5. Make up word combinations, translate them and find them in

the text.
unplanned	luck
pine	campers
extraordinary	journal
wildest	wood
populous	week
experienced	areas
nionthly	rain
cooking	countryside
unspoiled	holidays
heavy	equipment
coming	country

6. Match the synonyms. Find them in the text.

stressful	necessary
particularly	especially
unplanned	countryside
edge	strong
doubtful	wonderful
sturdy	hectic
remarkable	beautiful
affable	magazine
village	beforehand
lovely	memorable
essential	border
in advance	questionable
unforgettable	unprepared
journal	polite

7. Make antonyms from the following words using negative pre­fixes: un-, in-, im-, il~, dis-, mis-, поп-.Consult the dictionary if necessary. Translate the pairs. Find the words or their de­rivatives in the text.

Planned, prepared, legal, pleasant, spoiled, clear, affable, easy, pos­sible.

7. Retell the text.

9. Fill in the gaps with suitable words and word combinations from the list below.

I thought it was a shark

Last year I went to a small town for a week's holi­day. I usually take my holidays in June but last I took

it in August.

I didn't take many clothes with me: only a of T-

shirts, a of shorts and my swimming costume. I went to

the coast by . The journey took me about five

I stayed in a small hotel near the . Every morning

before I ran down to the sea and had a quick swim. Af­ter breakfast I went and sunbathing for the whole day.

I love lying in the , so I got a good sun tan.

One day I tried scuba-diving and enjoyed every of

it. The sea was very calm and clean, the view of the

underwater life made an unforgettable impression in me.

On the other day 1 took a and went fishing for the

day. But when I jumped into the to have a swim, a big

crab bit me. It was so and so painful, and I was so fright­ened that I up and shouted for help. I thought it was a

People ran from the beach into the water to .me.

They thought that I was drowning or dead. I got out of

the water. In a very short time a of people surround­ed me. I was pale and felt dizzy. I was so ashamed. I thought it was a shark but it was only a .

But I still have a little on my leg. Want to have a

look?

Year, seaside, splendid, sudden, pair; maybe, sun, crab, boat, scar; to help, to jump, beach, minute, swimming, train, water, shark, crowd, couple, hour, breakfast.

10. Fill in the blanks with prepositions or adverbs.

Carine is a student... Strasbourg University. She studies languages: English, German and Italian. Last summer she went ... Italy to have a good rest and practise the language. She toured Italy ... coach. She saw a lot... interesting places. She ate spaghetti and ravioli... Rome, had a boat trip ... Venice and stood ... the Leaning Tower ... Pisa. Carine took a lot ... photographs. The weather was nice and bright every day. She stayed ... Italy ... two weeks. She sent postcards and e-mails ... all her friends and relatives. She met a lot... interesting people ... Italy and spoke Italian ... them. She also became friends ... students ... the travelling group, and they had a very good time together. It was a wonderful and useful vacation ... Carine.

10. Agree or disagree on the following statements. Give your rea-

sons.

For agreement use: That's an idea. Sounds good. Sounds like a good idea. Yes, I agree with you. Right you are.

For disagreement use: That's not a good idea. I don't think so. I disagree... Of course not. Not for me.

1. Camping is the ideal way of spending a holiday.

2. Going to the seaside is boring. How can you do it every year?!

3. Holidays should be educational. The more you come to know, the better is your holiday.

4. The best way to rest is to fly to a remote island somewhere in the Pacific so nobody could bother you there.

5. Sport is the best rest. So mountain biking or mountain climbing is the right thing.

6. All these resorts are for elders, because can't get good entertain­ment there. That's why young people should rest in the city.