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Happy holidays! Starting off © Work in pars, Write the words and phrases in the box in the appropriate columns below. seomprahetdny _stacompste ‘rohangnc-lmng ata uy ote ‘each tolday one cuse ship reting new people subg {sigttsesng holday —rening acruse ayouthtostel”steea inthe mourns eckpackng iting monuments nthe ty cent the seaside seeing raw laces Acanpag | APA held {© Now look at the photos and answer these ‘questions using some ofthe words and phrases {rom the box: 1 What typeof holiday does each phot show 2. What do people do‘on these hliays 3 Why do people choose these holidays? 4 Which ald you enjoy mas? And which least? Why @ oma ning Part 3 ou will hear five people talking about the ‘otday they took last yea. Before you listen, ‘workin pats. Real each statement A-F below and discuss what typeof holiday each speaker ‘might atk about. ‘We dd very tle during the day. ‘We got alot of exercise n an unspoilt are. ‘We stayed in fiendly places that dda’ cost 100 such. ‘We traveled to diferent cies and islands in sive and.comior. )Match the underlined words and plarases with is and phrases with similar meanings in the eg, something new ~ a complete novelty, mone> 7) Now listen and for questions 1-5 below, ‘choose from the list (A-F) in Exercise 1 what each Speaker says about their holiday Use the letters "= What do you like about holidays with your family? ‘What do You ike about holidays with Your frends? Vocabulary Journey, tp trvel ans way OO First Certificate candidates often confuse the following words: journey trip, evel and way. ‘Look at these sentences from the recording script {in Listening Part 8 and complete the extract ‘below from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary by writing journey, trip, travel or way in each space. ‘+ went on one of those journeys overland 1 Kenya ‘uring the day we just sat around by the poo! and ‘vere really 1a2y, unless we made a trp tothe beach, ‘which was about 20 minutes away by Bus. + Wead just climbed one ofthe really high peaks and sve were onthe way doven when a storm came. + think that's one ofthe best things about foreign travel ~ meeting new people. ‘are pare wa? i len poea et wx ro njameynvekn youve es ery 9 a a © circle the correct alternative in ali in each of the following sentences. 1 She met plenty oferesting people during her weekend travel Gro Montreal. 2 Weestopped atthe permarket onthe way) erp to the beach t pick up some cold drinks. 15 This Auguat ve booked a juney / rp to Greece with my 4 Treas that for youths is a business journey / rip, but hope we'l have time to see eachother. '5 People spend far more on foreign travel / journey than they did 50 years ago (6: ‘The travel Journey to my village will ake about thee hours. 7, Have good travel rp to Budapest see you next week wihen you get back. 18 You can't get o work by bicycle ifthe journey / ways very long ~ over 30 kilometres, for example, 9 Excuse me, im abit lst. Can you tll me the best Journey / way te the bus station? © Work in small groups. Imagine you are planning a day trip together this weekend. Decide where you'll {0, how you'll get there and what you'll do when you're there. Happy natast @) Grammar Reading Part 3 Past simple, past continuous and used fo fp ieckit ic Wisin ‘© Read the grammar rules Blow. Then read the extracts rom advantages and dsndvantages Listening Par 3 which follow and decide which sentence (a-e) isan of travelling by tas on example ofeach rule Holiday? Think about cost ‘meeting people, comfort, convenience, ete, Rules Example |The past simple i used to talk about actions oF events inthe past often wtich happened one after the athien) 6 12 The past continuous is used fo fal about an activity that ‘farfed before and confinued uni an eventin the past. {8 The past continuous is used to falk about an activ that sfarfed before and continued after an event inthe past 4 Used fo's used to talk about situations or states inthe past which are not true now 5 Used vis used toa about repeated acts or habits inthe past uhich do not happen now bo bbubbbibbbb bod © Vou are going to read about seven people's most memorable train journeys. Before you read what they say, read questions 1-15 carefully and underline ‘the most important words in ‘each question, 2 My dad used ia hea climber and when be was younger Still thee was an upside tot, because thats when I met this Polish Bil called Jolana, while we were walking round one of the museums, © «80 weft our parents to get on with things and went off fr the day together. We had a realy grest time 4 we took wats and buses everywhere and stayed in these really @ For questions 1-15, choose cheap places with lots of other young people from all over the work from the people (A-C). The ‘who were doing the same sort of thing a3 us, people may be chosen more © om my family holidays we always used ogo othe same hotel and than once. lie on the beach Q Work in small groups. + Which of the train journeys on pape 29 sounds hese @ircte the correct alternative in tealies in each ofthe following pattie mack sare '* Take turns to tell each other he ued CTEEERD fo om wk ean wt ‘Shout a memorable journey © page 188 Grammar retrance: Past simple past continuo and used to sthich someone bats You have made. Then decide 2 When went to primary schoo, Iwas doing / used do about one hich of you made the most hour's homework a day interesting journey, 3. Assoon as Mandy wus grting got the message, she was jumping / Jumped into her car and was driving / drove wo the station. ‘Exam information 4+ When! was chil, we ns send / were spending our SYS in ua pun rw iy grandpacens lage ens 5 Luchily, we wutked / were walking past shopping centre when the Aeators numer ot shortens. 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Irae the French me umes tvs which bays Stop, tok a bag down off the rack to ray free wees tothe south ended wih he polation ‘that ‘heck that nothing had been tle and home again ‘isthe nian way, A the statins | Rial apy natayst @) Grammar © Put the verbs in brackets in the following sentences into either the Past perfect simple and past simple or past perfect. ‘continuous 1 We were feeling hungry although we ..had eatem (eat) unch only an hour before © Lo0k at tis sentence from Per civ area Reading Part 3 B(Kate) 3nd » verbal he bears TT answer the questions. 3. The panty, which our hosts (organise) before we arrived, as one ofthe most enjoyable parts of ou trp. One ofthe watches had an 4 Wheat (arrive) in Nairobi, 1 wasn allowed into alam wich rant went the country because ose) my passpor. fen the guar ad et ue 51 (cecognis) her trom the photograph although compares. (never speak) te her before 6 He helped to aise money to repat homes which the hurricane 1 Which ofthese ations — happened fest? © Look at the sentences below. 2 The alarm wen off 4 Which sentence focuses on the length of time spent travelling? 'b The guard let our + Is the undestined verb in the past pecect simple or pat perfect comparient. continous! 2. Which ver form is used 2 Poul was tied becouse hei bon ming al day to Indicate that something 'b Poul went wo the nfrmaton office because he never tml in th happened before something region before else in the past? 13 Compare the sentence above with the one below. Why do you think fortunately is @ Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple, past perfect simple or used in one sentence and past perfect continuous. unfortunately in the other? © e155 Groner: ert ses pt pret comnsus (One ofthe watches had an alarm which unfortunately went off hen the guard was leaving our compartment © page 155 Grammar reference: Past pertect ess past parc sole. @ Work in pairs. Find at least six other examples of the past perfect tense (had been / had ites : 1 storm damaged the house where she had bee fing. live) ve page since she left schoo . ‘Whar isthe peat pecect used in 2 We (walk) up the mountain for about three hours each case, i. what is the event when suddenly it (begin) to rai. ‘or situation in the past simple? 31 (already finish the work when she ‘Example: Reading Part 3 A (Rose) (offer) to help me. [dust lef choot She was on at {only speak) for 30 seconds when he interrupted holiday in Thalland, ‘me with a question. 5 Twas tired and dirty when f (get) home because | (walk) in the country ail afternoon, © page 168 Grammar reference: Ineguiar verbs @ vnns Speaking Part 3 Exam information tn peat et. tho rnd me ect aunt problem gether efesche exison The ora P penyaaogevt 9 tre ors pices showing fan es Sore cy ator Hees desis he pte an se wee dense some To cots ae 0 pase 000 Fe. “pieperofne cn tces setten Ute (© Work in pairs. Read the Speaking P and [ook at the photos. What differ you asked to discuss? st 3 task in the box on the right I types of ent-of year tripe are ‘mogine that your ellege ‘rganising an endeotye th forite students, The Dphetogropts show some ofthe plans : «+ irs altogether about how each of tes ps ‘could bene the studs, ‘+ Then decide whieh one ou tink would be she mst suitable GA Listen to to First Certificate ‘candidates beginning the tsk. Note dawn what benefits they mention for the First (wo photos, QA compere these questions the students ask each oes by ‘writing one or to words in tach space. Then listen aga focheek your answers. #eneron Sablon Tat + Howe you () 1 sightsdingbolsay can benoit Rete! “8 is pote i's an activity bolday {nthe mountains > Anat td photo? What shout 5) 7 @ Now do the complete task. yourselves. 4 Ask ean ther questions 25 Bxertse 5 + Talk about each ofthe photos mtu, Take about 1% 102 tonite @ do tis Decide which trip would be rest suas, Take about 1 0 1 mance od © pone 189 Seastnyretorroe Spoling Ps

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