Millions of people all over the world spend their holidays travelling. they travel to see other countries and continents, modern cities and the ruins of ancient towns, they travel to enjoy picturesque places, or just for a change of scene. it is always interesting to discover new things, different ways of life, to meet different people, to try different food, to listen to different musical rhythms. those who live in the country like to go to a big city and spend their time visiting museums and art galleries, looking at shop windows and dining at exotic restaurants. city-dwellers usually like a quiet holiday by the sea or in the mountains, with nothing to do but walk and bathe and lie in the sun. most travellers and holiday-makers take a camera with them and take pictures of everything that interests them — the sights of a city, old churches and castles, views of mountains, lakes, valleys, plains, waterfalls, forests, different kinds of trees, flowers and plants, animals and birds. later, perhaps years later, the photos will remind them of the happy time they once had. people travel by train, by plane, by boat, and by car. all ways of travelling have their advantages and disadvantages. and people choose one according to their plans and destinations. if we are fond of travelling, we see and learn a lot of things that we can never see or learn at home, though we may read about them in books and newspapers and see pictures of them on tv. the best way to study geography is to travel, and the best way to get to know and understand people is to meet them in their own homes. по ,но только буквами.

[ˈmɪljənz ɒv ˈpiːpl ɔːl ˈəʊvə ðə wɜːld spɛnd ðeə ˈhɒlədeɪz ˈtrævlɪŋ].

[ðeɪ ˈtrævl tuː   siː ˈʌðə ˈkʌntriz ænd ˈkɒntɪnənts, ˈmɒdən ˈsɪtiz ænd ðə rʊɪnz ɒv ˈeɪnʃ(ə)nt taʊnz, ðeɪ ˈtrævl   tuː   ɪnˈʤɔɪ   ˌpɪkʧəˈrɛsk   ˈpleɪsɪz, ɔː ʤʌst fɔːr ə ʧeɪnʤ ɒv siːn.]

[ ɪt ɪz ˈɔːlweɪz ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ tuː dɪsˈkʌvə njuː θɪŋz, ˈdɪfrənt weɪz ɒv laɪf, tuː miːt ˈdɪfrənt ˈpiːpl, tuː traɪ ˈdɪfrənt fuːd, tuː ˈlɪsn   tuː ˈdɪfrənt ˈmjuːzɪkəl ˈrɪðəmz.]

[ðəʊz   huː   lɪv ɪn ðə ˈkʌntri laɪk tuː gəʊ tuː ə bɪg ˈsɪti ænd spɛnd ðeə taɪm ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ mju(ː)ˈzɪəmz ænd ɑːt ˈgæləriz, ˈlʊkɪŋ æt ʃɒp ˈwɪndəʊz ænd ˈdaɪnɪŋ æt ɪgˈzɒtɪk ˈrɛstrɒnts.]

[ ˈsɪti-ˈdwɛləz ˈjuːʒʊəli laɪk ə ˈkwaɪət ˈhɒlədeɪ baɪ ðə siː ɔːr ɪn ðə ˈmaʊntɪnz, wɪð ˈnʌθɪŋ tuː duː bʌt wɔːk ænd beɪð ænd laɪ ɪn ðə sʌn.]

[ məʊst ˈtræv(ə)ləz ænd ˈhɒlədɪˌmeɪkəz teɪk ə ˈkæmərə wɪð ðɛm ænd teɪk ˈpɪkʧəz ɒv ˈɛvrɪθɪŋ ðæt ˈɪntrɪsts ðɛm — ðə saɪts ɒv ə ˈsɪti, əʊld ˈʧɜːʧɪz ænd ˈkɑːslz, vjuːz ɒv ˈmaʊntɪnz, leɪks, ˈvæliz, pleɪnz, ˈwɔːtəfɔːlz, ˈfɒrɪsts, ˈdɪfrənt kaɪndz ɒv triːz, ˈflaʊəz ænd plɑːnts, ˈænɪməlz ænd bɜːdz.]

[ ˈleɪtə, pəˈhæps jɪəz ˈleɪtə, ðə ˈfəʊtəʊz wɪl ˈrɪmaɪnd ðɛm ɒv ðə ˈhæpi taɪm ðeɪ wʌns hæd.]

[ ˈpiːpl ˈtrævl baɪ   treɪn,   baɪ   pleɪn, baɪ bəʊt, ænd baɪ kɑː. ɔːl weɪz ɒv ˈtrævlɪŋ hæv ðeər ədˈvɑːntɪʤɪz ænd ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪʤɪz.]

[ ænd   ˈpiːpl   ʧuːz   wʌn   əˈkɔːdɪŋ   tuː ðeə   plænz   ænd   ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃənz. ]

[ ɪf   wiː   ɑː   fɒnd ɒv ˈtrævlɪŋ,   wiː siː ænd   lɜːn ə lɒt ɒv θɪŋz ðæt   wiː kæn   ˈnɛvə   siː ɔː lɜːn   æt həʊm, ðəʊ   wiː   meɪ   riːd   əˈbaʊt   ðɛm   ɪn bʊks ænd ˈnjuːzˌpeɪpəz ænd siː   ˈpɪkʧəz ɒv ðɛm ɒn ˌtiːˈviː].

[ðə bɛst weɪ tuː ˈstʌdi   ʤɪˈɒgrəfi   ɪz   tuː   ˈtrævl,   ænd   ðə bɛst weɪ tuː gɛt tuː nəʊ ænd ˌʌndəˈstænd ˈpiːpl ɪz tuː miːt ðɛm ɪn ðeər əʊn həʊmz.]