I always enjoy summer. Do you? In summer, I like to relax and forget about school. I don't have to get up early and I can see my friends any time I want. I like to spend my holidays with my parents. We usually go somewhere with our parents. We love to swim, lie in the sun, but most of all I prefer going camping. We go to different places in Britain and sometimes abroad. In Britain, I like going to Devon, Somerset and Scotland – but my favourite place of all is Yorkshire. It has a lovely countryside and fantastic old buildings. The only problem is the weather!
Last summer, I had two holidays. One was in Somerset, in a little village by t he sea, and another was in Naples, in Italy. I went with my mother to Italy – by train! It was unforgettable!
Sam, 12 Britain
Mark the sentences True or False.
1. Sam usually has a relaxing timetable in summer.
2. Sam prefers not to remember about school during vacation time.
3. Sam wants to spend his holiday with his friends than with his parents.
4. Lying in the sun is Sam’s favourite activity during holiday.
5. He dislikes weather in Yorkshire.
6. The most exciting experience was a trip to Somerset.
2. Where are you going? - I'm going to the library.
3. Where is Nicholas? - He's in the reading room. Is doing his homework there. Nicholas often does his homework in the reading room.
4. Is Lena at home? - No, it's not at home. She is having a music lesson. She always has music classes at this time.
5. Do not make noise. Kovalenko is speaking on the telephone.
6. Do not go into that room. There's a group of our students sitting a Maths exam.
7. Students sit examinations twice a year.
8. His son is going to become an economist.
2) The south of England is warmer than the north.
3) Portugal is in western Europe.
4) You have to cross the Atlantic to travel from Europe to America.
5) Stockholm is the capital of Sweden.
6) The Red Sea is linked to the Indian Ocean in the south by the Gulf of Aden and to the Mediterranean in the north by the Suez Canal.
7) The backbone of the Himalayas is the Great Himalayan Range.
8) The Bahamas were a British colony from the 18th century until they gained independence within the Commonwealth of Nations in 1973.
9) What joins the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans?
10) Which river flows through Vienna, Budapest and Belgrade?