Unit 8 Travel 8a Business or pleasure? Listening a travel journalist 3. 451 Listen to an extract from a radio programme about travel journalist Boyd Matson. Choose the correct option oF options (a-c) 1 Boyd Matson travels, a inhis work, b for pleasure for family reasons, He became interested in travelling a along time ago. b_ recently. ¢_ when he worked for NBC News. 3. He thinks that travel can be a dangerous. b fun. © risky. Vocabulary holiday activities 4. His attitude to travel is that it's best to a avoid danger. 4. Complete the holiday activities with these words b observe people take part in things going hiking ying playing riding visting - 4 451 Listen again. Complete the sentences. 1 a bike,a camel, a pony 1 Matson ustally manages to find 2 beach volleyball, board games, ea he pe. one | 2. Henever seems to take these ag ter fmous monuments ee ‘ climbing sang sighsecing, ——-& We*KIng for NBCNews he spent walking his time travelling and ; enti reporting from places that were inthe news ona trail 4 You have to be careful not to take unnecessary 6 around the pool, ona sunbed, risks in like Everest ‘on the beach 5 Now that Matson has a he Goesn’t travel quite as often as before 2 Vocabulary extra journey, travel or trip 6 He describes his travel philosophy as getof Complete the sentences with the correct form of the tour ” ravel or trip. 1. T've just got back from an amazing, to Greece Glossary dehydration (n)/cihardretjn/ when you do not have ‘enough water in your body We right across Australia. It took a week 3. Tove going on long train 4 We went ona few day from the resort 5 How was your 2 Was there much traffic on the motorway? } 6 Air is fast, but it’s usually quite expensive.Complete the sentences with the -ing form or fo + infinitive form of the verbs. 1 (fly) isn’t as expensive as it used to be. 2 WWseasy (buy) flights ontine these days. 3 Guided tours are a fun way of (find out) about famous places. 4 Itssometimes difficult (decide) where to stay. 5 Iyouenjoy (speak) languages, foreign holidays are a great chance to practise. 6 Foralotof people, (relax) is the main aim of a holiday. 7 Flying can be stressful when air traffic controllers threaten (go) on strike. 8 (stay) at home can be just as ‘much fun as a foreign holiday. ‘Complete the conversation with the -ing form or to + infinitive form of the verbs. A: Have you done a lot of (travel)? B: Well, that depends what you mean by ‘a lot’! I've been to about six or Seven countries, suppose. enjoy 2 ___ (go) back to my favourite places as often as I can. A: Seven is a lot! What was your best trip? B: Probably Iceland, a couple of months ago. Imanaged > _ (take) some fantastic photos. A Oh, I've always wanted * (go) there. 'd love (ee) those hot springs that bubble out of the ground. B The geysers? Yeah, realy loved (get) close to them. We sew one that shot up about twenty metres! Z (wait) for them to go really high is great fun A: Was that the most spectacular thing you've seen? B: No, that would probably be Las Vegas. I was very excited about ® ) there at night. ? ~ (look) down on the city from the like a fitm set. 7 Choose the correct option, 1. Lexpected / mentioned seeing my uncle. 2 Weenjoyed / roanted to go to the museum. 3. The guide was really happy fo / good at explain things. 4 Can you imagine / afford living here all year? 5. Irarely plan / get tired of visiting new cities. 6 We worried about / refused standing for the whole train journey. 7 [hope / look forward to coming back to this hotel next year. Rewrite the sentences from Exercise 7 with the other verbs. cores my uncle, 2 We the museum. 3. The guide was really things. 4 Can you_ all year? 5 rarely new cities We for the whole train journey. this hotel next year Grammar extra remember, stop and try Both the -ing form and to + infinitive can follow ‘these verbs, but there is @ change in meaning. 1 stop +-ing refers to the activity which stops: ‘only stop worrying when | get off the plane. 2 stop + to + infinitive refers to the reason for stopping: | never stop to look at the view when I'm driving Complete the sentences with the ing form or to + infinitive form of the verbs. 1 When I'm on holiday, [stop (worry) about things 2 Ifwe see a nice bar, we stop (have) a drink and a snack. 3. Lusually remember (pack) everything I need. 4 Tremember (visit) Rome with my father years ago. 5 I'm trying (find) a way of learning Chinese in a month, 6 I've tried (do) an online course, and it helped me a lot.8b Where to go, what to do there Reading top film locations 1 Read the article about holidays in film locations, Tick (V) the activities the article mentions. Where can you do these things? stay in a famous hotel go ona tour with a local guide go up ina hot-air balloon visit a film studio go sightseeing in the Old Town take a walking tour 2 Read the article again, Answer the questions 1. What kind of films were made in Monument Valley? Who lives in Monument Valley? Why is it a good idea to see Monument Valley from the air? 4 How long has Hollywood been making films in Prague? 5 Whyis it easier to get to Prague than it was, before? 6 Where can you find more information about London film locations? Seen the movie? See the real place! ‘This is the first in our week-long focus on the best holiday spots for film fanatics. As a holida more popular than ever and it's getting easier and easier to find out where your favourite movies were filmed. (Our first destination is Monument Valley, the home of a thousand westerns. When you drive into Monument Valley, you really do feel as if you are stepping onto the set of a cowboy movie. Film directors have been ‘making westerns here since the 1930s and the huge red sandstone rock formations have provided the scenery to movies as different as Stagecoach in 1939 and Thelma and Louise in 1991. Monument Valley covers an area of Arizona and Utah and although it looks quite remote, it's actually easy to get to. Navajo families have lived ‘there for generations and a lot of Monument Valley is protected land. If you want to take a tour, the best vay is to go with a Navajo guide. A trip to Monument valley is all about the scenery and so one excellent idea is to take a hot-air balloon trip over the valley. A local business there has been running these tours ev summer for a few years now. That's the way to go! And for somewhere completely different to the emptiness of Arizona, try Prague. It's a really atmospheric city and since Hollywood ‘discovered’ Prague in the 1990s, this beautiful and vibrant place has been attracting a lot of action heroes. Tom Crul was here to film Mission Impossible, and Wesley Sri chased vampires through the Old Town in Blade I Prague has always been one of Europe's main cult centres, so there's a lot to see including museums, and fantastic architecture. In the last few years adi have been adding more flights and more connect it's really easy to get there. ‘Tomorrow we'll focus on London with information about walking tours through the settings of, Hil, Shakespeare in Love and Bridget Jones. We: feature a family treat for Harry Potter fans at Ki ross Station. Glossary Navajo (a) navahou! a Native American tribe sandstone (n)sinstaon! rock which is ade ofUnit 8 Travel Grammar present perfect continuous and simple, How long ... ? 3 Complete the comments from visitors to the film locations. In each comment, use the present perfect simple and the present perfect continuous forms of the verbs. 1 We (walk) around London all day - we (see) every Harry Potter site! 2 The guide (tell) us about the film stars he (meet). 31 (take) photos of this amazing scenery, but my battery Gust / run out). 4 We (wait) for the weather to change so the balloon can take off —we (pay) for our tickets now, so [hope we can go up. 51 (explore) Prague on my own. I (find) some lovely quiet comers, 6 Lot's get a coffee. We (not / have) anything to drink and we (sightsee) since first thing, this morning, 4 Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets. Use the present perfect simple or the present perfect continuous, as appropriate, 1 Icame to the beach after breakfast. Now it’s suppertime. (lie / all day) 2 We set off at seven. It’s now three o'clock. (travel) 3. We first came here ten years ago. We come every year. (come) 4 Istarted this book when I arri finished it yet. d. haven't (read) 5. Left Paris this morning. Now I’m in Rome. (drive / 1,000 kilometres) 6. Thisis our third hotel this holiday! sstions with How long and the present perfect continuous for sentences 1~4 in Exercise 4 Then write the answers. ? 6 Dictation How Jong 52 Listen and write the questions. Then complete the answers for yourself. 1@ A 20 A 3.0 A 4Q A 5.Q A 6@ A8c Travel questions Listening a radio phone-in 41 653 You are going to listen toa radio phone-in about typical travel questions. Tick (/) the words you think you will hear. Then listen and check. low-cost airlines refreshments seat resorts delays standards ticket package flexibility insurance toothache visas 2 653 Listen again. Complete the questions that the expert gives advice on. 1 Are low-cost airlines as reliable as big. 2 2. Can you save money if you buy direct from the airline? 3. Do I really need to buy travel 2 3. What answers did the expert give? Choose the correct option (a orb) 1a I’sbetter to fly with the bigger airlines. 1b You have the same rights with big and small airlines 2 a Booking directly doesn’t necessarily save money. You'll always find cheaper prices through travel agents. 3. a_ Insurance is a good idea for some places. b_ You should always buy travel insurance, Word focus thing 4 Match the extracts from the radio programme (1-4) with the uses of the expressions with thing (a-d). 1. People are organizing the kinds of things that, travel agents always used to do. 2. The thing is, the travel insurance seems to be really expensive 3. The things that can go wrong don't need to be dramatic. 4 Holiday insurance is the best thing you can spend your holiday money on. giving advice introducing a problem or explanation talking about general examples of something referring to a group of unspecified ideas, objects, etc 5 Complete the sentences with these expressions with thing, afew things and things _ best thing important thing sort of thing worst thing 1. Hove visiting old churches 2. We're almost ready to go. I just need to sort out. 3 The about! rubbish is that it takes years to disappear 4 She's really into conservation and that 5 The France is the food. 6 The with the tour operator about Vocabulary extra synonyms Look at these words from the radio programme: Match the pairs of words with a similar mes airlines article package deals, budget companies low-cost queries package holidays questions reportUnit 8 Travel bulary travel problems Make compound nouns with these words. allowance card hire poisoning control room documents timetable baggage boarding car food hotel passport travel train Complete the sentences with the compound nouns from Exercise 1 1 Iveleft the so hope the times are on our tickets 2 You can't go back now ~ you've been through athome, 3 Our the hotel kitchen! 4 Did they write the gate number on the when we checked in? 5 We've had to pay extra because we went over is right above 6 I've got some medicine with me in case I get 7 Excuse me, where are the offices? Are they outside? § Keep all your ina safe place. d Is something wrong? Real life dealing with problems 3 Match the comments (1-6) with the responses (af) Write T next to the things a tourist would say. 1 Can help? Why have we been waiting so long? I wonder if you could help us? Is there anything you can do about the airconditioning? I'm sorry, but I've lost the key to my room. 6 Isanything wrong? a Don’t worry. I'll give you another one. b_ Thope so. I's about the noise from the room next door. € Task someone to take a look at it. Which room is it? Yes, I've left my bag with all my travel documents somewhere. Yes, of course. What's the problem? £ _I'maatraid the flight has been delayed. 4 Pronunciation strong and weak forms 9 54 Complete the exchanges with these prepositions. Then listen and repeat. at for from 1A: Which gate are you 2 Ym gate 17, Where have these people come 2 They're the other bus ~ it broke down, SP ep How long are you here 2 another week, BP 5 Listen and respond travel situations 455 Listen to comments in travel situations. Respond with your own words using the word in brackets. Then compare your response with the model answer that follows. 1 1s anything wrong? Yes, I've lost my 1 (passport) as 2 (problem) 3 (ages) 4 (manager) 5 (hope) ey8e Hello from Egypt! Writing a text message 11 Writing skill informal style What do these informal expressions mean? Write them in the correct place. awesome cool noway wow I don’t believe it / you. I'm surprised, Lagree / approve. That's incredible / amazing, / impressive b What do these abbreviations mean? Write them in the correct place. BF GF LOL oxox the 1 thank you: 2. hugs and kisses (to end a message} 3. laugh out loud (to say you found something, funny) 4 boyfriend: 5. girlfriend © Add exclamation marks to these sentences where appropriate, The resort is fine, The beach is gorgeous. ‘The journey was exhausting, Vm quite tired. Love it here. d Rewrite these sentences from a text message as full sentences. 1. Food here delicious. 2. Been on a camel ride (bumpy!) 3. Never been so hot in my life! 4 Taking it easy today cos did too much yesterday 5 Photos in the usual place online. Rewrite these sentences in a more informal style. 1 The weather here is fantastic. 2 We've been lying by the hotel pool since we arrived. 3. I'm thinking of staying an extra week because it’s so beautiful, 4. We've arranged to go on a couple of day trips We had a terrible flight. There was a long del the seats were uncomfortable and there was no food! Write a text message from Egypt. Use the questions as a guide. + What was the journey like? What's the weather like? What's the hotel like? What are the people like? What's the food like?Unit 8 Travel Wordbuilding compound nouns L: (noun + noun) 1G compound nouns noun) We can use two nouns together to mean one thing. baggage allowance, car hire 3 Compound nouns can be made up of two words (boarding card), one word (backpack) or two words with a hyphen (sky-diving). The plural is made by ‘making the second noun plural (hotel rooms, not hotels room). 1 ite the compound nouns in three groups ‘Accommodation . earning skills dictionary skills A good dictionary gives you information about how a word is used as well as its meaning, This helps you to choose between confusing words. Complete the dictionary definitions with the word they define: travel or trip. 1 (n) (Countable) the act of going somewhere and coming back again, usually for a short time We've been oma day to the capital 2______() to go from one place to another, ‘usually in a vehicle We by train alot echen ‘we ae it Indi (n) (uncountable) the activity of visiting different places They say és good for you. Check the meaning of four and voyage in your dictionary if necessary. Then complete the sentences. 1 T've been ona sightseeing around the island. 2 The across the Indian Ocean took a couple of weeks. 3 We did a walking and saw lots of famous places. 4 I've been reading about James Cook’s first to the East of London Check! atthe Things to airport pack arivals hal hand luggage baggage reclaim insect repellent 5 budget hotel money bett compte sun cream departure lounge travel tablets guest house youth hostel 2 Wirite the names of these things, 1 Acouple of these can stop you feeling ill 2. Essential if you want to avoid itchy bites: 3. Good value accommodation and not just for young people: 4 Not very luxurious, and you need your own tent: 5 Where you pick up your cases after leaving the plane: 6 Youcan take this on the plane: 7 A good idea if you are in dangerous areas: 8 Don’t forget to put this on exposed areas of skin: Solve the anagrams to find words from Student's Book Unit 8. 1 FEO you often get them at airports: ERRORS visiting famous monuments, etc. you can ride on it EAA E everyone wants this to be good when they're on holiday: you can’t travel without buying one: 7 EEIDAIETHEO low-impact travel: 8 AMEOOREI the place you go to o{