At last the winter holidays came! I was very happy! I didn't have to get up early in the morning and run to school. I could stay in the bed till midday. But I didn't want to sleep. There were a lot of things to do.
The weather was fine so my friends and I went to the skating- rink almost every day. It was fun!
Then I spent a week in the country where my grandfather and grandmother lived. It was great. I drank milk and eat a lot of tasty food which my granny prepared for me.
I have many friends in this village because I go there every holidays.
We went to the forest to ski, we made snowmen and played snowballs. We even played hockey!
But the winter holidays were over and I returned to the city again. I liked my holidays very much.
! Я был очень счастлив! Я не должен был вставать рано утром и бежать в школу. Я мог оставаться в постели до полудня. Но я не хотел спать. Было так много дел.
Погода была хорошая, так что мои друзья и я ходили на каток почти каждый день. Это было весело!
Затем я провел неделю в деревне, где живут мои дедушка и бабушка . Это было здорово. Я пил молоко и ел много вкусной пищи, которую моя бабушка готовила для меня.
У меня много друзей в этой деревне, потому что я езжу туда каждые каникулы.
Мы ходили в лес кататься на лыжах, мы делали снеговиков и играли в снежки. Мы даже играли в хоккей!
Но зимние каникулы закончились, и я вернулся в город снова. Мне очень понравились мои каникулы.
twenty-two men paid one pound and one shilling to take part. These participants were told to bring
their own rackets and to wear shoes without heels. Balls, however, were provided. In 1884, women
were permitted to play in they own championships. However, play could only begin once the men’s
singles were completed. A female player from the USA called May Sutton became the first
overseas entrant to be crowned champion. She won the tournament in 1905 and went on to win it
again in 1907. May’s entry showed that international players are willing to travel to London to take
part in the championships. The popularity of tennis tournaments took spread far and wide, and
today tournaments take place across the globe. This means professional players must be willing to
travel long distances and thereby dedicate their lives to the game. As one famous player states: ‘For
me playing tennis is not just a career, it’s a way of life.’