Fill in each gap with only one word
The Tomb of Tutankhamon
Cleopatra was perhaps Egypt’s most famous queen, but Tutankhamon was one of its best known kings. He was a young man (1) ……… ruled between 1333 and 1323 BC. Tutankhamon was only about 18 years old (2) ……… he died. Today, he is known (3) ……… his magnificent tomb, which was discovered in 1922. Unlike many other tombs, it had not been touched (4) ……… robbers.
Inside the small tomb archaeologists found the king’s coffin which was (5) ……… of gold. The king’s head was covered with a wonderful gold mask which is now (6) ……… display in a museum in Cairo. The mummy was wearing beautiful jewellery. There were other rooms in the tomb (7) ……… archaeologists found furniture, clothes, a chariot and weapons. The ancient Egyptians believed Tutankhamon would use these after his death in the next life.
Hieroglyphics were found on the walls which have told archaeologists a lot about life in Egypt at (8)……… time.
Fill in the correct preposition.
Last May Joe and I visited Hawaii, 1) ……… the Pacific Ocean. Hawaii is famous 2) ……… its beautiful beaches and dark volcanoes. We went 3) ……… tour of all the islands, which Joe really enjoyed. We also spent hours lying 4) ……… golden beaches. When it was time to get 5) ……… the plane and go back home, we both felt very sad!
5. Past simple or present perfect?
Read the abstract from the blog (online diary) of someone who has taken six months’ leave from work to travel around Central and South America. Fill in the gaps using the past simple or present perfect from the verb given in brackets and any other given words.
It is Saturday and finally I 1) ………… (arrive) in Arequipa in the south-west corner of Peru after setting off from Quito ten days ago. I 2) ………… (not / write) anything on my blog since last week and I 3) ………… (already / fill up) the memory stick on my new digital camera. I 4) ……….. (do) so much this week, it 5) ………… (be) truly incredible.
I 6) ………… (cross) the border with Ecuador at Tumbes and 7) ………… (look around) for a bit before taking a plane straight to lima. When I 8) …………. (get to) Lima, I 9) ………… (take) a bus to the centre and then a taxi to the hotel that I had booked. I 10) ………… (only / stop off) in Lima for a day and then 11) ……… (jump) on a bus straight down to Pisco and then Nazca. I 12) ………… (always / have) a lifelong ambition to see the Nazca lines in the desert. I can honestly say that I 13) ………… (never / see) anything so amazing in my life.
In the middle of the desert, there are huge designs and drawings of shapes and animals that can only be seen from the air. I 14) ………… (join) a group of five people from my hotel. We 15) ………… (take off) in a small plane and 16) ………… (circle) the Nazca lines. The pilot 17) ………… (tilt) the plane to the side so we could look straight down at the designs below. I 18) ………… (even / manage) to take some photos so click the link to have a look at my photo album! I must finish uploading all my photos soon because I 19)………… (not / do) them all yet and I need the space on my camera. There 20) ………… (be) too many distractions this week! With all this going on, I mustn’t forget that I am going to Cuzco early tomorrow morning by train.
Practice 6.
Read and retell the text.
Events management
A village festival, an agricultural show, a teachers’ conference, or the Olympic Games – big or small, local or international, all of these areevents, a growing and important area of tourism. Events show two defining characteristics:
* they occur infrequently – the Olympic Games is once every four years, village festivals once a year – or even only once (called a ‘one-off’ event);
* they are a chance for people to enjoy their leisure time or for business people to meet.
Events management is the process of planning, organizing, coordinating, directing, and evaluating an event in order to see how it went, and determine to what extent its objectives have been met. Event objectives vary greatly. Public sector events often seek to raise awareness of a city or region that does not have a very high tourist profile. Such events do not generally attempt to make a profit. An exception to this is a product launch, where a company makes a first public presentation of a new product. This can be done at a trade fair, at the company’s headquarters, or in a specially rented space.
Effective planning is vital to the success of any event, and can include any or all of the following:
- creating an organizing committee;
- determining the event’s objectives;
- deciding on a venue;
- elaborating timescales (the sequence of activities and processes leading up to and occurring during the event itself);
- setting deadlines;
- elaborating budgets;
- elaborating the success of the event.
Most events are static and take place in a city or in prepared space in the country. Some events, such as rock or pop concerts, will move from one place to another. This is often referred to as a roadshow.
In the business world, MICE (Meetings, Incentive tours, Conferences, Exhibitions) provide events organizers with a constant supply of work. In the tourism industry, familiarization trips (fam trips) are used to allow tour operators and travel agents to get to know different destinations that they might later promote or sell.
In events management, you need TEAMWORK:
Tis for Training to practice and improve skills;
E is for Enthusiasm for the event and the team;
A is for Awareness of the tasks to be carried out and the needs of others;
M is for Motivation to meet the objectives and to help others in the team;
W is for Willingness to adapt to change and take decisions;
O is for Organizing yourself to undertake responsibilities;
Ris for Recognition of the work of others in the team
K is for Knowing what is happening and keeping everyone informed.