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3 Complet Complete e the senten sentences ces with with the correc correctt past form of the verbs given.
Grammar 1 Choose Choose the the corre correct ct altern alternati ative ve to complete the sentences.
&take off', off', the air 1 %fter the plane steward gave us tea and sandwiches.
1 I was getting/got off off the train when I dropped my suitcase.
2 We didn(t didn(t get a ta!le in the restaurant !ecause we ¬ !ooked'.
at the station, I 2 When we were arriving/arrived at got a taxi home.
3 )y the time we &get' to the cinema, the film had started.
3 I noticed a mark on the door while I was cleaning/cleaned the the car.
4 I made a lot of mistakes while I &write' the essay. essay.
in London, 4 When the plane was landing/landed in it was raining.
¬ go' go' to the museum museum with 5 I Penny !ecause I had !een !efore.
5 We were cycling/cycled to to the river and had a picnic on the grass.
6 When I arrived at the !us stop, stop, *iall and +immy &wait' there.
seeing/saw my friend Pete while I was 6 I was seeing/saw my waiting on the platform.
ocab!lar" 2 Complete Complete the the sentenc sentences es with with the the corr correct ect form of used to and these verbs. travel live
not enjoy
drive
get
not have
# Complet Complete e the sent sentenc ences es with with these these words. motels tent youth hostels
caravan
hotel
campsite
1 My mum me and my !rother to school every morning !efore she went to work.
1 he was very wet, so s o we didn(t put our tent up. We We decided to stay in a hotel overnight.
2 I long car journeys when I was a child.
2 When we put the up, we realised there was a huge hole in it-
3 Where exactly you in London"
3 he was uite comforta!le, with a small kitchen and three !eds.
4 My sister always carsick when she was young.
4 We stayed at a great which had a swimming pool and two restaurants.
5 #chools so many computers when I was a student.
5 When I was a teenager, I used to stay in cheap , !ut now I prefer something more comforta!le-
6 $ow your dad to work when you lived in the countryside"
6 here are a lot of along the motorways in my country and they(re not too expensive.
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$ Choose the correct alternative to complete the sentences. 1 hey had to miss/cancel the /.01 train !ecause of a serious engine pro!lem. 2 I(ll get a single/return ticket !ecause I(m getting a lift !ack with +ulie. 3 he air ticket/fare to %ustralia is really expensive. 4 I must catch/miss the 2.32 !us to get to the concert on time. 5 My uncle(s a millionaire and he(s just !ought a !ig ferry/yacht to use at the weekends.
% Complete the sentences with the correct prepositions. 1 % lot of cars had !roken on the motorway in the snow yesterday. 2 We set really early, !ut we still nearly missed the train. 3 hese days, it(s easier to check online to avoid the ueues. 4 My sister was a !it scared when the plane took , !ut she soon calmed down. 5 It(s important to get on holiday at least once a year.
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&eading ' &ead the article from which some sentences have been ta(en o!t. Choose the correct sentences )*G to ll the gaps. There is one sentence "o! do not need. Across Antarctica 4or many people, an 5adventure( is something uite simple, like going to another country for an annual holiday and experiencing a different culture and unfamiliar scenery and climate. $owever, for others, an 5adventure( has an altogether different meaning. (1) hey were competing with a team from *orway to do the journey in the fastest time. $owever, unlike the *orwegians, who were professional skiers and familiar with the conditions, the )ritish team were amateurs. 4or them it was a real adventure, and one that they only just survived4or )en 4ogle, a 6 presenter who loves a challenge, and +ames 7racknell, an 8lympic rowing champion, it was not their first cra9y journey(2) :uring that journey, the pair had to deal with a range of pro!lems. his included heat exhaustion, lack of sleep and hurricane;type weather, and nearly drowning when their !oat was turned upside down !y huge waves. %ma9ingly, they decided to get together again for another difficult challenge < the race to the #outh Pole. (3) his adventure was even more dangerous !ecause )en had just recovered from a very serious medical condition he had caught while he was filming in the jungle for a 6 programme. In spite of all his pro!lems, )en recovered in time and, with the other two, spent months training for the task ahead. his journey proved to !e even more difficult than the rowing race. (4) hey only allowed themselves four hours sleep a night and !efore they could rest they had to spend four hours melting ice to provide enough water for them all to drink. hey finished the race completely exhausted, with no food left and with their hands and feet suffering from the icy temperatures. (5) =ven worse, they did not !eat the *orwegians#o, what is the attraction of adventures like these" Is it the fascination of going to places that very few other people have !een to" (6) It is certainly very exciting to read a!out exploits like these, !ut perhaps a little !it too exciting to motivate the majority of us to take part ourselves-
A =very day they had to cover over >2 miles in free9ing conditions.
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B % few years !efore this, they had rowed across the %tlantic in a seven;metre rowing !oat i n another race. C Many teams have tried the same challenge and failed. D Is it may!e the desire to push your !ody and spirit to its limits" E %ll three had lost a lot of weight and were in severe pain. F his time they were joined !y another amateur, doctor =d 7oats. G 4or three young men in >11?, it meant a journey of @01 miles across some of the most hostile country on our planet, %ntarctica, in a race to the #outh Pole.
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Use of 5nglish 6 Complete the second sentence so it means the same as the rst !sing the word given. 7o not change the word given. Use between two and ve words. 1 I had !reakfast and then I went to foot!all practice.
%4=C , I went to foot!all practice. 2 I enjoy eating vegeta!les more now than when I was young.
D#= I eating vegeta!les much when I was young.
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3 We missed the train !ecause Connie got up late.
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o! are going to hear )nna and /ar( tal(ing abo!t learning to drive. ,isten and decide if the statements are tr!e 0T false 0 or not mentioned 04/.
We !ecause Connie got up late. 4 When I had cleaned the car, we went for a drive.
1 Mark(s !rother has started driving lessons at the age of 33.
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2 Bev will have experience of driving in traffic during these lessons.
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3 %nna thinks students like Bev will need fewer lessons later on.
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4 %nna and Mark think that having a minimum num!er of lessons is important.
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film, *ick felt ill and had to leave.
5 %nna thinks Bev will !e less scared when he drives on roads.
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$=* I we went for a drive. 5 :uring the film, *ick felt ill and had to leave.
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8riting 19o! see this notice in "o!r college maga:ine. $ave you had a really !ad journey" We want to know- Write a!out your journey and we will pu!lish the !est stories in the next maga9ine.
8rite "o!r stor" in 199*139 words.
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