READING Task. Read the text about John's village. My Village
My name is John. I live in the village. My village is one of the most beautiful villages in the world. It is
situated on a mountain top in the Himalayas. It is a paradise of beauty, purity, and peace. Here pure,
pristine nature reigns supreme. There are green undulating pastures and meadows of green grass and
crops; woods, arbors, orchards, vineyards stretch for miles all around. Flora and fauna thrive abundantly:
flowers in millions bloom along the edges of lakes and when a soft breeze blows it appears as if they are
dancing. The sky is pure azure in which white silky-floss-like clouds hover here and there. The food
grown here is totally pure, organic, and delicious. The people living here are innocent and devoid of
greed, deceit, and selfishness. I just love my village.
Read the text again and mark (V) the 5 things John writes about. One sentence is done
as an example.
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John lives in the village.
John's village is situated on a mountain top in the Himalayas.
Interesting history of the village.
He told about pastures and meadows.
He wrote about prosperity of flora and fauna,
He wrote about the climate of his village.
The quality of the food grown there.
The people in John's village are very kind.
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Complete the sentences below, follow the sentence structure:
6. John likes his village because ...
7. There are green undulating pastures and meadows of green grass and crops, ...
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I was dreaming about Southern countries I always wanted to visit. For example I dreamed to visit Greek islands or beaches in Singapore. But I had to go to the Azov seaside with my relatives. The water was very warm there because the Azov Sea isn’t deep. There were a lot of beautiful fair trees and bushes there. There were different kinds of entertainments there. Some kinds of water Mountains and water scooters and discos. There was nothing to do all day except lying in the sun and get a wonderful tan. I was playing with my little sister on the sand and in the waves teaching her to swim. Later on I returned to Kherson and spent some time in town going out with my friends, reading, listening to music, watching TV, playing computer games. After that I went to the sports camp where I spent seven days with my friends.
It was very useful experience for us because we had to get up very early, to train a lot, and to rest very little. But it made us stronger and healthier.
I was very happy to return home and to spend several days in my summer cottage, I helped my grandpa to take care of the garden, to water plants, and to gather fruits and vegetables. Sometimes my grandpa and me were fishing and cooking fish together. Numerous insects were really annoying though. I was enjoying sailing in the boat, swimming in the river and helping my grandparents. During my summer holidays I made many new friends and read a lot of interesting books.
I got to know a lot of useful things. Now I feel ready to get back to school. I am happy to meet my friends and teachers.
Еще есть бег с ложкой и шариком (имеется в виду маленький, как для пинг понга) - побеждает тот, кто первым прибегает до финиша не уронив шарик с ложки. Еще один любимая эстафета - это "триножная" гонка. Два человека связывают ноги вместе, чтобы бежать. Это не так легко, как кажется!
что в скобках - пояснение, а не перевод.