ACCOMMODATION keys

VOCABULARY Where you stayed

1 1 negative – it was muddy (i.e. it had probably rained a lot and the
earth was very wet and difficult to walk in), and everything got filthy (=
very, very dirty)
2 positive – a stunning view is a really good view
3 positive – service is the help given by people working in a place; if
something is efficient, it work(s) in a reliable, professional way
4 negative – unbearably hot means it was too hot – it was unpleasant
and difficult to function in
5 negative – it’s not the kind of view you want!
6 positive – people were very friendly and made you feel at home.
Overwhelming can be used negatively, but here it means that it
affected you in a very positive way.
7 negative – if a place is a bit of a dump, it’s dirty and unpleasant
8 positive – the facilities (i.e. equipment, gym, spa, swimming pool,
etc.) were all really, really good
9 could be both – depending on whether you like being away from
people or not – isolated means far from people and towns
10 positive – there was plenty of space and privacy – deserted means
empty of people

LISTENING 1

3 1 Conversation 1: on the festival site, on an island in the middle of the

River Danube in Budapest, then with some Hungarians in their home.
Conversation 2: a place on the south coast of Turkey, on cliffs
overlooking the sea.
2 Conversation 1: they met nice Hungarians who put them up; they
had a great time; they hardly slept, there was so much going
on.
Conversation 2: it was boiling and they love the heat; it was
cheap; the beach was deserted.
3 Conversation 1: the tent they were in got flooded because it rained
so much; all their stuff got soaked; everything got filthy.
Conversation
2: the place was very remote; the only way into the nearest town was
by minibus that only ran a couple of times a day.
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1. held on
2. poured down
3. put us up
4. in spite of
5. Wasn’t it
6. at that sunset
7. considering how cheap
8. worth doing once

LISTENING 2

7 Conversation 1: a hotel – Mr Bergen booked a room, but the hotel has no

record of it and no rooms left Conversation 2: hotel room – it’s freezing,
and the person wants to turn down the air-conditioning 
Conversation 3:
a flat or house – the tenants are leaving the place dirty, with a broken
washing machine and things missing, so the landlord won’t give them
their deposit back (£1,000)
Conversation 4: a flat or house – the tenant
has had to pay to have the boiler repaired 


8
. 1 Conversation 1 (He should’ve received a confirmation by text or email,
but didn’t know about this.) 


. 2 Conversation 3 (Look at the state of the place. It’s filthy!) 


. 3 Conversation 2 (You can’t turn down the air-conditioning in the room.

It’s all centrally controlled.) 


. 4 Conversation 1 (The speaker says: Oh, that’s great, that is! but means
the opposite. We often add that is! to mark sarcasm.) 


. 5 Conversation 4 (I warned the landlord it was a health hazard. ... You

could’ve suffocated while sleeping.) 


. 6 Conversation 3 (The landlord isn‘t going to give the thousand pound

deposit back.) 


. 7 Conversation 2 (My room’s not very warm. Then later in the

conversation: It’s absolutely freezing!) 


. 8 Conversation 4 (you were right to have it checked and get it repaired.

 I’m completely out of pocket now. So the speaker has had to pay for the
repairs.) 


IDIOMS

12
. 1 short of money

. 2 in an overly optimistic way 


. 3 for very short periods of time 


. 4 it’s his turn to react and do something 


. 5 have enough money to pay for 
everything needed 


. 6 been very expensive 


. 7 making fun of 


. 8 getting used to things