After my hard and busy school year my summer holidays began. I felt happy when hard and busy school year finished and summer holidays began. I started to plan a lot of wonderful things to do during my summer vocation.
   I was dreaming about visiting far south countries I always wanted to visit. For example, I dreamed to visit, Greece islands or Spanish beaches. But I had to go to the Azov Sea seaside with my parents. The water was very warm there, because the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov isn’t deep. There were different kinds of entertainments there. Best of all I liked water scooters and discos.
   There was nothing to do all day except taking sunbathes and swimming. I was playing with my little sister on the sand and taught her to swim. Later, I returned home and spent some time there going out with my friends, reading, listening to the music, watching TV and playing computer games. After that I went to the sport camp where I spent twenty days with my friends.
   It was very useful experience for us, because we had to get up very early, to train a lot. But it made us stronger and healthier.
   I was very happy to return home and to spend several days in my summer cottage, where I had a rest helping my grandfather to dig the garden, to irrigate plants and to gather fruit and vegetables. I was fishing with my grandfather sometimes and we cooked our fish together.
   Only insects were spoiling my good humor. I was enjoying floating in the boat, swimming and helping my grandparents.
   During my summer holidays I made new friends, read a lot of interesting books, knew many useful things. Now, I feel ready to get back to school.
   I am happy to meet my school friends and teachers.

My summer Vacation

After a difficult school year, my summer holidays began. I was happy when the difficult school year ended and the holidays began. I started planning a lot of great things to do during the summer holidays.
I dreamed of visiting the distant southern countries that I always wanted to visit. For example, I dreamed of going to the islands of Greece or the beaches of Spain. But I had to go to the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov with my parents. The water there was very warm, because the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov is not deep. There are many different entertainments. Most of all I liked water scooters and discos.
   All day I did nothing but sunbathe and swim. I played with my little sister in the sand and taught her to swim. Later I returned home and spent some time there, walking with my friends, reading, listening to music, watching TV and playing computer games. After that I went to a sports camp, where I spent twenty days with my friends.
   It was very useful for us, because we had to get up very early, train a lot. It made us stronger and healthier.
   I was very happy to return home and spend a few days in our country house, where I was relaxing, helping my grandfather dig up a garden, water plants and pick fruits and vegetables. I sometimes fished with my grandfather and we cooked our fish together.
   Only insects spoiled mine good mood. I enjoyed boating, swimming and helping my grandparents.
   During my summer holidays I made new friends, read many interesting books, learned many useful things. Now I feel that I am ready to return to school.
   I am happy to meet my school friends and teachers.

Questions:

1. What was I dreaming about?
   2. What did I like to do best of all at the Sea of \u200b\u200bAzov?
   3. What did I do during my summer holidays?

Vocabulary:

hard - heavy
   busy - busy, fussy
   to feel (past felt, p.p. felt) - feel
   to dream (past dreamt, p.p. dreamt) about - dream about
   beach - beach
   deep - deep, deep
   bush - bush
   entertainment - entertainment
   scooter - Health scooter, pedalo
   to sunbathe - to sunbathe
   to teach (past taught, p.p. taught) - teach, train
   sport camp - sports camp
   useful - useful
   experience
   to get (past got, p.p. got) up - get up
   to return - return
   several - several
   cottage - summer house, cottage, cottage
   to have (past had, p.p. had) a rest - rest
   to dig (past dug, p.p. dug) - dig, dig
   to irrigate - water
   to cook - cook food
   insect - insect
   to spoil - spoil
   humor - humor, mood
   to float - swim, ride a boat
to make (past made, p.p. made) friends - make friends with smb.

The first summer month was boring, because I stayed in the city. However, the next two months turned out to be cool - I spent them in the village with my aunt.

Time in the village flows slower than in a large city. The feeling is that a whole month has passed, whereas in reality it "s only a week.

In the morning I used to help my aunt in the garden. Our house is away from the village, and it was necessary to go to the well for water. The water in it is clean and very cold. I also helped my aunt in the hothouse, but most of the time I spent with friends.

I have good friends in my village. We spent all our free time together. When it was hot we often went to river. We were swimming, laying on the sand and sunbathing, watching the clouds. One day my aunt was very angry with me not for coming to dinner. In fact, I did not want to eat at all, because together with my friend Petka, we baked potatoes in a fire. It was very delicious.

I used to spend summer evenings in a real wooden hut. As a rule, after dinner my aunt’s friend visited her. They were drinking tea, talking, laughing and even singing sometimes. And I was sitting on a large stove, reading books. I also kept a diary, and, like Robinson Crusoe on an uninhabited island, counted the days left before returning to the city.

Sometimes I think that a village is an island isolated from the city, and it’s life is too different. But time flies, summer ends and I have to return to the city. Yet, every time leaving the village, I understand that I will miss it.

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This summer was interesting.

The first summer month was boring because I stayed in the city. But the next two months turned out to be cool - I spent them in the village of my aunt.

Time flows more slowly in a village than in a big city. The feeling is that a whole month has passed, whereas in reality it is just a week.

In the morning, usually, I helped my aunt in the garden. Our house is located far from the village, and we had to go to the well for water. The water in it is clean and very cold. I also helped my aunt in the greenhouse, but I spent most of my time with friends.

I have good friends in the village. We spent all our free time together. When it was hot, we often went to the river. We swam, lay in the sand and sunbathed, watching the clouds. One day my aunt became very angry that I did not come for dinner. Actually, I didn’t want to eat at all, because together with my friend Petka we baked potatoes in a fire. It was very tasty.

I spent summer evenings in a real wooden hut. As a rule, after dinner, friends came to my aunt. They drank tea, talked, laughed and even sang sometimes. And I sat on a large stove and read. I also kept a diary, and, like Robinson Crusoe on a desert island, counted the days remaining before returning to the city.

Sometimes it seems to me that the village is an island isolated from the city, and life there is too different. But time flies, summer ends and I must return to the city. And every time I leave the village, I understand that I will be bored.

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Most people like to leave their places on holidays. Some prefer a quite rest in the country or at their dachas. Others go to the seaside and enjoy swimming and sunbathing on the golden beaches of the South. A lot of people are crazy about traveling and feel great visiting new places, getting more impressions and knowledge about them.

As for me, I prefer going to the country on holidays. Almost every summer I visit my grandparents there. This summer was not an exception. In June I stayed in the country for about a month. There I enjoyed fresh air, pleasant views of the surrounding nature. I helped my grandma and grandpa about home and in the garden. I watered plants and weeded the garden, mowed the long grass.

Besides my grandparents, I have some friends in the country. This summer we went fishing and camping together. It was fun to play ball on the grass! Also we liked lying in the sun and bathing in the river. In the evening we went boating on the lake. We went to the forest and gathered raspberries. It was a real pleasure to stay out of town!

In July I went abroad, namely, to Finland with my parents and a little sister. We were touring by car around the country, so we could see a lot of new places. I had a good time in this country!

In August I stayed in the town reading books, playing football with my friends and preparing for school.
So, I spent my holidays very well and had a good rest!

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Most of us prefer to go somewhere on vacation. Some like a relaxing holiday in the country or in the country. Someone goes to the sea and enjoys swimming and sunbathing on the golden sandy beaches of the south. Many are crazy about traveling and visiting new places. There they get new experiences and learn a lot.

As for me, I prefer to go out of town for the holidays. Almost every summer, I visit my grandparents. And this summer was no exception. All of June I spent outside the city. There I enjoyed the fresh air, pleasant views of nature. I helped my grandparents around the house and in the garden. I watered the plants and weed the weeds in the garden, mowed tall grass.

Outside the city, in addition to grandparents, I have friends. This summer we went fishing and camping together. It was fun to play ball on the grass! We also liked to lie in the sun and swim in the river. In the evening we went boating on the lake. We went to the forest and picked raspberries. It was so nice to spend time outside the city!

In July, I traveled abroad - to Finland - with my parents and younger sister. We got there by car and were able to see many new places. I had a good time in this country!

In August, I stayed in the city, read books, played football with my friends and got ready for school.

I had a great summer vacation and had a good rest!