What type of holiday suits you best? Do the quiz to find out.
1. How do you feel when you go shopping or sightseeing during your holiday?
A trapped B hot and bothered C excited D bored
2. You're trying to enjoy your holiday but the weather is terrible. What do you do?
A Get out into the countryside. B Stay in and get warm with a cup of tea. C Take your umbrella and do some window shopping. D Pack up and go home.
3. You're staying in an old family friend's house for your summer holiday. How do you thank them?
A Invite them on an adventure weekend. B Invite them to your house for a long weekend. C Invite them for a weekend out on the town. D Invite them to a health spa.
4. A friend suggests a trip to a country you've never visited before. What do you ask him about first?
A the national parks B the beaches C the nightlife
D the best restaurants
5. What's your ideal spring break?
A Walking over the rugged Yorkshire Moors. B Wandering along the beach in Tahiti. C A stopover in New York City. D A luxurious Mediterranean cruise.
Mostly A)'s, you enjoy adventure and wide open spaces. You would be happiest out hiking in rocky mountains, canoeing across deep blue lakes or camping under the stars in the middle of a green forest.
Mostly B)'s, you enjoy gentler pastimes. You would be happiest somewhere where you can relax. A secluded mountain resort or a sandy, palm-fringed beach where you need do nothing but lie back and relax is the perfect spot for you.
Mostly C)'s, you want to be with people. You would be happiest in a bustling city centre where you can fill your days shopping in elegant boutiques and your evenings sampling the non-stop nightlife of the area's trendiest hot spots.
Mostly D)'s, you appreciate comfort and luxury. Glamorous resorts, upscale hotels and first-class cruises were created with you in mind. Your holidays are the time when you want to experience all the finer things in life.
Task 6.
Read the texts and talk about the similarities and differences of these places. Which place would you like to visit? Why?
White Cliffs of Dover
When crossing the English Channel from continental Europe to Dover, England, the first sight you see is the famous White Cliffs of Dover. They are almost 70 million years old and have been in existence since dinosaurs were roaming the earth. Their characteristic white colour is due to the fact that they are made of chalk. They are believed to grow 15 metres every million years and are now around 250 metres high.
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Due to their strategic location they have been used to help defend the coast from invasion throughout England's history. During the time of Napoleon, tunnels were dug into the cliffs so that soldiers could attack the invading French armies. These tunnels were used as recently as World War II. There are many shipwrecks to be found in the bays and along the beaches below the cliffs because the sea is exceptionally rough along this stretch of the coast.
What's more, there is plenty to see and do in the surrounding area. You can visit one of Dover's many spectacular heritage castles or even the Roman fort at nearby Richborough. The White Cliffs themselves are an excellent place for hiking, and offer stunning views of one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. On a clear day, you can even see the French coastline. A visit to England would not be complete without a stopover at this magnificent natural feature.
The Rockies
The Rocky Mountains are the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountain chain extends for more than 4,800 km through the United States and Canada. Visitors to the Rockies enjoy sparkling lakes, snow-capped peaks and other spectacular scenery. The region is also famous for its ski resorts and wild game. Some US and Canadian national parks can be found there. Several rivers such as, the Colorado, the Missouri, the Arkansas and others begin in the Rockies,
Chief ranges of the Rockies include the Southern Rockies, the Middle Rockies, the Northern Rockies, the Canadian Rockies, the Selwyn and Mackenzie mountains and the Brooks Range.
Plant and Animal life: Forests of pines cover the lower slopes of the Southern Rockies. In the higher areas of the Rockies firs, pines and spruces can be found. Mountain goats, elk, bears, deer, mountain lions, squirrels and other animals live in the Rockies.
History: The Rockies were formed over 65 million years ago. The sides of the mountains contain fossils of animals which once lived in the sea as well as rocks that were formed in the hot interior of the earth.
Many Indian tribes used to live there when Europeans first arrived in North America. The first Europeans to reach the Rockies were Spanish explorers, who established a colony near what is now Santa Fe, New Mexico, in 1598.
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The Rockies hampered transportation during the 1800's when explorers and settlers were moving westward. The first railroad route through them was built in the Wyoming Basin in 1868. Today, Interstate Highway 80 runs through the Wyoming Basin.
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