I.Choosethemostsuitablewordorwordsunderlined.
1.David'splanewascancelledIdelayedbythickfog.
2 Theship'sowneragreedtogivethecrewIpassengersapay-rise_
3.TheplanefromGenevahasjustgrounded/landed.
4.WehopethatyouwillenjoyyourfliahtIflying
5.Iwon'tbelong.I'mjustpackingmylast!uggaaeIsuitcase.
6.Asignabovetheseatsintheplanesays"FastenyourljfebeltIseatbelt".
7_YouhavetocheckinIcheckupanhourbeforetheplaneleaves.
8.AlldutyfreegoodsmustbedeclaredIsurrenderedatthecustoms.
9.OntheplaneastewardessIwaitressbroughtmeanewspaper.
10.TheplanetookoffItookupandwassoonhighoverthecity.
11.IboughtasimpleIsingleticket.asIwasgoingtoreturnbycar.
II.Choosethebestvariant.
1 Theplanecircledovertheairportuntilthe wasclear.
a)highway b)landing c)runway d)terminal
2. Ifyoucarrytoomuchluggage,theairlinewillchargean baggagefee.a)additional b)excess c)extra d)over
3. BntishAirways--,-,thedepartureofFlight222toWarsaw.
a)advertise b)advice c)announce d)notice
4. Whenyougettotheairport,yourluggagewillhavetobe_.
a)balanced b)estimated c)sealed d)weighed
5. Thecheck timeattheairportwaseighto'clock.
a)by b)in c)out d)up
6 The fromtheairportwasverytiringaswehadtodrivethroughthefog.
a)crossing b)flight c)ride d)voyage
7. Muchstricter_mustnowbetakenatallairportsagainsthijacking.
a)alarms b)precautions c)protections d)wamings
B. Theairhostesstoldthepassengersto_theirseatbelts.
a)attach b)fasten c)fix d)tie
9. The fromWarsawtoNewYorktakesninehours.
a)flying b)journey c)passage d)voyage
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10.I'mafraidyourluggageistenkilos ;youwillhavetopayextra_
a)above b)excess c)heavy d)overweight
11Our wasdelayedow1ngtobadweatherconditions.
a)airhne b)airway c)flight d)runway
12Please. fromsmokinguntiltheplaneisairborne
a)exclude b)refrain c)restrain d)resist
13.Ifyouwantacheapairticketyoumust wellinadvance.
a}book b)buy c)engage d}reserve
ftl.Completethesentences,usingthecorrectwordorphra5e.Tohelpyou,thefirstJetterofeachwordisgiven.
1.Thetrainnowstandingatp 6isthe9.28e traintoLiverpool.
Pswithfirst-classf1cketsshouldnotethatthef1rst-classcsareSituatedattherearofthetrain.
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3. Let'sgothroughp c assoonaswe'vec in.Thenwecan
gointothedIstraightawayTheaircraftisnotduetotoforanotherfortyminutessowehavetimetobuyth1ngsinthed-fshop.
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6. HowmuchistheftoManchester,please?Sorreturn?First-classreturn.Isthereadconthetrain?Justamoment.I'lllookatthet.Thereisn'toneonthe11.20butthere'sabserviceifyou'rehungry.
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12.HowmuchI amIallowedtotakewithmeontheplane?
13.The8.55fromHullWillbe30minuteslate.Weapologiseforthed _
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GETTINGAWAYFROMITALL
FocusVocabulary
holidayBrEImcationAmEpadwgeholidayIlourtraveller
tourist
holiday-makerlra\'elagency
trm·elagentdestinationan·ommodutionhotel
single/doublemomreceptionist
receptiondesk
guest
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Ex.1Readthedialogueandsaywhoseideaofagoodholidayappealsroyoumore.
Liz:Ron:
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Liz:
Ron:Liz:Ron:
Liz:Ron:
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AGoodHoliday
What'syourideaofareallygoodholiday?
G1venafreechoice.I'dsaysomewherecompletelyoffthebeatentrack,likeasmallislandinthemiddleofthePacificOcean,inthemiddleofnowhere,ifyouknowwhatImean.
Thatdoesn'tsoundlikemysceneatall-fartoolonely
Notatall.I'mnotparticularlykeenonplacesswarmingwithpeople_Infact,Ifinditquiteamazingthatpeoplewanttobesociableonhohday.
Really?Imuchpreferhavingholidaysinatownwherethere'splentyofopportunity
todoandseethings.
I'mhappyifIcanjustgazeatthesea.There'snothingIenjoymorethanlazingaroundonthebeachw1thagoodbook,thenhavingaleisurelylunchbeforegoingbacktothebeachagain.
Thatdoesn'tappealtomeonebit.I'dprobablydieofboredom.
Fortunatelywenevergoonholidaystogether.sowe'llneverhavetofightaboutit.
ClassDiscussion
Ex.2Whatdoyoulookforinaholiday?Whatareyourhopesanddreamsfor
theseblessed-outdays?PutthefollowingfactorsinorderofImportanceandthencompareyourlistwiththatofthepartners.
• escap1ngtheda1lygrindofworkandday-to-daypressures
• gettmgawayfromyourusualsourcesofstress
• relaxmgyourbody,renewingyourenergyandrefreshingyoursp1rits
• m1gratmgtosunmerclimes.visit1nghistoricalandculturalattractions
• tak1ngthebestofthelocalcuisine
• spendingprec1oust1meonyourown
• indulgmg1nsportsactivities
• spendingtimew1thpeopleyoulikeandlove
• lookingforpeaceandquiettosootheawaystress
• lookingforaholidayromance
kSWriting
WhatIsyourideaofaperfectholiday?Youarenotanactivetype,youaredream
ingofahideaway.Youmaystartwith:
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ldrenchedislandintheCaribbean,orlazydaysunderanazureblueskyinItaly.Itisno/
1eventhegentlelappin9ofwavesonapalm-fringedbeachintheSouthPacihcItisbetter.
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Classcommunication
PlanningaHoliday
Ex.3Workinpairs.Readtheextractsfromtwoholidaybrochuresandtrytoper·
suadeyourpartnertogoonaholidaywithyou.
1StudentA
[ MAJORCA
Th1sidylhcspotISSituatedonabayonthenorth-eastcorneroftheisland,overtookingavastbeachoffinesandThesurround1ngcounlryslde1shilly,wtlhgiantrocks,sanddunes,andnch·scentedpinetreesg1v1ngshadeonthehottestdaysAllthesimplerequirementsofaperfecthoHdayaretobefoundattheCale
MesquilaHotsun seabreeze,goldensands,comfortablechaletsandhomelyfood-alltheingredtents
I.togiveyouanatmosphereofgoodfellowship,humourandromance.
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tudentB
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HOTELYRIS,NORWAY
Fiveminuteswalkfromthevillagecentre.theYrishaslovelyviewsofthevalleyandmountains.It'saspacious,extremelycomfortablehotelandMrBlindheim,themanager,andhiswife,makesurethehotellivesuptoitsmottoof"AHomeAwayFromHome!"Thelounges(onehasasmalllibrarywithEnglishbooks)andtheattractivedining-roomlookontogreenfieldsandmountainpeaks.TheYrishasanoutdoorheatedpool.aballroomandbar.andagamesroom.
Ex.4Formagroupoffour.Youwanttogoonholidaytogetherbuthavedifferentideas.Trytocometoanagreement.
StudentAYouareasuo-worshipper.
Youwanttogoonaseasideholidayabroad.
Youaremanilyinterestedinrelaxniginthe
sunbecauseyouneedarestafteraverybusvyear.
StudentCYouareaculturehunter.
Youwanttorelax,butyoualsowanttodo
somesightseeing.Youareinterestedinmu
seumsandoldbuildings.
StudentB
YouareanactionmaoIwoman.
Youwanttogoonanadventureholidaywalkingandcampinginmountainsinyourowncountry.You
thinkthiswouldbeacheapandhealthyholiday.
Student0
Lastyearyouwentonapackageholidayandspenttwoweeksonthebeach.Youwantsomethingdifferentthisyear.
StudentA
BookingaHoliday
Ex.5YouworkforSunshineTouring.Asaresultoflast-minutecancellationsyouareofferinganumberofholidaysatreducedrates.StudentBphonesyouupaboutoneofthem.GivehimIherallthenecessaryinformation.Then,ifheIsheisinterestedinbookingaholiday,fillintheholidaybookingform.
SUNSHINETOURING HolidayBookingFormNumberofdays....Deporlure
Deshnatoin Departure
Day
Time
FlightNo.
Nome_ _
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Address _Tel.No.
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PLACE DAY TIME FLIGHTNo. OFYS HOTEL PRICE
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SUNSHINETOURING
Last-minutecance\lation5!Reducedpricesto:
fv\aiorca RomeAthens RhodesCrete BarcelonaParis Oslo
R,nforfurtherdetailsimmediately!
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TodayisSaturday.Youhaveatwo.weekholidaystartingonMonday.Youhadplannedtostayathomebuttheweatherhasbeensobadlatelythatyouthinkitwouldbenicetogoabroad.
Youseetheaboveadvertisementinthemorningpaperanddecidetophoneand
bookoneoftheholidays-youdon'treallycarewhereyougo.
StudentAworksforSunshineTouring.
Beforestarting,haveapenreadytomakeanoteofthefollowing:
Destination
Numberofdays•-----------Dayofdeparturn------------
Flightnumber _
Hotel _
Pnc••--------------
Youcanbeginlikethis:
[ Good(morning).I'mphoningaboutyouradvertisementinthismorning'spaper.
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Ex.6ReadtheInterviewwithfourpeople,Jean,Andy,SusanandSheila,talkingabouttheJrlastholidayandtheImparlanceofholidaysIntheirlives.
Interviewer:
Jean:
Interviewer:Jean:
Interviewer:
Jean:
Interviewer:Jean:
Interviewer:Andy:
Interviewer:Andy:Interviewer:Andy:
Interviewer:Andy:
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Hello.IworkforSunTourHolidaysandI'minterviewingpeopleabouttheirlastholiday.Wouldyoumindansweringafewquestionsforoursurvey?
No,notatall.
Thankyou.Firstly,couldyoutellmeaboutyourtravelarrangements?Didyouexperienceanydifficultiesinreachingyourdestination?
Well,ourplanedidn'ttakeoffontime.Itwasdelayedfivehours.so
wedidn'tgettoCyprusunt1lthreeinthemorningandwewereverytiredwhenwegotthere.Buttherewasacoachattheairportwaitingtopickusupanditdroppedusoffatthehotelintimeforbreakfast,sothatwasaUright
Andhowwasthehotel?
Well,wewerealittledisappointedwiththeroom.Itdidn'thaveabalconyanditlookedoutontosomeratherugly,noisystreets,butthebeachwasjustastone'sthrowaway-itonlytookusacoupleofminutestogetthere.
Andhow1mportantareholidaystoyou?
Oh.wealwayslookforwardtogoinganholiday.Wealwaysmakesurewegetawayatleastonceayear
Couldyoutellmefirstaboutyourtravelarrangements?Didyouhaveanyproblemswiththem?
Wehadnoproblemsflyingout,butcomingbackwasawful.WecheckedoutofthehotelearlySaturdaymorningandsetofffortheairportbytaxi.WeweresupposedtogetbacktoLondonintheafternoon,butourplanedidn'ttouchdownuntilSundayatfourinthemorning,sowewereabsolutelywornoutwhenwegothome.
Oh,andwhywastheresuchadelay?
Technicaldifficulties,theysaidSomethingwrongwiththeengine.Andapartfromthat,howwastherestoftheholiday?
Oh,itwasgreat.ItookupwindsurfingandIwanttogobackanddoitagainnextyear.
Andhowimportantareholidaystoyou?
Ithinkthey'reimportant.Youneedachange,youneedtoseesomewheredifferent.Travelbroadensthemind,doesn'tit?
Interviewer:
Susan:
Interviewer:Andy:
Interviewer:
Sheila:
Interviewer:
Sheila:
Interviewer:Sheila:Interviewer:Sheila:
Interviewer:Sheila:Interviewer:
Andwhatwasyourlastholidaylike?
Marvellous,absolutelymarvellous.WewenttoRomeandwemetupwithsomeverynicepeoplefromManchester.Welookedroundthe
citytogetherandsawallthesights-theColosseumandSt.Peter's.AndonthewaybacktoEnglandwestoppedoffinParisandspentacoupleofdaysthere.Wehadamarvelloustime.
AndhowimportantareholidaysIayou?
Oh,it'sgoodtogetawayfromitallandforgetallyourworriesandproblems,evenifit'sonlyforafewdays.
Socouldyoutellmeaboutyourlastholiday?
Itwasacompletedisaster,anditwasapity,becauseIwasreallylook
ingfoiWardtoit.Theplanedidn'ttakeoffontime-itwasdelayedsixhours!Theflightwasawful-!sufferedfromair-sicknessalltheway.Myhotelroomwassmallanddirty.IcomplainedaboutittothemanagerandIinsistedonhavingadifferentroom,andIevensucceededingettingone.butitwasjustthesame!
Goodness,itsoundsterrible.
Iwasreallydisappointedwiththebeach-itwasuglyandmilesfromthehotel.No,thewholethingwasacompletedisaster.IntheendIcouldn'twaittogetbackhome.
Soyouweren'tatallsatisfiedwithyourholiday?No,Iwasn't.I'dnevergobackthereagain!
Andhowimportantareholidaystoyou?
Very.Ilovevisitingbeautifulaces.That'swhyIwassoangryaboutthe
holidayandwiththemanwhobookeditforme.
Yes,I'msureyouwere.Whichcompanydidyoubookyourholidaywith?SunTourHolidays.
Oh...
Ex.7tnthetexts,nndthephrasalverbswhichmeanthefollowing:
1.toleaveahotelafterpayingthebill
2.tobreakone'sjourneyforashorttime
3.toleavethegroundandbeginflying
4. towalkroundaplaceinordertoseewhatitislike
5.tohaveaholiday
6.todrivesomeonewheretheywanttogoandleavethemthere
7 tobeginajourney
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8. tocollectsomeonebycarorcoach,tostopandgivesomeonealift
9.tolandafteraflight
10toarrivebackattheplaceyoustartedfrom
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Ex.8Decidewhatyouwouldsayineachsituation,usingphrasalwordsfromex.7
1Youareattheairportandyouwanttoknowwhattimetheplaindeparts
2 Youaregoingonacoachtripwithsomefriendsandyouwanttoknowwhattrmertstarts.
3.Yourfriendisgivingyoualiftinhercar.Youwanttoletyououtatthestation
4.Yourfnendisgoingoutandyouwanttoknowwhattimeshewillreturn.
5.Youwantyourfriendtocollectyoubycarat6o'clock.
6.YouarestayingatahotelandyouwanttoknowwhattimeyouhavetovacateyourroomYougotothereceptionist.
7.YouareonaplaneflyingtoMadridandyouwanttoknowwhattimetheplanelands.
8 YouaregoingtoOxfordtoseeaplayandyouwanttoknowiftherewillbetimetosee
thetown.
9 Youareonyourwayhomewithyourfriend.Youwanttosuggestthatyoubothgorntoabarforadrink.
10Lastsummeryoudidextraworkforyourbossinsteadofgorngonholiday.Heasksyouifyouwouldliketodothesamethingthisyear.Youthinkyouneedtohaveaholidaythissummer
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'I·Ex.9YouareonholidayInRhodes.Yourtravelagentleavesyouanotegivingde
tailsofanexcursiononthenearbyIslandofSymi.FillInthemissingwords.
Htthere.'
Thearrangementsfortomorrow'striptotheislandofSumlareasfollows:
Thecoachwtll-----------us_(1)at1.00a.m.outstderhepostoffice-
soremembertosetyouralarmclock!ItwilltakeuscoRhodesharbourandthenwe'llcatchtheferrytotheIslandofSum/.Whenwegetthere,anothercoachwill
-----------us----------(2)andtakeustothemaintown.Wewillhaveabouttwohoursto-----------(3)theshopsandhavelunch.
At3.00we'll-----------(4)forthevillageofPixos.At5.00we'llcarchtheferryagainandwe'll-----------(5)toRhodesharbouratabout1.00.Anothercoachwillus-----------(6)andwe'll-----------(1)somewhereforameal
onthewayback
Thecoachwill----------us-----------(B)atthepostofficearound10.00.soyou'llprobably (9)toyourapartmentaboutI0.I5
Seeyoutomorrow,
Sharon
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Ex.10BrianandThelmahavejustreturnedfromtheirhoneymooninBarbados.TheyhadaterribletimeandtheyhavejusthadtheirfirstbigargumentReadthereportoftheargumentinThelma'sdiary.
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24SHndq_y
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moon.oft"ollrsr.IIwashonible.lt"e.rho11tednleachother.
1/etoldmethaiitJllas"!J'faultthatwe'dgonetoBarbadosandthaiitbadcos/tJ/Otiuneaudbadbeentheu•orstholida;•hehadn'f!rbad.
IsmdthatthtrrU'tJJnothinj!,wrrmguithBmvadoJ,itu•ast•ea•bta/1-ltju/,but/heIrereijimJJ1/'tnloblame.Theirbrochurthc1dpromistttallkindsoftbirf.Iaboullbthotelanditbasallbeenlies.Itoldhimthathrhad110fi.e,httoblamemeandIstartedCfying.
BriaJIsatdheJl!asSOl"')'andthathe/enewthatitwam't111)'fallIt
rralfy.Hesc1idthatheJt'OtddgotothetravelagentjirJtlhinginthemorningmJrlthathfl11/0IIIdtelllhttnabot1/everythingthaihad.omll'mng.1J'aidtbalIwo11/dgo,too,becauseIJvasgoingtoaskjorommotJej'back()I'tmolberholidaJ'·
Let'sruJJ•balhapprnslomoJTow!!
Ex.11Actouttheirargument.
Brian: It'syourfaultthat-------------------Thelma:There's----------------------
Brian: I'm--------------------------------
Thelma:I'll------------------------------------------
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Ex.12ReadtheholidaybrochureandcompletetheconversationbetweenBrian,Thelmaandthetravelagent.
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THEHOLIDAYOFYOURDREAMS
TheCopaD'orHotelBarbados
Location
•YouwillflythereonConcordeinjusttw-ohours.
•Thehotelistwentyminutesfromtheairport.
•Ithasfouracresoftropicalgardens.
Facilities
•Yourroomwillhavewonderfulviewsoverthesea
•Thebeautifulgardensleaddirecriyontothebeach.
•Thereoretwoswimmingpoolsend3tenniscourts.
•Wecaterespeciallyforhoneymooncouples.
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Goodmorning.It'sMrandMrsBoswell.isn'tit?DidyouhaveagoodtimeinBarbados?
No.wedidnot!
Oh,I'mverysorrytohearthat.Whatwaswrong?
Whereshallwebegin?Theflight.Whydidyourbrochuresaythatwe(1)thereinjusttwohours.Concordetakesfourhours.Didn'tyouknowthat?
Oh,dear...Youhadaverybadstart.Butthehotelwasgood,wasn'tit?
No,itwasn'tYousaidthatit(2)onlytwentyminutesfromtheairportandthatit(3)largetropicalgardens.Not
true!Thedrivefromtheairporttookusanhour.andwherearethegar
dens?Yourbrochuresaidthatthesegardens(4)directlyontothebeachbutwecouldn'tseeanytropicalgardens,notevenonepalmtree!Thenexthotelhadthembutnotours!Andyousaidthere(5)swimmingpoolsandtenniscourts-notinourhotel!
Andtherooms!Yousa1dthatwe(6)wonderfulviewsoverthesea,butwecouldn'tseethesea.Onlytheweatherwasgood!Itwasamiserablehoneymoon!
Oh,I'mreallyterriblysorry.Wereallydidn'tknow..I'mafratdwe'reunabletogiveyouarefund,butwecangiveyouatenpercentdiscountonnextyear'sholiday.
Nextyear!Nextyear,we'restaying1nEngland.
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ClassDiscussion
Ex.13ThisIstheadvertisementforanotherholiday.Youwentthere.Noneofthethingsthetravelagentsaidweretrue.Actoutyourconversationwiththetravelagentafteryourholiday.
WELCOMETOSUNNY
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TengoodreasonsloroviillothehotelSuperb
1 You'llenioythescenery.
2. Theweatherisexcellent.
3 You'lllovethefood.
4 Youcangoriding.
5. Yov'llbemetattheairport.
6 AUthehotelstoijarefriendly.
7 Thehotelhasgotthreebarsandarestaurant.A Everyroomhasgotashower
9. Youcanseethebeachfromthehotel
10. Thereareexcunionseveryday
ClassCommunication
Ex.14WorkIngroupsofthree.Lookattheadvertisementbelowforanexoticholiday,andthenactoutatelephoneconversationaccordingtoyourInformation.
HOLIDAYOFALIFETIME!
THISISTHEHOLIDAYYOUHAVEALWAYSDREAMEDOF!