English lessons. Lesson 1 (part 2). Travel and holidays.

 

5. Use a word from ex.4 in each sentence.

a) The travel agent will send you the ……itinerary……for your trip.

b) My neighbours went on a guided ………………….of Rome.

c) Last time I went from England to France we had a very rough ………….

d) The first prize in the competition is a luxury Mediterranean ……………….

e) When you go on a/an ……………….., you pay one price for everything.

f) The college organized a/an ………………………. Expedition to search for the ancient ruins.

g) Olympic announces the arrival of ……………………..OA 269 from Athens.

h) The Titanic sank on its first ………….  in 1912.

i) ……………………….. is one of my main interests.

j) Mr Dean is away on a business ………………………. At the moment. Can I help you?

 

6. Replace the words in italics in each sentence with a word from the box

camp site        book               hostel              accommodation         double room  hitch hike       fortnight        guest house              vacancy                      porter

a) I stayed in France for two weeks last year…a fortnight

b) it’s difficult to find anywhere to stay here in the summer……………………….

c) We had no money so we had to get lifts in other people’s cars…………………….

d) I’d like a room for the night please. A room for two people ………………………

e) The place where we stayed wasn’t a hotel but a private house where you pay to stay and have meals……….

f) I’d like to reserve three single rooms for next week, please ……………………

g) It was raining, and we couldn’t find a place to put our tent……………

h) I’d like a room for the night, please. Do you have a free one?.............

i) The school has its own place for students to stay………………

j) We gave a tip to the person who carried our bags in the hotel………………..

 

 

7. Use a dictionary to find compound words beginning sea-. Complete each sentence with one of these words.

a) Last year we didn’t go to the mountains. We went to the seaside  instead.

b) There’s a restaurant near the harbor that serves wonderful ………………………………

c) The beach was covered in piles of smelly green seaweed ……………………………..

d) This town is very high up. It’s a thousand metres above …………………..

e) We drove along the…………………..but we couldn’t find anywhere to park.

f) Tourists were throwing bread to the ………………………..flying behind the ship.

g) Luckily I had taken some travel pills so I didn’t feel………………

h) Children were building sand castles on the ……………………

 

Correct answers:

5. a) itinerary            b) tour            c)crossing       d)cruise          e)package tour          f)expedition   g)flight            h)voyage        i)travel            j)trip

 

6. a) fortnight            b)accommodation     c)hitch hike    d)double room          e)guest house             f)book             g)camp site                h)vacancy      i)hostel            j)porter

 

7. a) seaside    b)sea-scape    c)seaweed       d) sea level     e)seafront       f)seabirds (seagulls)              g)sea-sickness          h)sea-coast

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