Module 2

Vocabulary

 Travel

A Replace the word in bold with its opposite from the list.

 chaotic  return  tasty  lush  noisy  steep  unspoilt  unique

1 Mike lives in a quiet 5 The region is known for its polluted

neighbourhood. ...............................
2 Everyone thought the dishes were quite
bland. ...............................
3 Dave thought that it was a common
experience. ...............................
4 Everything seemed totally organised in the
old market place. ...............................
countryside. ...............................
6 There are some gentle slopes that we
can ski down. ...............................
7 How much is a one-way ticket to
LA? ...............................
8 The area has sparse vegetation.
...............................

B Match the words to form collocations.

1 archaeological a apartment
2 day b holiday
3 guided c hostel
4 package d break
5 seaside e trip
6 self-catering f site
7 weekend g resort
8 youth h tour

C Fill in: deals, feast, highlight, remains, sight, skin.

1 I lost ...................................... of Lee in the
market and couldn’t find her anywhere.
2 Michelle almost jumped out of
her ...................................... when she saw
the huge spider.
3 You can get some special ...........................
on holidays if you book at the last minute.
4 On the last day of our holiday we were
invited to a ...................................... in
the village.
5 I think the ......................... of the evening
was definitely the fireworks display.
6 The 4,000 year-old ..................................
of the city could be seen from the sky.

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D Choose the correct item.

1 The ferry was cancelled due to ......... 4 Passengers were asked to ......... the
seas. plane through the front and the rear doors.
A bumpy B rough C tough A board B embark C dock

2 My flight had been ......... by three hours 5 The passengers had to wait in the .........
and I was fed up of waiting. lounge for 5 hours for the flight.
A cancelled B held C delayed A departure B leaving C exit

3 We have a very tight ......... so we need to 6 My dad regularly goes on business .........
be careful what we buy. to New York.
A allowance B budget C fund A journeys B trips C voyages

E Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb from the list.

 sample  catch  change  give  fasten  miss  rent  use

1 Could you ............................ me a lift to the 5 While you’re in China, don’t

airport tomorrow?
2 Ray cancelled his holiday after ....................
his flight.
3 The announcement asked passengers
to ............................ their seatbelts.
4 James forgot ............................ trains and
ended up in Manchester.
forget ............................ the delights of
Chinese cuisine.
6 If everyone .................... public
transport, there would be less pollution.
7 Next year, we will .................... a cottage
in the West of Ireland for our holidays.
8 Greg has to ....................... an early flight
to Milan for a business meeting.

 Money & Shopping

F Match the words to form collocations.

1 credit a bargain
2 foreign b value
3 good c instalments
4 hard d cheques
5 monthly e card
6 traveller’s f currency

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G Replace the words/phrases in bold with a word/phrase from the list with
a similar meaning.

 excellent  discount  buy  on credit  disadvantage  a refund

1 Jennifer wants to purchase a new
swimsuit for her
holidays. ..............................................
2 Many shops offer a price reduction if you
buy in bulk. ..............................................
3 It is common for people to buy a car with
an agreement to pay
later. ..............................................
4 The service in the restaurant was first-
rate. ..............................................
5 The only downside was that we had to
wait in the queue for about twenty
minutes. ..............................................
6 Jane got her money back for the
damaged camera she
bought. ..............................................

 Word formation

H Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in bold.

1 New Zealand is known for its ................................................... landscapes. IMPRESS

2 I thought the restaurants were very ........................................................ in EXPENSE
London.
3 Barcelona has some amazing ........................................................ . ARCHITECT
4 The Eiffel Tower is one of the most ........................................................ FAME
landmarks in the world.
5 I like hanging out in the ........................................................ cafés in Paris. TREND
6 The local women wear lovely ........................................................ dresses. COLOUR
7 Irish storytellers have some ................................................... stories to tell. FASCINATE
8 Mr Walsh was not happy with his ........................................................ . ACCOMMODATE

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 Phrasal verbs

I Replace the phrases in bold with an appropriate phrasal verb from the list
in the correct form.

 take off  pick up  set off  check in  stop off

1 Can you collect Harold from the airport
tomorrow? .......................................
2 It is wise to register about two hours
before departure time. ...............................
3 What time does your plane leave at
exactly? ..................................
4 We stopped for a short period of time
in York to visit a
friend. ..................................
5 They left on their long road trip at 5
am. ..................................

 Prepositions

J Complete the sentences with an appropriate preposition.

1 When all the passengers were ................. 5 Jimmy avoids tourist areas and always
board the cruise ship set sail. goes in search of places ................. the
2 Everyone was ................. a rush to get on beaten track.
the bus to the airport. 6 Liz got two pairs of sunglasses .................
3 The hotel is located ................. the heart the price of one.
of the city.
4 Local art and craftwork is put .................
display for tourists along the streets of the
old town.

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Grammar
 Past tenses
A Put the verbs in brackets into the correct past tense.
1 I .................................... (sleep) at midnight
when the phone ............................. (ring).
2 We .................................... (go) to Portugal
on holiday last year.
3 Where .................................... (you/go) last
night?
B Choose the correct item.
1 They were tired because they ......... for
hours.
A had shopped B had been shopping
2 What ......... you ......... at 10 pm
yesterday?
A had, been doing B were, doing
3 The plane ......... by the time they got to
the airport.
A had left B was leaving
C Put the verbs in brackets into the correct tense.
1 A: Did you watch Grey’s Anatomy on TV
last night?
B: Yes, I .................................................
(not/see) that episode before.
2 A: ................................................. (you/
enjoy) your trip to London?
B: Oh, it was wonderful.
3 A: Why was Sue shouting at her brother?
B: Because
he ............................................... (play)
computer games for hours and she
wanted to find information for her History
project.
4 A: Where were you at lunchtime?
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4 Ted was on crutches because
he .................................... (break) his
leg.
5 He .................................... (wait) for a
long time before the bus came.
6 Ann .................................... (listen) to
music while she ....................................
(cook).
4 It ......... raining while they were
sunbathing.
A was starting B started
5 When ......... you ......... from school?
A were, graduating B did, graduate
6 Mike was writing a postcard while Ann
......... a book.
A was reading
B had been reading
5 A: That was an interesting site, wasn’t
it?
B: Yes, but I thought you ........................
......................... (already/go) there.
6 A: What happened exactly?
B: I ............................... (walk) down the
street when this guy bumped into me.
7 A: How long ............................................
(you/live) in Cameroon before you
moved here?
B: About 7 years.
8 A: Have you ever been to Egypt?
B: Yes, I .................................................
(go) a couple of years ago.
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B: Oh, I ............................ (have) a meeting.
D Underline the correct tense.
1 Harry was upset because he had/has lost
his mobile phone.
2 Charlotte hasn’t been/wasn’t to Madrid
since 2009.
3 I was writing/write a postcard when I heard
a bang.
4 They rented/had rented a house in Spain
last summer.
E Choose the correct form.
1 I’ll never be/get used to staying up late at
night.
2 My grandparents would/used take me on
holidays when I was a child.
3 Jill would/used to work as a tour guide
before she got her own shop.
 Clauses of results
F Join the sentences using the words in brackets.
1 The airport had to be closed.
Travellers were left stranded. (As a result)
..................................................................
..................................................................
2 She didn’t book in time.
She couldn’t find a room. (Consequently)
..................................................................
..................................................................
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5 The children were happy because they
were playing/had been playing in the
park for hours.
6 They finished/had finished eating by
the time Mary arrived.
4 When we went on holiday, we were
used to/would always buy souvenirs.
5 I used to/am used to high temperatures
now that I live in North Africa.
6 Ben didn’t like living in the city centre at
first, but he got used to/been used to it.
3 There are ATMs on every street.
People can get cash easily. (Therefore)
................................................................
................................................................
4 Prices have increased a lot.
There are fewer tourists. (As a result)
................................................................
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G Choose the correct word.

1 It was so/such hot outside that we stayed
indoors most of the time.
2 It was so/such nice weather that they went
on a picnic.
3 It was so/such a fascinating place that they
decided to go back the following year.
4 There were so/such a lot of people on
the bus that we couldn’t get on.
5 The ferry was so/such fast they arrived
on the island in no time.
6 It was so/such a disappointment that
they decided to call off their holiday.

 Articles

H Choose the correct item.

Hi Mum & Dad,

Greetings from 1) a / an / the / --- USA! It’s 2) --- / a / an / the amazing place and we’re having
3) a / an / --- / the time of our lives here! We arrived in 4) a / an / the / --- Los Angeles after 5) --- /
a / an / the eight-hour drive from 6) --- / a / an / the Lake Tahoe. We’re staying in 7) an / a / --- /
the nice hotel. I am very excited about exploring 8) --- / a / an / the city tomorrow. I’ll let you know
how it goes.

Goodnight,
Anabella

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Reading
Read the text and choose the best answer, A, B, C or D.

When I landed in America, I could not help being strongly impressed with the contrast their
Custom-house presented, and the attention, politeness and good humour with which its officers
carried out their duty. As we did not land at Boston, in consequence of some delay at the quay,
until after dark, I received my first impressions of the city in walking down to the Custom-house on
the morning after our arrival, which was Sunday. When I got into the streets on this Sunday
morning, the air was so clear, the houses were so bright: the signboards were painted in such vivid
colours; the gold-painted letters were so very golden; the bricks were so very red, the stone was so
very white, the window blinds and area railings were so very green, the knobs and plates upon the
street doors so marvellously bright and twinkling – that every main road in the city looked exactly
like a scene in a pantomime. It rarely happens in the business streets that a tradesman, if I dare to
call anybody a tradesman, where everybody is a merchant, lives above his store; so that many
occupations are often carried on in one house, and the whole front is covered with signs.
As I walked along, I kept glancing up at these signs, confidently expecting to see a few of
them change into something; and I never turned a corner suddenly without looking out for the
clown and stage comedian, who, I had no doubt, were hiding in a doorway or behind some pillar
close at hand. The suburbs are, if possible, even more make-believe than the city. The white
wooden houses, with their green blinds, are so scattered about in all directions, without seeming to
have any root at all in the ground that I almost believed the whole affair could be picked up piece
by piece like a child’s toy, and crammed into a little box.
The city is a beautiful one, and cannot fail, I should imagine, to impress all strangers very
favourably. The private dwelling-houses are, for the most part, large and elegant; the shops
extremely good; and the public buildings handsome. The State House is built upon the summit of a
hill, which rises gradually at first, and afterwards gets steeper and steeper, almost from the water’s
edge. In front is a green area, called the Common. The site is beautiful and from the top there is a
charming panoramic view of the whole town and neighbourhood.
There is no doubt that much of the intelligence and good taste of Boston is due to the quiet
influence of the University of Cambridge, which is within three or four miles of the city. Many of the
upper class in Boston and its neighbourhood have been educated at this same school. Whatever
the defects of American universities may be, they do not spread prejudices; never come between
the people and improvement; exclude no man because of his opinions; above all, in their whole
course of study and instruction, recognise a world, and a broad one too, lying beyond the college
walls.

(adapted from American Notes by Charles Dickens)

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1 Why did the writer wait till the following day to visit Boston?
A His boat arrived a day late.
B He was detained at customs.
C He arrived at night time.
D He was too tired.

2 The author’s first impression of the city was that

A its streets were very narrow.
B everyone had more than one job.
C it was gloomy and depressing.
D everything reminded him of a play.

3 In paragraph 2, the author compares the suburbs to

A stage equipment.
B a playground.
C a plaything.
D a small container.

4 In the last sentence of paragraph 4, what does ‘their’ refer to?

A the upper class
B students
C Bostonians
D American universities

5 What is the writer’s purpose in the passage?

A to explain why he visited a city
B to show the impact a city had on him
C to describe the residents of a city
D to give the history of a city

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Listening
Listen to a man talking about a trip he went on and for questions 1-5 choose
the correct answer A, B or C.

1 The speaker states that this destination is for people who

A prefer to take it easy.
B want to go sightseeing.
C dare to take risks.

2 What does the speaker say about tourism in the area?

A There are a range of package tours.
B It’s still in the early stages.
C It hasn’t grown much over the years.

3 The speaker’s fellow travellers

A were all the same age.
B had the right attitude for the trip.
C didn’t all enjoy themselves.

4 What part of the trip did the speaker enjoy most?

A climbing a mountain
B visiting an island
C sailing up a channel

5 What does the speaker say about life on board the boat?
A It was difficult to deal with the changing environment.
B The sleeping arrangements were unpleasant.
C The crew were always at their disposal.

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