3 Read the Reading Strategy. For questions 1–4, choose the correct option (a–d).

Решение:

Прочитаем тексты о Саме и Харриет и ответим на вопросы, используя стратегию работы с текстом.

1. When Sam's brother was twelve, he and his cousin

• c went camping near the River Thames. (В тексте сказано: "I remember my poor brother went on a canoeing trip on the River Thames with a cousin when they were both just twelve years old. They had a miserable time...")

2. On Sam's first holiday without his parents, he

• b had to hitch-hike across some mountains. (В тексте сказано: "'You're going to hitch-hike to the Lake District with a tent and a backpack; you're going to camp, up in the mountains, for a week; and then - if you're still alive - you're going to hitch-hike back again.'")

3. Harriet

• d had a miserable time from the start of the holiday. (В тексте сказано: "The first two days were fine. But at the end of the second day, we lost our way. It was pouring with rain and it was getting dark.")

4. The holiday taught Harriet

• b never to go backpacking in Britain. (В тексте сказано: "I've learned why no one goes backpacking in Britain in March - it rains non-stop and the fields are covered in deep mud. I've never had such a miserable time!")

Ответ: 1-c, 2-b, 3-d, 4-b.