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Seaside holidays in Britain in the past

A Listen and read.
Holidays have changed a lot in the past hundred years.
How do greenhouses work? When people want to go on a seaside holiday,
they travel by car, train, coach, ferry or plane.
They spend all day swimming, sunbathing and doing
water sports. But it didn’t always use to be like that.

efore the invention of the water, they wore bathing
costumes. Women’s costumes
B the train, people didn’t costumes. Women’s costumes
travel much. By the 1840s, looked like dresses. People
there were trains all over changed their clothes in
Britain, so it was easier to bathing machines, and then
visit seaside holiday resorts. horses pulled them near the
People only used to go on day sea, and the people got into
trips, but in 1939, everyone the water.
got a week off work, so they In the past, not many people
could stay for longer. Seaside knew how to swim, so they
holidays became more and just walked in the water. Walks
more popular, and resorts on the beach were popular,
like Blackpool became very too. People also enjoyed boat
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rides, donkey rides, and Punch
rides, donkey rides, and Punch
On the beach, people wore and Judy shows. They also
all their clothes because enjoyed eating fish and chips,
they didn’t want a suntan. ice cream and candyfloss on
When they wanted to get into the beach.

B Read again and complete the column In the past.
Then think about what is different today and
complete the Today column. Punch and Judy show

IN THE PAST TODAY
How many weeks of holiday

Transport to seaside
Clothing on beach
Clothing in sea
Activities on beach
Activities in sea

P RO JE CT
PROJECT

Write a postcard!
Imagine you lived in Britain a hundred
years ago. Write a postcard to a
friend telling him/her about your
seaside holiday.
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