1.a. Read the following text, identify its main ideas and write them on your answer sheet.
Many English people now go abroad for their holidays in search of better weather (1). However,
others continue to go to the traditional English seaside resorts. By far the biggest of these resorts
is Blackpool, which still welcomes some six million visitors every year.
At the beginning of the 19th century, Blackpool was a little-known fishing village on the northwest
coast of England. Its visitors began to demand organized entertainment (2) and Blackpool
was quick to oblige. Theaters and dance halls were quickly provided. The most striking building
was Blackpool Tower built in imitation of the Eiffel.
Along a large part of the seafront is the so-called Golden Mile, a lively area of hot-dog stands,
amusement arcades and fortune tellers. At the southern end of the seafront (3) stands the vast
Pleasure Beach, full of exciting rides and more amusement arcades. The Pleasure Beach, which
has more visitors every year than any other tourist attraction in Britain, has provided Blackpool with
a second tower (4) which an observation car ascends to give a panoramic view of the coastline.
One of the principal attractions of Blackpool is the trams which run along the seafront. For many
years these were the only commercial trams still operating in Britain. However, in recent years (5)
several cities have re-introduced trams on to their streets.
Blackpool has the longest holiday season of any seaside town in Britain. Whilst summer is, no
doubt, the busiest time of year, conferences and exhibitions take place in spring and autumn.
(About Britain, Oxford University Press)
b. Read the text again and write the questions to which the underlined words are the
answers.
Pentru ca nu se vede sublinerea voi scrie aici cuvintele:
in search of better weather
organized entertainment
At the southern end of the seafront
with a second tower
in recent years

c. In your own words, explain why Blackpool is considered an inviting seaside resort.
(50 words)