Travel Guide: Victoria Falls
Travel Guide: Victoria Falls
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phrases with: wonders, spreod, i1,51iliti3{il
had strong feelings, unbelievable, Read the
seen, inspired, centre. sentences.
1 Dr Livingstone was passionate
what means
about Af rica. of transport is *"",-tr
ln Europe, strange stories each person :
circulated about the continent. referring to? What
is your favourite
ln the 1700s, much of the
interior of Africa was unfamiliar means of transport for
to Europeans. travelling short distances? long distances? Why?
His visit to the wateńall a lt takes off at 2:30 and we need to go to Gate 39.
encouraged him io write a novel.
b Excuse me, which platform is it for the Bristol service?
lt was unlike anything they had
ever witnessed.
c You must always wear your helmet, even for a short ride.
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4 He was upset when he .,..,....
she had lied to him.
5 Amerigo Vespucci
America.
6 A.G.Bell the telephone.
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(1-14).
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,deck. 2 The Black Swan is 1| locatedlpositioned only 2,5
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kilometres from the city centre and is peńect for a city
of roorr H"t{;::",::,,. 2) breaklstop. Because of the hotel's beautiful 3) rurall
urban surroundings, you will feel as if you are in the
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countryside. The hotel's 4| tacilitieslquipment include a
five-star restaurant, a gym and an indoor swimming pool.
ment 2 facilities tor the lnternet connection is provided 5)lreelopen to all guests
disabled and there is also ample parking 6) space/area free of
tt3 air-conditioning charge. All rooms are furnished to the highest standards
restaurant and we ofier 7) circlelround-the-clock room service.
menft .:
hairdryer in room Laundry ironing and dry-cleaning services are also
available on request. We pride ourselves on our service
conference facilities
i. which is second to 8) nonelalL All our 9) sta/f/seruants are
children over the age friendly and helpful and wish to make your 10) stay/stop as
l o chair indicated welcome comfortable as possible.
ń car pets welcorne
)n dry-cleaning seryice
n9 pass
l Wttich facilities/services are important to
gl when you 90 on holiday?
ri a,.ays choose hotels where pets are allowed. aCross
Pfur*sel v*rhs: CGM§
l\ :rd forrnaticn {forming -inEf-ed
:,:.2ctives)
CompIete the UP With tir
3) had made a reservation under the name of 'Dumas'. lmagine my surprise when I heard her te||
the porter to take my bags up to the €5,000-a-night penthouse suite!
When l got to my room, l 4) tipped the porter, quick|y unpacked my bags and went out onto the
balcony to see the view. lt was a glorious day The sun 5) was shining and the sea sparkled below
me. As l 6) was admiring the view, the phone rang lt was the hotel receptionist. Nervously, she
told me there had been a mix-up, and that lhad to pack my bags and leave the room at once!
You won't beIieve what had happened Apparently, lwasn't the only Dumas who had booked for
that day. My namesake is a famous writer and the receptionist had mistaken me for him!
Anyway, my new room is nice and l'm having a 9reat time l'lI tell you a|| about it when lget back
See you soon.
Alex
a) ldentify the tenses in bold Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense to
(1-6) then match them to thelr complete the exchanges. Justify your answer5.
uses (A-F). Check in the
1 A: How (be) your holiday in Spail'
Grammar Reference.
B: Great, thanks. l ...................... (have) a fantastic tirrł|
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b) ldentify the rest of the past 6 A: Jane ... (look) exhausted when l saw
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forms in the text. How is each B: That's because she ...........
l long hours for the last three weeks.
used?
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c) Are there similar structures use these time adverbs to make sentences about
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in Polish? How do you use
yesterday,two weeks ago, while, last year, before,
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yesterday, last summer, already, yet, for hours yesterdoy,
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l yeors, by the time.
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I Yesterday, l got my driver's licence!
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ltarł= sentences as in the Choose the incorrect word/phrase.
mlanple.
l a flight/depart
As a child, my mum would go/used to go/was going to
France on holiday.
b start/rain My grandad had/used to have/would have jet black hair
c someone/ when he was young.
steal/wallet
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We went/were going/used to go fishing every morning on
ruE$lil]Tir
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trąłer t travelled abroad since 2008. What did/didn't you use to do on holiday when you
ilErT :3 5pain last May. were ten? Write six sentences. Tell your partner.
l used ta get up late. l didn't use fo travel abroad,
xa
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bł ffi*::h the sentences (1-2) to the Key wmrd tramsforn*atiens
,ę," A D\
A-B). For each question, complete the second sentence using
the word in bold so that it means the same as the first.
lse to t__ =.. :. which finished in the past
ń Use two to five words. Do not change the word in bold.
=: :n which started in the past
n Spair
=-: :ontinues Up to the present 1 As a child, l went swimming every summer. USED
As a child, l ................
stic tim. D.n verbs in brackets into
every summer.
2
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Peter telephoned during lunch. HAV!NG
re phor ttę :orrect tense.
We ..,......... .... Peter telephoned.
After working as a receptionist for twelve years, Sam
l sit) Bome twice. opened his own B & B. BEEN
(set)
when i Before Sam opened his own B & B ........
--_ :he taxi and
to Par. .. a receptionist for twelve years.
-ead) for the station.
(telI) r lt rained every day during our holiday. STOP
look) n
-ove) to Madrid in 2010.
lt ............... our holiday.
The last time we went abroad was two years ago. FOR
ur fligh: We .... tWo years.
1ory'ever/try) scuba diving?
'ree shc
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-olbook) our flight yet. a) Read the text below.
:el durir
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:-eylarrive) last night?
tment lc
lt hod 6een \right and sunng all morning and tle aere
saw he haoing fun on our 6oat trip around the island. Then, all
,. (worlł ł[ i :- :, l used to golwould ofa sudden, łhe aealher changed, ond rhings took a
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,tęńt to the seaside every turn for the tlorse.
,hl!li{ l',-:i did you use to do?
t yours. ijLil!ć :- _l b) ", tisten to the sounds. Use the key words to
re, oll . ]lę€ :: hrave/had long hair, but continue the story.
lay, for,
,,,i.t,,',llil -=,= shOrt hair.
|rx,(:- . started blowing . huge waves . hit boat . got scared
hove.) (past state)
. radioed for help . coastguard came to our rescue
see p. 155 (GR6) . felt reIieved
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Listening skills
Holiday problems a) You will hear an interview about trave
a) You will listen to a story. Before you listen experiences. Before you listen, check thesr
check these words/phrases in the Word List. words in the Word List.
Which ones can you see in the pictures? . resort . disastrous . thrill-seeker
. check-in . exhilarating
For questions 1-12, read the text below and Complete the second sentence so that it
decide which answer (A, B, C, D) best fits a similar meaning to the first sentence. Do
each gap. There is an example at the not change the word given. You must use
beginning (0). two to five words, including the word
given. Here is an example (0).
0 Alies Boccupies
1 Aon Bacross
C
C against
D spreads
reaches
D along
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2 Aget Barrive C reach D come
3 Adrawn Battracted C dragged D grabbed to locate the ski
4 Areal Btrue c decisive D positive
Complete the gaps with the correct fo
5 Adeep Bstrong C mass D thick
the words in capitals.
6 Ahurt Binjury C harm D trouble
7 Aput Bcaused C raised D brought 1 we were taken up the mountain
climber. PROFE
8 Aways Bmanners c directions D routes
My brother has visited some really
9 A preventing C influencing
places. ORDlNARY
B helping D defending
The thing l remember most about
10 Aled Bdriven c directed D guided the amazing .......... SC
11 Alet Ballowed C granted D offered Weekend breaks have grown in .........
12 A demand C question over the last decade. POPULAR
B request D challenge We learned some ........,
at the museum. FASCINATE
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hat it
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lh(€, t * =t :orrect item. choose the correct item.
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"'Tl* :l=::- -=S SrrUnk." Please let us knoiv rf you are unable to , . tl].,,
'|'l :trllfi| _::-, to me to check the label and l meeting
wrłł]llul|!i: ł,: - -::,,,ater"' A intend B present C attend D vlsit
Were $ slr*- C never
The mayor has made for peop,|e i,,u ii|,l
ili- D somewhat
disabilities.
Were
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iln?"
, :: - -: -cme f rom college .... than we B expansion D
e.,
],iiuł[Tłi arrangement
The police said that the driver cf the rnini bLls
C very earlier
was at. . ..
D much earlier
A error B guilt C mistake D failit
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3 years, she got a job ..... a
lt's difficult to predict the weather .. .
A exactly C accurately
the airp ł! 3 .,. Cas Dfor B evenly D perfectly
;r this nfl"T |ż= ż-, .eason why we shouldn't go by
The windows of our house are. all with
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security locks.
'łiłłxĘ- ---3ern is the cost."
;r this y. Afurnished cattached
$ - _-_ .,=ż-. C great
Bfitted Ddecorated
ns beca t FĘi::, D greater
Physics, Chemistry and Maths are .. relatu.d
,ł,iilr, ]] i] =: :re tournament five years in a
su bjects.
mounta -Łl
A widely B carefully C heavily D clcseiy,
PREFE:
Ą, C from his winning
fi D about having won l bought this leather coat at a .. of the orir;;lal
..... toni_
prlCe.
copy of
A fraction B sample C part D psrli;:lr
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Nobody can . , . that Mozart was one of ihe 'cest
el broch- composers of his time.
sehed A defend B assume C dispute D t:xarn,ne
re ski loc.
A quite B very C entirely D aione
C soaml 11 Don't .... the problem: it's not that serious łnd il
ect form
D l don't either
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should be easy to solve,
10 lhave never...,,.,.. anything like least, the day tours we went on rrl
Brian's card trick before. 5) ................ (organised) and every stĘ
beach we went to was 6)
(crowd), I ht
Lisa .......,.,, in wonder at the
we never have a holiday like that again,
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ballerina dancing gracefully on the stage.
by two goals to one and won the cup, tell them the reason 7) ............... there was
long delay. Finally, the couple gave 8) ,.....
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ltext and match the headings A-H to the paragraphs 1-7. One heading is extra.
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iiliiMlllllltlliltluffir :e: a^d CD listening stations, and a free karaoke-
a Yet
ffi,lrmumc --: : There's a roof-top swimming poolfor people
; bea ffimmnĘ, i :-,, -, a two-storey indoor tropical butterfly garden
lMnrilM - :-] a sports area to watch the latest sports neWS.
frm ;,= =_<: 3}0 free lnternet stations; free foot- and leg-
ilmmom_F -a:. -es: and for transit passengers who have more there are freshly-cut orchids in the bathrooms. There
lilliiln]llll[l |n]|illP -l:-=10 spare before their next connecting
are even touch screens beside the bathroom sinks so
form _ flight,
travellers can send text messages to supervisors
ililm;m ?u?- ;3€ bus tours of Singapore city!
*fl,B when toilet paper runs out!
l =*"
dS we ]ł!l
airport can you go for an open-air swim and
., but fu@ :-:.eilers with the best possible travel experience get your feet cleaned by fish?
1 we 1IIIM M,f"r:F,, laid off for the airport. Since opening in 1981,
y sing milMmW *iiś over 370 international 'best of 'awards.
ńr,]1,1
l). l ho: i
'ffill rE*e +s now deliberately choose Singapore as their
, Ell:..st because of Changi. Others deliberately arrange
tmmn- _mrs s: fiey will have as long a stopover there as possible.
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as sucl^
-=s already booked a studio apartment. B with his parents.
:::sn't want to stay in a bed and breakfast. c withafriend.
rn) hon- -:- asked about his budget, Alex says he
: for t, t ::esn't have one.
;atching ::,r spend a maximum of €1500.
rn! -:s around €1500.
(5x2=10)
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Speaking Choose the correct word(s).
Choose the correct respon5e. l haven't travelled abroa
1 A: The sightseeing tour wasn't what l had in mind. from/since l was a child.
He used to/would have blon
B: a What was the problem?
hair when he was a kid.
b Did you enjoy your holiday?
He has been travellią
2 A: The service was terrible. travelled constantly for ttl
B: a Why not? b Did you complain? past two months.
4 l didn't use to
3A: We changed hotels, but our holiday was still ruined. haven't sunbathed when
B: a l hope you'll be luckier next time. Was younger.
b That wasn't what l had in mind. 5 They haven't finished
yet.
4A: The hotel staff were rude and unfriendly.
B: a l can't believe it. b Not really.
6 What have you been
had you been doing all
A: The weather was really awful. time?
B: a What did you mean? b l'm sorry to hear that, 7 l was/have been in S
(5x2=10) this time last year.
(10x1=10)
Grammar
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.
1 Yesterday, we .,............., (eat) at a lovely little restaurant.
2 They ......... ....... (live) in Madrid for ten years . talk about travel & holidays
before they moved to Paris,
. talk about transpoft
3 He ............. (watch) a film when l interrupted him.
. talk about hotel facilities & sen
4 By the time she arrived, the plane .. ., (leave).
. describe past events
5 They ....,..,,.,,...,... (go) to Hawaii last summer.
. describe holiday problems
6 He ........,. .. (never/try) Brazilian food
. describe pictures
before he went there.
. ask for information
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8 We
(they/eat) out Iast night?
............,,.., (wait)for an hour before the train arrived.
. express dissatisfaction/surpri
disbelief/sym pathy
9 l,,...,.,,.,,.... (see) that film twice.
. write a description of a visit to :
10 He was tired; he (not/sleep) well the
previous night.
(10x2=20)
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