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On the Move.

       The Smiths have decided to visit their uncle Tom. They have not seen him for a long time. This year uncle Tom is celebrating his fiftieth birthday. That's why the Smith family want to visit him. He lives in Brighton. It is a nice town on the sea. The English enjoy visiting Brighton. But it is 100 km from London where the Smiths live. They have their summer holidays so they can go to Brighton all together. Now they are discussing how they can get there.

       «I think we can go there by train», says Mr. Smith. « It’s not expensive; we can spend some good time in the dining car¹»

       But his wife Mary doesn’t like to travel by train because it is hot in a carriage² in summer. «I prefer to travel by plane. It is the fastest way of travelling. We can read or sleep during the journey», she says.

        «But it is very expensive to travel by plane», says their daughter Alice. «Besides, I am afraid to fly by planes. Some people say that it is very dangerous. Let’s go to Brighton by ship. It’s so romantic», says Alice.

         But her grandfather doesn’t like this idea. «We’ll go to Brighton by car. We’ll never miss³ our train and we can stop wherever we want. It’ll be a cheap and comfortable journey», he said.

 a dining car – вагон-ресторан

a carriage – вагон

to miss – спізнитися, пропустити