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Scotland Holiday Travel Mishaps

The writer planned a holiday in Scotland to go skiing and walking, but had many travel problems. Their flight was delayed due to snow, and they missed their bags at the airport. When they arrived at the booked cottage, another family was already staying there. The writer was kindly given a place to sleep by the family. However, poor weather conditions prevented the skiing and walking activities they had planned. The holiday ended up not being very enjoyable for the writer.

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Scotland Holiday Travel Mishaps

The writer planned a holiday in Scotland to go skiing and walking, but had many travel problems. Their flight was delayed due to snow, and they missed their bags at the airport. When they arrived at the booked cottage, another family was already staying there. The writer was kindly given a place to sleep by the family. However, poor weather conditions prevented the skiing and walking activities they had planned. The holiday ended up not being very enjoyable for the writer.

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My holiday disaster

Although I work in the centre of London now, I like going to the mountains when I can.
Last winter I decided to spend a week in Scotland. I wanted to go skiing and walking in
the mountains. I looked on the internet and booked a cottage (a small house) for a
week. One Friday night last November, I packed my bags, went to Heathrow airport,
and waited to get on a plane to Inverness.
Then the problems started. The plane didn’t leave that night. There was a lot of snow
in Scotland and they closed Inverness airport. So I spent the night in Heathrow. I drank
a lot of tea and read a lot of newspapers. I tried to sleep but I wasn’t comfortable. Next
morning, Inverness airport opened again, and we arrived in Scotland. But my bags
weren’t there.
I hired a car and drove to the cottage. It was a twenty-minute drive from the airport.
When I arrived, there was a family with two little children in the cottage! They booked
on the internet, too – for the same week. The family was very kind. They said I could
sleep in the lounge, and they cooked dinner for me.
Next day, I got my bags from the airport and decided to go skiing. But the mountain
road was closed because of the snow. I didn’t ski and I didn’t go walking in the
mountains. I spent the week in the cottage waiting to go home – it wasn’t my favourite
holiday!

1 The writer decided to spend a week in Scotland.


A True B False C Doesn’t say
2 He wanted to go walking near the river.
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3 He went to Heathrow airport on Wednesday night.
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4 The plane didn’t leave Heathrow that night.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
5 The writer spent the night in the airport.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
6 He arrived at Inverness airport three days later.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
7 The cottage was in the mountains.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
8 The family at the cottage was very kind to the writer.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
9 Next day, the writer went skiing in the mountains.
A True B False C Doesn’t say
10 The writer wants to go back to the same place.
A True B False C Doesn’t say

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