## A Beach

A beach (by John Russell)
Het strand is een perfecte vakantieplaats. John Russel heeft een verhaal geschreven over het strand waar hij als kind vaak kwam.
Je gaat zo het eerste deel van zijn verhaal lezen.
Daarna beantwoord je de volgende vragen.

- Wat is een "gul"?
- Waarom is de schrijver dol op dit stukje strand?
- Waar is het strand?
- Wat is de naam van het dichtsbijzijnde dorpje?
- Hoe lang komt de schrijver hier al?
- Wat ligt er vlakbij het strandje?
- Wat was voor de schrijver een voordeel van de aanwezigheid van de camping?
- Waar bestudeerde de schrijver kleine vissen en andere zeedieren?

Lees nu de tekst en beantwoord de vragen.

A Beach Imagine a beach; a quiet place, with only the noise of the sea and the gulls in the background. There are boats floating near the shore and a few people swimming in the water next to them. It’s a hot day, and there are some people lying on the sand enjoying the sunshine and slowly going brown. There are no shops, no people making noises, no loud music, everything is peaceful. There is just the sea, the sun, and the beach; a little paradise. Where is it? The beach is on the south coast of Scotland, near a little town called Gatehouse of Fleet in the county of Dumfries and Galloway. Twenty-two years ago my family and I found this place for the first time and we have never really left it. Every year in the summer while other people go on holiday to foreign countries and exotic places, we go to our private paradise and relax. There is a little campsite with tents and caravans next to the beach, and this becomes our home for one month every year. Growing up For a child a beach is a wonderful place. Here I found lots of space to run and play on the sand or to swim in the water. Because there was a campsite, there were always lots of other families with children to play with. Another of my favourite activities was climbing on the rocks and cliffs around the beach. Rock pools were very educational places where I used to study the little fish and sea animals. Silence was also important; at school I was always surrounded by people and noise but the beach gave me the chance to be on my own and think, or read, away from anyone else.