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Unit 5. Tourism Student's Book VOCABULARY 1. Look at the pictures of people abroad. Teli your partner what the people are doing. What do you think was their reason for travelling? Use the expressions below to help you. look for adventure • do volunteer work • get away from it all • take it easy • see historical places fulfil the dream of a lifetime • take on a personal challenge • meet the locals POSSIBLE ANSWERS Picture 1: The people are sunbathing on the beach and swimming in the sea. They just want to get away from it all and take it easy. Picture 2: They are on a safari in Africa. They are taking photographs and recording videos of animals. They are fulfilling the dream of a lifetime and are looking for adventure. Picture 3: Young people are helping to rebuild a community. They are doing volunteer work and meeting the locals. Picture 4: A group of tourists are seeing a historical place in Athens. Picture 5: This young man is doing rock-climbing. He is probably taking on a personal challenge. 2. Look at the pictures and use the adjectives below to describe each place. isolated • crowded • peaceful • dangerous • boring • relaxing • fun impressive • noisy • historical • lively • underdeveloped • unspoilt POSSIBLE ANSWERS Picture 1 This is a crowded, noisy beach. Picture 2 This place is probably unspoilt, but it can be dangerous. Picture 3 This place is probably underdeveloped. Picture 4 This is an impressive, historical site. Picture 5 This place looks isolated and unspoilt. 3. Look at the types of holidays below. Which ones would you prefer to go on? Give reasons. a guided tour • a cruise • a camping trip • a resort holiday • a safari • a trek FREE ANSWERS 4. When planning a holiday, who would ask the following questions - a travel agent or the person planning the holiday? A travel agent: 2, 3, 6 The person planning the holiday: 1, 4, 5, 7

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Unit 5. Tourism Student's Book VOCABULARY 1. Look at the pictures of people abroad. Teli your partner what the people are doing. What do you think was their reason for travelling? Use the expressions below to help you. look for adventure • do volunteer work • get away from it all • take it easy • see historical places fulfil the dream of a lifetime • take on a personal challenge • meet the locals POSSIBLE ANSWERS Picture 1: The people are sunbathing on the beach and swimming in the sea. They just want to get away from it all and take it easy. Picture 2: They are on a safari in Africa. They are taking photographs and recording videos of animals. They are fulfilling the dream of a lifetime and are looking for adventure. Picture 3: Young people are helping to rebuild a community. They are doing volunteer work and meeting the locals. Picture 4: A group of tourists are seeing a historical place in Athens. Picture 5: This young man is doing rock-climbing. He is probably taking on a personal challenge.

2. Look at the pictures and use the adjectives below to describe each place. isolated • crowded • peaceful • dangerous • boring • relaxing • fun impressive • noisy • historical • lively • underdeveloped • unspoilt POSSIBLE ANSWERS Picture 1 This is a crowded, noisy beach. Picture 2 This place is probably unspoilt, but it can be dangerous. Picture 3 This place is probably underdeveloped. Picture 4 This is an impressive, historical site. Picture 5 This place looks isolated and unspoilt.

3. Look at the types of holidays below. Which ones would you prefer to go on? Give reasons. a guided tour • a cruise • a camping trip • a resort holiday • a safari • a trek FREE ANSWERS

4. When planning a holiday, who would ask the following questions - a travel agent or the person planning the holiday? A travel agent: 2, 3, 6 The person planning the holiday: 1, 4, 5, 7

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5. Match the answers below with a suitable question in Exercise 4. 1. c 2. g 3. f 4. a 5. e 6. b 7. d

READING Vocabulary. (Title) Side connected with face. (header): leisure → leisurely; total → totally. (line 1) spend time / money. (l. 2) break: interrupt (descanso, receso); well–earned break: a break which has been well earned. (l. 2) hectic: with lots of action. (l. 3) workplace: the place when one works; educate → education → educational. (l. 4) history (different from 'story'!) → historical. Yet (not the adverb, companion of 'already') = However; grow → growing = increase → increasing; (l. 6) trip = journey = travel = tour; site = place. (l. 7) major: considerable, importante (not 'mayor' = alcalde. 'Mayor' in English: bigger, older); disaster = catastrophe; such as = like. (l. 8) 'the' Ukraine: se usa el artículo en ciertos nombres geográficos: países (the U.S.A., the U.K., the Bahamas, the Gambia, the Netherlands…) , nombres de accidentes geográficos (the Andes, the Mediterranean…). (l. 9) 'phenomenon', plural 'phenomena'. (l. 10) 'more and more': 'cada vez más'. Con los adjetivos y adverbios, hay 2 posibilidades: 'easier and easier' o 'more and more comfortable'. (l. 11) holidaymaker = tourist. (l. 12) to complete = to finish, to fill in; detail → detailed = complete; study = research, investigation. (l. 14) start = begin. (l. 15) surprise → surprised / suprising → surprisingly. (l. 16) invent → invented / invention = create → created / creation; age = edad; ages = edad histórica (The Iron Age, The Middle Ages) / muchísimo tiempo: I haven't seen her for ages. (l. 18) battlefield: the field of a battle. (l. 19) take place = occur, happen; safe = secure (not the same as 'sure'). (l. 20) In fact = as a matter of fact (de hecho); American Civil War: Guerra de Secesión. (l. 21) enterprise → enterprising. (l. 22) realize (darse cuenta) / achieve = accomplish (realizar). (l. 25) concrete (noun): hormigón; (adjective) = specific. (l. 26) reason = motive, cause. (l. 27) scene = location, place; part of a film, play (escena). (l. 29) atmosphere = air; ambiance. (l. 30) motive → motivate → motivation = reason for acting; mix → mixture = combine → combination; curious → curiosity; certain = confident (seguro) / = some (certain children: ciertos niños); thrill: emoción (good) / estremecimiento, pavor (bad). (l. 31) event: acontemiento. (l. 33) to cater for: proveer (→ catering: provisiones).

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(l. 35) aspect = characteristic / appearance. (l. 36) special → specially = especial → especially. (l. 39) mind: mente; remind → reminder = recordar [no confundir con 'remember': acordarse]. (l. 40) allow = permit. (l. 45) connected = related. (l. 46) trouble = problem. (l. 47) appropriate = suitable, adequate. (l. 48) approve = agree.

1. Identifying the Author's Purpose: Read the text and decide which of the following was the author's purpose in writing the text 1: to inform the reader about dark tourism

2. Choose the correct answer. 1. The popularity of dark tourism is (a) 2. People who go to dark tourism sites are usually (b)

3. Decide whether the sentences are true or false. Find evidence in the text to support your answers 1: True. "Through the ages, people have made a habit of visiting places where saints were murdered and buried." (lines 16-18). 2: False. "Experts find it difficult to come up with concrete reasons for this kind of tourism." (lines 25-26). 3. True."... these sites serve as a reminder of the terrible things that men have done in the past, and as a warning that they should never be allowed to occur again." (lines 38-41)

4. Complete the sentences according to the information given in the text. Use the keywords and the connectors to help you 1: …since it doesn't seem very logical to be interested in visiting places which do not have a fun atmosphere. 2: Some tourists go to disaster sites because of curiosity and the thrill of it. 3: Countries that are not so rich encourage dark tourism in order to make money and improve their economic situation. 5. Why are Ground Zero and Chernobyl mentioned? 1: Ground Zero and Chernobyl are mentioned in the text because they are examples of sites of major disasters which tourists enjoy visiting.

6. Find words or expressions in the text that mean the same as: 1: break. 2: hectic. 3: safe. 4: come up with. 5: mixture. 6: troubles.

7. Words from the Text: Complete the following summary of the text on page 59. Use the words below. events • occurred • sites • thrill • reminder • justify Dark tourism, which is attracting more and more people these days, is not new. People have been visiting the (1) sites of famous murders and disasters for centuries. Experts say that the reason for this is the (2) thrill of visiting a place where terrible things (3) occurred. Supporters of dark tourism (4)

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justify this by saying that they serve not only as a (5) reminder of a dark past, but also as a warning that such (6) events must never happen again in the future.

GRAMMAR Which relative pronoun(s) … ? 1: when. 2: which. 3: whose. 4: where. 5: who

Find examples of defining and non- defining relative clauses in the blog. What are the differences between them? a tour which…: def Museum, where…: non–def Natasha, who…: non–def a meal which…: def Mikhail, whose…: non–def Saturday, when…: non–def Defining: they are necessary; they never use commas. Non–defining: theymust use commas. They can be omitted without altering the meaning of the main clause.

1. Complete each sentence with the relative pronouns who, which, whose, where or when. 1: who. 2: where. 3: whose. 4: which. 5: when. 6: which. 7: which. 8: who

2. In which sentences in Exercise 1 can the relative pronoun be replaced by the word that? In which sentences can the relative pronoun be left out? 'that' : 4, 5, 7 y 8. Suprimido: 4 y 5.

3. Add a relative pronoun and match A and B to form sentences. Add a comma where needed. 1 + c: I met my friend who / that has just come back from travelling around the world.

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2 + b: We stayed in the village where a famous writer was born. 3 + a: The police will contact Mrs Jones, whose stolen purse they have found. 4 + f: He lost all the money which / that he had earned the previous year. 5 + d: The polar bear is an animal which / that is found in the Arctic. 6 + e: Summer is a time when millions of tourists come to Spain.

4. Combine the sentences using a relative clause. Add commas where necessary. 1: We went to see the film which / that / Ø you recommended. 2: I will introduce you to Kate, whose exhibition is opening next week. 3: Dr Harris, who works at City Hospital, is an expert in heart disease. / Dr Harris, who is an expert in heart disease, works at City Hospital. 4: You must give me the recipe for the cake which / that/ Ø you made for Sam's birthday. 5: Please take me to the shopping centre where your mother works. 6: Tom, who is an excellent singer, is starting his own band soon. / Tom, who is starting his own band soon, is an excellent singer. 7: This painting, which was painted by an unknown artist, is my favourite. / This painting, which is my favourite, was painted by an unknown artist. 8: Indian food, which has got lots of spices in it, is very hot. / Indian food, which is very hot, has got lots of spices in it.

5. Complete the passage with relative pronouns. There may be more than one possible answer. 1: which / that. 2: who. 3: which. 4: which. 5: where. 6: which / that. 7: who. 8: which. 9: which / that. 10: which / that. 11: whose

Formal and Informal Structure. 1: In sentence a, the relative pronoun appears next to the preposition which the relative clause complements. In sentence b, the preposition appears right after the main verb in the relative clause. 2: sentence b. 3: In Spanish, the informal option doesn't exist (the relative pronoun always follows the preposition).

6. Combine the sentences using the formal structure. 1: … letter for which I had been waiting for weeks. 2: … salesperson about whom you complained.

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3: … wedding to which they only invited their closest friends. 4: … teacher for whom you have so much admiration. 5: … scientist with whom I would love to work.

7. Combine the sentences from Exercise 6 again, this time using the informal structure. 1: … letter which / that / Ø I had been waiting for for weeks. 2: … salesperson who / that / Ø you complained about. 3: … wedding which / that / Ø they only invited their closest friends to. 4: … teacher who / that / Ø you have so much admiration for. 5: … scientist who / that / Ø I would love to work with.

VOCABULARY 1. Choose the correct answer. Pay attention to the words in bold. 1: in a group. 2: popular. 3: learn the language. 4: on the plane. 5: countryside. 6: GPS. 7: London. 8: leave. 9: airport.

2. Combine the words in A and B to form compound nouns connected to travel. 1 + b landmark. 2 + a: package holiday. 3 + e: traveller's cheques. 4 + f: service charge. 5 + d: guidebook. 6 + g: departure time. 7 + c: airfare. 8 + h: seat belt

3. Match a compound noun in Exercise 2 to each definition below. 1: departure time. 2: landmark. 3: service charge.

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4: package holiday. 5: traveller's cheques. 6: guidebook. 7: airfare. 8: seat belt. 4. Complete the sentences using the infinitive form. Do not change the meaning of the original sentences. 1: She was sad to leave her friends in London. 2: It is expensive to travel abroad. 3: They were sorry to say goodbye to their guests. 4: It's not easy to visit sites of tragedy. 5. Complete the passage with suitable words below. Then listen and check your answers impressive • landmarks • guided tours • locals • location • book • foreign

1: location. 2: landmarks. 3: locals. 4: foreign. 5: impressive. 6: guided tours. 7: book

WRITING 1. Read the description below and find the following: 1: Cape Town (South Africa). 2: Fairly large city situated in the south–west of the country, on the Atlantic coast. 3: Visit the fantastic aquarium, boat trips, a drive to Boulders Beach.

2. Look at the model description in Exercise 1 and find: 1: beautiful, spacious, large. 2: breathtaking, spectacular, relaxing, modern, fantastic. 3: totally, fairly, very, really. 4: strongly.

3. Complete the sentences with the adjectives below. There may be more than one possible answer. Do not use the same adjective twice

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ancient • rural • thrilling • dangerous • narrow • steep • exhausting fascinating • busy • crowded • secluded • breathtaking 1: secluded / rural. 2: exhausting, breathtaking / thrilling. 3: narrow / crowded / busy. 4: ancient / fascinating. 5: thrilling / fascinating / dangerous

4. Rewrite the following sentences adding adverbs. Use each adverb at least once. Make any necessary changes to the sentences completely • heavily • extremely • totally • pretty • rather • quite • fairly • suddenly 1: I was completely surprised when the waiter presented us with an extremely expensive bill. 2: The village is totally secluded and it takes quite a long time to get to the nearest city. 3: The local people are extremely friendly and ready to help strangers. 4: Suddenly it started to rain heavily. 5: There is a fairly famous restaurant which serves pretty good food. 6: In the heavily crowded marketplace they sell rather cheap souvenirs.

Adjective Order. 1: the beautiful, spacious city of Cape Town beautiful (opinion), spacious (size). 2: black and white African penguins black and white (colour), African (origin)

5. Copy the adjective order above in your notebook. Then write each adjective under the correct heading. opinion size or age colour origin material

impressive peaceful

ancient narrow modern huge

pale blue

Italian glass wooden

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LOOKING BACK

Vocabulary

1. Choose the correct answer. 1: a. 2: b. 3: a. 4: a. 5: b. 6: a. 7: b. 8: b.

2 Complete the passage with the words and phrases below scenery • guidebook • book • landmarks discounts • fall in love • foreign country airfare • get to know • make friends

Have a Great Time with Singles International

Are you single? Do you like to travel? With Singles International Tours, you can visit a (1) foreign country and meet fantastic people at the same time! See beautiful (2) scenery and all the important (3) landmarks with the help of our expert tour guides. No need for a map or (4) guidebook it's all done for you. (5) Get to know the other singles in the group and (6) make friends with great people. Who knows? You might even (7) fall in love and decide to get married! So (8) book a place now. Prices include (9) airfare and hotels. There are (10) discounts for International Youth Hostel members!

Grammar

3. Choose the correct answer. 1: b. 2: a. 3: a. 4: b. 5: a.

4. Rewrite the sentences with the words in brackets. Do not change the original meaning. 1: The book which you lent me last week is fascinating. 2: I wish he would change his mind. 3: This is my cousin Simone, with whom I often go cycling. 4: The old man watched while his home was being destroyed. 5: Lausanne, where many people go on holiday, is a well-known resort. / Lausanne is a well-known resort, where many people go on holiday. 6: I won't enjoy the trip unless you come with us. Writing

5. Choose the correct answer. 1: brown. 2: Obviously. 3: as a result of. 4: as well as. 5: Nevertheless. 6: so that.

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WorkBook VOCABULARY 1. Write the words according to the clues. 1. ISOLATED 2. CROWDED 3. BORING 4. LIVELY 5. FUN 6. RELAXING 7. IMPRESSIVE 8. DANGEROUS

2. Complete the sentences with the words and phrases below. guided tour • safari • look for adventure • cruise • historical 1. The cruise includes visits to 10 different islands in the Caribbean on a luxury ship. 2. We went on a guided tour of Rome last summer. I enjoyed seeing historical places where famous events occurred. 3. They go to the same place every summer. I suppose they have no desire to look for adventure . 4. My father had always dreamt of going to Africa, so for his 50th birthday, my mother took him on a safari

3. Match the sentences in A with the correct sentences in B A B 1. The music is very loud near the pool. 6 a Let's go and meet the locals. 2. He wants to do something in his gap year to contribute to others. 4 b It's worth seeing them because of their importance. 3. He wants to take it easy this summer. 5 c He should go on a camping trip. 4. We are going to see many historical places. 2 d He can do volunteer work in an underdeveloped place. 5. He wants to get back to nature. 3 e He should go on a relaxing holiday. 6. I don't want to stay with the other tourists. 1 f It's too noisy for me.

Words from the Text. Complete the sentences with the words below. reminder • occurred • sites • thrill • justify • events 1. It was such a thrill to go in the hot-air balloon. 2. Please send me a reminder so I don't forget about the meeting. 3. Some terrible things have occurred this year.

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4. There are several famous sites in the city that I want to visit. 5. The festival will be marked by some wonderful events. 6. I hope you can justify your actions at the meeting.

GRAMMAR. Relative Clauses 1. Circle the correct answer. 1: who. 2: which. 3: when. 4: where. 5: who. 6: whose. 7: when 8: where.

2 Complete the sentences with the relative pronouns when, which, whose, where or who. Then, tick the sentences in which the relative pronoun may be replaced with that. T1: which. 2: who. T3: when. 4: whose. T5: who. 6: where. 7: when. 8: whose. 9: which.

3 Combine the sentences. Use relative pronouns. Make any necessary changes. 1: I finally listened to the Shakira CD which / that / Ø Jane gave to me. 2: The band whose drummer was ill had to cancel their performances. 3: My mother, who is a historian, teaches at the university. / My mother, who teaches at. the university, is a historian. 4: I enjoy walking in the morning, when it is very quiet. 5: The guide, whose tours are advertised on the Internet, took us to many interesting places. 6: I know a great clothes shop where we can get real bargains.

4 Combine the sentences. Use the formal structure. 1. The guest bedroom in which I stayed was very comfortable.

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2: The tour guide, for whom we had been waiting, finally arrived. 3: I don't think that the new Johnny Depp film, about which everybody is talking, is very good.

5 Combine the sentences. Use the informal structure. 1: Hugh, (who) I often play basketball with, is a guitarist. 2: The cruise company which / that / Ø she works for is based in Athens. 3: The girl who /that / Ø everyone is talking about is very beautiful.

6 Complete the passage with who, whom, which, where, whose or that. There may be more than one possible answer. TOURISTS — BE ON GOOD BEHAVIOUR ABROAD! Tourism, (1). which is a multi-billion-pound industry, is an important part of many cities' economies. Generally, local residents of cities (2) which / that are popular tourist destinations are helpful and friendly to tourists. But tourists (3) who / that don't behave well when abroad can create resentment among locals, even those (4) whose livelihoods depend on tourism. For example, hotel, pub and restaurant owners in Prague and Riga, (5) where many young British men and women go for pre-wedding weekend parties, have long complained about problems related to their drunken behaviour. And recently, residents of Venice (6) who / that complained about littering by tourists insisted that the authorities prohibit the sale of take-away food in the city's famous St. Mark's Square, and begin fining people (7) who /that litter. So remember, when you're abroad, you're a guest in a foreign country. Don't be one of the tourists about (8) whom "ugly foreigner" stories are told.

7 Correct the errors. 1. I think I know the driver who picked me up 2. Tatiana. who was born near Chernobyl, visits Spain every summer. 3. I know a girl whose mother survived the 9/11 attack. 4. Some tourists love going to places where disasters happened. 5. Is he the waiter that you've complained about?

8 Translate the sentences into your own language 1: Hay unos precios fantasticos para gente que busca aventura. 2: ¿Visitarías alguna vez un lugar donde ocurrieron cosas terribles? 3: El turismo oscuro, que ha existido durante cientos de años, es fomentado por algunos países subdesarrollados. 4: Los lugares de tragedias sirven como recordatorio de cosas que nunca se deberían permitir que ocurrieran de nuevo. 5: La Zona Cero, que es el lugar del atentado terrorista del 11 de septiembre en la ciudad de Nueva York, atrae a miles de turistas..

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VOCABULARY 1 Complete the e- mail with the words below departure time • foreign country • baggage • scenery made reservations • journey • location • guidebook Dear Mum and Dad, Joni and I arrived in Prague earlier today. It's exciting to be in a (1) foreign country . The train (2) journey from Berlin was great, although the (3) departure time was delayed and we left half an hour late. We saw some pretty (4) scenery and also talked to some Dutch students. Their English was excellent, and they all spoke at least one other language. The hotel is full. If we hadn't (5) made reservations, we wouldn't have had a room. It is in a perfect (6) location in the city centre. We just left our (7) baggage in the room and found a restaurant to have dinner. Tomorrow, we're going to go sightseeing. We've already read the (8) guidebook and decided where we want to go. I'll ring you at the weekend! Emma

2 Choose the correct answer. 1. These are famous landmarks: (B) They were built before 1866. 2. David went on a package holiday. (B) He bought the flight and hotel together. 3. I love going abroad. (A) I love going to different countries. 4. There's an impressive view from here. (B) You can see the entire city. 5. I want to meet some of the locals. (A) It would be nice to meet people who live here.

3 Complete the speech bubbles with the words below service charge • boarding card • traveller's cheques • seat belts • airfare 1. seat belts. 2. service charge. 3. traveller's cheques. 4. airfare. 5. boarding card.

4 Complete the sentences with the words or phrases from Exercises 1, 2 or 3 1. There are a lot of mountains and trees here! I've never seen such impressive scenery. 2. Linda enjoys going abroad. She's going to Japan soon. 3. I prefer not to use cash or a credit card when I travel. I take traveller's cheques with me. 4. We visited some famous landmarks in Paris, including the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.

5 Rewrite the following sentences using the infinitive form. 1. Vera was happy when she saw all her old friends. Vera was happy to see all her old friends. 2. Travelling from Europe to the Far East costs a lot of money. It's very expensive to travel from Europe to the East.

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3. We had a lot of fun visiting all our relatives. It was great fun to visit all our relatives. 4. Celebrating the holidays together is very important. It is very important to celebrate the holidays together

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WRITING A Description of a Place 1 Complete the sentences with the adjectives below hard • safe • secluded • boring • carefully 1. The sea is very calm today, so it's safe to swim. There's no danger here. 2. I'm so tired! I worked hard in the garden today. 3. That museum tour was so dull! I hope the city tour we go on tomorrow isn't as boring! 4. This road is fairly narrow, so we must drive carefully and watch for cars coming towards us. 5. Our hotel is on a quiet, secluded street.

2 Circle the correct adverb of degree. 1. John was completely shocked last night. He had no idea that we had planned a surprise birthday party for him. 2. This project is pretty good, but I think you can improve it. 3. Fiona is extremely angry with John, and refuses to speak to him. 4. He was farly certain that he had locked the door, but he went back to check. 5. I was rather pleased that Ron called, although I wanted Brad to ask me out.

3 Circle the correct answer. LIMA Lima, the capital of Peru, is situated on the country's Pacific coast. The metropolitan area extends from the (1) flat land of its river valleys to mountains as high as 500 metres. Lima is noted for its (2) wide streets and mix of architectural styles, from the beautiful, (3) historical, colonial-era buildings to the (4) modern high-rise office buildings in the financial district. Lima also offers beaches, water-sports and excellent cuisine from all over the world. It is also the starting point for tourists wanting to visit the many (5) fascinating tourist destinations in Peru, such as the Inca city, Machu Picchu.

4 Complete the sentences by placing the adjectives in brackets in the correct order. 1. We saw a beautiful old painting in the museum. 2. I bought a small silver ring on holiday. 3. They had a delicious Italian meal at the restaurant.

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EXTRA READING Air Travel In New Delhi 1. Read the text and choose the correct answer. The purpose of the text is 1. to inform the reader about an original business enterprise

2 Choose the best answer according to the text. 1: b. 2: b. 3: a.

3 Write four words from the text that have got the same sound as: horse /]+/ your, normal, boarding, more

4 Answer the question In paragraph 2, why is the word "passengers" in inverted commas? They are not travelling any where.

5 Are the following sentences true (T) or false (R? Find evidence in the text to support your answers. 1. Few Indians fly regularly. T Since flying is something that is too expensive for many Indians… The Airbus A300 is a normal-sized plane. F … cut it.down to about two thirds of its normal length…

6 Find words or expressions in the text that mean the same as: 1.far from 2. situated 3. reassembled 4.begged 5. frustration

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CHECK YOUR PROGRESS Vocabulary

1. Match the beginning of each sentence in A to the end of the sentence in B. 1 + c. 2 + e. 3 + d. 4 + a. 5 + f. 6 + b.

2. Complete the sentences with the words or phrases below foreign country • location • make a reservation • landmarks • impressive 1. This map shows the exact location of every bus stop in the city. 2. Our guidebook lists all the important landmarks in the area. foreign 3. I'd love to live in a country for a couple of years. 4. We saw some very impressive architecture in Paris. 5. You can make a reservation for a room in most hotels on the Interne?

3 Complete the sentences using the infinitive form. Do not change the meaning of the original sentence. 1. It was fun to tour around the old city. 2. We were surprised to get an e-mail from Brian. 3. Wendy was thrilled to hear the news. 4. It isn't easy to make the arrangements Grammar

4 Complete the sentences with when, where, which, who or whose. Tick the sentences where you can replace the relative pronoun with that. 1. The head teacher spoke to all the parents whose children were studying English. 2. I've got pictures from 2006, when I went to Italy. 3. The corner where I fell is very dangerous. 4. We have five tables for guests who smoke. 5. Madonna, who has been famous for a long time, is still a popular singer. 6. This is the popcorn which I like best.

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5 Combine the sentences using the correct relative pronouns. 1. We met at the restaurant. My cousin works there. We met at the restaurant where my cousin works. 2. I received the news. I had been waiting for it. I received the news which / that I had been waiting for. 3. I wanted to talk to the girl. She went home early. I wanted to talk to the girl who / that went home early. 4. She is buying the suitcase. It is on special offer. She is buying the suitcase which / that is on special offer. Writing

6 Complete the passage with the words below steep • fairly • thrilling • secluded • huge • completely breathtaking • brown • narrow OUR MOUNTAIN HOLIDAY We had a wonderful holiday in northern Italy last summer. We found just what we had been looking for — a quiet, (1) secluded resort in the mountains, with a (2) breathtaking view. The weather was (3) fairly warm but not too hot. We went on hikes up the (4) steep mountains and spent time exploring the quiet, (5) narrow streets of the small towns nearby. The most (6) thrilling moment was when we saw a (7) huge (8) brown bear while we were walking in the forest. We stayed at the resort for two fabulous weeks. Then we returned home feeling (9) completely rested.