Fill in the correct word derived from the words in brackets
For an 1) ……… (enjoy), fun-filled holiday, Thailand is one of your most exciting options. Thailand has something for everyone.
Taste delicious 2) ……… (spice) food in 3) ……… (live) restaurants or experience the 4) ………(colour) nightlife in Bangkok, the capital city. Here you can choose from a variety of entertainment – from 5) ……… (tradition) dancing to modern musical shows. You will certainly enjoy the 6) ……… (peace) green valleys and 7) ……… (impress) temples.
If you are looking for more active holiday, you can hike through Thailand’s 8) ……… (mountain) areas and rolling hills. Perhaps visiting a 9) ……… (sand) beach and swimming in refreshing waters will give you new energy. Between sampling 10) ……… (taste) Thai cuisine, seeing new sights and being entertained, you won’t have a dull moment.
Put the verbs in brackets into the correct active or passive tense.
A: Did you visit many places when you were on holiday?
B: Well, on the first day we 1) ……… (take) on a tour of the historic monuments by
our guide.
A: Oh. Did you go everywhere with him?
B: No, we also 2) ……… (go) to some places by ourselves.
A: How did you manage to travel to the other places?
B: We 3) ……… (advise) to hire a car, but we 4) ……… (choose) to travel on
public transport because it is much cheaper.
A: How did you know which buses and trains to catch, though?
B: We 5) ……… (ask) at the tourist information centre and we 6) ……… (give)
an excellent book which 7) ……… (tell) us everything we needed to know.
A: So, you enjoyed it then?
B: Oh, yes! We had a really great time!
Complete the text with the prepositions in the box.
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Yellowstone National Park
Tourists come 1) ……… Wyoming 2) ……… all over the world to see Yellowstone National Park. Yellowstone was first explored by John Colter, who passed
3) ……… in 1808, and it became the world’s first national Park in 1872.
Most visitors go straight 4) ……… the Old Faithful Geyser. This blows every 75 minutes and sends over 20.000 litres of boiling water 45 metres 5) ……… in the air. In between eruptions, visitors can go6) ……… the other attractions or follow one of the trails 7)……… the Firehole river.
The other main sight is the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, where a pair of powerful waterfalls drop 8) …….. into a 300-metre-deep canyon.
Put the verbs in brackets into the Past Simple, Past Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Continuous.
The first time I 1) ……… (visit) Silver Beach I was on holiday with my family. A friend of ours 2) ………(tell) us that it was the best beach in the area. When we 3) ……… (arrive) we saw hundreds of people lying on the beach, enjoying the sunshine. We 4) ……… (be) a bit disappointed as we 5) ……… (not /realize) that it was going to be so crowded. We 6) ……… (search) for fifteen minutes before we actually 7) ……… (find) a spot to sit down. We put our things down and 8) ……… (relax). We 9) ……… (sit) in the sun for about an hour when we suddenly realized that we were getting sunburnt, so we 10) ………(decide) to go for a swim. The water was so refreshing that we 11) ……… (swim) for over an hour. After that, we 12) ……… (go) to the bar for a snack. Much to our surprise, when we got back to our spot, all of our things were soaked! While we 13) ……… (be) at the bar the tide 14) ……… (come) in. our friend 15) ……… (forget) to tell us not to sit too close to the water!
Practice 11.
1. Read the article about Holy. For questions (1 – 6), choose the correct answer: A, B, C or D.
Holi Festival
Many people know about the Hindu festival Diwali, as it is probably the most famous one, but have you ever heard of Holi? This is a spring celebration, connected with the moon and – in Western India only – with the wheat harvest. It is celebrated on the day of the full moon, either in February or March.
As with most Indian festivals, there are regional custom variations throughout India. Where my family and I live, we always build a bonfire. We sort out all the objects associated with what is not wanted from the previous year so that they can be thrown onto the fire. You see our New Year begins immediately after Holi. We also prepare coloured water and powders to throw at each other on the day. For this reason, it is advisable not to wear your best clothes for Holi! It is a very funny thing to see, but so is the day itself; it is dedicated to the god Krishna and it is characterized by laughter and jollity. That’s why people throw coloured water and powders in all colours of the rainbow at each other. The streets look as if there was an explosion in a paint factory!
Of course, despite the joyful character, the day has a more serious side too. The burning of objects in the bonfire symbolizes getting yourself clean and ready for the New Year. That’s why people pay or forgive debts, become friends and forgive each other and generally try to forget and leave any fights or anything negative from the old year. Holi is a festival which ends the year on a happy note and begins the New Year on a fresh, hopeful one. It makes us all feel better for having celebrated it.
| 1 According to the writer, Holi is A not a Hindu Festival. B the most famous Hindu Festival. C very similar to Diwali. D less famous than Diwali. | 2 Holi is usually celebrated. A whenever there is a full moon. B in February or March. C at the same time as Diwali. D in western India. |
| 3 Holi A is celebrated in different ways around India. B is only celebrated where the writer lives. C is not at all similar to other Indian Festivals. D is not very popular in the area where the writer lives. | 4 Coloured water A is thrown onto the bonfire by people. B is used to colour people’s clothes. C is thrown by people at each other. D explodes from paint factories. |
| 5 Holi is described as A a festival which is fun but has a serious aspect too. B a typical New Year’s Day Festival. C a very serious occasion. D a really funny celebration without any particular meaning. | 6 People burn objects in the bonfire A so that they can have good luck in the new year. B to celebrate god Krishna. C only for fun. D as a symbol of leaving all bad things behind. |
2. Put the verbs in brackets into the –ing form or the infinitive.
1. Don’t forget ……… (turn) off the light when you leave.
- I’ll never forget ……… (eat) Chinese food for the first time.
3. I can’t even remember …….. (see) this document before.
4. Ann went on ……… (do) the cleaning after finishing the cooking.
5. She avoided ……… (mention) that she had lost her job because she didn’t want to upset her parents.
6. We regret ……… (inform) all passengers that the 10:15 flight to Rome has been cancelled.
7. He regret ………. (eat) all the cakes so quickly.
8. They stopped the meeting ……… (have) a cup of tea.
9. She wasted a lot of time ……… (look) at the shop windows.
10. They would rather ……… (go) to the cinema than stay at home tonight.
3. Read the extract from the brochure and fill in the gaps with the following words:
air-conditioned entertainment facilities
furnished informal lies
relax rustic setting
situated spacious value
Tradewinds
Tradewinds is 1) ……… in 2) ……… grounds on the south coast at Diani, just over twenty miles from the city of Mombasa and within easy reach of some shops. It 3) ……… on a spectacular white-sand beach fringed by palm trees.
The main building is 4) ……… in style, with a thatched roof in the local African manner, and the hotel’s 5) ……… include a restaurant, bar, hairdresser, and shop.
By the swimming-pool is an 6) ……… snack bar and a smaller pool for children. Evening 7) ……… is provided by live bands or a disco.
The modestly 8) ……… rooms have a balcony or terrace, are fully 9) ………, and have a telephone and shower.
Opinion: In a superb 10) ………, this is a simple, medium-class hotel offering outstanding 11) ……… for money, and an ideal place to unwind and 12) ……… before going on safari.
4. Use the words and phrases below to complete the ‘Standards of performance’ advice sheet to tour guides from a training manual.
anecdotes first-aid kit rapport eye contact body language gestures seat belts microphone clarity hazards sense of humour tone
Standards of performance
Aim: To inform, entertain, and care for visitors and enhance their experience
· Establish a welcoming 1) ……… with the group by smiling when you greet the group and introducing yourself and the driver.
· Use open 2) ……… – do not fold arms, do not keep hands in pockets.
· Control hand and arm 3) ……….
· Check that the 4) ……… is switched on and working, and adjust it to ensure 5) ……….
· Make sure that you are looking at everyone and establish 6) ……… when talking to the group.
· Use voice correctly with a variety of pitch and a lively 7) ……… .
· Be enthusiastic and use your 8) ……… to entertain and make the group smile and laugh when appropriate.
· Tell stories and 9) ………, but try not to make them too long.
· Inform group about safety, use of 10) ……… on the coach, 11) …….., and emergency procedures,
· Warn group of 12) ………, e.g. while walking and getting off the coach.
5. Fill in “the” where necessary.
1. We went to ……… America for ……… Easter and ended up staying ……… whole summer.
2. My grandfather is from ……… Scilly Isles, which are some of ……… most remote islands in Britain.
3. Jane went to ……… cinema yesterday after ……… work and saw a film about ……… First World War.
4. Whenever we go to ……… London we take ……… train; it’s ………. most convenient way to travel.
5. James has got ……… measles so he won’t be coming to ……… school today.
6. While ……… princess was in ……… Hong Kong, she visited many of the designer shops there.
7. Mary is in ……… hospital with pneumonia. She became ill while in ……… Scotland over ……… Christmas holidays.
8. ……… most beautiful place I’ve ever been is ……… Thailand. It has some of ……… best beaches in ……… world.
9. Sarah really likes ……… swimming in ……… sea, but most of ……… time it’s too cold to.
10. Let’s meet in ……… Macey’s restaurant.
11. ……… May is my favourite month of ……… year.