"Spring Holidays": отработка навыка поискового чтения с последующим обсуждением прочитанного

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We all look forward for school holidays during the academic year. There are four major school breaks, in winter, spring, summer and autumn. The longest holidays are in summer, as they last for three months. Winter holidays last for almost two weeks. Spring and autumn holidays last for only a week. It’s not a long term, but I always enjoy my holidays and try to spend them cheerfully. These spring holidays were full of positive emotions. At first, my parents wanted to travel somewhere hot and to take me with them, but then they changed their mind. My uncle, who lives in Novokuznetsk, invited us to his place and my parents gladly agreed. It was a long way from Moscow, but after all we didn’t regret. To save time, my dad offered to go there by plane. The flight was about four hours. The same day we arrived my uncle showed us around. I should say that the city is rather beautiful. We saw the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral and Suvorov monument. When we came back, my uncle’s wife, aunt Zoya, has prepared delicious dinner for us, consisting of rice pilaf. For the dessert we had some sweet pies with tea. Spending time in Novokuznetsk, I learnt that many prominent people have lived and worked in this city. For example, a famous poet Bardin, a Siberian explorer Spassky, a singer and actress Elena Kamburova, a Soviet football player Zinchenko. I was happy to hear that Novokuznetsk has its own hockey team and one of the best rugby leagues in Russia. I wish we had more time to stay there, at least one more week, but soon we had to go back home. My spring holidays were over and on Monday the school started.

Выпишите из текста предложения:

а. Четыре раза у школьников в году проходят каникулы: зимой, весной, летом и осенью.

b. Летние и осенние длятся всего неделю.

c. Это был длинный путь из Москвы, но в итоге мы не пожалели.

d. Полет занял 4 часа.

e. Проводя время в Новокузнецке, я узнал, что многие знаменитые люди жили и работали в этом городе.

f. Мои весенние каникулы подошли к концу, и в подельник началась учеба.

True or False?

a. The author had fun during spring holidays.

b. His family decided to travel and to visit their relative.

c. The way to Novokuznetsk was very long and boring.

d. This city is rather small, and there are not very many places to visit.

e. The author learnt many new information about this city.

Ответьте на вопросы:

Do you like spring holidays? Why?

What do children usually do during their spring holidays?

Do people often travel in spring? Why?

What did you do during your last spring holidays?