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    1800-1950: British holidays were limited to religious holidays or occasional day trips to coastal towns by train. Most workers only had Sundays off. 1950-1970: Camping and caravan holidays grew popular in the 1960s as more people could afford cars. Package holidays to Spain also became available through expanding airlines and tour operators. 1970-present: Second holidays abroad became common as packages continued to offer cheaper deals. Skiing and trips to more exotic locales like Australia were now affordable options for ordinary British workers thanks to growing travel industries.

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    1800-1950: British holidays were limited to religious holidays or occasional day trips to coastal towns by train. Most workers only had Sundays off. 1950-1970: Camping and caravan holidays grew popular in the 1960s as more people could afford cars. Package holidays to Spain also became available through expanding airlines and tour operators. 1970-present: Second holidays abroad became common as packages continued to offer cheaper deals. Skiing and trips to more exotic locales like Australia were now affordable options for ordinary British workers thanks to growing travel industries.

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    Reading Comprehension: A Timeline of British Holiday

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    READING COMPREHENSION: A TIMELINE OF BRITISH HOLIDAY HABITS

    A
    1800-1850
    Ordinary working people only had holidays on ‘holy’ days (Sundays, Christmas,
    Easter)
    B
    1850-1900
    The creation of a national railway system helped ordinary people travel. Most holidays
    were day trips to the British seaside by train.
    C
    1900-1960
    Most Britons started to take a short summer holiday for a week. Camping and
    holidays in caravans became popular in the 60s as people started to buy cars. British
    holiday camps were popular.
    D
    1970
    The airline industry expanded and tour operators started to offer very cheap package
    holidays to Spain or ‘last minute’ cheap fares. Large numbers of UK residents started
    to go abroad for their holidays. The package holiday boom started.
    E
    1980
    Skiing holidays were starting to become popular and the package industry continued
    to expand. British tourists started to prefer a package holiday abroad to an expensive
    British holiday
    F
    1980-1990
    Packages to the USA became much cheaper than trips to British resorts.
    Most ordinary people went abroad.
    G
    1990 - 2007
    A second yearly holiday became possible with more and more cheap packages.
    Holidays to Australia and more exotic locations became cheap enough for many
    ordinary working people.

    READ THE TEXT AND WRITE THE YEAR IN WHICH BRITISH PEOPLE STARTED TO DO
    THESE THINGS.
    Example: They started to use caravans. ___A___

    1.- British people started fly to their destinations.______


    2.- British workers only had holidays at the weekend and on special festivities.______
    3.- British people started to travel to exotic places.______
    4.- Flying to North America was very cheap.______
    5.- People had a second holiday during the year.______
    6.- Going to a ski resort outside Britain was very popular.______
    7.- Travelling to Spain was in fashion.______
    8.- People travelled to the beach for the day.______
    9.- Most British people started to buy vehicles.______
    10.- Many Britons started to travel to different countries for their holidays.______
    KEY:
    1.- D
    2.- A
    3.- G
    4.- F
    5.- G
    6.- E
    7.- D
    8.- B
    9.- C
    10.- D

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