61 Weave °° ‘above all: especially, in particular Air travel 1s comfortable, | convenient and above ai last. ‘an alr fare: the money you pay for a ticket to fly on 2 plane £400 for @ week in Australi? That's very cheap. Does it Include the ar tare? \ attentive: helpful and polite ' The hotel staff were tiendly and attentive. i to boast: ita place (@ hotel, a resort) boasts a particular facilty, t has | this facility (brochure language) The Grondheim Hotel boasts three Olympic-size swimming pools. fo book In advance: to reserve a ticket, a hotel room, etc, some | time before you travel, stay in a hotel, ete | was advised to book wel! Jong time) in advance it I wanted fo be sure of getting a good seat 10 conmseate sin: 10 take stn away from sb as @ punishment He conliscated all the undeclared | goods they had hidden jn their luggage. to consist of: to be made up of The Smugglers holiday resort consisted of @ hotol, two luxury ‘swimming pools and a small shop that sold newspaper crystal clear waters: transparent water From our balcony wo could see the crystal clear waters of tho Caribbean. 8 customs officer: an official who ‘checks your bags when you go through customs The men in uniform over there are customs officers. | direct might: not stopping anywhere enroute ‘Are there any direct flights to Canada? taste and enjoys expensive things A discerning traveller likes staying iin expensive and tasteful hotels ‘with excellent cuisine. to erupt: if a volcano erupts, it explodes When was the last time Mount Vesuvius erupted? ‘five-star hotel: a luxury Hotel Because they have lots of money, the Joneses always stay in fhva- star hotels. to get away from: escape fromileave bohind ‘San Carlos isan ideal place to get away from a miserable winter. tohaggle (over the price of sth): to argue with sb over the price of sth ‘you want to buy ‘He haggled with the stalkeeper ‘over the price ofthe tomatoes. high/peak season: the time of the year when most people take their holidays Opp: low seasonioff season The tickets are cheap because itis low season. 10 be Jotlagged: to fool very tired and disorientated as a result of having flown somewhere By the time | got to my hotel, I was sa jatlagged that 1 could arly remember my name. to be littered with sth: to have been made untidy and unpleasant by sth The crowded streets wore ittered with rubbish, focal spectaty: fa particular kind of food or dish is local speciality, it is common and particularly good in a certain area The seafood here is a local specialty. Don't miss out on itt 10 look onto: to have a view of Our bedroom looked onto the beach, | disceming: sb who has got good | tobe off the beaten track: to be a. tong way away from the places that tourists usually visit We hate tourist resorts. We lke to {90 0 places that are of the beaten track. {0 be on otter: (i) to be available to buy or use (i) be sold ata reduced price The hotel has wide range of sports facilles on offer. Beach towels are on offer at the moment; ony £3! running water water that comes from a tap Whon we got there, we discovered that there was no electricity and ‘no running water. 10 809k up the sun: to sunbathe While away your time soaking up the sun beside one of the hotel's three magniticent swimming pools. @ stopover: a short stay somewhere during a long plane journey (On our way back trom Uruguoy to France, we are going to have @ two-day stopover in New York. stretch of beach: an area of beach Apparently, the stretch of beach between the two hotels gets very crowded at weekends. 1 tariff derma) the price you pay for ‘2 room in ahotel The tarit for the room must, by law, be prominently displayed. to touch down: to land (for aircraft) The aeroplane touched down and then taxied along the runway. to while away the/your time: to spend time in a pleasant way doina sth hat does not require too much physical activity (+ing form) 1 whiled away my time in the doctor's waiting room leating through old magazines.oy \ Practice 1. Read the text below and decide which answer (A,B,C or D) best fits each gap. ‘The Brochure and the Dream - The Bay Hotel, San Leonardo In the north-west comer of the island paradise Isla Perlita, nestling in the shadow of Mount Machu, lies the sleepy vilage of | san Lorenzo. On ine | DEEN 1) nrnnnnen | there is nothing out of the ‘ordinary about this quaint litle village - nothing, that , apart from the magnificent fiv@ ~ 2) ......mnnn Bay Hotel, The Bay, a itis known locally, is a recent development catering for 3) travellers who enjoy luxury holday-making. Famous throughout the island for the outstanding quality of its accommodatior and the excellence of its cuisine, the Bay 4). 80 guest sulles, each with a charm and character of ts own. Each suite looks 5) sewn Falmer Beach, commanding breathtaking views of the four miles of white sand, which gently shelves into the 6) snow Clear Waters cf the Crepuscan Sea. At the heart of the Bay Hotel is personal, efficien: and unobtrusive service. 7) vsssnnnennanm Stat antigipate your every need in an atmoephore of quiot professionalism and genuine friendliness. 8)... , the Bay Hotel is a place to get 9).. from the stresses of everyday Ife, and whether itiS 10) sarees AWAY tHE MOUS. 19) .enrnnenenen UP 1H SUN (taking advantage of the wide range of recreaiional activities that the hotel has 12) offer, you can be sure thal a holiday al the Bay truly is. the holiday of a lifetime. Air Perlta fies direct tc Isla Pecita once a fortnight from Gatwick. It is advisable to book well in 13) especially during 14) season (January through March) as flights fil up quickly. For alr 18) wn . hotel tari and general terms and conditions, please see pages 67 and 68 of this brochure. 4 Apatn Birack ——Croad Dway 2 Astared —«-Bstars «star D starting 3 Adisconcerting Bdisceming C distinct _D discriminated 4 announces Bclaims Cassets boasts 5 Abackon Bonto —Giinto D down i 6 Acrystal Bsky C diamond —_D pearl 7 APreoccupied B Atentive G Concentrated D Undivided B Allover — BForall ~— CAboveall ~All along 9 Aout Bover Cott Daway 10 Awning wearing Cwending winding 41 Asoaking —-Bdrawing CG taking D absorbing 12 Ain Bloc Con Dat 49 Anticipation B time Chand D advance 14 Arigh Bon Ctull Dopen 15 Atos Brates Cares Dtenders 2. Circle the correct item, ‘Tha Holiday and the Nightmare We were jet- 1) lagged / worn before we arrived in Isla Perita, We had made a number of unscheduled 2) turnovers / ‘stopovers on our way to the island and all in 9) total / all our journey took 96 hours. Hardly a(n) 4) express / direct fight! t would have been quicker had we walked. Bearing in mind that this was high season, we probebly should have been suspicious at being the only passengers, but it wasn't until we actually 5) touched / landed down on the island that we began | to wonder why we had believed what had been writen in the brochure. The airport building was the size of a garden shed and the customs 6) officer / attendant | who searched our bags (and who, for no reason 7) confined / confiscated our belongings) also turned out to be the island's only taxi ckiver and porter at the Bay Hotel, We were dropped off in San. Lorenzo's main street, Or shoul say ts only street. San Lorenzo 8) consisted / comprised of one dusty street, six shacks, two dogs and an empty telephone box. From there on, things went rapily downhil, The Bay Hote was haltbuil, did not have 9) flowing / running water or electicity and was stated by a pensioner and the taxi ver, Johnny Paraguay who spent most of his | time asleep in his bedroom. The meals lovingly prepared by the chef (Johnny Paraguay again) included such local 10) specialities / specials as coconuts, tinned peas and coconuts with tinned peas. Falmer Beach was a long 11) stretch / sequence of grey sand 12) littered / teeming with rubbish. The hotel pool resembled a stagnant pond ‘and we were unable to swim in the sea because it was fll of poisonous jellyfish and man-eating sharks. Recreational activities included find the waiter, 13)handle / haggle with Johnny Paraguay for our passports, and on our third day, run as fast as we could from San Lorenzo as Mount Machu, the supposedly extinct volcano, 14) burst / erupted