Lesson 4
I. Read the text. Answer the questions.
Can you imagine spending your holiday on a campsite with 9,000 other people,
being woken up at 7:30 every morning with “Good morning, campers!” from a
loudspeaker? Sounds awful, doesn’t it? Well, it’s how many British people used to
spend their summer holidays in the 1950’s and 1960’s. Campers stayed not in tents
but in comfortable chalets at different seaside locations around the UK. The
biggest and most popular ones were run by Billy Butlin.
Butlin’s holiday camps were exciting places for all the family. There were all
sorts of activities, including games, talent shows and competitions. Every camp
had its own miniature railway to ride on. There were swimming pools, adventure
playgrounds, and theatre shows to suit people of all ages. There were also
babysitters so parents could go out for the evening. One unusual feature was that
there weren’t any restaurants!
Campers used to eat in large dining halls at set times, and if they didn’t get
there on time, they didn’t get any food! This was one reason why there were
loudspeakers everywhere – to remind people of meal times!
However, times changed, and by the early 1980’s a lot of the camps were
closed. Cheap package holidays abroad gained popularity and holiday camps went
out of fashion. Today, three Butlin’s resorts remain in the UK. These days, guests
stay in spacious apartments and luxury hotels, eat at a wide range of restaurants,
attend concerts, pantomimes and the latest movies, or have fun at water parks and
funfairs. One thing hasn’t changed, though – they still offer inexpensive family
holidays.
1. Where did the British use to go on holiday?
2. What could someone do at Butlin’s camps?
3. Where did the campers eat?
4. Why did holiday camps go out of fashion?
5. Are there any Butlin’s camps today?
6.What can guests do there nowadays?
4. A teacher to a student: Please ... back to your seat. Go
5. There was no bus so we had to ... home. Walk
6. She was born in ... London in 1983. No article
7. There is ... book on the shelf. A
8. There is ... apple in the fridge. An
9. Who is ... the phone? On
10. We arrived here ... train. By
11. Some say that money ... not important. Is
12. Her parents want … to behave well at school. Her
13. During World War II many cities … by the German army. were occupied
14. My neighbour is a lecturer; she ... French at the university. teaches
15. If you stay here a little longer, you … him. will see
16. My younger brother … to bed at ten o’clock yesterday. went
17. Is … Indian Ocean bigger than … Atlantic Ocean? the, the
18. You ... smoke here! must'n
19. The man … answered the phone was really rude. who
20. Hockey … in winter. is played
21. If I had the money, I … that car. would buy
22. My brother … his face every morning. washes
23. You … consult a doctor. should
24. The CD … you gave me for my birthday is my favourite now. which
25. Tomorrow I … my partner at the airport. will meet
26. … Moscow is … capital of … Russia. , the, ---
27. Alex … to Moscow next week. will be sent, is sent (оба варианта приемлемы)
28. She was carefully the map. studying
29. I … really slim, so when I started school I was worried about PE. had never been
30. There are factories where robots and rockets... .are made and repaired
31. What … between 10 and 11 o’clock yesterday morning? were you doing
32. If you … something interesting, go and see Forrest Gump. are looking for
33. The mediator asks questions to understand the problem behind the conflict and helps them find the best solution … both parties. to please
34. It is known that the Pyramids … for the ancient pharaohs of Egypt.
were built
35. Space station … usually sleep in sleeping bags. crew crews (оба варианта приемлемы)
2.What is the train fare from Moscow to Vnukovo?-3. About 400 roubles.
3. Why did you do that: because of me or her?- I did itbecause of her.
4. Who can cook?- I can.
5.you havent visited Oxford,have you?
6.they were dancing very well,wrent they?
7.Did he work yesterday?
8.By 5 oclock yesterday he hd done his homework and at six he watched a film.
9.By two oclock the boy had come home and at two he had dinner.
10.When i rang him up,he had already done his homework .
11.He will have finished this workby two oclock of this morning.
he will visit some European countries the next fall.