46 Travel bookings

A Types of holidays

skiing holiday family holiday beach holiday

adventure holiday
go on a cruise city break
B Online booking
Many people book their holiday accommodation1
on the Internet. To book online2, you need to search 1
a place where you stay
for your destination3 and the dates when you plan 2
to make a reservation using the Internet
to travel. You can look for hotels or B&Bs4. Often 3
a place where you plan to travel
websites have low prices, especially in winter. It 4 bed and breakfast: a small hotel where
is helpful to read the online reviews5 before you
breakfast is included in the price
book the accommodation. A popular option for 5
a description of a hotel, restaurant, etc,
a weekend break6 is to rent an apartment in an
written by people who’ve been there
interesting city. But if you want to make life easy, you 6
a short holiday during a weekend
might like a package holiday, which includes the
flight, hotel room and sometimes meals.

C Renting a private apartment

Reply Forward

To Irene Sanders CC BCC

From Oliver Weiss 11:02 AM (2 hours ago)

Subject Re: Apartment with mountain view

Dear Irene,
We have arrived at your apartment. We picked up1 the keys from the neighbours without any
problems. We like the apartment a lot, but we have a few questions. We can’t find the wi-fi
password2. Could you send it to us? Also, the listing3 said that there was an iron4 in the kitchen,
but we can’t see it. Can you let us know where it is? Finally, it’s very cold and we can’t find the
instructions for the central heating5. Where do we switch it on6?
Where’s the nearest supermarket? And can you recommend7 a nearby8 restaurant for dinner?
Somewhere cheap would be great!

All the best,

Oliver and Jo

1 5
collect a system that keeps a building warm
2 6
a secret group of letters and numbers, for connecting make it start working
7
to wireless Internet say something is good
3 8
written description of something to buy or rent not far
4
a small machine that makes clothes smooth and flat

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46.1 Match the holiday types on the left with their descriptions on the right.
1 a cruise c a a holiday where there are activities for children as well as adults
2 beach holiday b a winter holiday in the mountains
3 skiing holiday c a holiday where you sleep on a boat and travel from one place to another
4 adventure holiday d a short holiday where you visit a city
5 family holiday e a holiday where you stay near the sea
6 city break f an unusual, exciting holiday, possibly with some danger, e.g.
rock climbing or walking in the jungle
46.2 Complete the dialogues with words from B.

1
RUTH: Shall we book somewhere for our weekend break?
HARRY: What about this hotel? It has great 2 online. Five stars!
RUTH: I’d prefer somewhere a bit smaller, with breakfast included.
HARRY: OK, here’s a nice 3 in the countryside.

HANS: Have you found any 4 yet?

PAULA: Yes, I’ve booked a four-star hotel in the city centre.
HANS: Was it very expensive?
PAULA: No, it was part of a 5 , so the hotel was included in the price.

46.3 Circle the words from B and C to complete each sentence.

1 Many travellers prefer to book / take their holiday online, rather than on the phone.
2 Spain is a popular holiday accommodation / destination among British holiday-makers.
3 If you book a package holiday / weekend break, you don’t have to book flights separately.
4 The apartment listing / password doesn’t say if it has wi-fi or not. We’ll have to email them.
5 The central heating / iron is broken and Sara’s clothes are all creased.
6 The house has listing / central heating, so it is warm all through the winter months.
46.4 Look at C opposite. Correct the mistakes.
1 When you arrive, you can pick out the keys from the reception desk. up
2 I recommence renting a car, as public transport is not very good.
3 The nearer train station is a five minute walk away.
4 The wi-fi passport is written on a piece of paper next to the computer.
5 I like staying in this area. There are quite a few nice cafés nearly.
6 To switch out the air conditioning, press this button.

46.5 Over to you

Answer these questions. If possible, compare your answers with someone else.
1 What type of holiday from A do you prefer?
2 Do you read hotel reviews before you book online?
3 Where do you like to stay when you travel: in a hotel, in a B&B or in a private apartment?

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47 Air travel
A Departure*
When you arrive at an airport, the passenger
departures board will show you
the flight numbers (e.g. BA735),
departure times (e.g. 08.40), and
destinations1.
At check-in / the check-in desk,
someone will check your ticket
and weigh2 your luggage. If it
is more than, for example, 20
kilograms, you will have to pay
excess baggage3. You can take luggage
your hand luggage with you on
suitcase
the aircraft4. You also get your
boarding card5 and then you can hand
go through passport control, luggage
where someone checks your
passport6, and into the departure trolley
lounge, where you can buy
things in the duty-free shop, e.g.
cigarettes and perfume.
Shortly before take-off7, you go to
the place where you get on the plane, e.g. Gate 3 or Gate 5. When you
board the plane8, you can put your hand luggage in a small cupboard
above your seat called an overhead locker. You then have to fasten
your seat belt. If there are no delays9, the plane moves slowly to the
runway10, then it takes off.
* when you leave a place, at the start of a journey
1 6
where the flights are going to looks at your passport
2
see how heavy something is carefully
3 7
pay extra for your luggage when the plane takes off /
4
plane leaves the ground fastening a seatbelt
5 8
a piece of paper you must show get on the plane
to get on the plane 9
when you have to wait longer than expected
10
the large road that planes use for take-offs and landings

Common mistakes
My flight number is BA640. (NOT My fly number is BA640.) I slept the whole flight. (NOT I slept
the whole fly.)

B Arrival*
When the plane lands1, there is always an announcement2 from a member of the cabin crew3
telling passengers to wait until the plane completely stops before they stand up. Then you get off
the plane and walk through the terminal building4 to passport control. When you’ve got your
luggage from baggage reclaim5, you go through customs6 and leave the airport.
* when someone or something arrives
1 arrives on the ground 4 the airport building
2 5
spoken information to a group of people the place where you collect your luggage
3 6
the people on the aircraft who look after go through the area where your luggage may be
the passengers checked to make sure you don’t have anything illegal.

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47.1 Complete the words or phrases using words from the box.

board number crew card control luggage

reclaim free baggage building desk locker

1 departures board 7 flight

2 excess 8 overhead
3 check-in 9 boarding
4 hand 10 cabin
5 terminal 11 baggage
6 duty 12 passport
47.2 Answer the questions.
1 What’s the place where the airline staff check your ticket? the check-in desk
2 Who are the people that travel on a plane?
3 What do airline staff weigh at the check-in desk?
4 What’s the piece of paper they give you at the check-in desk?
5 What do we call the place you’re travelling to?
6 What do airport staff do at passport control?
7 What do we call the place where you get on the plane?
8 What do you call the bags that you can take on the plane with you?
9 What’s the part of the airport where the plane takes off and lands?
47.3 Complete the email.

Reply Forward

To Tom CC BCC
From Ellie 11:52 AM (10 hours ago)

Hi Tom
I’ve just arrived in Rome but I’m still recovering from a really terrible 1 flight . When we
were in the airport in Manchester there was an 2 telling us that there would be a
one-hour 3 because of bad weather, but when we finally 4 the
5
plane, there was a further delay before we could . There was more bad weather
6
over France, and we all had to our seat belts, which worried me a bit. In fact, I
was almost sick, but the cabin 7 were really nice.
It was still raining and very windy when we 8 in Rome and I was really glad to get
off the plane and get into the 9 building. I really hope the return 10
is a lot better.
See you soon.
Ellie

47.4 Over to you

Answer the questions. If you don’t fly very much, ask someone else.
1 What is the best part and the worst part of the flight?
2 When do you often have delays, and why?
3 What do you usually do on the aircraft during the flight?
4 What’s the first thing you do on arrival?
5 Do you ever have anything to declare when you go through customs?

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