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6a Word swap

Student 1
1 The hotel room was small, dark and pristine, with dust on every surface and cobwebs in the corner.
2 We budgeted £1,000 for the trip, which had to cover accommodation, food, drink and transport, and another
£300 which we set apart in case of emergencies.
3 Louise’s parents wanted her to become a doctor or a lawyer, but she’d lost her sights on working in the travel
industry, and nothing was going to change her mind.
4 We had been promised a fantastic view from our hotel room, but unfortunately it was rather fraught, with the
most interesting thing being some stables across the road.
5 The museum was a bit of a disappointment, mainly containing paintings and statues which tainted the rather
mediocre achievements of the town’s local hero, Karel Pariwinski.
6 We had planned to see the sight on our first day in Rome, but the weather was so bad we spent most of it in a
café trying to keep warm and dry.
7 Tambaloque is one of the most beautiful islands in the South Pacific, but because it is in the middle of beyond,
it receives very few visitors.
8 The first thing we did once we arrived was set up looking for a good restaurant, something which turned out to be
a bit of a challenge.
9 I often wonder what the point is of going off to the ends of the track looking for excitement and adventure when
you can get all of that here in Grimsby.
10 One of the best ways to prevent journey sickness is to drink plenty of water, and avoid caffeinated drinks and
oily foods.

Student 2
A Everybody on shore waved to the passengers as the ship left the harbour, and continued waving until it was out
of sights.
B After it featured in a popular television series, the town became so popular with visitors that the local council
decided to set about a tourist information office.
C We took a train and two buses across the city, only to discover that we’d had a wasted travel, since the castle had
recently been closed for renovations.
D For our holiday to France last year we decided to get off the beaten earth and explore the countryside in the
south-west of the country.
E Our travel representative spent all his time on the beach with his friends, and appeared to have set sight of the fact
he was supposed to be there to work.
F On the third day of our journey, we left the flat, dusty plain and entered grimy rainforest which, our guide assured
us, had been undisturbed for thousands of years.
G The city’s reputation as an excellent place for tourists to visit had become somewhat glorified by the increase in
crime and stories of official corruption.
H Sheryl sounded extremely mundane on the phone, which wasn’t surprising in view of the fact that she’d had her
passport, her credit cards and all her money stolen.
I The country’s excellent transport infrastructure and clean beaches are just two of the things that set it aside from
its immediate neighbours.
J My grandparents live in a small village in the back of nowhere, where time is measured in weeks and months
rather than in hours and days.

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6b What’s the question?

Apart from money, clothes and passport, what do you What negative impacts can tourism have on an area?
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Are there any advantages to not keeping in touch with What potential problems do people face when
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What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of Do you prefer to travel on your own or with friends?
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What advice would you give to someone who was What advantages and/or disadvantages are there of
going to travel abroad for the first time? visiting places that already have a well-established
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What do you think makes a ‘great’ holiday or travel What do you consider to be the advantages of travelling
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What benefits can tourism bring to an area? What can people gain from travelling?
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What are the best ways of staying healthy when What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of
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How do you prefer to spend your time when on Is there anything that travellers can do in order to
holiday? minimise their impact on the places they visit?
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6c Same here

Comment Response
1 Desperate though … … agree to it or not, … … I always get an upset Same here. And anyway, a
stomach when travelling. bit of rain won’t do you any
harm.

2 Expensive though … … careful I am, … … I always seem to get Same here. And you have
awful weather. to treat yourself now and
again.

3 However odd … … I may be, … … I believe that generally Same here. His great sense
the police do a marvellous of humour more than makes
1 job. up for his impertinence.

4 However rude and … I take my holiday, … … I enjoy a bit of discomfort Same here. Imagine what
cheeky … and a few challenges when the crime rate would be like
travelling. if we didn’t have them.

5 Infuriating though … … it may be, … … I find him curiously Same here. It gives you
enjoyable company. something interesting to talk
about when you get home.

6 No matter how … … it may sound, … … I have to get out of the Same here. She seems to
house and go for a walk at spend her whole life in a

least once a day. bad mood.

7 No matter what … … John can be at times, … … I’m going to leave home Same here. The only way I
and find my own place to can be sure I’ll be OK is by
live. sticking to bottled water and
packaged snacks.
8 No matter when … … likes it or not, … … I’m not going to the bank Same here. The rain
for a loan.  1 just seems to follow me
everywhere I go.

9 Whatever I say … … of their methods, … … I’m telling the boss that
I’m going to take a holiday
this year.
10 Whatever I think … … the weather’s like, … … I really enjoy doing
sudoku puzzles.
Same here. We’re humans,
not robots, after all, and we
need some time off.
Same here. Why should we
pay their extortionate rates
of interest?  1

11 Whether he … … they may be, … … I think Mario’s restaurant Same here. You feel like
is still excellent value. you’re giving your brain a
real workout.

12 Whether my mother … to Meryl, … … I can’t seem to please her. Same here. You need to
and father … learn how to stand on your
own two feet at some point.

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