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Translate the following sentences.

1.We visited lots of famous towns on our American trip last year.

2.Before the invention of the aero plane, the voyage from Britain to America could take weeks, even months sometimes.

3.Do you want to come for a run in my new car on Sunday?

4.The first thing I did when I got to London was to go on a sightseeing tour.

5.In my opinion, the best way to travel is by air.

6.Last summer I stayed in Brighton and one day our group went on a very interesting excursion to Blenheim Palace, the home of the late Winston Churchill.

7.My uncle is going on an expedition next year to try to discover the lost city of Atlantis.

8.The secret of our success is the train, which is so much more comfortable and less tiring than a motor coach for a long journey.

9.How long does the train journey from London to Edinburgh take?

10.Last year my mother went on a Mediterranean cruise and was seasick practically the whole time.

11.One of the main advantages of going on a package tour, apart from the price, is the fact that you don't have to spend weeks beforehand planning routes, finding hotels, buying air tickets, etc. It's all done for you.12.This unique itinerary includes the best that both Australia and New Zealand can offer.

13.We went on a day's outing to the zoo in Copenhagen and the whole family loved it.

14.Enjoy the guided tour of the city.

15.On arrival in Paris enjoy a fully guided panoramic tour of the city seeing Champs-Elysee, Arc deTriomphe, the Eiffel Tower and much more.

16.Leave Waterloo International with your guide aboard a brand new Supertrain for the three hour rail journey to Paris, passing en route through the 31 mile long Channel Tunnel.

17.Britainshrinkers became the first operator to offer fully escorted daytrips to Paris.

18.This small and beautiful medieval city is ideally suited to a one-day visit.

19.Visit Scotland's capital, Edinburgh, in a day!

Translate the following phrases naming options for recreation activities.

• to dream of traveling to exotic destinations worldwide;

• to visit dozens of cities and countries and have action-packed holidays to see extraordinary lands, climates;

• to travel by coach, trains, expedition vehicle, camel, rafts or on foot, to have world cruise sailing from and back to some part in your country;

• to have beach holidays, though beaches are sometimes jammed and often polluted;

• for persons with imagination, spirit of adventure, and love of life – tailor-made or small group itineraries with cultural and wildlife extensions, to experience adventure sports taking risks in a Safari by canoe, white-water rafting, glacier trekking on a high mountain;

• to have recreation and language learning activities – living with a host family, not just learning a language but experiencing a culture.

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Предпочитать экзотические маршруты и активные виды отдыха; путешествовать автобусом; провести отпуск у моря; переполненные морские пляжи; индивидуальные маршруты; дух приключений; дополнительные маршруты с посещением памятников культуры и заповедников дикой природы; рисковать; активные виды отдыха, сопряженные с риском; спуск на плотах; восхождение на ледник; совмещать отдых с языковой практикой; визит по приглашению семьи (по программе обмена иностранными студентами и школьниками); путешествовать автостопом; пеший туризм; подводное плавание; плавание под парусами.

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