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HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER HOLIDAYS topics for elementary school.
These topics are suitable for 2nd grade, 3rd grade and 4th grade. They are not complicated and are given with a translation into Russian.
Holidays in the country.
Summer is my favorite time of the year. Summer holidays are the longest. This year I spent my summer holidays in the country. Most of the time I walked, cycled, spent time with my friends. When the weather was hot, we went to the river. In the evenings, I helped my mother water the beds in the garden. I liked my summer holidays very much.
TRANSLATION: Holidays in the countryside.
Summer is my favorite season. Summer holidays are the longest. This year I spent summer holidays in the village. Most of the time I walked, rode a bike, spent time with friends. When the weather was hot, we went to the river. In the evenings, I helped my mother water the beds in the garden. I really enjoyed my summer holidays.
Holidays by the sea.
This year I spent most of the summer holidays in the city. At weekends, I went to the country with my family. In July, we went to the Black Sea. I liked the sea very much. I swam and sunbathed. I even saw dolphins. I had a lot of fun. I took many photos and made new friends.
TRANSLATION: Rest by the sea.
This year I spent most of my summer holidays in the city. On weekends, the whole family went to the village. In July we went to the Black Sea. I really liked the sea. I swam and sunbathed. I even saw dolphins. I had a lot of fun. I took a lot of photos and made new friends.
Holidays in summer camp.
I spent this summer holidays in the summer camp "Star". The camp is not far from the Volga River. It was very interesting in the camp. We swam there, played soccer and other games, watched concerts, and went to the discos in the evenings. We also went on excursions and visited many interesting places – museums, art galleries, theaters. I made many new friends. I really enjoyed the camp.
TRANSLATION: Holidays at the summer camp.
I spent these holidays at the Zvezda summer camp. The camp is located near the Volga. The camp was very interesting. We swam, played football and other games, watched concerts and went to discos in the evenings. We also went on excursions and visited many interesting places museums, art galleries, theatres. I made many new friends. I really enjoyed the camp.
Topic HOW I SPENT THE SUMMER for high school.
The following topics are suitable for grades 5-8.
How I spent my summer vacation.
My summer vacations this year were interesting and memorable. Every day was filled with events.
In June, together with classmates, we went to a camp. I liked the camp very much. We played sports games, competed in various sports, took part in various competitions. In the evenings, we went to the disco. I enjoyed discos as I like music and dancing. I made a lot of new friends and got to know my classmates better than at school.
When I returned home after the camp, together with my parents we went to the Crimea to have a rest by the sea. We stayed in a nice hotel in Feodosia. I really liked the stony beaches, blue sea, and numerous excursions. Mom and Dad allowed me to scuba dive and I saw the life of the seabed. I also visited the water park, made trips on a motor ship, and rode horses. My rest by the sea was unforgettable.
In August, I went to the country to visit my grandparents. I have many friends in the village where my grandparents live and we spent time together. We went swimming and fishing.
My summer holidays fly surprisingly fast. Now the school year has just begun, but I "m already waiting for new vacations, new impressions and new friends.
TRANSLATION: How I spent my summer holidays.
My summer holidays this year were interesting and memorable. Every day was filled with events.
In June, together with classmates, we went to the camp. I really enjoyed the camp. We played sports games, competed, took part in various competitions. In the evenings we went to the disco. I liked discos because I love music and dancing. I made many new friends and got to know my classmates better than before at school.
When I returned home after visiting the camp, together with my parents we went to the Crimea to relax by the sea. We stayed in a good hotel in Feodosia. I really liked rocky beaches, blue sea and numerous excursions. Mom and Dad let me go snorkeling and I saw life on the seabed. I also visited the water park, took a boat trip and rode horses. My vacation by the sea was unforgettable.
In August, I went to the village to visit my grandparents. I have many friends in the village and we spent time together. We swam and fished.
My summer vacation flew by surprisingly quickly. Academic year just started, but I'm already looking forward to new holidays, new experiences and new friends.
My summer holiday - short essay.
I like summer very much. This doesn't mean that I don't like spring, winter or autumn, but the fact that you do not need to get up early to go to school and you needn't do your homework every day makes summer my favorite season.
During my summer holidays, I do everything I like most of all. I play football, spend time with my parents and friends.
Usually, I spend my summer holidays in the country. I like growing fruits and vegetables. My dad always tells me something interesting about plants and nature.
I like to walk in the summer forest with my friends or with my parents. We often go to the river. This year we went fishing with my dad. We got up early, took our fishing rods and went to the nearest lake. We caught a lot of fish. That was amazing.
TRANSLATION: My summer holidays - a short essay.
I like summer. It's not that I don't like spring, winter, or autumn, but the fact that you don't have to get up early to go to school doesn't have to do homework every day, makes summer my favorite season.
During the summer holidays, I do everything that I love most. I play football, spend time with my parents and friends.
I usually spend my summer holidays in the countryside. I like growing fruits and vegetables. My dad always tells me something interesting about plants and nature.
I like walking in the summer forest with friends or parents. We often go to the river. This year my dad and I went fishing. We got up early, took fishing rods and went to the nearest lake. We caught a lot of fish. It was amazing.
Topic HOW I SPENT THE SUMMER for high school.
This is the most difficult of all the proposed topics.
Summer is the most wonderful time for me. I always look forward to summer holidays. Summer is the most beautiful time of the year. The three summer months give us a lot of new impressions.
Summer is the time when I can do everything I like. I like to play football, swim in the river, go to the forest, and travel. This summer I did a lot of sports - I played football in the school stadium almost every day.
During this summer holidays, I walked, bathed and sunbathed much. When it rained, I read books. One of them was Jack London "s "White Fang". I really liked the book. It is about a wolf dog, very devoted and fair, capable of great and sincere affection. Many people today lack these qualities. I would like to have such a four-footed friend.
This summer I also went to the sea, visited my grandmother, and spent the rest of the time at home.
In July, I had a trip to the sea with my family. The weather was nice, so we swam and sunbathe. The water was warm and transparent. We also saw the sights of Anapa and took photos. We also went to the zoo, which left a lot of good impressions. At the entrance, we were offered to buy different treats for the zoo pets. I liked to feed birds and animals from my hands. It was funny to observe the monkeys, toucans, raccoons, and ostriches.
In August, I stayed with my grandmother. I liked it because my grandmother allows me absolutely everything. I read books, went rollerblading and cycling. The last summer days I spent preparing for the first of September.
Summer has ended, but I will never forget my summer holidays. My holidays were excellent.
TRANSLATION:
Summer is the most wonderful time for me. I always look forward to summer holidays. Summer is the most beautiful time of the year. Three summer months give us many new experiences.
Summer is the time when I can do whatever I like. I like to play football, swim, go to the forest and travel. This summer I did a lot of sports - I played football at the school stadium almost every day.
During these summer holidays I walked, swam and sunbathed a lot. When it rained, I read books. One of the books was "White Fang" by Jack London. I really liked this book. The book is about a top, very devoted and fair, capable of great and sincere affection. Today, many people lack such qualities. I would like to have such a friend.
This summer I also went to the sea, visited my grandmother and spent the rest of the time at home.
In July, my family went to the sea. The weather was good, so we swam and sunbathed. The water was warm and clear. We also saw the sights of Anapa and took many photographs. We also went to the zoo where I got mass good impressions. At the entrance, we were offered to buy various treats for the animals of the zoo. I liked to feed the birds and animals from my hands. It was fun to watch monkeys, toucans, raccoons and ostriches.
In August I visited my grandmother. I liked it because my grandmother allows me absolutely everything. I read books, rollerbladed and rode a bike. In the last days of summer, I was preparing for the first of September.
Summer is over, but I will never forget my summer holidays. My holidays were great.
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holidays
What is the best time for schoolchildren? Holidays, of course! Autumn, winter, spring and definitely summer holidays. These are the times when you can forget about homework, school and teachers.
Usually autumn holidays are not very exciting. The weather is getting worse, it's raining and you don't have much opportunity to walk outside for a long time. During autumn holidays my friends and I usually spend time at each other's places playing computer games.
Winter holidays are much more interesting! I like skating and my family usually goes to the skating rink in a nearby park. Sometimes my friends and I go outside the city to the ski lodge. We rent skis and go cross-country skiing in the forest. Just before the New Year"s Day a big fir tree is set in our park. It is decorated with garlands and large toys. Ice hills are also made in the park. I like going to the park with my younger sister and my friends. At New Year"s night my family usually goes outside. My father and I make a fireworks display. My mother always says that it is dangerous, but we all know that she likes our fireworks. We also congratulate everyone who we meet with the New Year and they congratulate us back. I like it that people are so kind during this holiday!
The longest term is behind and spring holidays come. It is getting warm every day, streams are flowing in the streets. It is fun, but you should be careful not to slip on the spring ice and fall in a puddle! I walk with my friends, go to the cinema, ride a bike or roller-skate.
At last summer has come! The books have been taken back to the library, now other children will use them next year. Summer is my favorite season. I can wear only a T-shirt, jeans or shorts and light trainers or flip-flops. I have three months of the rest which I can devote to myself and to my friends. During the first two weeks of summer holidays my family and I go to some resort. We have already been to Turkey and Egypt and this year we are going to Spain. We like sunbathing and swimming in the sea. I wish we could do this all year round!
Then we go back to the city and my sister and I go to our grandparents" country house. It is not worse than holidays at the sea. Our country house is rather far from our city - about two and a half hours by car. But it is worth going there anyway. I take a bike and a games console with me. I meet my friends there. I see some of them every day at school and I don't see others for the whole year, so I have an opportunity to meet them again and catch up. We ride bikes, sunbathe on the river bank, swim in the river and communicate with each other.
I wish holidays were all year round!
PLAN ANSWER. HOLIDAYS
1. Introduction (What is the best time for schoolchildren? Holidays, of course! Autumn, winter, spring and definitely summer holidays. These are the tunes when you can forget about homework, school and teachers.).
2. Talk about school holidays and what they usually do during them (autumn holidays: not very exciting, weather getting worse, my friends and I...; winter holidays: much more interesting; I like...; my family...; New Year's Day; spring holidays: the longest term; it is getting warm; streams; I walk with my friends/go to the cinema/ride a bike/roller-skate, etc.; summer holidays: I can wear...; three months; my family and I...; this year we...; Then...; country house; meet my friends, etc.).
3. Conclusion (I wish holidays were all year round!).
QUESTIONS
1. What are holidays?
2. What school holidays are there in Russia?
3. What are your favorite holidays?
4. When are autumn holidays?
5. What do you usually do during autumn holidays?
6. When are winter holidays?
7. What do you usually do on winter holidays?
8. Do you like winter holidays? Why (not)?
9. Are spring holidays long or short?
10. What can schoolchildren do during spring holidays?
11. What do you usually do?
12. How long are summer holidays?
13. Where do you usually spend your summer holidays?
14. Do you go with your family?
15. Do you prefer to swim in the sea or in a swimming pool?
16. What do you think of spending a holiday in a village?
17. What is better to spend holidays with the family or with friends?
18. Have you ever been camping? if so, where?
19. Do you take any school books to revise?
20. Do you read during your holidays?
21. Do you meet any English-speaking people during your holidays?
22. What do you think about spending your holidays learning languages?
23. What do you think of working during your holidays?
24. What do you think of people who work in summer?
25. How do you feel when your holidays are over?
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
Indoor activities
dance
listen to music
play board games/computer
games games/computer games
read read
study
watch TV
Outdoor activities
birdwatching
(downhill) skiing
(ice) skating
(rock) climbing. rock climbing
(whitewater) rafting river rafting
camping go camping
canoeing rowing
cross-country skiing
hard terrain
diving diving (diving)
figure skating
fishing
gardening
jogging run
karting. karting
make sandcastles
paintballing paintball
picnic picnic
play volleyball/football
rowing rowing
sailing swimming (on a yacht, on a boat)
scuba diving
sightseeing/doing the sights
skateboarding skateboarding
snorkeling snorkeling
snowboarding snowboarding
sunbathing
surf surfing
swim
toboggan sledding
walk
water skiing
windsurfing
zorbing
Nick posted the story of his vacation on the Internet.
1) Were his holidays interesting? Why?
I like to spend my holidays with my family in the countryside. I think the best holidays are in the summer because the weather is warm. I swim in the river and ride my bike a lot.
I read books because I don't have time to read much when I go to school. And I love spending time with my parents, grandparents and friends. My best vacation was last summer. It was wonderful to go by car to the lake and fish there. We had a lot of fun and I caught some really big fish. I was happy. I will never forget holidays and fish. I can't wait to go to the countryside next summer. (Nickname, 10)
2) On the Internet, children answer questions about their holidays. What questions did Nick answer?
1. Where do you like spending holidays?
I like spending my holidays in the village.
2. Who usually goes with you?
My parents usually go with me.
3. When do you like spending holidays? Why?
I like spending holidays in summer because the weather is warm. I swim in the river and ride my bicycle a lot.
4. What do you do on holidays?
I swim in the river and ride my bicycle. I read books.
5. How did you spend your last summer holidays?
I spent my holidays with my family in the village. We went by car to the lake and fished there. We had a lot of fun and I caught a really huge fish. I was happy.
6. What did you enjoy doing?
I enjoyed fishing. I caught a really huge fish. I was happy.
7. What do you think you will do next holidays?
I think I will go to the village next summer.
3) Work in pairs. Ask your partner to talk about his/her best vacation.
Where do you like spending holidays?
Who usually goes with you?
When do you like spending holidays? Why?
What do you do on holidays?
How did you spend your last summer holidays?
What did you enjoy doing?
What do you think you will do next holidays?
What are your best holidays? (Use the questions from exercises 1, 2.)
1. I like spending my holidays in the summer camp near the river.
2. I usually go with my friends.
3. I like spending holidays in the village because I can swim in the river there.
4. I like spending holidays in the forest. I can walk and ride the bicycle there. I like forests because I can find beautiful flowers there.
5. Last summer I was in the summer camp near the forest. We walked in the forest and swam in the river.
6. It was fantastic when we were in the village. First I swam in the river. Then I ate apples. After that I went to the forest.
7. Next holidays I will go to the village. I think I will have a lot of fun. I hope I will be happy.
Write an Internet letter about your best vacation.
I like traveling very much. Last summer my mother and I traveled to Moscow. We traveled by train. We went to summer circle in the tent. We saw funny clowns there. I will never forget the holidays. I can't wait to go to Moscow next summer.
Every season is beautiful in its own way. The change of months is like a new little life, when you can start all over again. Summer is the best time for new opportunities.
Essay My summer holidays
Everyone knows that for all students the best time of the year is summer holidays. First of all, you’re free from school and may forget about textbooks, lessons, homework for all three months. Moreover, you don't have to wake up early every day and have all this annoying routine. So you just have the opportunity to relax and enjoy the perfect summer time.
As for me, my summer is quite typical from year to year. I usually spend June at home. I get up late all the time and try to be outside with my friends as much as possible. I really enjoy cool summer evenings when my friends and I can go for a walk in the park or ride around the city on our bikes. Also, we like rollerblading a lot. If the weather is bad I normally stay at home playing computer games or just surfing the Internet.
Then July I usually spend in the countryside with my grandparents. I have a lot of friends there as well. We often go to the lake for swimming or sunbathing. It's always active time and we have a lot of things to do together.
August is the most interesting month. My parents usually have a vacation at this time so traveling to different countries is the best activity before I go back to school. My parents and I love traveling all over Europe. Thus, we have already visited Italy, Spain, France and Czech Republic. We prefer city holidays with a lot of excursions and sightseeing. But we can also combine it with a beach holiday as we did it in Italy and Spain. It helps to keep the balance between active and peaceful rest.
So, I suppose that summer must be full of rest, going out with friends and obligatory travelling. This year my family is going to Greece and I'm looking forward to having an exciting time there.
Essay on my summer holidays
Everyone knows that the best time of the year for all students is the summer holidays. First of all, you are free from school and forget about textbooks, lessons, homework for all three months. In addition, you do not have to get up early every day and follow the whole boring daily routine. Thus, you have the opportunity to relax and just enjoy the wonderful summer time.
From year to year summer is pretty typical for me. I usually spend June at home. I get up late all the time and try to spend as much time as possible outside with my friends. I really like cool summer evenings, when my friends and I can go for a walk in the park or ride bicycles around the city. We also enjoy rollerblading very much. If the weather is bad, then I stay at home, play computer games or surf the Internet.
Well, I usually spend July outside the city with my grandparents. I have many friends there too. We often go to the lake to swim or sunbathe. We are always very active and we have things to do together.
August is the most interesting month. My parents usually have holidays at this time, so traveling to different countries is a great activity before starting school. My parents and I love to travel around Europe. We have already visited such countries as Italy, Spain, France and the Czech Republic. We prefer city holidays with lots of excursions and sightseeing. But we can also combine it with seaside holidays, as we did in Italy and Spain. This helps to maintain a balance between active and relaxing holidays.
So, I believe that summer should be filled with relaxation, meetings with friends and, of course, travel. This year my family is going to Greece and I am looking forward to having a great time there.
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On this page is english topic on this topic HOLIDAYS
Having a holiday is always great fun in many ways. Firstly, people have a day off from work, secondly it’s a variety and relaxation from everyday routine. Every country has got its own public (national) and religious holidays. In our country there are ten public holidays that are observed nationwide and are official days off.
I love all kinds of holidays but most of all I admire the national traditions connected with them. My best loved holidays are the New Year with a New Year tree, Christmas with plenty of delicious food to eat and Easter with red eggs and an Easter pie. The preparation for these holidays starts long before they come. Thus about a fortnight before the New Year streets are decorated with colorful lights, the shop windows display a wide choice of New Year toys and Christmas gifts. It should be pointed out that unlike Catholic Christmas, Orthodox Christmas comes a week after the New Year and this week in Russia is called Kalyady. During the Christmas week street festivals of all kinds take place.
We are not a religious family and we don’t regularly go to church, but we respect national traditions and my grandmother always dyes eggs red and makes Christmas cakes and Easter pies.
On public holidays like the Independence Day or May Day people stay away from work or school and have a rest. There are two very special holidays in the country: the Eighth of March and the Ninth of May. On the Eighth of March women are traditionally presented with flowers and gifts and words of love and respect are addressed to them. The Ninth of May is both a happy and a sad day. On this day we celebrate our victory over fascism in the Great Patriotic War and at the same time pay tribute to those who gave up their lives for the liberation of our motherland. Deep respect and warm gratitude are shown to war veterans. The day is made special by a military parade in the morning and grand fireworks at night. The look of elderly people proudly wearing numerous orders and medals cannot leave anyone unmoved, I think.
Apart from national holidays there are family holidays like birthdays, weddings and anniversaries. We have a family tradition to celebrate birthdays of each member of the family. On these days we usually have a party. Friends and relatives come with flowers and gifts. A festive dinner is served with plenty of delicious food to eat, which is a famous Slavic tradition, you know. Afterwards the guests either dance or sing, listen to music or just chat. Such parties usually go late into the night and people are unwilling to leave which, frankly speaking, I don't like. But the last celebration of my birthday was different. We had an outing on that day. My friends and I, a group of ten in all, went to the "Youth" hotel. My parents saw how happy I was and agreed that I had become a grown-up person and had the right to go out with my friends. We had barbeques in the forest, stayed for the night, in the hotel and came back home the next day. We enjoyed ourselves greatly.
Indeed, life would be dull and gray without holidays.
I think it's hard to find a person, especially among the young, who doesn't like holidays, as they mean rest and entertainment, when you can forget for a while about the work undone and enjoy yourself. In my view rest and recreation are as important as work.
Like other countries Russia has its own holidays. They are either of a political, social or religious kind. The New Year, the 8th of March and the Victory Day are probably the most popular national holidays in our republic. Among religious holidays that are widely observed in most families are Christmas and Easter.
National holidays are both a public celebration and a personal event in the family. Different people choose different ways of celebrating them. New Year is traditionally a family holiday with a New Year tree, plenty of delicious food, presents and good wishes.
On other holidays people either take part in public entertainments arranged in parks and squares or go to parties at somebody’s place or restaurants. My family are not an exception in our attitude to holidays and we always look forward to them and make all kinds of preparations. We observe most public holidays which are printed in red in the calendar. But the most exciting for me are the New Year, Christmas, Easter and the Women's Day.
At the same time every family has some holidays which are a special event only for them. They are usually anniversaries, birthdays and weddings. I love our family holidays and I think I loved them even more when I was a child. I was thrilled when all the relatives and most of the friends got together, dressed up and smiling, and they brought presents, danced and sang songs. On the eve of the party the house was given a big clean and a lot of delicious food was cooked. The atmosphere of the coming holiday was felt and made me happy and excited. I still look forward to celebrations, though, perhaps, with less enthusiasm.
Our last family holiday was my mother's birthday. We wanted to make it a special day, since it was her 45th birthday Mother was not very happy about her age, so we tried to do our best to cheer her up saying that she was young as ever and even looked ten years younger than her age. We had selected a nice present for her and my sister and granny had done all the cooking. The table was nicely laid up with a candle and cakes on it, the walls of the sitting-room were pinned up with mother's photos when she was a baby, a little girl and a young woman. The party was fantastic. All the guests seemed to enjoy themselves a lot.
The only disadvantage of holidays in my opinion is that they are short or, perhaps, it's one of their attractions. You wouldn't enjoy things that take place every day.
