Brochure language.

Fill in the correct word derived from the words in brackets.

For an 9) ……… (enjoy), fun-filled holiday, Thailand is one of your most exciting options. Thailand has something for everyone.

Taste delicious 10) ……… (spice) food in 11) ……… (live) restaurants or experience the 12) ……… (colour) nightlife in Bangkok, the capital city. Here you can choose from a variety of entertainment – from 13) ……… (tradition) dancing to modern musical shows. You will certainly enjoy the 14) ……… (peace) green valleys and 15) ……… (impress) temples.

If you are looking for more active holiday, you can hike through Thailand’s 16) ……… (mountain) areas and rolling hills. Perhaps visiting a 17) ……… (sand) beach and swimming in refreshing waters will give you new energy. Between sampling 18) ……… (taste) Thai cuisine, seeing new sights and being entertained, you won’t have a dull moment.

Vocabulary

Choose the right word.

19. There’s a new Picasso ……… in the art gallery.

edition exposition exhibition

19. He ……… a superb performance in the film, one worthy of an Oscar.

gave played made

19. All of the Star Wars films are ……… at the cinema next week.

playing performing showing

19. A first ……… of a Dickens novel is now worth a fortune.

edition work copy

19. The ……… for scene one was the home of a wealthy doctor.

performance stage set

19. The fine arts include painting, sculpture and ……….

ceramics opera ballet

19. The clothes that the actors dress up in are called ……….

gowns costumes fancy-dress

19. I’m dying to see the Van Gogh ……… in the National Gallery.

exposition exhibition scenery

19. I’ve got an early ……… of his first book.

exhibition edition performance

19. What’s showing …….. the cinema next week?

at in on

19. The performing arts include dance, cinema and ……….

literature theatre sculpture

Grammar

Choose the correct form or the verbs: a), b), c), or d).

20. A: ……… been to India before?

B: No, this is my first visit.

a) were you b) Are you c) Have you ever d) Did you ever

20. A: Has the post arrived?

B: No, it ……….

a) didn’t b) wasn’t c) hasn’t d) has

20. Has the shop ………?

1. shuts b) shutting c) has shut d) shut

20. I’m sorry, but I ……. the report, I need a few more days.

1. haven’t finished b) don’t finish c) am not finishing d) didn’t finished

20. I have never ……… on the phone in English.

1. not spoken b) spoke c) speak d) spoken

20. Maria doesn’t work here any more – she …….. the company last year.

1. left b) leaves c) was leaving d) has left

20. A: Have you seen the sales figures?

B: Yes, I ……… them yesterday.

1. see b) did see c) have seen d) saw

37 A: …….. the parts?

B: Yes, I ordered them yesterday.

1. Have you ordered b) Do you order c) Are you ordering d) Were you ordering

38 A: What’s your CEO like?

B: I don’t know. I ……… him.

a) don’t meet him b) doesn’t meet c) have never met d) am not meeting

39 A: Have you sent that invoice?

B: Yes, I ……….

a) am b) was с) did d) have

Complete these explanations with defining relative pronouns.

40 A bonsai is a very small tree ……… is grown in a small container.

41 A bunraku is a Japanese puppet ……… is about one metre tall.

42 A kimono is a piece of clothing ……… is warn at special ceremonies.

43 A pagoda is a temple ……… relics of the Buddha are kept.

44. A samurai was a warrior ……… role was to defend the shogun.

45 Sumo is a martial art ……… dates back 2.000 years.

Fill in the correct prepositions: in. on, at.

46 They live ……… Geneva.

47 We are staying ……… a nice hotel.

48 He is ……… holiday ……… Malta.

49 The weather changed ……… the second day of our holiday.

50 Steven always plays tennis ……… the afternoon.

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Topic ‘Reasons for travel’.