Young people of Great Britain are mostly like ours. They like

Young people of Great Britain are mostly like ours. They like to play, to dance, to go in for different kinds of спорт, etc. At the same time the youth's attitude to their studies is rather serious. And there is one more characteristic feature of the young people more. They are more independent in their choice of job, profession, for example. Of course, the youth has very large opportunities as for their studies.

Having left a secondary school they go to study at different Universities and colleges. There are many secondary and higher educational establishments in the country where young people can study and get the chosen profession. Many of them try to study at such famous Universities as Cambridge and Oxford.

The youth of Great Britain also has various possibilities to spend free time. Most people in the country work and study for five days: from Monday to Friday. Schools, colleges and Universities are closed on Saturdays and Sundays.

Young workers and students working and studying away from home like to go on excursions to different parts of the country , or they visit their relatives, friends or go home to stay with parents.

Saturday evening is the favourite time for parties, going to the pictures or to the theatre. There are many public holidays in a year in Great Britain, but Christmas Day, Good Friday and Easter are the most popular with the people. Such holidays as Boxing Day and Spring Bank Holiday are also popular in the country.

Besides public holidays there are other festivals, anniversaries and days on which certain traditions are observed. The youth tries to take part in these holidays.

Young people like traveling and they have opportunities to do it. They visit different cities and towns of their Motherland and they also visit different countries during their summer vacations.

But the most responsible duty of the young people, of course, is their studies. They know that their future depends only on their attitude to studies and they do their best to study well and become highly qualified specialists in various spheres of national economy of the country.

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Are the statements "true" or "false"?

1) Young people of Great Britain are unlike ours.

2) The youth's attitude to their studies is rather serious.

3) They are independent in their choice of job and profession.

4) The youth has no opportunity to study.

5) All young people study at Universities in Cambridge and Oxford.

6) All people in the country work and study for five days.

7) Young workers like to go on excursions