Unit 8
Vocabulary
1
1 checked in 4 went
2 stop off 5 heading to
3 delayed 6 looking
2
1 book 3 cancel 5 go
2 pack 4 get 6 miss
3
1 travel blog 4 budget hotel
2 return ticket 5 weekend trip
3 beach holiday
4
1 summer holiday
2 travel; shoestring
3 five-star hotel
4 travel sickness
5 day trip
5
1 affordable 3 atmospheric
2 compact 4 busy
6
1 busy 5 impressive
2 lively 6 elegant
3 trendy 7 peaceful
4 affordable
7
1 Have … packed 4 get
2 go 5 got
3 book 6 went
8
1 cabin crew 5 boarding pass
2 social media post 6 run-down
3 seaside resort 7 chic
4 duty free 8 campsite
Grammar
1
1 ✓ Hitchhiking 4 coming
2 going 5 ✓ walking
3 ✓ Booking 6 ✓ teaching
2
1 Sitting on the train, Gayle admired the countryside.
2 Staying in a hotel outside the city is usually cheaper.
3 Stopping off at the roadside café was a bad idea.
4 Swimming in the cool sea was wonderful.
5 Living in Oxford can be very expensive.
3 Students’ own answers.
4
1 too hot to sit
2 to fly
3 getting
4 going
5 enough to swim
6 walking
7 ’re not / are not / aren’t driving fast enough
5
1 going into the
2 after showing / he showed me
3 enough money to come
4 too dirty to lie
5 from being a scenic
6
1 going 4 ✓ to get
2 to get 5 sleeping
3 taking 6 ✓ to arrange
7
1 to get 5 to let
2 to see 6 doing
3 going 7 arguing
4 visiting
8
1 going 4 to do 7 riding
2 taking 5 to relax 8 going
3 travelling 6 being
9 Students’ own answers.
Listening
2
1 B 2 C 3 D 4 B 5 C 6 A 7 B 8 C
3
1 How, involved ➘
2 exactly, work ➘
3 Just, friend ➘
4 sure, was ➘
5 experience, never ➘
6 mainly ➚
4
1 Are you still planning to go
2 Yes, but I’m considering stopping off in Ecuador
3 I’d like to do something like that, but I can’t stand flying.
4 Why don’t you consider doing a project somewhere in Europe?
5 That way I could travel by rail.
6 You’re certain to find interesting projects in scenic areas.
Speaking
1
A 5 B 1 C 3 D 6 E 2 F 4 G 7
2
1 So do
2 Neither can I
3 Really?
4 How far
5 Me too
3, 4, 5, 6 Students’ own answers.
Reading
1 At the Grótta lighthouse in Seltjarnanes. / In Seltjarnanes.
2 Possible answers:
1 So that readers can check the Aurora forecast for themselves from a reliable source.
2 The Imagine Peace Tower will be lit up.
3 Carved into the white stone well on the Imagine peace tower.
4 Going for a boat trip at night to see the Northern Lights.
5 To get out of the city to see the Northern Lights, as they are more visible the further you go from the
lights of the city.
3
1 F Experts have predicted high activity for the next 48 hours.
2 T The date of his death is given in the text as 8 December 1980.
3 F You can see the lights from the port and from Seltjarnanes – the boat trip is mentioned as an alternative way to see the lights.
4 F You leave the city centre in order to get there.
5 T You should wrap up well so that your fun isn’t spoiled by the cold as it’s an exposed area.
4
1 source
2 treated to
3 simultaneously
4 once-in-a-lifetime
5 exposed
5 /æ/ as in map /eɪ/ as in make
spectacular area
imagine arranging
added brave
fascinating waves
wrap take
Writing
1
1 Turkish baths
2 minibus
2 Possible answers:
1 To introduce the place to be described and give some general information about it.
2 easy to get (around)
3 Taking (a trip)
3 Possible answers:
the place: busy, compact, characterful, historic
the people: warm, friendly, welcoming the atmosphere: lively, crowded, quieter
the facilities: convenient, affordable, little, relaxing, elegant, reasonably priced
4, 5, 6 Students’ own answers.
Progress Check
Grammar
1
1 travelling
2 to miss
3 to go
4 to buy
5 to pack
6 Queuing
2
1 Going
2 complaining
3 to set off
4 to bring
5 Surfing
6 to have
3 Students’ own answers.
4
1 going
2 to read
3 providing
4 to swim
5 to try
6 to dive
7 enjoying
8 staying
Vocabulary
1
1 was delayed
2 go sightseeing
3 miss
4 booking
5 trip
6 get on
2
1 sickness
2 five-star
3 budget
4 shoestring
5 holiday
6 trip
7 day
3
1 looking forward to going
2 gone off
3 your return ticket
4 in the city centre
5 old part
4
1 Travellers are given a boarding pass when they check in.
2 The cabin crew serve drinks and snacks on planes.
3 I always write on my travel blog when I’m on holiday.
4 (correct)
5 Let’s go to the restaurant on foot.
Listening
2
1 too elegant
2 characterful
3 affordable
4 surrounding area
5 historic
6 9.30 am
7 on foot
8 ticket
9 take a taxi
Speaking
Students’ own answers
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