Vocabulary

Complete each sentence with trip, travel or journey.

20. I’ll get some ……… brochures today and we can start planning our holiday.

21. John is away on a business ……… all week.

22. It’s a rather difficult overnight ……… to the mountains but it’s well worth it.

23. I prefer to arrange my holidays myself rather than use a ……… agent.

24. On Saturday we went on a day ……… to an interesting old castle.

25. Was it a tiring ……… from Seoul to Los Angeles?

26. On summer weekends we often used to go on camping ……….

27. Do you use a special firm to arrange business ……… for your staff?

28. Do you make your own ……… arrangements or does your secretary do it all?

29. I hope your flight is on time tomorrow. Safe ………! See you at the airport.

Grammar

Read the background information on a tour company. Put the verbs in the correct tense, Present Perfect or Past Simple.

Access Abroad

Access Abroad 30) ……… (be) originally called Tour-ability. It 31) ……… (start) in 1970 and 32) ……… (be) one of the first companies in the UK to specialize in tour packages for groups with disabilities. Since those early days the company 33) ……… (grow). Originally tours only 34) ……… (go) to Switzerland, but now Access Abroad arranges tours throughout the world. Recent tours 35) ……… (include) trips to France, Belgium, Canada, Spain, and the Czech Republic.

Client comment: ‘I go every year with Access Abroad, and I 36) ……… (have) some amazing experiences. Last year I 37) ……… (visit) Canada and Spain. Next year? Who knows where!’

Complete the sentences with who, which, or that.

38 The dish ……… most visitors associate with the UK is fish and chips.

39 Foods ……… are frozen or tinned are never as tasty as fresh food.

40 Foodies is a name used today in the UK for people ……… really enjoy eating.

41 Turkey, ……… is where Europe meets Asia, is an important bridge between cultures.

42 Gourmets and epicureans are people ……… see food as a serious hobby.

Complete the sentences with the correct form of the Present Simple or Present Continuous.

43 The guided tour (start) ……… in half an hour.

44 We (take) ……… the bus to the airport tomorrow morning.

45 What time (the Edinburgh train / leave) ……… ?

46 They (go on) ……… holiday in June this year.

47 When (the hotel / close) ……… for the winter?

48 The next course (start) ……… on 15^th September and it (not finish) ……… until February 21^st.

49 When (you / come) ……… to London again?

50 What (she / do) ……… this summer?

№ 29

Topic ‘Tourist destinations. Describe one of the destinations you know’.

Comprehensive reading

Read the text. Are the sentences below true or false?

The British on holiday

In the nineteenth century, railways were built from the big industrial cities like Leeds and Manchester to seaside towns like Blackpool and Scarborough. For the first time, ordinary working people could visit the seaside. They used to take trips on Sundays and special days like Easter. Traditionally, people sat in deckchairs on the beach, swam in the sea, and ate fish and chips. Children could watch Punch and Judy puppet shows, build sandcastles and ride donkeys on the beach.

In the 1950s, the first package holidays were launched. Throughout the 60s and 70s, the British increasingly began to abandon the traditional seaside holiday in favour of sunshine and warmer seas in countries like Spain and Greece. Caravan and camping holidays also became popular in the 60s and 70s as car ownership increased.

In the 1990s, budget airlines like easyJet slashed the cost of air tickets to many European destinations. Long-haul flights also came down in price, so holidays to exotic destinations in Australia and Asia became affordable to ordinary families. A growing number of people began to book their own flights and accommodation and, as a result, the package holiday market declined.

The holiday habits of the British are continuing to change. Increasing levels of affluence mean that, for many families, a second foreign holiday – often a winter skiing holiday – is possible. City breaks are also growing in popularity, and not only to nearby destinations – Las Vegas, Dubai and Cape Town are all favourites for long weekends. And independent travel is becoming more and more popular as the Internet allows holidaymakers to find the best deals on line.

1. In the nineteenth century, new railways made it possible for working people to go to the coast.

2. In the nineteenth century, people used to have long holidays at the seaside.

3. Traditionally, water sports were the most popular holiday activity.

4. A lot of British people bought cars between 1960 and 1979.

5. As package holidays became more popular, seaside holidays in Britain became less popular.

6. In the 1990s, short flights were cheap, but long flights were still very expensive.

7. Short holidays in distant places are becoming more popular.

8) Most Britons have their holidays outside Europe.