7.2

Unit 7. Exercise 23.

Read the text and fill in the blanks with the correct forms of the given verbs.

Then listen and check.

Hi Andrew. It is time for school again. How are you? How was your winter holiday?

Hi Joanna. I'm fine. Thank you.

It was a fabulous holiday. It wasn't a winter holiday for me.

Really? Why? Where were you?

We were in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for ten days.

Oh, that's great. Who did you go there with?

My family, of course. You know my father loves football a lot.

There was an important football match. He wanted to watch that match.

Did you watch the match too?

Yes, I did. It was fantastic.

What did you do the other days?

On the first day of the holiday, we wanted to go sightseeing, and we visited many famous places.

It was an excellent tour. The panoramic view of the city was great.

On the second day, we preferred swimming at the Epanema beach.

The sea and the beach were perfect. The other days we tried diving.

My sister and I climbed Pedro Bonita mountain and tried paragliding.

We visited Christ the Redema.

It is a famous touristic monument. There were big gardens on the way.

We picked different kinds of fruit. It was unbelievable. We came back yesterday.

Wow! Where did you stay in Rio de Janeiro?

At a hotel. It was very clean and nice. The weather was very hot and sunny. I am very cold here today.

Yes, you're right. It is very cold here today. It was also cold last week.

Really? What did you do? Where were you on your winter holiday?

We were in the mountains. We visited my grandmother in New Hampshire.

It was very snowy and cold there, but we felt very energetic.

There was a skiing center. We wanted to learn skiing, so we tried it there.

And we liked it a lot. It was great fun.

Great! You were on winter holiday and experienced winter.

Yes, but you were luckier. An amazing summer holiday in wintertime.