Christmas is the (1) occasion in modern Britain on which a lot of traditions (2) are preserved by most ordinary people. (3) is celebrated Today it (4) is connected with “making money by shops” that is now the part of traditions: most people (5) follow the tradition of buying gifts for their family members. People also buy a Christmas tree. This tradition came from Germany. It (6) was introduced in the nineteenth century. Every Christmas, London gets a gift from people of Norway – a Christmas tree that is 23 metres high. It stands in the center of London, in Trafalgar Square and it is decorated with 500 white lights. Christmas is a time that (7) ___ unites families. At night people get together to (8) ___ mark Christmas. Celebrating Christmas (9) ___ includes a Christmas dinner and listening to the Queen’s Christmas (10) ___ speech when the Queen speaks directly to “her” people on TV and n the radio. ……There are many royal traditions in Britain. The Queen’s telegram is not a very old custom but it is for very old people. Every British person gets a telegram from the Queen on their one-hundredth (11) __ anniversary . …The Changing of the (12) guard is a very beautiful tradition. Every morning tourists go to watch the ceremony at Buckingham Palace. At 11.30 the guard that stands in front of the palace change.
Today it (4) is connected with “making money by shops” that is now the part of traditions: most people (5) follow the tradition of buying gifts for their family members.
People also buy a Christmas tree. This tradition came from Germany.
It (6) was introduced in the nineteenth century. Every Christmas, London gets a gift from people of Norway – a Christmas tree that is 23 metres high.
It stands in the center of London, in Trafalgar Square and it is decorated with 500 white lights.
Christmas is a time that (7) ___ unites families.
At night people get together to (8) ___ mark Christmas. Celebrating Christmas (9) ___ includes a
Christmas dinner and listening to the Queen’s Christmas (10) ___ speech when the Queen speaks directly to “her” people on TV and n the radio.
……There are many royal traditions in Britain. The Queen’s telegram is not a very old custom but it is for very old people. Every British person gets a telegram from the Queen on their one-hundredth (11) __ anniversary .
…The Changing of the (12) guard is a very beautiful tradition. Every morning tourists go to watch the ceremony at Buckingham Palace. At 11.30 the guard that stands in front of the palace change.
2. How many fantasy languages did Tolkien create?
He created 15 different Elvish dialects, along with languages for the Ents, the Orcs, the Dwarves, the men and the Hobbits and more.
3. Which war did he fight in?
He fought in World War I.
4. Who did he marry?
He married Edith Bratt.
5. When did he marry her?
He married her on 22 March, 1916.
6. How many children did they have?
They had four children.
7. When did Tolkien become a professor?
He became a professor in 1924.
8. What did he begin writing in 1936?
He began writing "The Hobbit" in 1936.
9. How long did it take him to write "The Lord of the Rings"?
It took him about 10 years to write "The Lord of the Rings".
10. When did Tolkien die?
J.R.R. Tolkien died on 2 September, 1973