/rests mostly on the budget of the parents. Some parties are very 5) formal/informal/casual/strict. They take place at a hotel with a band, rich food, a photographer, flower arrangements and much more. Other kinds of sweet sixteen parties are more casual. Some girls have a barbecue or even a beach party. Others 6) select/decide/choose/prefer on dinner and a trip to the theatre in a limousine. However they choose to celebrate though, everyone wants to 7) remind/think/remember/recall their sweet sixteen as a special day in their life.

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5a. What is a ‘Sweet Sixteen’? Read the text and choose the correct word. Sweet 16. A sweet sixteen is a 1) specific/special/particular/unique type of birthday party for young girls in the USA. It is a type of coming-of-age celebration and it is a major 2) experience/party/event/happening in a teenage girl’s life. Whenever there is a party, most girls get really excited about it, so you can imagine how much fuss is made about a sweet sixteen party. Many girls spend most of their senior year of junior high school talking about and planning their parties – what theme to have, where to 3) enjoy/do/keep/hold it and, of course, what to wear! How big the party is 4) depends/relies/bases/rests mostly on the budget of the parents. Some parties are very 5) formal/informal/casual/strict. They take place at a hotel with a band, rich food, a photographer, flower arrangements and much more. Other kinds of sweet sixteen parties are more casual. Some girls have a barbecue or even a beach party. Others 6) select/decide/choose/prefer on dinner and a trip to the theatre in a limousine. However they choose to celebrate though, everyone wants to 7) remind/think/remember/recall their sweet sixteen as a special day in their life.

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Перевод задания: Что такое «Sweet Sixteen»? Прочитайте текст и выберите правильное слово.

1) A sweet sixteen is a special type of birthday party for young girls in the USA. (Особый тип.)

2) It is a major event in a teenage girl’s life. (Важное событие.)

3) ... where to hold it. (Провести вечеринку.)

4) How big the party is depends mostly on the budget of the parents. (Зависит от бюджета.)

5) Some parties are very formal. (Официальные, торжественные.)

6) Others choose dinner and a trip to the theatre in a limousine. (Выбирают ужин и поездку.)

7) Everyone wants to remember their sweet sixteen as a special day in their life. (Запомнить этот день.)

Перевод выполненного текста: «Sweet Sixteen» — это особый вид празднования дня рождения для девочек-подростков в США. Это важное событие в жизни девочки-подростка. Девочки заранее планируют, где провести вечеринку. Размер праздника в основном зависит от бюджета родителей. Некоторые вечеринки бывают очень торжественными. Другие выбирают ужин и поездку в театр на лимузине. Однако ни проходил праздник, все хотят запомнить свой шестнадцатый день рождения как особенный день в своей жизни.

Ответ: 1 — special; 2 — event; 3 — hold; 4 — depends; 5 — formal; 6 — choose; 7 — remember.