Extra practice vy. G1) 1 Complete the gaps in the text with a/an or the, ot just leave the gap if no article is required. ‘Last year | had |_____very different holiday; some friends and | went on? ___ ‘yoga retreat’ on 3 “‘south coast of @___France, 5_retreat itself was fascinating — i consisted of about © fifty huts for two people behind a really peaceful, quiet beach. We had three hours of yoga every moming on7____ beach and then we went for §__“walksin hills behind the coast in the afferaoan, or just relaxed. !9_ instructor who took us for yoga was fantastic — so knowledgeable. V1 holiday was only a week but | felt both calm and invigorated when | got back. Its certainly 12__ “most relaxing holiday I've ever had! Gi) 2 There is one error with an article in each sentence. Identify the error and correct 1 A lot of people are becoming more interested in the eco-tourism these days 2. Fem not sue if Karen’s here at the moment. Hold on ‘a minute, and I'l check if she’s ina kitchen. 3 | didn't realise you wanted to go on the excursion 100. | only booked a ticket 4 We stayed ina great hotel in Florida, While a hotel was in a built-up area, itwas very quiet 5 People are traveling less because alot of the package holidays are more expensive this year as a result of the rise in fuel costs. 6 Welve been saving up for years to go on a really special holiday — we want to go to Galapagos Islands G2] 3 In each sentence, two of the choices are correct and one is incorrect. Circle the correct ones. 1 As we become more aware of climate change, more people can / may / might choose not to fly because af the environmental damage. 2 The play has started. You can’t / mustn’t / don’t have to go in until there’sa convenient break. 3. My pen’s run out of ink. Can / Wi! / Could 1 borrow one of yours? 4 ‘Suki’ on holiday in the Canaries this week! That n't / can't / masst't be true — she's got an interview on Friday’ 5 Its very likely that Murray will win a major tennis tournament soon but it may / could / might not be this year. FKL) 4 Complete the dialogue with Key language phrases. A: booked a holiday with you last month, but I'm airaid | can't go now. Id like a refund. B: That's a shame, When is the holiday for? ‘A: The flight leaves on Tuesday: B: Oh; | sce. i! correctly, you want your money back for a holiday departing in five days? Ac Thats right B: Well, I'm afraid that isn't possible A:I don't understand. What 2 ? B: ’'m saying that it at this stage A:Oh, it give me a refund. Is that correct? BI can't give you a refund. You'll have to go to your insurance company. As Insurance? B: You don’t have insurance? But it's $ insurance when you book a holiday. HV1.4) 5 Complete the advert with words and P phrases from the box. ‘ancient monuments baking temperatures flawless gastronomic delights organised excursion turquoise “wo woes in Eayo this summer from as je 8 400 euros ~one 0a on the Mediterranean coast and nother sampling the ancient history of Cir and ta of ts restaurants. ‘tif you pete, three-day 4 down the Nile withthe 5 Service of our our guides ~ whet better way to escape thes in.ily and August [V2] © Which idioms are defined below? 1 to avoid places where there are a lot of visitors 2 10 go somewhere which doesn't attract a lot of people 3 to relax at the hotel, sunbathing and swimming, 4 tovisit famous places 5 not to pay extortionate prices 6 to have a good time and lose your inhibitions [V3] 7 Match the words in V3 with these definitions. ‘1 not possible to change something back to what it was before 2. an area spreading out in an untidy and unattractive way 3 the variety of plants and animals 4 under threat of extinction, usually used for species 5 gases, afien dangerous, sent into the ait, -g. ina ‘manufacturing process 6 easily replaced, Le. because there isa large supply, or something that replaces itself Extra practice 137