The children helped their grandparents with the ani-

mals. They watered granny's flowers in the garden too.

B. In August John and Sally were in York.
They were there with their parents. They
all liked York with its green streets and
old beautiful houses. They stayed1 at a ho- {^WT
tel and liked it very much. The food was
good, the rooms were comfortable, the people
were nice.
The Barkers' holidays were wonderful.

C. In summer the Barkers travelled a lot. In July John and

Sally were in Scotland. They stayed with their grandparents
on the farm. The children travelled to Scotland by train.
The weather was wonderful. It was sunny and very warm.
John and Sally enjoyed the food on the train.

John and Sally think summer is better than autumn. Do you know why?
Continue as in the example.

Example 1: In autumn the weather is rainy. In summer it wasn't

rainy.

1) In autumn it is often cold.

2) In autumn nights are long and dark.
3) In autumn the sky is often grey.
4) In autumn the wind is cold and strong.
5) In autumn trees are red and yellow.
6) In autumn schoolchildren are at school.

to stay [stei] — останавливаться, оставаться

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Listen and read, (34).

A. become [bi'kAm] — становиться

die [dai] — умирать
great-grandparent ^greit'graenpearant] — прадедушка или
прабабушка
grow [дгэи] — расти, выращивать
marry ['mseri] — вступать в брак
B. become (became): to become a nurse, to become friends.
Soon the sky became dark. John's father became a chil-
dren's doctor.
die (dying): to die abroad, to die young. When did his un-
cle die? Sue didn't die, she lived to be 98.
great-grandparent: my great-grandparents. Where were
your great-grandparents born? How old are your great-
grandparents?
grow (grew): to grow up, to grow up in a big city, to grow
up together, to grow vegetables. Where did your mother
grow up? Polly grows beautiful roses in her garden,
marry (married): to marry young, to marry again, to be
married, to get married. Are Jim and Rose married? When
Jane's husband died, she married again.

Read the words. W h a t do they mean?

great-grandfather great-grandchild
great-grandmother great-grandchildren
great-granddaughter great-grandparents
great-grandson

Complete the text with the new words.

are growing, became, died, married, great-grandparents,

daughter

John Barker's parents met when Richard was 26 and Margaret

24. Richard was a young doctor and Margaret was a university
student. They (1) ... good friends. Soon they got (2) ... and
had two children: a son and a (3) ... . John and Sally (4) ...
up in London but they often visit their grandparents who live
on the farm. The children don't have any (5) ..., their great-
grandmother (6) ... two years ago when she was 83.
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