Unit 1 Revision

Vocabulary

1 Replace the words in bold with a suitable word or phrase below. There are three extra words.
widespread ■ funded ■ hooked on ■ in private ■ toward ■ low-cost ■ at fault
outstanding ■ upside-down ■ worthwhile ■ upbeat
1 Book a cheap flight today! ...................................................
2 Are you addicted to travel? So are we! ...................................................
3 Who is to blame for the delays at the airport? ...................................................
4 Booking your holiday early is definitely a good idea because you can find some great bargains.
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5 I’m feeling very positive despite the long queues to check in. ...................................................
6 We were heading in the direction of airport security when I realised I hadn’t got my passport.
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7 The service in this hotel is absolutely brilliant. ...................................................

8 Olivia’s holiday was paid for by the hotels and restaurants she wrote about. ...................................................

Grammar

1 Complete the e-mail with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
Hi Josh,
How are you? Are you missing us? The school trip is going well. We 1
..................................................................... (be) here for three days now and we 2
.................................................................... (sightsee) in the old town. We
3 .................................................................... (plan) to go on a boat trip, but it 4
................................................................ (rain) here for months, so the level of the river is very
low. When we got to the place where the boats leave from, we found out that they 5
........................................................................ (cancel) all the tours several weeks ago.
The journey here wasn’t great. We 6 .................................................................................. (sit) on
the coach for about 20 minutes when it suddenly stopped. It turned out that the driver 7
.................................................................................. (forget) to fill it up with petrol. After we 8
.................................................................................. (wait) by the side of the road for about an hour,
a new bus came and we all got on and continued our journey. However, by the time we
arrived, the hotel 9 .................................................................................. (stop) serving dinner.
Luckily, there’s a great fast-food place next door. I 10 .......................................................................
(eat) there three times already!
Hope all is well.
Helen

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2 Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in capital letters. Use
a Perfect Simple or Continuous tense.
1 LEAVE
a By the time the hotel manager woke up, the guests ................................................................
without saying goodbye.
b The guests ........................................................................ , so you can clean the rooms now.
2 LOOK FOR
a Where have you been? We .................................................................................. you for ages.
b We were starving. We .................................................................................. a nice restaurant for
hours, but only found fast-food places.
3 WRITE
a Steve .................................................................................. his travel blog for several months
before anyone noticed it.
b A lot of people ...................................................................... positive reviews of this hotel.
4 ARRIVE
a Four flights ....................................................................... just a few minutes before we landed.
b The viewpoint was packed. Coaches ....................................................................... since 8 am.

3 Rewrite the sentences with the words in brackets. Use a Perfect Simple or Continuous
tense. Do not change the meaning of the original sentence.
1 He left five minutes ago. (just)
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2 He hasn’t stopped calling this morning. (all)
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3 Is this your first time here? (before)
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4 I started playing in a band five years ago. (for)
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5 It took months of saving. Then I was able to buy a car. (before)
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6 She was too impatient to wait for us to arrive, so she left. (by the time)
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