A. Find in the text the phrasal verbs that mean the following:

1. to learn something without difficulty or special study

2. to make someone feel depressed

3. to close something (a factory or organization) temporarily or permanently

4. to manage to survive and have a satisfactory life

5. to use or require a certain amount of time, effort, or space

6. to employ someone

7. to choose something as one’s career

8. to refuse or reject someone / something

9. to reduce something, especially to save money

10. to succeed, to be successful in one’s job

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Easter is one of the most important Christian holidays. The exact date of the holiday changes from year to year but it usually falls on April. Preparation for Easter starts seven weeks before the actual holiday. It’s called the advent of Lent. Many Christian people don’t eat meat and animal products during this period. The week before Easter is quite busy because people start thoroughly preparing for the holiday. The traditions of Easter celebration vary from country to country. For example, in our country the Sunday before Easter is called a Willow Sunday. On this day people bring home some willow branches which have been blessed in church. Thursday before Easter is called Clean Thursday. Traditionally people should bathe before sunrise on this day. Houses and flats should be cleaned too. There is also a Good Friday. It’s the day when women bake Easter bread called “paska” or “paskha”. On Saturday children dye Easter eggs, which are called “pysankas”. In the evening people go to church for the Easter mass, which lasts all night. Sunday is the actual day of Easter. People visit each other on this day and exchange colourful “pysankas”. In English-speaking countries the official symbol of this holiday is Easter bunny. Children are especially fond of this day because they get lots of chocolate and fluffy bunnies as a present.

Dear Mum and Dad, I am all right. I like the camp very much. It is near a beautiful river in a green forest. It has a volleyball ground and a sports ground. We look after the gardens and water the flowers. In the centre of our camp there is a square. This is the place for camp meetings.
We get up at 7 o’clock and do morning exercises. After that we wash and make our beds. After breakfast some go to the forest, others help to pick vegetables.
After dinner we must sleep, but it’s difficult to sleep in the day-time. When the girls begin to speak, the door of our room opens and we hear, “Who isn’t sleeping?” There is no answer, we are all “sleeping”.
After two hours of rest we have a glass of coffee or milk and eat bread or a cake. Then we read or draw, play table games, volleyball or basketball. In bad weather we can read books, write letters, prepare dances and songs for evening parties and do other things. We dance, play games or watch films after supper. Then we go to bed.
Please write if you are coming on Sunday. Bring Borya too. Does he go to the children’s summer playground?
Well, my letter is too long today, but I have very much to tell you.
Love, Lena

Переведем с английского:

Письмо из лагеря
Дорогие мама и папа, у меня все в порядке. Мне очень нравится лагерь. Он возле красивой речки в зеленом лесу. В нем есть волейбольная и спортивная площадки. Мы ухаживаем за садом и поливаем цветы. В центре нашего лагеря есть площадь. Это место для собраний в лагере.
Мы встаем в 7 часов и делаем утреннюю зарядку. После этого мы моемся и застилаем постели. После завтрака некоторые идут в лес, другие же собирать овощи.
После обеда мы должны спать, но это сложно, спать в дневное время. Когда девочки начинают разговаривать, дверь нашей комнаты открывается и мы слышим "Кто не спит?" ответа нет, мы все "спим".
После двух часов отдыха мы получаем стакан кофе или молока и едим хлеб или пирожное. Потом мы читаем или рисуем, играем в настольные игры, волейбол или баскетбол. В плохую погоду мы можем читать книги, писать письма, готовить танцы и песни для вечеринок и заниматься другими вещами. Мы танцуем, играем в игры или смотрим фильмы после ужина. Потом мы идем спать.
напишите, если вы приезжаете в воскресенье. Возьмите Борю тоже. Он ходит на летнюю детскую площадку?
Ну, мое письмо очень длинное сегодня, но у меня есть очень много чего сказать вам.
Целую, Лина.

Прям райский курорт, а не пионерский лагерь. И почему это все не нравилось во время существования данных лагерей...