4 Travelling
4 Travelling
4 Travelling
PART A Insert the correct word into the sentences below: BOOK CHANGE DIRECT HAIL PICK COME GRIND HITCH SET BRING Kate walked down the street trying to ?????? a taxi, but none would stop. We heard the old bus slowly ?????? to a halt outside. Fifty extra policemen were called in to ?????? the traffic outside the stadium. The mayor of Plymouth promised to ?????? the new buses into operation without delay. Ileana's old car takes quite a long time to ?????? up speed. The school bus always used to ????? the children down opposite the church. When her car broke down, Julia had to ?????? a ride to the nearest phone. When Paul went to ?????? a ticket to Sydney, he found that the flight was full. This car is an automatic so you don't have to ?????? all the time. As our ship rounded the headland, we watched the town ????? into view. PART B Replace the words in CAPITALS with one of the following words: ACCELERATE ASCEND COLLIDE DISMOUNT FASTEN DISEMBARK ENDANGER REVERSE ALIGHT BOARD Anne GOT OFF HER HORSE and picked up her riding hat. As the plane WENT FASTER down the runway, Ileana began to sweat nervously. Without realising it, Ileana DROVE BACKWARDS into a lamp-post. In the thick fog the two ships RAN INTO EACHOTHER outside Plymouth harbour. Passengers who wish to GET OFF at Plymouth should travel in the front two coaches. Please DO UP your seat belt before we begin the journey. All visitors to the ship must GET OFF immediately as we are about to sail. The captain refused to PUT AT RISK the safety of the other members of the crew. The balloon ROSE UP gracefully into the summer sky. The sooner the passengers GET ON the aircraft, the sooner it can take off.
TRAVELLING
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Air Travel
Part One: Complete the words or phrases below using words from the box. Control Lounge Number Luggage Desk Reclaim Card Locker Baggage
1. boarding 2. excess 3. check-in 4. flight 5. overhead 6. departure 7. baggage 8. passport 9. hand Part Two: What do you call these? 1. The place where you go when you arrive at the airport with your luggage
2. The card they give you with the seat number on it. 3. What you have to pay if you luggage is very heavy 4. The bags you carry onto the plane with you 5. The place above your head where you can put these bags 6. The part of the airport where the plane accelerates and takes off. 7. The people who look after you on the plane. 8. Another verb used to say rent a car. Part Three: Complete these sentences with a suitable word 1. There was a mechanical problem, and we ended up with a two-hour.. 2. Several passengers had to fill in landing.. 3. I went through passport control and sat in the departure 4. If you have nothing to declare, you follow the green signs when you go through 5. A woman at the check-in desk weighed my. 6. I looked for our flight number on the departures.. Part Four: Fill the gaps in this letter. Dear Kate, Ive just arrived in Rome but Im still recovering from a really terrible flight. We (1).two hours later because of bad weather, and then over the channel we had more bad weather. The (2) told us to (3) .our seat belts, which worried me a bit, and for half an hour we (4).through a terrible storm. I was almost sick, but the cabin (5).were really nice. It was still raining and very windy when we (6) .in Rome and I was really glad to (7)..the plane and get into the airport building. I really hope the return (8)..is a lot better.
Part One: Put the sentences in each column in a logical order Hotel Hotel a. I paid my bill b. I checked in at the hotel c. I left the hotel d. I went up to my room e. I spent the night in the hotel f. I had an early morning call g. I booked the hotel h. I went out to a local restaurant for dinner i. I arrived at the hotel j. I got up and had breakfast k. I tipped the porter who took my bag to the room Restaurant a. I had the starter b. I paid the bill c. I left the restaurant d. I looked at the menu e. I gave the waiter a tip f. I booked a table g. I had a dessert h. I ordered my meal i. I arrived at the restaurant j. I had my main course k. I looked at the wine list
Part Two: Finish these questions or statements with a suitable word Hotel Guest 1. Im leaving in a few minutes. Could I pay my.? 2. Is that just bed and breakfast or full..? 3. Could I book a twin.? 4. Im interested in next weekend. Do you still have rooms? 5. (Your room is on the tenth floor.) Excuse me. Wheres the? Waiter 6. Are you ready to..? 7. Would you like to try the..? 8. Is everything all right with your? Restaurant Customer 9. Ill.the soup to start. 10. Excuse me. Is service..? Part Three: What would you ask the hotel receptionist in these situations? 1. You think a hotel is busy next weekend, but youre not sure. What could you ask? "Are you fully booked next weekend?" 2. You want to stay in a hotel for two nights next weekend with your husband/wife. You phone the hotel. What do you say? 3. You are planning to leave in about 15 minutes. What could you ask? 4. You want to go to the nearest bank but you dont know where it is? What do you ask?
Holidays
1. Complete this postcard. You may need a word or phrase in each space: Hi everyone, I've been in Paris for over a week now and I'm having a great (1) In the first few days I did quite a lot of (2) - the Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame, and all the usual tourist attractions. Most places are absolutely (3)with tourists, so yesterday I decided to have a (4) round the shops.Today I've been to a couple of interesting art (5) . I got (6) on my way back to the hotel, but it didn't matter because I discovered a really fascinating (7) with lots of little stalls, selling just about everything from apples to antiques.I ate in the hotel the first night but I usually (8)for dinner - the restaurants are great and I can get a set meal for less than 25 euros. I'm afraid I've (9) a lot of money, but it's great place. You'll be able to see for yourself when I get back - I've taken lots of (10) I hope you're all well. I'll write again next week.Love, Ileana 2. Agree with the information in the questions without repeating the same words and phrases. Example A: You've got quite a few pictures, haven't you? B: Yes, I took lots of photos. 1. A: It's a fabulous city, isn't it? B: Yes, it's a........................................................... 2. A: There's a big mix of people in London, isn't there? B: Yes, it's very........................................................... 3. A: It was very crowded, wasn't it? B: Yes, it was ........................................................... 4. A: There's a lot to do in the evenings, isn't there? B: Yes, the is very good. 5. A: Did you enjoy yourselves? B: Yes we had a........................................................... 6. A: Kyoto is a good place to go, isn't it? B: Yes, Kyoto is definitely ...........................................................
Notices / Warning
PART 1: Complete these notices and warnings in possible ways: PLEASE QUEUE __________ MIND THE __________ SOLD __________ OUT OF __________ KEEP __________ PART 2: Where could you see these warnings / notices? 1. NOTHING TO DECLARE at an airport 2. NO VACANCIES 3. BEWARE OF PICKPOCKETS 4. PLEASE QUEUE OTHER SIDE 5. OUT OF ORDER 6. SOLD OUT 7. FRAGILE 8. KEEP OFF THE GRASS PART 3: What notice(s) might you see in each of these places? 1. A zoo - _______________ 2. A waiting area in a busy airport - _______________ 3. The door of a hotel room at 09.00am - _______________ 4. In front of garage doors - _______________ 5. Above the window of a train - _______________ 6. Inside a theatre - _______________ 7. On the underground - _______________ 8. A door going into a low room - _______________ BEWARE OF __________ MIND YOUR __________ PLEASE DO NOT __________ NO __________
Exercise Choose the best word. l can't wait to see you!" means: 1.l'm excited 2.I don't hove time I need some advice. Con you give me o few 1. tips 2. rules A group of people who live in the some area is called 1.a population 2. a community Everything around us is called ... 1.the atmosphere 2. the environment lf you stay in "a family run hotel" you stay in: 1. o hotel for families 2. a hotel managed by o family I want to go on holiday for a week lo relax. I want to get away... it all.
1.to 2.from When you bargain you shouldn't beat the locals ... too much. 1.up 2. down Why don't you read up ... the place you're going to? 1.on 2.not The... rule for an ethical traveler is to respect local culture and environment. 1..golden 2.silver Have you ever heard of that new ... agency he was talking about? 1.travelling 2.travel