On holiday

[Eva]

Unit 4. On holiday

1.Holiday destinations and activities


1.The Word safari means “long jouney” in Swahili. A safari is a journey, usually a trip by tourists to Africa to observe and photograph animals and other wildlife.
2.The Atlas Mountains are a mountain range across a northern stretch of Africa extending about 2,500 km (1,500 miles) through Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia.
3.Here in Catalunya, The Medas Islands is a good place to go snorkelling.
4.In Tonga you can go snorkelling.
5.We can ride on the bullet train in Japan.
6.Here you are interesting places in Poland: Granite outcrops at Silesian Stones Mountain in southwestern, The Bay of Puck and Bledow Desert.

2.Write questions

1.Where are the Medas Islands? In the north of Catalunya
2.What is the biggest lake on Earth? The Caspian Sea is the largest lake in the world.
3.Where is the biggest lake? It’s in Kazakhstan.
4.And, what’s the second one biggest lake? It’s called Lake Superior and it’s in Canada.

3.Egypt

I have discovered a lot of activities to do in Egypt. Here you are four of these. You can do the Abu Simbel Day trip and you’ll vsit 2 glorious temples, Ramses II and Nefertari, and Shores of Lake Nasser. Another one is the Sphinx. It stands proudly and mysteriously under the shadow of the Great Pyramids. Also you can spend a couple of hours on a guided Desert Quad Biking tour and see for yourself the harshness and beauty of the region. And if you try a new sport you can practise windsurfing in Red Sea.

[Mari]

1.What does the word safari mean?

the word safari means " long journey" in Swahili. Originally from the Arabic سفرة (safra) meaning a journey [1] The verb for "to travel" in Swahili is "kusafiri", the noun for the journey is "safari". These words are used for any type of journey, e.g. by bus from Nairobi to Mombasa. The person generally attributed to having used the word in English is Sir Richard Francis Burton, the famous explorer.[citation needed]

2. Where are the Atlas mountains?

The Atlas Mountains (Arabic: جبال الأطلس‎) are a mountain range across a northern stretch of Africa extending about 2,500 km (1,500 miles) through Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia. The highest peak is Jbel Toubkal, with an elevation of 4,167 metres (13,671 ft) in southwestern Morocco.

3. Where is a good place to go snorkelling?

The northeast coast of Australia


4. What can you do in Tonga?

can you take a whalewatch adventure, Tonga is one of only two places in the world where you can actually swim and snorkel with the magestic Humpback Whales.


5. Where can you ride on the "bullet" train?

The ride on the bullet train (Shinkansen) is more like an airplane without some of the hassles. Cost wise the bullet train is fairly similar to flying within Japan, but with the advantage that your start and end right in the middle of the city.


6. Can you find three interesting places to visit in Poland?

In polish forums

the Web site is in http://en.wikipedia.org