HOLIDAYS
Everybody knows that different nationalities have their own special behaviour and needs when they go on holidays. The Germans use their towels to book the sun-beds by the swimming pool. They like loud music and animating programs ,the Americans are very open and they like making friends wherever they go . The Japanese are reserved and quiet , while the British are almost permanently drunk .Tourists from Russia eat potatoes for breakfast and ,if they are really rich ,they like showing off and drink a lot as well.This stereotypes are challenged by a TV documentary series . Psychologists created a test to show the best and worst sides of travellers. Then , groups of holidaymakers were secretly filmed and their behaviour examined.There are some results of the search:The Germans were the only group to send back a bottle of wine tasting of vinegar , the British didn?t mind when people jumped the queue ,and the Japanese were very shocked when an actor was taking shower in the nude .When the tourists had a free afternoon the British played football even it was raining, the Germans went for a walk, the Japanese hired a car and went sightseeing .The Americans stayed at the hotel playing pool and watching telly.The program makers agreed that the Germans were the most serious, the Russian tourists - the dullest ,the Americans and the British the most easy-going and the Japanese the most fun-loving .
Wyjaśnienia słów:
To get a tan - To become brown after staying on a beach
To sunburn - To burn skin after staying too long on the sun.
Sunstroke - Fever and weakness as the result of staying on the sun too long
To pitch a tent - to put up a tent
To hire - to pay for something and use it for a period of time
To go sightseeing - to go somewhere to visit a country , city or other interesting places
to go touring/to tour - to visit somewhere on a tour
to go for a drive/ride - to go somewhere by car for a short period of time
to go hiking/go hitch-hiking/to hike/to hitch-hike - to travel by asking drivers of passing cars for free rides
to go camping/to camp - to stay on a campsite
to go on an excursion - to have a short journey arranged so that people can visit a place
to trek (trekking) - to make a long , tiring journey especially on food
a flight - travelling by plane
a trip - when you go somewhere , stay there and come back.
A voyage - when you travel by ship( to a place far away)
a cruise - when you travel by ship but stop at several places
a tour - visiting several places following an organized plan.
A travel agency - an agency organizing or selling holidays.
a travel agent - someone who works for a travel agency
a tourist - someone who is travelling
Tourism - Business providing holidays
Self-catering holidays - you organize food on your own
package holidays - all facilities are provided
activity holidays - spending holidays in very active way , organized by travel agency.
Insured - To have an insurance
A holiday resort - A place good for holidays with all holiday facilities
A sun-bed - A bed prepared for sunbathing
An animating program - Program organized by animating staff to entertain their guests
Travellers - people who travel
holidaymakers - people who are on holidays.
A brochure - A book giving information or advertising.
A campsite - a place where you can pitch a tent or park a caravan.
A guest house - Accommodation like in a hotel but cheaper with fewer services
A youth hostel - Cheap accommodation ,mainly for young people sleeping in beds in one room
A holiday camp - A place providing accommodation and other facilities(bars , pools , restaurants etc.)
A time- share apartment - apartment shared during holidays.
A bed and breakfast - A service where the price contains morning meal.
A bungalow - a house for holidays
a twin-bedded room - a pair of beds in a room for two people.
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