Topical vocabulary 1. advertisement реклама
2.imagination воображение
3.to disappoint разочароваться
4.suggestion предложение
5.to wonder интересоваться
6.tent палатка
7.to happen случаться
8.excitement волнение
9.to exclaim восклицать
10.enough достаточно
11.wise мудрый
Ex.1.Find in the text equivalents to the following words and word combinations. Дача; воображение; остановиться в гостинице; разочароваться; договориться об отпуске; интересоваться; морской паром; палатка; случаться; реклама; волнение; стоимость поездки за границу; восклицать; оставаться в одном месте; достаточно; теплоход; мудрый; выдвинуть новую идею; осмотреть палатку; предложение; достать (купить билеты); ьастерская по ремонту машин;
Ex.2.Make up questions to which the following sentences might be the answers.
1.The information brought home by Jillian was about the Smiths’ having bought a holiday cottage in the country.
2. They discussed their summer holiday plans.
3. No, there were too many possibilities opened up.
4. They decided to take the car and to buy a tent.
5. The car started making peculiar noises and Martin couldn’t get tickets for the air ferry.
6.The last two air ferry tickets were bought by Peter.
7.Liz and Peter were going to Italy.
8. They were going to stay away for the first three weeks in August.
Martin and Jillian could spend their holidays in the Smiths’ holiday cottage in the country.
Ex.3. Suggest English equivalents of the Russian words given in brackets. 1. So they sat down (обсудить) it. 2.Jillian thought she would like to go Italy and Martin (предложил) that Spain (может быть) a good idea. 3.Finally, (не решив) where to go, they realized that it would be wise to think (о стоимости ) of going abroad. 4. After (тщательного осмотра) five different tents, (решили) which one would be (самой подходящей) and brought it home.5. Martin found that he couldn’t (достать билеты) for the air ferry during the first week in August. 6. That evening Peter and Liz Smith came round full (волнения) because they were going to Italy .7. Well, the first thing is to (решить) about the car.”
