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Supper is usually a light snack and may include an omelette or sausages, sometimes bacon and eggs and sometimes just bread and cheese, a cup of coffee or cocoa and fruit

The British people are great liguid milk lovers

The chairman of the House of Lords is the Speaker and he sits on a special seat called the Woolsack

The classic afternoon tea consists of small sandwiches, sweets, cakes and marmalade

The coasts of England are washed by the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the English Channel and the Strait of Dover

The House of Lords consists of those lords who sit by right of inheritance and those men and women who have been given life peerages which end with the life of their possessors

The Lake District in Northern Ireland with its lakes, mountains and valleys is a favourite holiday area

The Queen appoints the Prime Minister (usually the leader of the political party which has a majority in the House of Lords) to form a government

The Queen is Head of the Commonwealth of Nations where she is represented by the Governor-General appointed by her on the advice of the government of the country concerned

The restaurant is a traditional institution of almost all towns and villages, and is often a place of "character" or even historic interest

There are many rivers in England, the longest is the Thames

16 Scottish representative peers also ___ the House of Lords.

A course may last 10 to 16 weeks - the length of a “___”.

A degree course in Great Britain normally ___three or four years.

A football team plays either at home or away – and will ___ – bringing a happy or sad week-end to many English families.

A Parliament has a maximum duration of ___ years, but it is not fixed, and the government of the day may dissolve it and call for a general election at any time during the term.

A promenade concert in Britain has the following features:

A publicly funded university gets some money from the ___.

A senior high school in the USA may be

A supermarket makes more ___ from its own brand, microwave cooked-chill chicken Kiev than it does from the ingredients needed to make it at home.

A very British reality is the fish and chip shop, also known as the ___.

A visitor if invited to an American home might well enjoy

A visitor if invited to an English home might well enjoy

A winter weather ___: cloudy, with rainy periods in the South; showers of sleet, and snow in the Eastern part.

A ___ of wind is a sudden violent rush of wind.

A ___ is a sudden violent storm of wind and rain.

A ___ in biology could involve two hours of lectures plus one hour in a science lab every week.

About twenty ___ of Great Britain have passed through Eton college.

Admission to universities in Britain is carried out by examination or ___.

After graduating ___secondary schools Americans spend some time pursuing further education in junior colleges or go on to higher education.

Alice was in such a state when her son died that the doctor gave her ___ to help calm her down.

All passengers should be at the station at least 30 minutes before ___ (if you need to buy a ticket, you should have at least an additional 30 minutes).

Although Bob ___ fairly quickly from the accident, he had to have plastic surgery to remove facial scars.

America has two strong advantages comparing with other countries when it comes to food

American football is a very different game:

American jazz is a conglomeration of sounds borrowed from such varied sources as

Americans have the first class ___ who know exactly how to get the best out of the sportsmen.

Americans play tennis, hockey and most other international sports, but they do not play ___ in the same way as the rest of the world.

An undergraduate student in the USA has to earn a certain number of “___” (about 120) in order to receive a degree at the end of four years of college.

An ___ is a degree-granting institution that specializes in science and technology, some of them have graduate study.

April, 1 is known in Britain as ___ - the day when practical jokes are played.

As well as the state schools, there are about 500 ___schools in Britain.

At college football matches each team has an army of girls all dressed the same. The girl with the stick is the ___.

At midnight the wireless is turned on, so that everyone can hear the ___ of Big Ben, and on the hour a toast is drunk to the New Year, and Auld Lang Syne is sung.

At the moment he is travelling ___ business in America because he’s opening an office over there next year.

At the undergraduate level, there may be some courses that every student has to take (for example, classes ___ world history, maths, writing or research).

At the university the students are called in the following way:

At ___, pupils can take A levels, usually in two or three subjects, or AS exams (which involve half the content of A levels) in more subjects.

Basketball is another popular game in America. Only ___people play in each team.

Besides public holidays in Great Britain, there are other holidays such as