13. “Green” in names and acronyms – match with the explanations:

1. Green Giant

1. a village in Southern Scotland on the border with England. Here there is a famous smithy where eloping couples from England could be married by the blacksmith without the usual legal formalities. The tradition operated from 1754 until 1940 when such marriages were declared illegal

2. Green Isle

2. an island lying largely within the Arctic Circle in the North Atlantic near North-Eastern Canada. Its capital is Godthaab. Greenland belongs to Denmark but has a great deal of independence. It is the largest island in the world. (Australia is larger but is officially a continent, not an island.) Most of Greenland is covered with ice and uninhabited. Fish­ing is the main economic activity

3. Green Line Coach

3. (usually derogatory) a name given to the richer classes of British society who enjoy country life, especially hunting, horseriding, etc. The name comes from the green Wel­lingtons/green Wellies (rubber boots) which they often wear

4. Green Park

4. a small book put out by the British government containing suggestions to be talked about which may later be used in making news laws (from the colour of the cover; compare "White Paper")

5. Green Shield Stamp (also Green Stamp)

5. an airforce base at the village of Green-ham Common near Newbury, Berkshire, Southern England, where British and American soldiers are stationed. Since 1981, groups of "peace women" (anti-nuciear protesters) have lived in camps just outside the base. They are protesting against the base being used for nuclear weapons, especially the cruise missiles. The women have organised several protest rallies and demonstrations, and their campaign increased considera­bly when cruise missiles from the United States arrived in 1983. The women have had several clashes with the police force and military personnel of the base. In spite of attempts to remove them, the women still have camps round the base

6. Green Mountain Boys

6. an international organization which actively works to protect the environment from harm. It is known es­pecially for its direct and non-violent actions. It wants to stop damage to the environment caused by nuclear testing, the pouring of poisonous waste into the sea, and the killing of whales. During a protest against French atmospheric nu­clear testing in the South Pacific in 1985, its ship, the "Rain­bow Warrior", was sunk by French intelligence agents kill­ing a crew member

7. Green Wellie Brigade

7. — a favourite English song of the Elizabethan period in which lover complains that the lady by the name of Greensleeves does not return his love. The song is well known in Britain and in the United States. It is mentioned in Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor". The first lines of the song run as follows:

Alas, my love, you do me wrong, To cast me off discourteously; And I have loved you so long, Delighting in your company. Greensleeves was all my joy, Greensleeves was all my delight...

It is popularly believed that Henry VIII wrote the music and the words, though this is not certain. The tune has been adapted and arranged in many musical styles.

8. Greenwich Park

8. a company which produces tinned and frozen vegetables; it is best known for its sweetcorn

9. Green Paper

9. another name for Ireland

10. Greenham Common

10. a large park at Greenwich through which passes the zero meridian that gives GMT. From the hill in the centre of the park there is a fine panoramic view of south-eastern London.

11. Greenwich Village

11. one of the fleet of green-painted buses oper­ated by London Country Bus Services that serve the area around London to a radius of approximately 40 miles (64 kilometres)

12. Greenland

12. (in US history) irregular troops who fought to protect the State of Vermont from land claims by neighbouring New York. In the American War of Independ­ence they captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British. (Ver­mont is popularly known as the "Green Mountain State".)

13. Greenpeace

13. one of the best-known parks of London which runs parallel to Piccadilly (along its southern side). Tradi­tionally no flowers are grown there (it was named so for its green grass and trees).

14. "Greensleeves"

14. a type of trading stamp given by a shop to a customer each time the customer spends a certain amount, for sticking in a book and later ex­changing for goods or money. The name comes from the green colour of such trading stamps.

15. Gretna Green

15. an area of New York City, a section of lower Manhattan, famous for its old buildings and its intellectual and artistic life. From the late 19th century it became the bohemian and artistic quarter of the city and, despite expensive rent­als, remains so. Greenwich Village is known for being the home of many artists, especially those who are young and who do not want to live according to the accepted standards of society