- What are you planning to do for your holiday?
- I haven't yet made up my mind. If the weather is fine, I'll go to the seaside for two or three weeks. After that I might go travelling in my ear for a week or so. And what are your plans?
- As a matter of fact I always spend my holiday in the Crimea. There's no better place for holiday making than the Crimea. Do you agree with me?
- I quite agree with you here. We have tried many sea-side places. However my wife and I prefer the Crimea. The climate is mild and the sea is beautiful.
- You have said it. The only disadvantage is that in summer there are crowds of people there. It's difficult to rent a room and to have meals at a cafe.
- You see I have no problems in this field. My cousin has been living in Yalta for many years. He is a physician. He has a nice cottage not far from the seaside. We always stay at their place when we come to Yalta.
- You are lucky. Unfortunately we haven't got any relatives in Yalta.
- I suppose I can help you with a room. I'll send a letter to my cousin and ask him to reserve a room for you well in advance.
- It will be very kind of you. I suggest that we go to the Crimea together. It will be great fun.
- Good idea. I'll talk it over with my wife and see what she thinks about it.
3.8 Translate into English and reproduce:
1. - Что ты собираешься делать во время отпуска?
-Я поеду в Я лту. Я люблю плавать. Море там прекрасное. А у тебя какие планы?
-Я еще не решил. Возможно я поеду путешествовать на своей машине. Я очень люблю путешествовать.
- А ты когда-нибудь был в Крыму?
- Да. Несколько раз. Летом там очень много людей и трудно снять комнату.
- Это верно. Если ты решишь туда поехать, я тебе помогу снять комнату.
- Это будет очень любезно с твоей стороны.
2. - Where do your friends live?
- Они живут в маленьком коттедже на берегу моря. Там мягкий климат и очень красивое место.
- Why do they come to Moscow so seldom?
- Видите ли, они работают и обычно берут отпуск летом. Летом лучше отдыхать там, где они живут.
- When will you go to see them?
- Обычно мы едем туда летом.
3. - У вас был отпуск прошлым летом,
- No, I didn't. As a matter of fact I like to take a holiday in autumn.
- Вы куда-нибудь ездили?
- Yes, I did. My wife and I went to France.
- Вы получили удовольствие от поездки, не так ли?
- Certainly. We enjoyed every minute of our stay in France.
Word List:
to make up one's mind - решить(ся)
As a matter of fact... - В сущности говоря...
to agree - соглашаться
to prefer - предпочитать
mild - мягкий (о климате)
disadvantage - неудобство
to rent - снять (комнату, квартиру)
at the seaside - на морском побережье
well in advance - заранее
It will be great fun. - Будет очень весело.
3.9 Read the text & answer the questions.
A camping holiday.
Last summer Roger and his sister Jill went on camping holiday in Wales with their parents for the first time. Their new blue tent, which had two bedrooms and a living-room, was pitched in a large field near a sandy bay. There were no other tents in the field and Roger pretended that they were explorers.
Early every morning the two children and their mother went swimming while their father made the breakfast. When they came back, hungry from their exercise, they found him frying bacon and eggs on a portable gas stove. After breakfast they all went down to the beach and played cricket and enjoyed the sunshine.
In the afternoons the children went fishing with their nets in the clear pools, while their parents sat on the sand reading. In the evening they walked to the farmhouse at the foot of the hill. They watched the cows being milked and then had supper with the farmer and his wife. The farmer told the children all about his animals and his crops and promised to let them with the harvest if they came back in the autumn. At sunset they strolled back along the deserted road to their tent, climbed into their sleeping bags and fell fast asleep. Nothing disturbed them until the singing of the birds woke them next morning.
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1. What kind of holiday did Roger and Jill have last summer?
2. Where did they pitch their tent?
3. How many rooms did their tent have?
4. What did the children and their mother do while their father was preparing breakfast?
5. How did the children spend the afternoon?
6. Where did the family have their evening meal?
7. What did the farmer promise the children?
8. What awakened them in the morning?
