Brochure language

Complete the blog with adjectives made from the words in brackets.

Wow – I’ve got back from Jin Shan Ling, a really 12) ……… (beauty) part of the Great wall of China. It was absolutely 13) ……… (stun). I got up really early this morning and took the bus from Beijing to Si Ma Tai. It’s not as touristy as some other parts of the Wall, so it felt much more 14) ……… (peace) than the Badaling Great wall. As I wrote last week, I was a bit 15) ……… (disappoint) when I visited it – it was almost too perfect. Then I walked 10 km along the wall to Jin Shan Ling, which was absolutely 16) ……… (exhaust). It was a 17) ……… (boil) hot and there wasn’t much shade from the sun.

While I was walking, I had a good chat with some American tourists – it was a 18) ……… (gold) opportunity to practise my English. One guy I spoke to had read the history of the Wall – absolutely 19) ……… (fascinate). I guess I need to read more books and blog about it soon! Looking back, it was probably too 20) ……… (tire) for a single day – next time I’ll take a sleeping bag and take more time to enjoy the experience. Also, I’d take more food and drink – mine ran out after a few hours, which was really 21) ……… (annoy). And don’t forget to take some toilet paper!

Vocabulary

Cruises. Match the words with their definitions.

deck cabin entertainment cruise lines fitness on board crew sailing ashore expenses

a) money people spend while doing their work b) floor or platform built into a ship c) on a boat d) room in a ship where passengers sleep e) people who work on a boat, ship or airplane f) movement across water in a boat or ship g) anything people watch for pleasure: shows, films h) on land i) companies that have a number of cruise ships j) physical exercises to keep you healthy

Grammar

Complete the description of Canada with are, is, has got, or nothing ( - ).

Canada 32) ……… the world’s second largest country. It 33) ……… located to the north of the USA and 34) ……… stretches across six time zones. Canada 35) ……… a population of approximately 32 million that 36) ……… consists of many different nationalities: there 37) ……… an English-speaking majority but there 38) ……… also a large French-speaking minority in Quebec.

The climate 39) ……… varied: the north 40) ……… a polar climate, but on the Pacific coast around Vancouver there 41) ……… warm winters, where temperature rarely fall below zero. There 42) ……… many attractions for tourists. Canada 43) ………some of the most spectacular scenery in the world. There 44) ……… mountains, great plains, and many rivers, along which most of the big cities 45) ……… located. There 46) ……… lots of things for the twenty million visitors a year who come to Canada to do.

Past simple and present perfect. Choose the best word or phrase to complete the sentence.

47. The tour operator ……… a lot of cancellations last month.

A have had B had C have D has had

48 Hotel reservations in our city ……… since last year.

A fell B has fallen C have fallen D felt

49 Tourism in our country ……… jobs for two million people in 2002.

A has provided B not provided C provided D have provided

50 Tour operators say there ……… an increase in short breaks since 2000.

A was B have been C were D has been

№ 17

Topic ‘Tourism jobs’.