Номер 22, страница 39, part 2 - гдз по английскому языку 5 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

The Royal Family.

In Britain, the Queen is the head of the state, though she has little political power. In fact, the Queen and the Royal Family are important symbols of the nation, especially the Queen. Nowadays, the head of state in the United Kingdom is her Majesty, the Queen Elizabeth the Second. When people address the Queen, they usually say, Your Majesty.

Queen Elizabeth the Second was born on the twenty-first of April, nineteen twenty-six.

In nineteen forty-seven, the young Princess Elizabeth married Prince Philip, the future Duke of Edinburgh. She came to the throne in nineteen fifty-two, after her father's death, and was crowned in Westminster Abbey.

The Queen has four children: three sons and a daughter. Her elder son Charles, Prince of Wales, is the next person in the line to the throne.

They say the British Queen is the most respected member of the Royal Family. She works hard. She gives her agreements to all laws which are made in Britain and has regular visits to foreign countries. The Queen is known for her interest in horses and horse-racing. She is also a lover of dogs, especially Corgi dogs.

The Royal residence in London is Buckingham Palace. The Queen is very rich. So are the other members of the Royal Family.

Once Great Britain was a powerful empire and had colonies all over the world. But during the twentieth century, lots of British colonies, such as India, Pakistan and Ceylon, got their independence. In nineteen forty-nine, Britain and its former colonies founded the Commonwealth of Nations, which includes about fifty states. Ireland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are among them. The British Queen is also the head of the Commonwealth.