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1. Listen and read the story.
| FAMILY TRIPS
Do you like going on day trips? My family does. We go on a lot of trips every year! And we usually have a good time. It's really great even if the day isn't always as good as we planned.
Everything starts with Mum. She plans the trips, because she is always very organized. The night before the trip she packs the car with clothes, umbrellas, maps and, of course, with suntan lotion. Then, on the day of the trip, she makes everybody get up very early. "We must avoid1 the traffic," she usually says. It seems other people think the same because we usually stay in a traffic jam2 among thousands of other cars.
I remember one trip we had to the seaside a few years ago. We left the house at 4:30 a.m.! But, you know what?! I think you guessed that we had to queue for hours on the motorway... Well, we didn't get to the beach until lunchtime! Since then things got worse. It was really very hot on the beach and my Dad went to sleep. He got sunburned, of course. Besides, I was stung by a jellyfish3 while swimming. The whole day seemed a complete disaster after the car had broken down on the way home.
Those trips to the seaside are not the only trips that my Mum and Dad go on. The day trip to London that took place last year is unforgettable as well. That day started well, indeed. We all went to Madame Tussaud's and watched the wax" models of famous people.
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