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Hello! I’m Gabi from Hungary and summer is my favourite season.

The summer holiday starts on 15th June. Hurray!

Read about how I usually spend the summer holiday.

In June I visit grandma and granddad and I stay with them in their

(1) near the woods in a lovely village.

In the mornings I go (2) to the lake

with granddad, then I meet my friends and we

(3) or (4).

Sometimes I help grandma in the kitchen; we

(5) a cake or apple pie.

In July we go to Lake Balaton. It’s usually hot and sunny, and we

spend a lot of time on the (6). My

father and brother love (7), mum

(8) a lot and I

(9), (10)

and of course swim a lot in the lake. We have got a

(11) and in the evenings, when the

weather is windy, we go sailing. It’s great fun! And the lake is

beautiful at (12), there is a ‘golden

bridge’ on the water. After the sailing the children eat

(13) and our parents drink

(14).

Every August I go camping with my friends and our teacher from

school. We sleep in (15) in the

campsite. We always have a great time. We go

(16), climb

(17) and of course play and talk a lot.

In the evenings we make a (18) and

my friend (19). We sing and dance and

enjoy ourselves. We are a bit sad when we have to climb into the

(20) and go to sleep.

What about you? How do you usually spend the summer holiday?

Since ancient times, people are at some distance from each other, were in need of communication or transmission of any messages. Ways to do this at different times there were varied.
The most reliable way for quite some time and were runners postal birds . Also, as a means of communication used by the smoke , fire, specially trained criers . In the XVI century Italian scientist Giovanni della Porta proposed to establish a system of negotiating pipes laid across Italy . However, his idea was not supported and has not been put into practice . In 1837, American inventor Samuel Morse invented the transmitting machine - the electric telegraph and invented a system of codes - telegraph Morse ( Morse code ) .In 1861, German scientist Philip Rice invented a device capable of transmitting sound over a distance on the wire. In fact, this was the first phone . However, discoverer of the phone got amerikanskomuTelefon inventor Alexander Graham Bell Bell patented his telephone February 14, 1876 . Simultaneously with an application for a similar device , another American inventor filed Elish Gray. But since it was filed on 2 hours later , a patent was issued Graham Bell . Later, Gray filed a case against the opponent , but lost it. But despite the inconsistency of this discovery , it marked the beginning of a new era in the field of communications - telephony era .
In 1878, Thomas Edison perfected the telephone by entering the circuit induction coil and the carbon microphone . This has greatly increased the distance between subscribers . In the same year, was commissioned first telephone exchange in a small American city of New Cheyven . In 1887, Russian inventor K.A.Mostsitsky created automatic switch, which foreshadowed the creation of automatic telephone exchanges .
By the way the first audio message transmitted by telephone Bell was: "Mr. Watson, come here , I need you . " In Russia, the first telephone conversation took place in 1879

.New Year is considered the most popular holiday in our family. At the beginning of December everybody has a festive mood. In the city the streets and shop windows are decorated with bright and motley garlands. A huge Christmas tree is put at the main square. We begin to prepare for the holiday. We buy Christmas-tree decorations, tinsel and gifts for each other at New Year’s fairs. At the end of December we put artificial Christmas tree and decorate it for the holiday. I help my mother to prepare a festive table on December 31. New Year’s Eve always seems to me magical and unforgettable. At midnight after president’s appearance on television chiming clock begins to strike. We wish each other a happy New Year and make a wish and then exchange gifts. When I was a child I found the gifts under the Christmas tree and I thought that Santa Claus had brought them. Although I’m already adult and I don’t believe that Santa Claus exists, on New Year’s Eve I want to find myself in the dream and to believe in a miracle.
Перевод:
В нашей семье самым любимым праздником считается Новый год. В начале декабря у всех появляется праздничное настроение. В городе украшают улицы и витрины магазинов яркими, разноцветными гирляндами. А на главной площади устанавливают огромную ёлку. Мы начинаем готовиться к празднику. На новогодних ярмарках покупаем друг другу подарки, ёлочные игрушки и мишуру. В конце декабря дома устанавливаем искусственную ёлку и наряжаем её к празднику. 31 декабря я маме приготовить праздничный стол. Новогодняя ночь кажется мне всегда волшебной и незабываемой. В полночь, после выступления президента по телевизору, начинают бить куранты. Мы поздравляем друг друга с новым годом и загадываем желание, а потом обмениваемся подарками. Когда я была маленькая, то подарки находила под ёлкой и думала, что их мне принёс Дед Мороз. И хоть я уже взрослая, и не верю, что существует Дед Мороз, но в новогоднюю ночь хочется оказаться в сказке и поверить в чудо.