Maria: Hi guys

Boys: Hi Maria

Maria: Long time no see, how is it going?

Tom: Great, thank you

Peter: Pretty well, thanks. And you?

Maria: So so, thanks

Maria: How was your summer vacation, Tom?

Tom: It was so interesting

Maria: Wow, what did you do?

Tom: I went back to the countryside to visit my grandparents and stayed there for two weeks

Peter: Where is your grandparents' house?

Tom: My grandparents' home is in a small village in Vermont, a state in New England

Maria: Well, then tell us what's there and what you did there

Tom: Of course, everyone there is very friendly and they all know each other. It is a pretty quiet
and peaceful place because there aren't many vehicles or factories there. The air is clean and fresh
and the landscapes are breathtaking. What I liked most about that village was that you could enjoy
several sports activities there. I also made some friends there. I played some interesting sports
with them

I tried rock climbing there. It's so cool

Maria: Really? I think it's too dangerous

Tom: No, no, my friend. The feeling of being conquering was great

Peter: What else did you do there?

Tom: On windy days, we went flying a kite. We also went swimming in the afternoon. Floating on
the inflatable mattress was so relaxing. We hiked together to the top of the mountain Camel's
Hump. It has this distinctive peak like the hump of a camel

Maria: That's so amazing

Tom: I visited Ben and Jerry's ice cream factory. That entire place was so cute and creative and as
soon as you walked in, you're enveloped in that oh so amazing ice cream and cookie smell

Peter: Wow, so great. I love it

Tom: I really enjoyed my vacation

Maria: Yes, your trip was awesome

Well, what about you, Peter?

Peter: I went to the beach with my family for summer vacation. I enjoyed that trip very much. It
was extremely wonderful. The climate was great there. During the day, it was sunny and windy. At
night, it was cold. I went surfing when there were big waves in the sea. I also tried windsurfing. It is
a great water sport too. We swam and dived to watch the corals together. Underwater life is
beautiful and magical. We had to wear goggles underwater to protect our eyes. What I liked
most was riding on a jet ski. It's so exciting.

Tom: Oh, that sounds good. And you, Maria?

Maria: I took taekwondo lessons and I spent the time to join the guitar club. I also learned to
swim.

Tom: Taekwondo? What color belt do you have?

Maria: White. I want to get my blue belt soon.

Tom: Great. What about your swimming lessons and guitar club? Was there anything?

Maria: Yes, there was. I had two swimming lessons a week and I went to the guitar club once a
week. On the last vacation, my guitar club organized a camping trip and I joined. We had so
many wonderful adventures. We participated in the archery competition. We learned how to
shoot arrows at the archery targets. Tarzan swings were really exciting. We also jumped on a
trampoline. It was a lot of fun, too. We split into two teams and played tug of war.

Peter: Wow, quite a lot of activities during that trip.

Maria: Yes, because there were quite a lot of people who have joined.