Maturita Solutions pre-intermediate UNIT 6

Your name and class: LISTENINGDo the listening task and choose for the questions 1 - 5 if they are TRUE or FALSEQuestion 1 They decided not to fly because they wanted to learn more about the world. TRUE FALSE LISTENINGQuestion 2 The cruise ship didn’t go to the right destination. TRUE FALSE LISTENINGQuestion 3 Ella got extremely bored on the ship. TRUE FALSE LISTENINGQuestion 4 They really enjoyed the food on the ship. TRUE FALSE LISTENINGQuestion 5 Ella thought that her diary was the most useful thing she took. TRUE FALSE Read the blog posts. Match the writers (Emily, Mary, Stella and Cameron) with the sentences. One sentence does NOT match with anybody. Airbnb is a great idea. People rent out rooms in their homes so that travellers can stay in a real house rather than a hotel. There are places to stay all over the world and some are quite unusual. When I went to Paris, I stayed in Nathalie’s spare room in her apartment. Although the room was nothing special, it was great to stay with a real French person. She helped me with my French and told me about some good places to go that weren’t in my travel guide. One day, she even took me to her favourite café. So actually, instead of going to touristy places, I did what the locals do instead. Emily, Manchester got some additional help with learning a language I’ve only been camping once, but it was such a lot of work to put the tent up that I’ve never done it since. That’s why my son booked a weekend of glamping for us. Glamping is very popular in the UK. It’s like camping, but without the hard work. When we arrived at the campsite, everything was ready for us. We stayed in a Mongolian tent called a yurt. We slept in real beds and cooked our food on a fire. We even had newspapers and fresh orange juice in the morning. I loved it, but my son didn’t think that it was worth all that money. I understand why he thought that, but I’ll definitely do it again. Mary, Dublin liked the holiday, although it was expensive. I have the best holidays when I go to music festivals. My favourite is called WOMAD, which stands for World of Music and Dance. They happen all over the world, but the one I go to is in Wiltshire in July. I love it because you can listen to music from around the world and you can try things that you’ve never done before, too. There’s lots of great food to eat, yoga classes, crafts and entertainment. I never get bored. Actually, I go every year, and I’ve already got my tickets for next year because you get a discount if you buy them early. Stella, Cardiff has already planned her next trip. One of my favourite holidays was on a canal boat on the river Thames. It was such a relaxing holiday. You’re not allowed to travel very fast on the river, so it takes ages to get anywhere and you have time to watch the ducks and look at other wildlife. My life is very busy, so it was great to have some time just to look at things. You also go past some beautiful houses on the river. I would love to do it again. Cameron, Bristol liked not being under time pressure. Does not match with anybody... got some additional help with teaching a language. Complete the dialogue with the words from "click word bank" (you click on the gap and the words show). Martin What do you want to do first in Barcelona?Sophie Shall we go to Park Guell? I absolutely love Gaudi!Martin I’m not sure about that. I think we might need to get tickets in advance.Sophie What about going to the Sagrada Família or for a walk along Las Ramblas?Martin Either suggestion is fine by me. We can get the metro to Las Ramblas if you don’t want to walk all the way there.Sophie OK. Why don’t we have lunch in Las Ramblas after seeing the cathedral?Martin I’m not very keen on eating there. It’s very touristy and expensive. Let's just find a small place to eat down a side street.Sophie That’s a really good plan. Do you fancy going down to the beach after?Martin Yes, why not? We can just chill out after all the sightseeing. Complete Sam’s email with the words below. There are two extra words. Hi there,I can’t believe we’re going camping this weekend! Have you got a backpack now? You need quite a big one because there’s a lot of stuff to take. I’ll bring my travel guide so we can read about interesting places to visit.The forecast for this weekend is sunny spells and showers, so we need to be prepared for everything. Don’t forget your raincoat, but also pack some sunglasses and suncream.I saw the campsite on a travel programme last week and it looked really good. There’s a swimming pool! I have booked to stay for three nights. My penfriend has written to tell me that he’s going too, so that’ll be fun.The nearest city is Oxford. We can go there to do some sightseeing and buy some souvenirs. I’ve been there before, but there’s plenty to see and do.Anyway, see you Friday.SamExtra words (in alphabetical order): restaurant sunburn Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.I want to go somewhere _ with my husband for our anniversary. disappointing romantic boring Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.I don’t want to stay anywhere too _ because I like to be near the shops. remote crowded expensive Choose the correct word to complete the sentence. I like going to castles and other _ buildings where I can learn about the past. expensive peaceful historic Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.When I’m on holiday, I prefer going to places where the locals go rather than _ ones. spectacular cheap touristy Choose the correct word to complete the sentence. I live in London, which is a really noisy city, so I like to spend my holidays in _ places. peaceful busy spectacular Match the words below with the definitions. There is one word without a definition. This is a place where you can see fish and other creatures that live in water. aquarium These are the broken parts of a building or an old town. ruins This is a place where plants and trees are grown for scientific study. botanical gardens This is a big old building with thick walls built to protect people inside. castle You can find this type of water feature in parks or gardens. fountain You can drive through this place and see wild animals. safari park This is a place with lots of entertainment and fun things to do. theme park You can see famous paintings here. art gallery This is a good place to go if you enjoy a particular kind of music. opera house A very large church. cathedral No definition matches. harbour Choose the correct word to complete the sentence....... did you get here? How long When Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.Sam’s not here – has he ... to the cinema? been gone Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.Have you ... in an important race before? run ran Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.Has your grandma had a cat ... a long time? for since Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.Have you... seen a thunderstorm in the middle of the night? never ever Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.Has your mum been here ... this morning? for since Complete the postcard with the correct past simple or present perfect form of the verbs below. There is one extra verb.arrive be do eat enjoy go say Hi BenI’m having a great time in Los Angeles. We arrived here on Friday and we have done so much since then. On Saturday, we went to Disneyland. It was brilliant, but actually, I enjoyed Universal Studios more because the rides were so good. We have eaten lots of different types of food since we got here, but the Chinese meal we had yesterday was definitely my favourite.Hope the weather has been good in England!See you soon!Finlay Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or present perfect form of the verbs in brackets. Use contractions where possible. 1 I haven’t watched (not watch) a film for ages.2 Dave has read (read) all the Harry Potter books.3 Jane hasn’t been (not go) to the doctor’s since last year.4 My little sister walked (walk) into town on her own yesterday.5 I told (tell) you last week that your cousin was coming to stay.6 Have you ever done (you / ever / do) a bungee jump?7 Did you send (you / send) an email to Tom yesterday?8 I enjoyed (enjoy) my summer holiday, but it was a long time ago!