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GRAMMAR

1 Underline the correct word(s).

Example: They live at the hill’s top / top of the hill.

1 The only good stationers / stationer’s closed down last year.

2 She prefers to grow all her own / she own vegetables.

3 The book’s end / end of the book was very disappointing.

4 I can’t stand looking at other people’s / peoples’ holiday photos.

5 It’s the our / our parents’ 30th anniversary this year.

6 Lisa is a very good my friend / friend of mine.

7 We went to Anna’s / Anna house for supper last night.

8 What’s Charles’s / Charle’s surname? Can you remember?

9 Is that your son’s new car / new car’s son?

10 Are you going to Sarah and Mark’s / Sarah’s and Mark’s party?

2 Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous forms of the
verbs in brackets.
Example: I like cheese now, but I hated it when I was a child. (like)

1 I have to go. My flight ________________ right now. (board)

2 Anna ________________ on Thursdays or Fridays. She’s part-time. (not work)

3 Where ________________ for her holiday this year? (she / go)

4 He ________________ a word she says. (not believe)

5 I’m writing an email and Pablo ________________ a rest at the moment. (have)

6 ________________ sightseeing or relaxing on the beach? (you / prefer)

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7 We ________________ at the moment, before it gets too busy. (shop)

8 According to the timetable, the train ________________ at 6 p.m. (arrive)

9 We ________________ to take insect repellent. The mosquitoes are vicious. (need)

10 You don’t look very happy. What ________________ about? (you / think)

VOCABULARY

3 Complete the sentences. Write one word in each gap. They are all related to holidays.
Example: You’ll need your towel to get dry after swimming.

1 Most people book holidays online now. Not many go to a t________ a________.

2 He didn’t use any sunscreen and got badly s________ yesterday.

3 I can’t clean my teeth! I remembered my toothbrush but not the t________.

4 How long does it take you to p________ your bags? It takes me hours.

5 We never go on p________ holidays. We prefer to organize everything ourselves.

4 Complete the sentences with the correct word(s).

Example: We’re going hiking this weekend. Do you want to come along?
going on going doing

1 We had a fantastic holiday in South Africa. We ________ all the main sights.

saw watched looked

2 A Where are you off to?

B I’m going ________. See you later.

shops shopping to the shopping

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3 Many town centres look depressing these days. A lot of shops are ________ down.

opening finishing closing

4 Have you ever ________ windsurfing or waterskiing?

been on been been to

5 It’s typical. Shoe shops nearly always seem to be ________ my size!

out from out to out of

6 At the end of a long hike, it’s a good idea to ________ a massage.

do have take

READING

Read the article about a trip to the Grand Canyon. Five sentences have been
removed. Choose from the sentences A–G the one which fits each gap (1–5). There is
one extra sentence which you do not need to use.

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The view from the top of the Grand Canyon in Arizona is famous all over the world, but if you
go several miles down and look back up, the view’s even more amazing. 0 G The best way
to reach the floor of the canyon is by raft, or small rubber boat. And that’s exactly what my
friend and I did last year.

Our six-day adventure began with a lesson in packing our bags. When you book a rafting
trip, you’re sent a list of the things to take with you. 1 It’s a very, very short list! If it doesn’t
float, or might harm the environment in the canyon, then it’s not going with you.

All our normal kit went back into our suitcases to be delivered to the end point of the trip in
six days’ time. If we ever got there, that is. By the time our talk on safety began, half of the
group was nervous about the trip. 2 We were about to meet our guides, pull on our life-
jackets, and get into our rafts. We’d only just discovered that on a scale of one to ten, when
one is flat and easy, several of the rapids – parts of the river which were difficult to travel
through – ahead of us were perfect tens. We also learned that once we set off, there was no
going back.

Still, we strapped ourselves into the rafts and started to paddle. And that’s when it all started
to go right. A lot of good feeling came from our seven-strong team of guides and raft leaders.
We had the perfect mix, from fresh young university graduates to river tour guides with forty
years’ experience. 3 At first, this mainly involved them yelling: ‘Pull! Pull! Left! Left! Now
right! I said right!’ at us all. But when we finally got it right, they took advantage of the

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occasional strange silence to tell us about the area. We learned lots about the canyon’s
history, its plant and animal life, and even some old stories from the past.

As the days passed, and we went deeper and deeper into the canyon, the atmosphere
became more and more mysterious. 4 Nights were just as special because we slept
under the stars. After all, there were no campsites on the canyon floor. Our beds might have
been basic, but our meals were anything but that. The guides used the ingredients they’d
carried in boxes on the rafts to cook some delicious meals, with pancakes for breakfast and
steaks for dinner.

There wasn’t a lot of privacy and it’s not the best holiday for people who like a daily shower
and a clean pair of socks every morning. 5 We didn’t just look at the Grand Canyon as it
towered ever higher above us. We felt it. For six glorious days, we lived in it. The only bad
thing was that on the very last day we had a pretty difficult climb getting out of it!

A The rest of us were terrified.

B It was worth it so that we could talk about the view from below.
C From the start they never stopped talking, but we didn’t mind that.
D At times, it felt almost magical.
E And if you’re looking for the second page, there isn’t one.
F But it’s ideal if you want to see sights that very few others get to see.
G Getting all the way down there is, in fact, a holiday in itself.

Write your answers here:

1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______

WRITING

Write an email to a friend telling him / her about a holiday you have just had (140–
180 words). Include the following information:
• say where you went on your holiday
• describe what you did on the holiday
• explain if you enjoyed your holiday or not and why

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1 Make questions and ask your partner.

1 / you shop online? Why / Why not?
2 What / the most expensive thing you / ever / buy?
3 Where / you / go / next holiday?
4 Who / you usually go / holiday with?
5 / you prefer / go abroad / stay in your country / holidays? Why?
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2 Say if you agree or disagree. Give reasons.

‘You can’t have a good holiday if the weather is bad.’
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