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HOLIDAYS. TRAVELLING BY AIR

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simply and in accord with the climate. Bring whatever sporting equipment you plan to use.

The sun is good for some people, and very bad for others. Don’t overdo it; your skin will turn to leather and age much faster if you get it too brown. Protec­tive oils and creams are a very necessary part of your holiday equipment.

You should try and store up energy and vitality to see you through the winter months. Be willing to put up with small inconveniences, and don’t al­low yourself to be annoyed. Things will not be done in the way you do them; so much the better. Take note of the good, and pass over the bad in silence. Try and learn something useful from your holiday. Bring back an unusual peasant recipe or a local pottery jug. Don’t burden yourself with a camera unless you are a genuine enthusiast; you will be always looking through it instead of di­rectly at what is around you. And don’t indulge in that useless habit of send­ing holiday postcards — if you forget all about home, you will come back with far more interesting tales to tell.

Complete the following sentences.

  1. My idea of a good rest is ...

  2. When I asked him what he was going to do for his holiday, he said ...

  3. When I had a holiday last year...

  4. Last year I did not rest well as ...

  5. Jim said he had enjoyed his holiday as ...

  6. In my spare time I usually...

  7. My hobby is ...

5 Practise the following dialogue.

A: Friday is a holiday. Let’s take advantage of the long weekend. Do you want to go to New York? We could leave Thursday night.

B: OK. But I’d rather go on Friday. I have to get my car fixed.

A: All right. We can take turns driving.

B: Fine. We won’t get so tired that way.

A: I’m looking forward to seeing New York. I’ve never been there.

В: I haven’t either. Let’s make the most of our weekend.

A: We can go sightseeing during the day. In the evening we can go to a play. Do you think we can get tickets?

В: I don’t think we stand a chance. It’s hard to get tickets on weekends. Anyway, we can try.

6.Imagine you’re going on a trip around the world! Make

a schedule for your trip. Make a list of some things you’ll need for each place you are going to visit.

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TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION. CONVERSATIONAL TOPICS

7.Mr and Mrs Downs booked a holiday with Sunshine Tours.

It was disastrous. When they got back, Mr Downs went to see the travel agent. Imagine their conversation.

8.Make a list of possible advantages and disadvantages

of camping holidays or package holidays. Compare your list with others in group.

9.Speak about your last holiday or a holiday you remember

because it was special. Don’t forget to say about the things you liked most about the holiday. Give plenty of details.

10 Retell the following text.

Holiday abroad

Mr and Mrs Robinson’s friends had often told about their glorious holiday in sunny Spain, so at last the Robinsons decided to try it for themselves. They collected a huge pile of brochures from travel agents and chose a two-week holiday on the Costa del Sol at a magnificent-sounding hotel five minutes from the beach. It was to be their first holiday abroad.

Things began badly when the plane was delayed at Heathrow because of

technical problems. The Robinsons finally collapsed into their hotel bed ex-' Viaus\eA a\ аЪъѵЛ. Ѵмъ the mottling.

Next day they drew back the curtains and found that their room had a depressive view of a warehouse full of huge crates.

“This isn’t what we were promised,” said Mrs Robinson. “In the brochure it says all rooms overlook the sea.”

Mr Robinson went at once to make a complaint, but the manager pointed out that by standing in a corner of the balcony and craning your neck to the left, you could in fact see a tiny bit of the sea. The Robinsons had to admit that it was just visible, although they couldn’t help feeling rather cheated.

After breakfast they set out for a closer look at the sea. The “five minutes” from the hotel to the beach turned out to be over half an hour. Mr Robinson was by now losing his temper. He rushed back to the hotel and demanded to see the manager again.

“The beach is nothing like five minutes walk away,” he stormed. “We walked for at last half an hour.”

“Ah,” said the manager, “but it’s only five minutes by car.” This reply left Mr Robinson speechless.