Reading. КАНИКУЛЫ

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Hello, Pete!

I got your letter yesterday and I’m going to tell you about my last weekend. The weather was sunny and warm on Saturday. So my parents and I went to our new country house. It is far from the city, and we went there in the morning. Our country house is near the forest. It is not very big, but comfortable and nice. There is a small hall, a nice kitchen and a cosy sitting room on the first floor. There is a sofa, two armchairs and a fireplace in the sitting room. There are two bedrooms and a bathroom on the second floor. So, we eat downstairs and sleep upstairs.

The day in the country began with a walk in the forest. We saw a fox there and I fed an elk! We came back at 3 o’clock and had a tasty dinner. In the afternoon I had a short rest and then helped my mother in the garden.

There isn’t a TV-set or a computer in our new country house, but it’s OK. I read a good book in the afternoon. In the evening my father told us funny stories. It was great! We had tea at 9 o’clock and I went to bed at 10. I liked our weekend very much.

What are you going to do this evening? Come to see me. I’ve got many good photos.

Nikita.

cosy -уютный

fireplace- камин

tasty- вкусный

elk-[elk] лось

comfortable - удобный, уютный

I. Read the sentences about what the family did:

a)in the morning;

b)in the afternoon;

c)in the evening;

II.Translate the words and complete the sentences.

1.Nikita went to the country (в прошлые выход­ные).

2.The country house is (далеко от) the city.

3.The house is (удобный) and clean, the rooms are (уютные).

4.There are (два этажа) in the country house.

5.Nikita sat near the (камин) in the sitting room.

6.They had lunch (внизу) and slept (наверху).

7. The family had (обед) in this country house in summer.

III. Read the sentences which are true to the text.

1. Nikita went to the country last month.
2. They stayed in their new country house.
3. There was a kitchen and two bedrooms upstairs.
4. There was a fox in the forest.
5. Nikita fed a bear.
6. The day began with lunch.
7. They made a fire in the forest.
8. The father told funny stories.
9. They worked in the garden.
10. They had a nice time in the country.

IV. Answer the questions.

1. What was the weather like on Saturday?
2. Is the country far from the city?
3. What is there in the sitting room?
4. When did they have dinner?