Brochure language

Complete the text with it and there.

The London Eye

Around 8 million people live in London, and on top of that, 14) ……… are over 25 million visitors to the capital of the UK each year. 3.5 million of these people visit the London Eye, making 15) ……… one of the most popular attractions in the city.

16) ……… was in 1999 that the great wheel first opened to the public. A few years earlier 17) ……… had been a competition for ideas to celebrate the year 2000, and 18) ……… is hardly surprising that the beautiful steel and glass structure, looking like a giant bicycle wheel, turned out to be the competition winner. 19) ……… are taller wheels in other parts of the world but none has quite the same appeal. Because of its popularity, 20) ……… is often a long queue for visitors to get on the wheel, so 21) ……… is a good idea to buy tickets in advance and get there early.

22) ……… is best to go on a clear day, but even when visibility is limited, the flight, as they call 23) ……… , is still worth 24) ………. The wheel never stops but moves slowly enough for passengers to walk on and off and 25) ……… takes about 30 minutes to do a full rotation. As you go up into the sky, the great city of London spreads out below you. 26) ……… is a wonderful sight and 27) ……… is a great fun to try identify the buildings and landmarks that you see on all sides

Vocabulary

Opposites. Complete the sentences with the words form the box.

life-size famous plain old-fashioned comfortable recorded weird wide

27. The show was much better live than the one I saw ……… on video,

28. The new web design exhibition is state-of-the art but I found the photo gallery rather ……….

29. Some of the decorations are very ornate, others are just ……….

30. The models of the monsters were gigantic, but the actors and actresses were ……….

31. There’s a ………variety of things to do downtown but in the suburbs the choice is more restricted.

32. We saw some of the really ……… Hollywood stars when we went to the premiere.

33. The hotel was only three-star but it was very ………

34. Some of the things in the museum were so ……… it was difficult to work out what they actually were.

Grammar

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct infinitive form or the -ing form.

Chris Weaver is thought 36) ……… (be) one of the best modern artists in the world. 37) …… (paint) and 38) ……… (make) statues are his favourite types of art but he also enjoys 39) ……… (draw). So far, he has managed 40) ……… (sell) the best pieces to collections and galleries all over the world. As a result, he has made a lot of money. At the moment he is planning 41) ……… (hold) an exhibition. He would like 42) ……… (have) it at the National Gallery in London, but he isn’t sure whether he can 43) ……… (do) that or not. As well as 44) ……… (plan) his exhibition, Chris is also busy 45) ……… (work on) his latest statue, which was ordered two months ago by a famous actress for the new mansion in Miami.

Choose the correct preposition.

46. He has a reputation for / on / by doing excellent work.

47. That information is hardly relevant to / for / of the subject.

48. The management will not be held responsible of / from / for any damage.

49. His successful career was the result of / from / in hard work.

50. We were very proud on / in / of Martin when he won the competition.

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Topic ‘Food and beverage service’.