Диалог на тему «Каникулы»

Esther: Hi Alex. I’m glad to see you. How are you?   

Alex: Hi, Esther. I’m fine, thank you! It’s good to see you too on the first day of new school year.

Esther: I’m glad to be at school again. I’ve started missing it.      

Alex: How was your summer? Did you go anywhere during the holidays?     

Esther: It was great as usual. I like such long holidays. However, when you stay at home for too long, you start missing the school, the lessons, your classmates. And, I did go to the beach for a week.

Alex: I agree. I was also a bit bored to stay at home for almost three months. Fortunately, we travelled at some point.

Esther: Where did you go?    

Alex: We went to Spain for a week. My uncle lives there with his family. He was happy to see us. Later, we went to the countryside to visit my grandparents. I stayed there for two weeks. The rest of the holiday I spent at home.   

Esther: I see. Sounds like a good holiday.

Alex: How about you? You said you were at the beach. Where did you go?   

Esther: We went to Hawaii this summer. I should say the beach there was fantastic. White sand and beautiful sea — that’s all you need for a good beach vacation. We played beach volleyball there, sunbathed and swam in the sea, of course.

Alex: Sounds like a dream holiday. Did you see any sights there?

Esther: The best sight of Hawaii is definitely the sea. But we did go to the Volcanoes National Park, which is situated on the island. That was an interesting adventure.        

Alex: What’s so interesting about this park?    

Esther: It is the home of the world’s most active volcanoes. Can you imagine?        

Alex: Wow! It’s amazing! I’d like to go there sometimes too.       

Esther: How about Spain? Did you visit any interesting sights there?   

Alex: Yes, we did. My uncle lives not far from Barcelona, so we went to see the Picasso Museum.

Esther: What did you think of it?   

Alex: I liked it. However, it is an extraordinary place. His paintings and sculptures seemed a bit weird to me.  

Esther: I know what you mean. I saw some of his works on the Internet and I also thought they were a bit strange. Any other places that you visited during the holiday?

Alex: To be honest, not many. Most of the time I played with my cousins at their backyard. Oh, wait, I remembered. We also went to see this outstanding building in Barcelona, which was built by one famous architect. I forgot the name of it.   

Esther: Do you mean la Sagrada Familia?         

Alex: Yes, exactly that building.     

Esther: Its architect was Antonio Gaudi. 

Alex: That’s right. You have a good memory for such things.      

Esther: I simply like art and architecture, especially Spanish sights. I would like to go there sometimes too. I’ll ask my parents if we can go to Spain for the next holidays.       

Alex: Good idea! I’m sure, you’ll like it.  

Esther: Well, now Alex it’s time to go to the first lesson. Let’s hope it’s going to be either Geography or History of art.

Alex: Thumbs up!