VII. Make your own advertisement of holidays at the seaside looking at the picture.

VIII. Insert the article where necessary.

Three men came to... New York for... holiday. They came to... very large hotel and took... room there. Their room was on... forty-fifth floor. In...evening... friends went to... theatre and came back to... hotel very late.

«I am very sorry», said... clerk of... hotel, «but... lifts do not work tonight. If you don't want to walk up to your room, we shall make... beds for you in... hall». «No, по», said one of... friends, «по, thank you. We don't want to sleep in... hall. We shall walk up to our room».

Then he turned to his friends and said: «It is not easy to walk up to... forty-fifth floor, but we shall make it easier. On... way to... room I shall tell you some jokes; then you, Andy, will sing us some songs; then you, Peter, will tell us some interesting stories. So they began walking up to their room. Tom told them many jokes; Andy sang some songs.

At last they came to... thirty sixth floor. They were tired and decided to have... rest. «Well», said Tom, «now it is your turn, Peter. After all... jokes, I would like to hear... sad story. Tell us... long and interesting story with... sad end. «... story which I am going to tell you», — said Peter, «is sad enough. We left... key to our room in... hall».

IX. Translate from Russian into English using your active vocabulary.

a) 1. Как ты собираешься провести каникулы? – Я собираюсь провести свои каникулы на турбазе в Горном Алтае. 3. Каждое лето мы ездим на курорт в Сочи, где мы много загораем и купаемся. 7. Я предпочитаю проводить лето на базе отдыхе, где есть удобные домики, бассейн, танцзал и спортплощадка. 8. К сожалению, я не могу позволить себе поездку за границу. Это дорого. Обычно я езжу за город, где купаюсь, загораю, хожу в лес за грибами и ягодами 9. Мой отец любит путешествовать пешком. Он уходит от шумных дорог, и живет несколько дней в палатке возле озера или реки. Он просыпается рано утром и идет на рыбалку. 10. Каждый год мы с другом ездим на Черное море. Мы добираемся автостопом, ставим палатку и наслаждаемся морем и солнцем.

b) В нашей стране много прекрасных курортов на Балтийском побережье, на Кавказе, в Крыму и других местах. Крым - мое любимое место отдыха. В прошлом году я со своей семьей ездил на машине в Ялту.

Мы провели свой отпуск в доме отдыха на побережье Черного моря. Погода была жаркая и сухая. Каждый день мы ходили купаться на море, загорали на пляже, а вечером ходили в кино. Мы были довольны своим отпуском.

X. Put the verbs the brackets on the necessary tense.

Dear Samantha,

I _______________ (to write) to you from Miami. We _______________ (to be) here for ten days and we_______________ (to like) it very much. We ______________ (to stay) at a wonderful hotel by the beach.

We _______________ (already/ to visit) a lot of interesting places. Yesterday we _____________ (to go) to Disneyworld! We _______________ (to have) a great time and we _____________ (to buy) a lot of souvenirs for everyone at home. Mum and Dad ____________ (to take) us to the Epcot Centre tomorrow. It’s an amusement park and it’s got lots of spaceships.

We ____________ (usually/ to spend) the mornings on the beach. The sea _________

(to be) warm and clear. Dad ____________ (to try) to windsurf for the first time yesterday, but he _____________ (not/have) a good time because he _____________ (to keep) falling into the water!

That’s all our news. I ______________ (to hope) you’re well. See you soon.

Love, Mary.