i. match words with their meanings.

to burst at the seams (v.) to lift out of… (v.) a trial (n.) to boast (v.) to refine (v.) dense (adj.) to tighten (v.) plain sailing (adj.+ n.) credentials (n.) congestion (n.)

a) the act of testing something

b) a situation in which a place is crowded with people or vehicles, so that it is difficult to move around

c) to strongly control something

d) the abilities and experience that make someone / something suitable for a particular job or activity, or proof of someone's abilities and experience

e) to make something pure or improve something by making changes

f) to remove something concrete, as by pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract, to physically take someone or something out of something or some place.

g) easy and without problems

h) extremely full; full to the breaking point

i) having the component parts closely compacted together; crowded or compact

j) to talk with excessive pride and self-satisfaction about one's achievements, possessions, or abilities.

                                    My Dream Island

I dream about living on a tropical island. The weather there is usually good. The island is not very big. There are a lot of palm trees on it. There are not so many people there as in a city and there are no cars on this island. The islanders live in cosy bungalows and grow a lot of fruit and vegetables. People also go fishing every day. My favourite place on the island is a sandy beach.

                                  Остров моей мечты

Я мечтаю жить на тропическом острове. Погода там обычно хорошая. Остров не очень большой. На нём много пальм. Там не так много людей, как в городе, и на этом острове нет машин. Островитяне живут в уютных бунгало и выращивают много фруктов и овощей. Также каждый день люди ловят рыбу. Мое любимое место на острове - песчаный пляж.

My island is in the middle of Lake Fantasia. You can get there only in childhood. Each child, having got there, meets his beloved fairy-tale or historical hero, can communicate with him and even participate in his adventures and travels. A person who gets to the island can live this time as he wants. Maybe he will take part in the search for Captain Grant or fight for the Cup with Harry Potter. On the island there are not only positive heroes, we can meet with the evil and treacherous captain Hook, the black magician Volan de Mort ...

The island comes only with good intentions. Your best dreams become reality, your most daring plans are on your shoulder. Here you will meet your best friends and you will be able to find new ones. Together, you can help Harry defeat Voldemort de Mort and make the ending of any fairy tale happy.

The island is guarded by elves and gnomes living in peace and friendship. Here it is easy to find a common language for those who strive for good. All the creatures on the island live very long. But, despite this, they do not waste time. There you can learn a lot: magic, art, everything you want. It is interesting and fun to study there. For example, when studying history, you can go back in time and see with your own eyes important events. Studying physics, you can talk with Newton or Pascal. And the lessons of astronomy are conducted in a near-earth orbit. There are many rare and unknown plants and animals on the island. Almost all animals can talk, and people understand that they need to be protected.