XI. A) Read the text below and translate it into Russian orally:

A Sea Trip

"No", said Harris, "if you want rest and change, you can't beat a sea trip."

I objected to the sea trip strongly. A sea trip does you good when you are going to have a couple of months of it, but, for a week, it is wicked.

You start on Monday with the idea that you are going to enjoy yourself. You wave an airy adieu to the boys on shore, light your biggest pipe and swagger about the deck as if you were Captain Cook, Sir Francis Drake, and Christopher Co­lumbus all rolled into one, On Tuesday you wish you hadn't come. On Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, you wish you were dead. On Saturday you are able to swallow a little beef tea, and to sit up on deck, and answer with a wan, sweet smile when kind-hearted people ask you how you feel now. On Sunday, you begin to walk about again, and take solid food. And on Monday morning, as, with your bag and um­brella in your hand, you stand by the gangway, waiting to step ashore, you begin to thoroughly like it.

1. Read the dialogues and dramatize them.

• Good evening, Miss Denny!

• Good evening, Mr. Twist!

• You look upset. What's the matter?

• I am very tired.

• You should take a holiday.

• That's what I'm going to do.

• What are you going to do during your holiday?

• I'll go to Yalta. I like to swim. The sea is wonderful there, and what are your plans?

-1 haven't decided yet. Maybe I'll travel by car. I like travelling very much.

• Have you ever been to the Crimea?

• Yes, several times. There are many people in the Crimea in summer.

2. Make up a story based on the dialogue.

Holiday in Winter

• Hello, Alec!

• Hello, Mike! You are on holiday, aren't you?

• Yes, and I feel very happy, I must say. The weather is beautiful.

• What do you do every day?

• I ski, skate, go for long walks, I often go out.

• Glad to hear it. You know, my favourite season is summer. I like volleyball, tennis and swimming.

• Oh, Alec, you can do all those things at the new sta­ dium in winter. There's a swimming-pool there, too. Let's got to the stadium tomorrow.

• Sorry, Mike, I'm busy tomorrow.

• Busy?

• Yes, I must go to Berlin on Tuesday. And tomorrow I must get ready for my journey.

• I wish you good luck.

• Thank you.

3. Ask as many questions to the dialogue as you can.

• Have you travelled a lot, Nick?

• Yes, I've been to 30 different countries.

• Really? Have you ever been to China?

• Yes, I've visited China twice.

• What about India?

• No, I've never been to India. But Peter has been there.

• By the way, how long have you known Peter?

• For seven years, since we studied at the institute.

4. Read the dialogue and use it as a model for your own one.

• Hi, Helen!

• Hi, Bob!

• It's a long time since I saw you last. Where have you been all this time?

• I've just come back home from England.

• Oh, really! How did you get to go there?

• Our family was invited to spend our vacation there.

5. Read the dialogues and render them in Indi­ rect Speech.

Peter: Hello, can I speak to Oleg, please? Oleg: Speaking. Hello, Peter!

Peter: I'm back from the Caucasus, Oleg. We are hav­ing a little party at my place next Sunday. Will you and your wife come?

Oleg: Oh, it's a pity, but we are leaving for the Baltic seaside next Sunday.

Peter: I see. Then I wish you a good holiday.

Oleg: Thank you. By the way, did you enjoy your holi­day, Pete?

Pete: Yes, very much. I stayed at a hotel in the moun­tains and then spent a week at the seaside.

Oleg: Was the hotel at the seaside good?

Pete: Fantastic! Modern, comfortable and quiet. What kind of holiday are you fond of?

Oleg: I am fond of travelling. I'm going for a camping holiday.

Pete: Shall I come to the station to see you off? Oleg: That'll be very kind of you.

John and Mary are Going Away For the Week¹

(John Smith is a teacher. He and his wife are getting ready to go away for the week.)

John: Have you packed everything, Mary? We must hurry if we don't want to miss the train.

Mary: Yes, everything's ready. But I haven't had time to collect your coat from the cleaner's.²

John: Haven't you forgotten to take my razor?

Mary: No, I haven't. But I'm sure you've forgotten to buy new blades for it.

John: Never mind,³ we can buy some at the station kiosk. (The door-bell rings.) That must be the taxi. All ready to leave,⁴ Mary?

Mary: Just a minute. Let's make sure⁵ we haven't for­gotten anything. Have you put the note I gave for the milkman?

John: Yes, of course I have.

Mary: You've bolted all the windows, locked the back door, turned off all the lights, the radio and the tele­vision, haven't you?

John: You've asked me that at least a dozen times. Hurry up, for goodness sake.⁶