Vocabulary Grammar

Describing places Present simple and present

I Circle the correct words. cont¡huous
l'd love to tive in a6ñD/ dirty vittage in the I Complete the text with the present simple
countryside. or present continuous form of the verbs in
r The centre of the town is very bracl<ets.
exciting / potluted because of traffic fumes.
2 lt's safe / dangerous to go swimming in this
river because there might be crocodiles!
3 That beach is popular so it gets
peaceful / crowded at the weekend.
4 That café is very livety I usly because tots of
students go there.
5 Life in a big city is very dirty / exciting
because there are lots of things to do.

2 Labelthe pictures with the adjectives in the box. I (r) (tove) this photo!
(z) (you / tike) ¡t? lt
ancient comfortable expensive romantic
(¡) (show) me and my
friends on hotiday in Portugal.
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We (+) (go) to the same
town--every year and we
(s) (have / always) a
great time. ln the photo, my friends
(6) (try) to carry me atong
the beach on a surfboard.
we (z) (always / enjoy)
spending time together, and in this
- we (B)
photo (h ave)
fun. I (9) (remember)
that I was in a good mood that dayl

2 Write questions about the text in exercise r.

r why I she I love / this photo / ?

z wholif lshowl?

3 what / herfriends / do I init I ?

4 what / they / always enjoy / ?

 Vocabulary
3 Tick (/) the correct sentences. Correct the Holiday activities:
sentences that are wrong. Verb + noun collocations
Lots of British people ffi Spaín every
I Complete the verbs. Then, tick the things you did
summer. I this summer.
Lots of Eritish people vlglt §pain everv summer
r Lucia's wearing her new swimsuit. I ThinSs I want to do next summer!
by Jessica, ló
z I G- abroad
lt rains at the moment. I 2 L- on the beach
3 G- a sunfan
We aren't usually going abroad for our
4 S- in the sea
holidays. I 5 l-1- a bike
ó V- a mugeum
4 My mum never lies in the sun. f 7 G- si$htseeinS
6 T- tots of photos!
5 Do you take a photo now? [
l'm getting up late every day in the summer 2 Complete the repties.
hotidays. E 9' ,.',l', -*,4 ** I

[-, sunburnt.
\t-
I

7 What game are you ptaying? [

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Gerunds and infinitives
4 Comptete the sentences with the gerund or t**
9' about -..* r

infinitive form of the verbs in the box. I the history |

of this ptace.
book fly send take visit wait [\r-
. __J

r Do you real[y need

everything in that suitcase?
Qm,
I pubtic transport to I

z I sometimes feela bit nervous before fset around the citlJ

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My friends and I aren't interested in Q *,*, t" .*"*
ancient monuments. white I'm on holiday.
4 Nowadays [ots of peopte use the internet
hotels. 3 Circte the correct words.
5 at airports is reatty boring! 1 We're going on a day journey / trip to the
6 Don't forget me a postcard! Space Museum next week.
An Australian has become the fastest man to

d*.* ESS VOt,¡TSELF trip / travel around the world on foot.

The train journey / voyage from London to
5 Complete the sentences so they are true for you. Edinburgh takes about five hours.
When l'm on holiday, ... More than loo,ooo people have applied to go
,- r I enjoy
on the first travel / voyage to Mars.
z I hate Our camping journey i trip was a disaster
because it rained every day!
3 I don't want
4 I spend m ost of my time
5 it's easy
 Grammar
Past simple and past used to
continuous
3 Rewrite the sentences using the conect form of
I Complete the sentences. Use the past simpte used to.
and the past continuous. We had a tree house in the gaíoen.
wait for the train / buy some chocolate We used to hau'e 6:.:: ':-.:
- ":
i;.1e...
White 1 was waitin€,for the train, I bouÉ,hf r Amelia didn't like sunbatt'irg.
some chocolafe
sail in the Mediterránean / see some dotphins My friends and I went to the !r'a:er Dark every
While we summer.
the sun rise / I sleep
When 3 I loved playing beach tenris.
3 sit on the b each / have an ice cream
White they 4 There weren't any bíg hotels on the island.
4 the plane tand / the sun shine
When

Complete the dialogue with the past simple or

past continuous form ofthe verbs in brackets.

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4 Write questions with the correct form of used to.

ryt
a{4i:
1 you / go on holiday with your family I ?

Nicl<: (r) (you/have)anice 2 you / go to the same place every year I

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summer?
?

lsabe[: Yes! lt (z) (be) the

3 lots of tourists / visit this place ' ?
best summer of my [ife!
Nick: Where (¡) (you / go)?
lsabel: we (+) (go) to lreland!
4 the weather I good I?
Nicl<: What (s) (you / do)
5 you / feeI sad after the hotiday / ?
white you (6) (stay)
th ere?
lsabel: Lots of things. One day when we ;\
z=.\')
(t) (fee[) adventurous,
,TA),./FX'E
F,ES S YO U FT S E L F
WE (B) (swim) in a
5- Answer the questions from exercise 4. Write
lake! lt was cold! Another day we
answers that are true for you.
(s) (wall<) along a
1.
riverwhen we (ro)
(see) a kingñsher. lt's a beautiful birdl lt 2

(t r) 3
úust i sit) on a
branch above the water. lt 4
(tz) (wait) for a fish to 5

catch !

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Listening
t @ Listen to Bitty giving a presentation to his Good afternoon! (r) my
ctass about his hotiday. Where did he go on
summer hotiday in Venice in the north of ltaly.
holiday?
I went to stay with my sister who was studying
there.
(z) some photos of this
amazing city. I took a lot so it was difficult to
choose onty four to inctude in my presentation!
These are (3)
After that, (+) !

Venice is a very beautiful city with lots of

pretty squares and lively outdoor cafés.
G) me having [unch
at my favourite café next to a cana[.
(6) , l'm eating pizza because
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it's my favourite food!

Writing
4 Complete the presentation about your summer
hotiday. Describe three photos from your
2 Listen again. Correct the sentences.
hotiday.
r Bitty went to a city in the north of France.
Today l'm going to tatk about
First of at[, l'm going to show you
z The first photo shows Bitty sitting in the sun.
. After that, feel free to ask me
any questions.
3 The second photo shows an ancient castle.
ln this photo, you can see
ln this next photo, you can see
4 Bitty is in the photo of the city wa[[s. On another day
So, I hope you en joyed lool<ing at some of my
There is a music festivatevery summer in
hotiday snaps. Has anyone got any questions?
Avignon.

Many of the festivatevents take place in

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Memorizing vocabulary: Spaced repetition
ancient buitdings.
The spaced repetition technique for [earning
vocabulary is based on the idea that the more
often you see a word at increasingly bigger
Speaking intervals over a period of time, the better you will
remember it.
3 @ Complete the beginning of another ln your notebook, write down six new words from
presentation with the phrases in the box. Listen this unít with a translation in your language and
and check. an example sentence in English. Test yourself on
them again tomorrow and then after 7 days, zo
just the hightights
days and 4o days.
ln this photo, you can see
feel free to ask me any questions How well d¡d the technique work for you?
As you can see I 4
First of a[[, I'm going to show you
Today l'm going to talk about
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