III. A) Choose the right answer.
1) To go on holiday especially because you need a rest is to ___.
a. get over
b. go off
c. get away
2) To show your ticket and get your seat at the airport is to ___.
a. check out
b. check off
c. check in
3) When the plane leaves the ground it ___.
a. takes off
b. takes over
c. takes in
4) The time a train, bus or plane arrives is when it ___.
a. gets away
b. gets in
c. gets over
5) To visit somewhere for a short time when you are going somewhere is to ___.
a. stop off
b. stop away
c. stop on
B) Use an appropriate phrasal verb instead of the underlined words.
1. Our train arrived late in the evening, so we didn’t manage to get to our favourite shop.
2. It’s better to arrive to the airport early, show your ticket and get a good seat on your flight.
3. "The president of the company never manages to go on holiday during the summer".
4. Our plane leaves at 11 o’clock and arrives in Venice at 1.30.
5. We made a stop at Edinburgh to see the castle
IV. A) Match idiomatic expressions(1-6) with their definitions(a-f).
1. to travel light
2. to sail close to the wind
3. to hit the road
4. to have itchy feet
5. a backseat driver
6. to be in the same boat
a. to take a trip somewhere
b. someone who gives unwanted advice and annoys you
c. to travel with very little luggage
d. to be in the same unpleasant situation
e. to have a strong desire to leave a place and to travel
f. to take risks to do something
B) Underline the correct word and explain the phrase.
1. Aunt Mary drives us all crazy with her instructions; she's an incurable backseat/road driver.
2. We had to travel over/light an old bridge over the Mississippi to get to my sister's house.
3. If somebody hit me, I’d hit the road/back.
4. Tom: I'm broke. Can you lend me twenty dollars? Bill: Sorry. I'm in the same page/ boat.
5. You were sailing a bit against/close to the wind there when you made those remarks about his wife.
6. In spring, when everything is in bloom I have itchy eyes/feet.
Listening.
Living in another country
What do you know about Sweden? What is the country like? What are the people like?
Discuss
these statements about Sweden. Do you think they are true or false?
In winter there is only one hour of daylight.
Swedish people look forward to winter.
The houses are cold.
The houses are much better insulated than in Britain.
In parts of Sweden from May to July the sun never sets.
Londoners work longer hours than the Swedes.
Swedes always start work early in the morning.
Country cottages in Sweden are usually very luxurious.
All houses have a sauna.
The whole family like to sit in the sauna together.
2 . You are going to listen to Jane Bland talking to her friend, Fran, about her life in Sweden. Jane comes from London, but three years ago she married a Swede and went to live and work in Stockholm. Listen and check your answers to exercise 1.
3. Compare your country with what you learned about Sweden.
In my country it gets dark at five o'clock in winter, and it's much warmer, …
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