1. Complete the sentences with these words.

appealed  brochure  cliché  experienced   gestures  hosts  landmarks  light 

misunderstandings  overnight  policy  scheduled  set off  sights  stopover  suntanned 
toll  touristy   treacherous  wandering

1. On my summer holidays I like getting ________________________.

2. I am a(n) ____________________ traveller. I travel to a different destination every summer.
3. Different cultural customs can lead to _______________________. In some countries, for
instance, it is considered impolite to refuse food or drink.
4. It is important to use the correct body language and ____________________ in different
countries.
5. My company’s ____________________ is that we stay in colleagues’ homes when we travel
abroad.
6. It’s a bit of a ____________________ to say the English are polite, but in my case I think it is
true!
7. My _________________ had prepared raw fish for dinner. I hate it, but to avoid insulting the
family, I tried to enjoy it.
8. My girlfriend is probably through her second cup of coffee and reading a _______________ for
nature walks in the Alps.
9. We need to ___________________ very early tomorrow morning on our six-month trip.
10. Big Ben and the London Eye are famous ____________________ in London.
11. Our tickets to Australia include a _____________________ for two nights in Singapore.
12. Every year, Susan and Tom choose a famous city and explore its ___________________ and
sounds.
13. The idea of kayaking among whales really ____________________ to me.
14. We stayed ____________________ in an expensive hotel. Unfortunately we had to leave the next
day.
15. That mountain road is ____________________. There have been many accidents on it this year.
16. Hitch-hikers usually travel ____________________, that is, they make a journey without taking a
lot of heavy things with them.
17. We spent the morning sight-seeing and ______________________ around the old part of the city.
18. Benidorm used to be a pretty little fishing town, but now it's become very
_____________________.
19. If we take that road, we'll have to pay a _______________; perhaps we should try an alternative
route.
20. The flight is ___________________ to arrive at 8.45, but it's running 20 minutes late.

2. Complete each sentence with one of the words from the list- back down on out
with
a) The car broke ______________ in the mountains, and we couldn't find a garage.
b) All the people in the queue were pushing, trying to get ____________ the bus.
c) Paul enjoyed camping, but couldn't put up _____________ the insects!
d) When we realized we had forgotten our passports, we turned ______________ .
e) Jill ran _____________ of money after a week, and had to go home.

3. Replace the words underlined with a word from the list.

 Campsite, book , double , hitch-hike , a fortnight , vacancy ,
guest house, lodging

a) I stayed in France for ____________________ last year.

b) It's difficult to find _____________________ in this town in the summer.
c) We were short of money so we decided to ____________________.
d) I'd like a room for the night please. A _____________________.
e) The place where we stayed wasn't a hotel but a ________________________.
f) I'd like to ___________________ three single rooms for next week, please.
g) It was raining, and we couldn't find a _____________________.
h) I'd like a room for the night please. Do you have a _____________________?

4.Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence

a) They did / used / spent / occupied all day swimming and sunbathing at the beach.
b) The hotel room viewed out / faced up / opened up / looked out over a beautiful garden.
c) We didn't get / reach / arrive / make to the station in time to catch the train.
d) I was in such a hurry that I left one of my bags out / aside / on / behind.
e) Jo lost her case since it didn’t have a(n) ticket / poster / label / identification with her name on.
f) Take the bus, and get out / get off / get down / get away at Oxford Circus.
g) I was too tired to unpack / empty / put out / disorder my suitcase and hang my clothes in the
closet.
h) It’s spectacular / worth / risky visiting this landmark even if you aren’t a great architecture fan.
Dubai is crowded / plenty / packed with sensational, huge, modern attractions.

5. Write the adjectives in the correct categories

 adventurous  ancient  breathtaking  bustling  changeable  chaotic  chilly  cloudy 
coastal  cosmopolitan  deserted  glamorous  giving  helpful  historic  humid  iconic 
impolite  isolated  mountainous  packed  peaceful  run-down 
place people weather

6.Complete the sentences with the right verb tense: Past Simple or Present
Perfect

1. Anne and Catherine ______________ (travel) to France.

2. They _______________ (go) to The Netherlands last year.
3. My parents ______________ (work) in a factory two years ago but they
___________________ (manage) to get a new job this year.
4. We ________________ (visit) seven different countries so far.
5. She _________________ (cut) her finger. Now she’s bleeding.
 6. Paul ________________ (drink) two pints of beer last night, so ________________ (arrive)
late this morning. He ________________ (fall) asleep.
7. Sarah _______________ (be) married for seven years. She _______________ (get) married in
2009.
8. I _______________ (buy) a new book on Monday. I ______________ (already / finish)
reading it.
9. Steve ____________ (just / book) a room in a hotel near the city centre.
10. Last year, my holidays _______________ (be) great. I _______________ (go) to Spain.
11. The phone _____________ (just / ring).
12. Sandra _______________ (take) a lot of pictures when she ___________ (visit) Ireland.
13. We _________________ (meet) many interesting people yesterday at the club.
14. Mary ________________ (not / see) Peter since 2010. She _________________ (already /
write) him some letters but he _______________ (never / answer).
15. Pauline and Tom _________________ (send) a postcard to their family. They
_________________ (have) a great time in Algarve.
16. We ___________________ (work) very hard to go to Brazil. We finally
___________________ (get) the money in April. We _________________ (go) to the Travel
Agency and _________________ (book) a two-room flat in Rio de Janeiro.
17. The girls ______________ (go) to the cinema last weekend.
18. We _________________ (not / buy) the tickets for the show yet.
19. Tom _________________ (disappear) at the beach. Nobody knows where he is.

7. Put each of the following words in its correct place in the passage below

turbulence cabin crew headphones seat belts land aisle airliner passengers

Mrs. Volant thinks that flying is fun. She likes being in a big 1___________with the 2___________

(stewards and stewardesses) looking after her. They walk up and down the 3__________ bringing
meals and drinks; and if the flight is going through some 4________________, they warn everybody
that it might be a bit bumpy and ask 5_________________ to fasten their 6________________. On a
long flight Mrs. Volant likes listening to music through the 7_____________ available to all
passengers, and sometimes she has a sleep. She enjoys it all so much that she never wants the plane to
8_________.

8. Match the words (A-G) to the definitions

1 The place where you go when you arrive at the airport with A duty free
your luggage _____
2 The card that you have to show before you are allowed to get B hand luggage
on a plane ______
3 The money you have to pay if your luggage bags are very C check-in
heavy ______
 4 The small bags that you are allowed to carry with you on a D stewards
plane ______
5 The place where goods are cheaper than the usual price E runway
because you do not pay any tax on them
6 The long road used by planes when they land and take off F boarding card
7 The people who look after you on the plane G excess baggage
9.Fill in the blanks.

Booked , Round trip, Boarding pass, Return, Arrive, Check, First Class ,Boarding

1. It is almost time to leave. When are we __________________ the plane?

2. I am only bringing a backpack with me so I do not have to ________________ a bag.
3. I just __________________ flights to Seoul. I’m really excited to go there.
4. I don’t have enough money to fly ___________________. I bought the cheapest tickets.
5. Yes, the flight is ___________________. I will be going to New York and then returning to
Bangkok.
6. The plane leaves Bangkok at 12:00 PM and the flight is 2 hours long. So we will
__________________ at 2:00 PM.
7. My ______________________ pass is also my ticket. It has all of the information of my flight
on it.
8. You are going to Kuala Lumpur? I’m going to miss you. When will you _________________ to
Bangkok?