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1 HOLIDAYS

VOCABULARY travel GRAMMAR comparatives

1 A Rewrite the sentences using the 2 Correct the mistakes in the sentences.
words in the box. You do not need two of Hondas are popular than Suzukis.
the words. Hondas are more popular than Suzukis.
2 South Africa's hoter than Italy.
empty noisy cheap boring
uncomfortable slow expensive quiet
fast comfortable crowded interesting 3 I'm more old than my brother.

There were no visitors in the museum . 4 Indian food is spicyer than English food.
The museum w as --"e,,-,m~p,-,;tY1--_ _

2 This bed's very hard - I can' t relax on it. 5 Lena's intelligenter than me.
This bed's _ _ _ __
3 The train travels at 165 kilometres an 6 Cola is sweetter than lemonade.
hour.
The train is very _ _ _ __
7 Chinese is more difficult that English.
4 There were a lot of people on the beach.
The beach was _ _ _ __
8 Crisps are badder for you than chips.
5 The book's good and has a lot of usefu l
information.
The book's _ _ _ __ 3 Complete the article with the comparative form of the adjectives
6 The hotel is perfect - no cars outside, no in brackets.
children around, so I can sleep all day.
The hotel is _ _ _ __ Either ... or._?
7 The car was $35,000 so he didn 't buy it. We ask singer and actress Sonia Haig to choose. Which is better .. . ?
The car w as too _ _ _ _ _ for him. a: Singing or acting?
8 I didn't li ke the fi lm. I slept for most of it. A: Singing. Singing is 1 easier (easy) for me than acting.
The fil m was _ _ _ __ a: Healthy food or junk food?
9 These jeans didn't cost a lot. A: Junk food. I know healthy food is 2 (good) for me, but
These jeans w ere quite _ _ _ __ after a concert alii want is a pizza or a hamburger and chocolate!
10 I can't sleep because of the party in the a: Relaxing on a beach or visiting an art gallery?
flat below. A: Oh, visiting an art gallery because it's 3_ _ _ _ _ (interesting).
The party is very _ _ _ __ Sitting on a beach is boring.

B ~ 7.1 listen and repeat the adjectives

a: Dinner at a restaurant or dinner at home?
A: That's a difficult question. I like cooking, but I like having dinner at a
from Exercise lA.
restaurant because it's 4 (romantic)
C listen again and write the adjectives in than eating at home.
t he correct place according to the stress. a: Family or friends?
A: Family. I'm 5 (close) to my sister
10 200
than to my friends and I phone my parents
cheap empty every day.
a: Summer or winter?
A: Well, I love looking at snow ... but
winter is 6 (cold) and
3 000 4000
I prefer being hot. OK, summer.
a: New York or Paris?
A: I love Paris, but I love New York more
because it's 7 (big)
50000 than Paris and I like all the shops.
I have an apartment near
Central Park.
a: Cats or dogs?
A: Dogs. They're 8_ _ _ (friendly)
than cats!
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READING
4A Read the emails. Are Tim and Mike good travel partners?

Hi Dan, Hi Lucy,
Mike and I arrived in Barcelon a on Satu rday. Th e Tim and I are here in beautiful Barcelona. I'm in a
first night we were in a self-cat ering apartm ent self-catering apa rtment near the beach. It's not
near the beach . I didn 't sleep we ll becau se it w as very comfortable , but I only go there to sleep.
too noisy, so ye sterd ay I moved t o a hote l in th e The f irst night there was a party next door and I
city cent re. Mike stayed at th e apart me nt because danced until 3a.m . Tim said it was too noisy and
it's quite che ap. My hot el' s very com fo rt abl e and he moved into a hotel in the city centre. He stays
quiet and it' s got Spani sh TV , so I can pract ise my in his room in the evenings and watches TV! Can
Spanisn in the eveni ng s. you believe it - watching TV on holiday!?
Yesterday Mike ca me with me to t he Picasso Yest erday we went to the Picasso Museum. Wel l, it
Museum . I thou gh t it was fantastic, but he wanted was OK ... for about an hour ... but Tim wanted t o
to leave aft er an hou r. He said it was boring, so stay there all day! You know me ... I like relaxi ng
we went to t he beach and met some local people on the beach and meet ing peop le - yesterday
and he talked to them for almost th ree hours .. . I met som e gre at people from Madrid and we
that was bor ing! Of course , he spoke in English ch atted al l afternoon.
because he doesn 't know m uch Spani sh.
Tim always wants to eat in expensive places, but
Last night I wanted to go to a restauran t to try t he I li ke buying f ood from shops and eating it on
local food, but Mike said it was too expensive. We the beac h. Last night we went to a snack bar. The
ent 0 a cheap snack bar and the food was awful. food was terrib le.
Hope you're ell. Mike
Tim

B Who do you think says sentences 1- 8? Write Tim (T), Mike (M)
or both (T M) .
I I haven 't got much money. M
2 A g<?od night 's sleep is important for me.
3 W hen I visit another country I try to learn some of the language.
4 W e don 't enjoy t he same things.
5 I love going to art galleries and museums.
6 I talked to some Spanish people on t he beach yesterday.
7 I do n't like eati ng expensive food.
8 The food in t he snack bar wasn't good.

C Read the emails again and answer the questions.

I Which is more expensive: t he apartment or t he hotel?
the hotel
2 Which is further fro m t he city centre: t he apartment or the hotel?

3 Which is noisier in the even ings: the apartment or t he hotel?

4 W hich is more comfortable: t he apart ment or the hotel?

5 Who is more talkati ve: Tim or Mike?

6 W ho is more serious: Tim or Mi ke?

7 Who is better at speaking Spanish: Ti m or Mike?

8 Who is more laid back: Tim or Mike?

VOCABULARY places (I)
1 Complete the puzzle and find what you have when y
go on holiday.

a k e

10

I You have

B Write sentences about the holidays using the

superlative of the adjective.
GRAMMAR superlatives I expensive The most expensive is Mountain adventure.
2A Read adverts A-C. Which holiday is good for: 2 cheap

a family? 3 comfortable
2 people who like relaxing? 4 noisy

3 people who like active holidays? 5 long

6 easy

[;] V:=:=:~~================4-, 7 difficult

8 short
LUXURY WEEKEND "-
9 uncomfortable
A relaxing weekend at the beautiful 5-star
Hanover Hotel. Swim in the warm sea and 10 cold
relax on the beach all day! Tennis courts
a~d bicycles are available. The perfect 3A Write the questions.
laid-back holiday. I What / long / word in this sentence?
:.':\. (3 nights - €1 ,490 per person) What's the longest word in this sentence?
2 What / short / word on this page?

MOUNTAIN 3 Which / interesting / text in units 1- 6 of this book?

ADVENTURE
Mountain biking in
the Indian Himalayas
FAMILY FUN 4 Which / good / exercise on this page?

Caow Fall/ily I)as

- spend the day 5 What / difficult / grammar point in English?
cvel',Yth il1g youl' ch ildre l1
biking and sleep in
l1eed to havc a good tio)e
tents at night. Prepare
- a lovely hlue lake, al1 6 Who / happy / person in your family?
for temperatures
advcl1tul'C playg rOU l1d,
of -1 DOC! A real
o)iJ)i-goll' lll)d go-karts.
adventure for the 7 Who / friendly / person in your English class?
St:lY il1 a selr-catel'iJ)g
sporty holidaymaker.
apartll1 CI1f. Sit baCH
(10 days - €2,490 relax 8l1d let us give y~ur 8 Which / bad / restaurant in town?
per person) childl'cl1 tI)C holidav 'oj' a
Iil'cth17c! .
B Answer the questions in Exercise 3A.
((i days - ESSO per rm17i1y)
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LISTENING WRITING checking and correcting

4A 7.2 Look at the map and listen to Nick's audio SA Read the extracts from Nick's blog. Underline and
diary. Does his train go to or from Moscow? correct ten more mistakes. Check:
• the spelling
• past tense forms
• singular and plural

Hi, it's Nick again. We started

SIBERIA
the day with a surprise - but not
went
a good one . Anton and I goed

to the dining car for brekfast

and there wasn't any food . That

wasn't a big problem because

I had some biscuit and we

B Read sentences 1-8 below and check any new words drinked some tea, but then we
in your dictionary.
I The Trans-Siberian train journey takes nine days. F went back for lunch and it was the same situation. The
2 The compartment IS for two people. waiter telled us that there's a station where they usually
3 An on doesn 't speak much English.
get food , but the food truck wasn't there.
4 Nick can see snow, forests, villages, and lakes out of the
window. Nobody on the trai n was worried about this becaus
5 N ick and Anton buy food from women on the train . almost everybody broght their own food . A guy called
6 They drink a lot of coffee on the train .
Egor gaves us half of his roast chicken and a Chinese
7 On the last evening of the journey, Nick went to a party.
couple gave us some bread . Peoples were so kind.
8 Nick loved the Trans-Siberian train journey.
Anto n and I t alke d about how to thank them ... so I
C Listen to Nick's diary again. Are sentences 1-8 true (T)
or false (F)? tought them some English songs and it were real ly just a

o Correct the false sentences. big party. My best day on the train!
I The Trans-Siberian train iourney takes seven days.

B Write a short text about one day on a journey. It can

be a real journey or an imaginary one. Write 80-100
words. Use the questions to help you.
• Where were you?
• How did you travel?
• What happened?
• Was it a good day?

C Check and correct any mistakes.

II
VOCABULARY places (2) 3 Read the information and look at the map. Circle the
correct number of the dest ination.
, Add the missing vowels to make places in towns.
sq __ r_ Walking tours of Dublin
2 c_r p_rk 1 To Dublin Castle
From the Tourist Information Office, go to College Green
3 sw_mm_ng p __ 1 and turn left. Go down College Green and Dame Street,
4 th __ tr _ and turn lef~t.o Castle Street. It's on the left and
number Ia I@ Ic on your map.
5 I_br _ry
2 From Dublin Castle to Trinity College
Go back to Dame Street and into College Green and the n
7 _rt g_lI_ry
left into College Street. Thrn right into Pearse Street, and
then take the first right. It's number
8 t __ r _st _ nf _rm_t __ n 2a I 2b I 2c on your map.

3 From Trinity College to St. Stephen's Green

Go back to Pearse Street and turn left, then left into
College Street and then Grafton Street, and finally
Nassau Street. Thrn right into Dawson Street, and go
straight ahead until the end. You can see it in front of
FUNCTION giving directions you. It's number 3a I 3b I 3c on your map.

2 Look at the map of Dublin, Ireland, and complete 4 From St. Stephen's Green to the National Gallery
Come out of St. Stephen's Green and go down Kildare
the conversation . Speaker A is at Pearse Street station
Street. At the end, turn right, and go straight on down
(START) and wants to go to the Tourist Information Clare Street. The National Gallery is on your right,
Office (TO. number 4a I 4b I 4c on your map.
A: Excuse me. Can you tell me the I way to the
Tourist Information Office. please?
B: Sure. Go down here and 2 right into Lincoln
LEARN TO check and correct directions
Place and then right again into Nassau Street. 4A Look at the mSp and correct A's information in
A: OK. sentences 1- 6 .
B: Then go 3 on down Nassau Street. Go A: So, the park's between the cinema and the pharmacy.
4 Kildare Street and 5 Street. B: No, it 's behind the cinema and the
A: O K, so I stay o n Nassau Street. pharmacy.
B: Yes, unti l the end but then don't tu rn right 6_ _ __ 2 A: So the supermarket 's between the cinema and the
Grafton Street. pharmacy.
A: Not Grafton Street, OK. B: No, it's between _ __ _ _ _ __
B: Go straight 7 , into a small street ... I forget the 3 A: So, the cinema is the fourth building on the left.
name ... and the Tourist Info rmation O ffice is on the B: No, it's _ _ _ _ __ _ _
8_ _ __
4 A: So, the cafe is the fourth building on the left.
A: Great. Thank you!
B: No, it's _ _ _ _ _ _ __
5 A: So, the post office is opposite the bank.
B: No, it's opposite _ __ _ _ _ __
6 A: So, the town hall is opposite the bank.
B: No, it's the bank.

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B Circle the stressed word in each of 6 's answers.

I B: No, it's~he cinema and the pharmacy.

C 7.3 Listen and check. Then list en and repeat.