EXPANDING YOUR VOCABULARY

LESSON 24

Summer at the seaside! What an ideal holiday!

Most people like to take sea-baths, and now nearly all take sun-baths. They lie in the hot sun until they get as brown as berries, and sometimes they get so burnt that the skin peels off, and then it is very painful. When the skin is blistered, one cannot bear to be touched, even lightly.
The children play under large umbrellas or tents; they amuse themselves with spades and pails, making sand castles, tunnels etc.
Some people like to fish for crabs, with small nets; whilst others try to catch fish, although the fish caught near the beach are usually small.
Swimming is a good exercese, also boating, which develops the muscles.
Copacabana beach on a Sunday evening is usually full of smart people; some bathing, othere doing the "footing" on the promenade, all dressed in the lastest fashions, and greeting one another, as they go up and down.
The avenue is also full of cars; private cars and taxis, tow-seaters and side-cars. The tea-rooms and bars are full of people taking tea, ices, iced drinkis or cocktails.
Copacabana is certainly the Deauville of Brazil. All visitors to Rio find Copacabana wonderful, with its beautiful beaches, extending from Leme to Leblon.

01) What is an ideal holiday?

02) What do most people like to take?

03) What other baths do they take?

04) How do they take sun-baths?

05) Where do the children play?

06) What do people fish for, with small nets?

07) And others?

08) Are the fish caught near the beach large?

09) What is a good exercise?

10) What does rowing develop?

11) How is Copacabana beach on a Sunday evening?

12) How do they pass their time?

13) What is the evenue full of?

14) Are the bars and tea-rooms frequented?

15) Whit what European beach can we copare Copacabana?

01) Do you live near the seaside?

02) Do you take sun-baths?

03) Do you burn easily?

04) Do you take sea-baths

05) Can you swim?

06) Do you find Copacabana beautiful?

07) Have you taken sea-baths anywhere else?

08) Do you like to be sunburnt?

09) Do you do the "footing"?

10) Which do you prefer, the country, or the seaside?

11) Is the sea-bath dangerous at Copacabana?

12) Which is the best post for bathing?

13) How many posts are there?

14) Which is the most frequented?