TRAVELLING In 1956 a young sailor at sea was very far from his family and friends for the first time in his life. He missed all of them and dreamt about a nice girl. One day the young sailor wrote a note. He asked any nice girl who found it to write a letter to him. Then the young sailor put the note into a bottle. Then he sealed the bottle and threw it into the sea.
Later a farmer in Italy who lived by the sea, saw the sailor’s bottle and picked it up. He gave the note to his daughter who was really nice. The girl was very surprised but she decided to write a letter to the sailor.
Some more letters travelled to Italy and back. Soon the young sailor visited Italy. He met the nice girl and fell in love with her. Nobody could believe in the happy end of that story. But sometimes dreams come true. In 1958 the young sailor married the nice girl.
LISTENING COMPREHENSION VARIANT 47 1. Listen to the text and decide if the statements are true or false. 1. A young sailor was far from his family.
2. He was very happy without his family.
3. He dreamt about a good food.
4. He wrote a book.
5. The sailor put the note into a bottle.
6. A doctor saw the sailor s bottle.
7. The girl decided to write a letter to the sailor.
8. Soon the young sailor visited the England.
9. He met the girl and became angry.
10. The young sailor married the nice girl.