Exercises

Copy the diagram and match the words about holidays in the box to the headings.

hotel – summer camp – campsite – holiday apartment

– city break – log cabin – farm stay – camping trip
– skiing trip – cottage – package holiday –youth
hostel – adventure holiday – cruise

TYPES OF HOLIDAYS HOLIDAYS

HOLIDAYS ACCOMODATION

2. Complete the sentences with words from exercise 1.

a. A is a place where you can take your tent to stay.
b. A is a great opportunity to experience a rural lifestyle.
c. A holiday includes accommodation, food and transport.
d. A is a place where you can stay cheaply for a short period.
e. An might include hiking, kayaking or sailing.
f. A is a little house in the countryside.

4. Read five travel reviews about eco-friendly destinations. Match the reviews with the pictures.
1 This country has a fantastic variety of flora and fauna, with thousands of species of insects, reptiles,
mammals and amphibians. I am crazy about all kinds of animals, so for me, it’s a paradise! If I had
the chance to live anywhere, I’d live here.
Christian
2 This country is home to some of the most spectacular wildlife in the world, including elephants,
rhinoceroses, lions and leopards. You can also learn from the local people, who build their own eco-
friendly homes by hand and conserve every drop of water.
Melanie
3 If you want to have a relaxing time, you will enjoy your holiday here. This place is full of contrasts.
You can go hiking and see some amazing scenery, or if you prefer, you can stay by the sea and enjoy
the cool breeze. You would stay forever if you didn’t have to go home!
Lucas
4 If you come to this country, you will get the chance to live like local people on houseboats called
“Kettuvallams”. If you’re interested in eco-friendly products, you can see how local furniture-makers
make and design their own furniture using sustainable resources such as bamboo sticks and palm
leaves.
Kevin
5 This rainforest is the most incredible place I’ve ever visited. The waterfalls are spectacular. It’s a
long way to travel, but if you get the chance to visit, you won’t regret it. The local people work hard
to take care of the environment and preserve this amazing place.
Hannah
 KENYA
INDIA

COSTA RICA
AUSTRALIA

COLOMBIA

Read the text again. For each destination, say:

a. What tourists can do there?
b. Why it is an eco-friendly destination?.

6. PART 1: Choose the beginnings of the sentences to complete the text.

Lions
If a lion joins a group of other lions
If lions go hunting
If a lion roars
If lions are active
If male lions use cent marking
................................... it can be heard over five miles away.
............................. it usually stays with them for three years.
.............................................. they work in teams.
........................................ they establish their territory.
..................................................It is usually at night.

PART 2: Choose the endings of the sentences to complete the text.

they are blind for six days.
they show their affection.
the loser often dies.
they have to leave their mothers.
lions fight them off.
If lions rub each other's heads, ..................................................................
If any strange males try to enter their territory, ..................................................................
If lions start fighting, ..................................................................
If cubs are born, ...............................................................
If male cubs are two years old, ..................................................................

PART 3. Peter, what do you do if your parents are at home?

If my parents .................. at home at weekends, I have to help with housework. (stay)
If my mother .................. at home, I do the washing up or hoovering. (be)
If she .................. at home, I wash the car or work in the garden with my dad. (not be)
If they .................. at home on weekdays, I do my homework first and then go out. (be)
If my father .................................. in the evening, we play games on his computer. (not work)

PART 4 And what do you and your sister do if your parents are not at home?
We ............................... the housework if they leave the house. (not do)
I just .............. in bed if there is nothing to watch on TV. (lie)
Or I ................ with my friends on Skype if they feel like chatting. (chat)
My little sister usually .................. with her best friend if she comes to our place. (play)
But she ................................ what to do if her friend can't come. (not know)

PART 5 Put the verb into the correct first conditional form:
1. If I __________________ (go) out tonight, I __________________ (go) to the cinema.
2. If you __________________ (get) back late, I __________________ (be) angry.
3. If we __________________ (not / see) each other tomorrow, we __________________ (see)
each other next week.
4. If he __________________ (come), I __________________ (be) surprised.
5. If we __________________ (wait) here, we __________________ (be) late.
6. If we __________________ (go) on holiday this summer, we __________________ (go) to
Spain.
7. If the weather __________________ (not / improve), we __________________ (not / have) a
picnic.
8. If I __________________ (not / go) to bed early, I __________________ (be) tired tomorrow.
9. If we __________________ (eat) all this cake, we __________________ (feel) sick.
10. If you __________________ (not / want) to go out, I __________________ (cook) dinner at
home.

PART 6 A Match the beginning of each sentence in A with its end in B.

 A B
1 I will phone you a if you make so much noise.

2 If you wash the dishes, b we won’t be able to play basketball.

3 You will make Grandma very happy 1 c if I arrive before you.
4 If it doesn’t stop raining, d if you visit her today.
5 John won’t be tired e if he goes to bed soon.
6 The baby won’t sleep f I will dry them.

PART 7 C Complete the sentences with the verb in brackets. Use the First Conditional.
1 If my aunt comes to visit, she .......................... (give) us a present.
2 If it doesn’t rain, we .......................... (go) to the beach.
3 If it .......................... (snow) tonight, we will make a snowman tomorrow.
4 If you don’t try, you .......................... (not succeed).
5 If you .......................... (bring) the sandwiches for the picnic, I will bring the drinks.
6 If he talks too long, his parents .......................... (not let) him use the phone.
7 He will turn on the heater if it .......................... (get) too cold.
8 You won’t understand the questions unless you .......................... (read) the book

PART 8 D Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the First Conditional.
1 If we ...................... (go) to London, we ...................... (visit) my friend George.
2 If she ...................... (do) well in her exams, my sister ...................... (go) to university.
3 Jenny ...................... (not eat) supper if she ...................... (eat) all that ice cream.
4 My brother ...................... (drive) us to the cinema if we ...................... (ask) him.
5 Uncle Tim ...................... (phone) us if he ...................... (want) to come with us.