Vocabulary
1 Choose the correct item.
1 Lisa rented/hired a lovely house by the sea last summer.
2 Robert went on a business travel/trip to Barcelona.
3 The flight was cancelled/delayed and Amy had to wait an extra hour before boarding.
4 The Karen religion/tribe live in Burma and Thailand.
5 Kevin was late for his meeting because he missed/lost the bus.
6 They were late because of the heavy/long traffic on the roads.
7 Our hotel room was small and polluted/dirty.
8 There were too many people on the crowded/enjoyable beach, so we left.
9 In Thailand, people weave/grow rice in the fields.
10 The train journey/voyage from London to Liverpool was long and boring.
2 Replace the adjectives in bold with their opposites.
• uncomfortable • smooth • tiring • awesome • safe
1 terrible trip
2 dangerous journey
3 cosy cabin
4 relaxing holiday
5 bumpy ride
3 Fill in: stay, get, step, book, rent.
1 Visit the History Museum and …………….. back in time!
2 They always …………….. in a hotel when they go on holiday.
3 I found skiing quite difficult, but it didn’t take Jenny long to …………….. the hang of it.
4 Tony decided to …………….. his plane tickets online.
5 Tomorrow I want to …………….. a bike and go sightseeing in the city.
Grammar
4 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.
1 ………………………… (Lucy/take) her passport with her this morning?
2 I ………………………… (find) the photos last night from our holiday in Ireland.
3 On the cruise last year, we ………………… (stop) for two nights in Athens.
4 Megan ………………………… (travel) to Paris by train last weekend.
5 ………………………… (you/buy) anything for your holiday yesterday?
6 I ………………………… (try) some interesting food when I was in Japan.
7 Paul ………………………… (not/visit) the Pyramids when he was in Egypt.
8 They ………………………… (go) to Morocco a month ago.
9 Jake ………………………… (see) his American cousins two years ago.
10 Luke ………………………… (not/stay) with his aunt last summer.
5 Put the words in the correct order.
1 large / Steve / a / uses / brown / suitcase / rectangular
2 Katy / a / red / scooter / has / nice / new
3 drives / a(n) / old / Italian / Anna / big / car
4 long / beach / played / sandy / the children / on / a
5 bought / expensive / Irene / a(n) / bracelet / silver / oval
6 Use used to in the correct form and the words in brackets to complete the sentences.
1 …………………………… you
................................... (stay) with friends when
you went to Scotland on holiday?
2 She ............................... (spend)
every summer by the sea when she was a child.
3 We ............................... (not/go)
camping when we were young.
4 He ................................ (travel)
by bus before he bought a car.
5 ........................ your cousins
................................... (live) in France?
Everyday English
7 Read the dialogues (1-3). Complete the dialogues (1-3) with appropriate responses by circling the appropriate letter (A, B or C).
1 X: What did you do on holiday?
Y: .................................
A I went to Canada.
B I went swimming every day.
C I had a great time!
2 X: ………………………………….
Y: Yes, I’m going on a trip to the coast.
A Are you going out?
B Where are you going?
C How’s it going?
3 X: Our luggage got lost at the airport.
Y: .................................
X: Thanks. Luckily we had travel insurance.
A It was disappointing.
B I’m sorry to hear that.
C Did you have insurance?
Reading
8 Read the information about three resorts (A-C) and the questions (1-4) below. For every question choose the resort it refers to and write the appropriate letter in the box. One of the resorts matches two questions.
RESORTS IN SPAIN
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Which resort is best for someone who |
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1 |
would like to take dancing lessons? |
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2 |
wants to go swimming in the sea in the morning? |
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3 |
likes water sports? |
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4 |
enjoys Spanish food? |
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Listening
9 You are going to hear five short texts twice. For questions 1-5, choose the answer which matches what you have heard by circling the appropriate letter
(A, B or C).
1 How did Julie get to the hotel?
A |
B |
C |
2 What can you get for free this weekend?
A |
B |
C |
3 What was James’ favourite part of his holiday?
A |
B |
C |
4 Where are the people talking?
A |
B |
C |
5 Adam is calling Simon
A to talk about the past. B to apologise to him. C to invite him somewhere.
Writing
10 Write an email to your English-speaking friend, James, telling him about a school trip to a foreign country (50-100 words). In your email:
• mention where you stayed
• describe what you did/bought
• explain what you enjoyed the most
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