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Unit 1 Travel, Trust and Tourism

1A Cultural Exchange

1–4 Answers will vary.

5
1 hang out
2 (real) feel for
3 host family
4 culture shock
5 get used to
6 own devices
7 B&B
8 the sights
9 lie around
10 food poisoning

6 Answers will vary.

7
1 High school or college students
2 From a week to a year
3 The end of the World War II
4 Help people to understand cultures and boost language skills

8
1 Kenji: Munich, Germany; Catalina: Palermo, Italy
2 Kenji: six months; Catalina: three months
3 Kenji says the trip changed his life. Catalina says her Italian improved and she got over culture
shock.

9
1 F
2 F
3 T
4 T
5 T
6 F

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7 T
8 F

10 Answers will vary.

11
1 c and f
2 a, b, d and e
3 b and d
4 d, e and f
5 a, b and c

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1
1 went
2 stayed
3 had
4 took
5 hadn’t been
6 I’d been taking
7 improved
8 were staying
9 felt
10 is coming
11 I just hang out
12 I’m still looking

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2
1 had been talking
2 had known
3 had been lying
4 had seen
5 had enjoyed
6 had been staying

12
1 f
2 c
3 e
4 a
5 d

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6 b

13
1 love
2 am (’m) planning / plan
3 went
4 spent
5 had (’d) ever gone
6 loved
7 were staying
8 visited
9 had (’d) been dreaming / had (’d) dreamed
10 am (’m) hoping / hope

14
1a spend
1b is staying
2a am (‘m) going
2b leaves
3a got
3b was waiting
4a had been hanging out
4b had; tried

15 & 16Answers will vary.

1B Ask for a Ride

1
1 picked me up
2 broke down
3 line up
4 come down to
5 pulled over
6 turned out

2&3 Answers will vary.

4
1 a
2 d
3 f

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4 e
5 b
6 c

5
1 Presented (9-11)
2 Not presented
3 Presented (27-29)
4 Presented (33-34)
5 Not presented
6 Presented (45-49)
7 Not presented
8 Presented (59-61)

6&7 Answers will vary.

8 Suggested answers:
1 Fear is the most important reason the author gives for the decline in hitching.
2 The comparison is that a person is more likely to die by tripping and falling than hitchhiking.
3 The example of ride sharing in Virginia is not too different from hitchhiking, though it is more
organized.
4 Answers will vary.

9 Answers will vary.

1C The Grand Tour

1
1 b
2 c
3 a

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3
1 would / used to
2 would / used to
3 was
4 would / used to
5 treated
6 did / made / completed

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4
1 used to come / would come
2 used to work / would work
3 didn’t use to travel / never used to travel / would never
4 used to have
5 used to be

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5
1a I had ever left
1b You’re leaving already
2a ever got used to
2b I’m slowly getting used to
3a I had never stayed
3b are you staying
4a We have got
4b we’re hardly getting

2 Grand Tours were long tours of Europe that wealthy young people started doing in the 17th
century. They were intended to educate and help spread culture and ideas.

3
1 No change
2 No change
3 used to spend / would spend
4 would often start / often used to start
5 would hire / used to hire
6 would do / used to do
7 would go / used to go
8 (would / used to) travel
9 would carry on / used to carry on
10 used to play
11 No change
12 No change

4 Answers will vary.

5
a Answers will vary.
b

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1 would
2 had
3 would, would
4 had
5 would
6 would, had

6
1 I goes
2 C
3 I used to / would freeze
4 C
5 C
6 I spent
7 C
8 I cry
9 I changed
10 C

7 Answers will vary.

1D How Airbnb Designs for Trust

DVD (About the speaker)

1 a
2 c
3 c
4 b
5 b

1
1 So where are you staying tonight
2 Oh man! What do you do
3 Wait, what
4 Oh my God, what have I done

2–4 Answers will vary.

5
1 c
2 a
3 c

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6 Answers will vary.

7
 panic, responsible, building trust.
 Both guests and hosts
 More than ten good reviews
 Good design

8 Suggested Answers:
When trust works, it can be magical. For example, when a guest in a house in Uruguay suffered
a heart attack, his hosts rushed him to a hospital and looked after him. This human element
beyond the financial transaction is what the sharing economy should be about. It should be
about commerce with the promise of human connection. In Seoul, the capital of South Korea,
they’re actually doing a lot to encourage such things. They’ve even set up a site that connects
students and empty-nesters (families whose children have left home)!

9 Answers will vary.

DVD (Vocabulary in context)

10
a
1 a
2 b
3 b
4 c
5 a
6 b

b Answers will vary.

DVD (While watching)

Part 1
a F
b T
c T

Part 2 b, c and d.

Part 3 b

1E Trip Advice

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1&2 Answers will vary.

3
a 4
b 1
c 6
d 3
e 7
f 5
g 2

4 Answers will vary.

5
Review 1 a host family
Review 2 a theme park
Review 3 a hotel
Review 4 a café

6
1 2
2 3
3 4
4 1
5 3
6 2
7 1
8 4

7
1 … given that the price for a family of four for the day was $195, it’s just not worth it.
2 They then tried to charge me €40 euros per night to upgrade to a suitable room, which was
ridiculous. We finally agreed on nine euros per night for the upgrade.
3 I can’t recommend it enough.
4 I was often left to my own devices as they were busy working.
5 I went back down to the front desk and asked for a larger room.
6 If it hadn’t been as full and we’d actually got to go on more than three rides in seven hours – and
it was less expensive – it might have been worth it.
7 Wu and Ting Ting were incredibly welcoming and did everything that they could to make me feel
at home, …
8 Looking out over the main square, and close to the museum and the market, …

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8
1 b
2 a
3 d
4 c

9 Answers will vary.

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