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The Russian for “Check-in desk (counter)” is

“A transfer” is a

“Flight attendant” means

“Hijack” means

“Runway” means

“To flag a taxi” means

“To give a tip” means

“To puncture a licence” means

Choose the correct translation of the emphasised words in “Jane might come on the 3 o’clock train”

Choose the correct variant to complete the sentence: “Excuse me, you ... the phone.”

Choose the correct variant to complete the sentence: “In a food supermarket you can’t buy …”

Choose the correct variant to complete the sentence: “Ron’s parents ... when he was very young. He and his sister ... up by their grandparents.”

Choose the correct variant to complete the sentence: “The famous … is situated in the middle of Trafalgar Square”.

“Fitting room” means

“Jet-lag” means

A student may study many interesting subjects at college, in short or long courses, but if he wants to get a degree, he has to study for two years

A university in the United States usually has several different colleges in it

Comprehensive schools admit children of all abilities and provide a wide range of secondary education for all or most of the children in a district

Education in Britain mirrors the country's social system: it is class-divided and non-selective

For all British citizens a place at a university brings with it a grant from their local education authority

Good B-level results in at least two subjects are necessary to get a place at a university

If a college student completes a course of study in arts or science, he or she gets Master of Arts or Science degree

In addition to colleges and universities there is in the US a large number of professional schools, separate from Universities:

In the United States, a student who has finished high school may want to continue in higher education

In the US at the age of fourteen children leave junior high school and may continue their education at the upper grades of high school

Only very rich families can send their children to public schools

Schools in the USA can be divided into state, or public schools, and private schools

Schools place great value on the PTA as a further means of listening to parents and developing the partnership between home and school

The English school syllabus is divided into Arts (or Humanities) and Maths, which determine the division of the secondary school pupils into study groups

The federal government pays little attention to school education in the USA

The highest academic degree is the Doctor of Phylosophy

The majority of schools in Britain are supported by public funds and the education provided is free

The National Curriculum sets out in detail the subjects that children should study and the levels of achievement they should reach by the ages of 7 and 16, when they are tested

The National Education Act of 1944 provided three stages of education: primary, secondary and further education

The PTA forms both a social focus for parents and much valued additional resources for the school

The University in the US is an educational institution comprising a college of arts and science

Before November 5, children use guys to make money; they stand in a street and shout: "Dollar for the guy"

February 14 is St. Valentine's Day; it's a day for choosing sweethearts and exchanging love-tokens

In its long history the Tower of London has been a fortress, a royal residence, a state prison, a Royal Treasure, and a stock Exchange

L. Webber is a famous writer, who won the Nobel Prize for literature

Madam Tussaud's Exhibition consists of series of halls, the most famous of which is "Cindirella" with a mechanism that stimulates breathing

Most of bank holidays are religious holidays

On Christmas children wait for Santa Claus who comes to every house and brings them presents

On May Day young men of each village tried to win prizes with their bows and arrows, and they danced round the Maypole

On New Year's Day people see old year off and New Year in

On top of each bonfire is a guy; this is a figure of Guy Fawkes

Orangemen's Day is a traditional day for people to play tricks or practical jokes on each other:

People buy Christmas trees (a tradition imported from Russia in XIX century)

The 4th Sunday in Lent is Father's Sunday

The greatest holiday in the USA is Independence Day, which is celebrated on May 5