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Holidays mean different things to different people. Some people like a quiet rest, while other people, especially young, enjoy active open-air holidays.
Many people all over the world spend their holidays traveling. It’s always interesting to discover new things, different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to different music. They visit museums and art galleries, go sightseeing and have meals at exotic restaurants. Most travelers and holiday-makers take a camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them. They can travel in their own country as well as in other countries. They can choose and buy a package tour of a foreign country at a travel agency.
City-dwellers also like a quiet holiday at the seaside or in the mountains where they do nothing but walk, bathe and lie in the sun. But accommodation at the seaside has become very expensive, that’s why people who have got their own cars stay at caravan and camping sites. If you bring your own car to England, you’ll be able to hire a comfortable caravan. There are caravan camps all round the coast where you can get water and other things you need. A caravan holiday won’t be lonely. Every evening you’ll be in a camp with lots of other people. You’ll have to cook.
Another way of holiday-making is hiking. You pack your tent and start walking. You can go wherever you like and stay in the same place as long as you want. Walking holidays are very good for your health and quite cheap. Hitch-hiking is the favourite kind of holiday-making for teenagers.
There is something good in each way of holiday-making. Choose one according to your taste and money.
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(Mr Blake and Mr Rodimov are talking)
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Good morning, Mr Rodimov. I’m very glad to see you. How are you?
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I’m fine, thank you. I haven’t seen you since last month. Have you been on holiday?
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Yes, my wife and I were on a two-week package tour of Spain. We rented (взяли напрокат) a car and saw a lot of beautiful places there.
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What was the weather like in Spain?
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It was dry (сухо) and hot all the time. Every morning we went to the beach. We swam a lot. It was very sunny and we got a very good suntan (загар). And what are your plans for the holiday, Mr Rodimov?
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You know, I usually go to the Crimea. The climate is healthy for the children there. This summer I’d like to go to Sochi. It’s a very good resort (курорт) on the coast of the Black Sea and is very popular with Russian holiday-makers. Our travel agencies offer different kinds of package tours. I am going to stay at a five-star hotel which is close (близко) to the beach.
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That’s a good idea.
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Поставьте глагол в форму Past Simple:
Last year I (go) to England on holiday.
It (be) fantastic.
I (visit) lots of interesting places. I (be) with two friends of mine .
In the mornings we (walk) in the streets of London.
In the evenings we (go) to pubs.
The weather (be) strangely fine.
It (not / rain) a lot.
But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.
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Постройте общий вопрос в Past Simple:
1) (I/see) you last week? .
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2) (you/meet) your father yesterday? .
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3) (we/go) to Spain in July? .
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4) (it/snow) last winter? .
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5) (they/stay in) last night? .
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6) (Julie/watch) a film on Saturday? .
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7) (Lucy/pass) the exam? .
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8) (you/have) fun at the party? .
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9) (I/lock) the door? .
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10) (Sally and Victoria/go) to a cafe at lunchtime? .
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