Check your comprehension. 1. Who is the main participant in the Ceremony of the Keys?

1. Who is the main participant in the Ceremony of the Keys? 2. What kind of conversation takes place in the Tower? 3. How old is the ceremony of the Keys? 4. What do Yeomen Warders serve for in the Tower of London at present? 5. Why are ravens kept in the Tower of London?

TEXT 22

Read the following proper nouns correctly.

Union Jack ['jHnjqn'dZxk] – государственный флаг Соединенного Королевства

Lancastrians [lxN'kxstrIqnz] – сторонники Ланкастерской династии

Yorkists ['jLkIsts] – сторонники Йоркской династии

The Order of Thistle ['Ldq qv'TIsl] – орден Чертополоха

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