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English for International Tourism Intermediate Unit Test 6A

Answer all 40 questions. There is one mark per question.

GRAMMAR: VERB + INFINITIVE OR -ING FORM

Complete the sentences below. Choose the correct answer for each one.

1 We should start [to decide / deciding] what we’re going to pack for our holidays. We’re going in two
days.

2 Oh no! I’ve forgotten [to tell / telling] Mary to feed the cat while we’re away.

3 He put off [to renew / renewing] his passport until the very last minute.

4 Thank you for stopping [to help / helping] me with my luggage. That was very kind of you.

5 Would you mind [to fill in / filling in] a feedback form before you leave?

6 You should consider [to take / taking] scuba diving lessons while you are staying on the Bay Islands.

7 If you wish [to upgrade / upgrading] to business class, please let us know when you check in.

8 Although he was asked politely, the man refused [to change / changing] seats.

9 He stopped [to dance / dancing] and came over to speak to us.

10 We hoped [to come across / coming across] the perfect holiday through browsing on the internet.

11 If you enjoy country music, I’d recommend [to visit / visiting] the Broken Spoke when you go to Austin.

12 They promised [to drop us off / dropping us off] at the airport the following morning.

13 The dissatisfied guest demanded [to speak / speaking] to the manager.

14 This restaurant claims [to serve / serving] the best local food in the area – we must try it!

15 She denied [to make / making] a mistake with our travel arrangements.

16 Please could you arrange [to have / having] a taxi collect us from the airport tomorrow.

17 If we put off [to buy / buying] our tickets any longer, we might not get flights for the dates we want.

18 I promise [to call / calling] you once I have reached the hotel.

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VOCABULARY: NICHE TOURISM EXPERIENCES

Decide which type of niche tourism each example refers to and add in the appropriate word(s).

0 ___battlefield_____ The guided war walk took us through the main areas where
the fighting had taken place and ended at the war memorial.

1 m_______________ There was a really friendly atmosphere at the festival and

everyone enjoyed dancing and singing along with the acts on
stage.

2 c_______________ On the first day we went on a tour of the local market and
were introduced to ingredients we would later cook with.

3 w_______________ Going on a safari was an experience of a lifetime. I will never

forget how impressive lions look when you see them for real.

4 s_______________ Our guide told us that in Brazil, shanty towns were called
‘favelas’ and that he was going to take us into one to meet
some residents and see how they lived.

5 m_______________ She decided to book a holiday where she could have laser eye
surgery and then spend three weeks recovering on the beach.

6 r_______________ The pilgrimage took them to sacred sites in the holy city.

7 s_______________ In the future, we hope to be able to offer more affordable

packages so that more people can enjoy the experience of
weightlessness as we orbit the Earth.

8 f______________ l______________ I had a great time studying in Lille and made lots of new
friends while brushing up my French. Maybe I’ll visit again
later in the year.

9 e_______________ Jake prefers more adventurous holidays – last year he went

ice diving in Russia.

10 g_______________ Before returning to her ancestral birth place, she arranged to

meet a distant cousin from her mother’s side of the family.

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PROFESSIONAL SKILLS: DEALING WITH FIGURES

Decide how you would pronounce each of the following figures. Choose a) or b).

1 5.85% a) five point eighty-five percent b) five point eight five percent

2 $2 bn a) two billion dollars b) two billions dollars

3 1/3 a) one third b) one of three

4 The 5–8 age range a) the five of eight age range b) the five to eight age range

5 £55,000 a) fifty-five thousand pounds b) fifty-five thousands pounds

6 3/4 a) three fours b) three-quarters

7 6.25% a) six point twenty-five percent b) six point two five percent

8 €75 a) seventy-five euros b) seven five euros

9 4/5 a) four out of fives b) four-fifths

10 3 1/2 m a) three and one half million b) three and a half million

11 ¥ 364 a) three hundred and sixty-four yen b) yen three hundred sixty-four

12 £6.50 a) six pounds fifty b) six point fifty pounds

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