Предлагаю читателям ознакомиться с образцом выполнения задания 40.1 из варианта 2 «Типовых экзаменационных вариантов» 2022 года под редакцией М.В.Вербицкой; тема проекта – «Как молодые люди в Зетландии отмечают Новый год»; объем – 257 слов; использован британский вариант английского языка. New Year’s Day is regarded as one of the most popular holidays in the world. The ways of celebrating it vary with each age group. I am currently working on a project whose aim is to establish how young people in Zetland celebrate the New Year...

One of the most large-scale and favourite holidays in Russia is the new year. And as it gets closer and closer, I suggest you plunge into the history of this celebration and to learn as traditions of celebration of New year changed. We will begin with pagan Russia. Though data since that period remained a little, some data nevertheless reached our days. Ancient Slavs had two holidays reminding new year: kolyadal (day of a winter solstice | on December 21) and komoyeditsa (day of a spring solstice | on March 21)...