TASK 16. Translate the sentences below into your mother tongue.

	Holiday camps employ only a very small number of permanent staff — mainly in managerial positions, to administer bookings and to undertake maintenance and cleaning — and might increase their labour forces almost tenfold by the height of the holiday season.
	Young people with backpacks and habitual travellers may know what it means to go on a journey, but for most the romance of escape begins with deciding where to go on holiday and then getting there as quickly as possible.
	Choose the Caribbean or the Seychelles for your dream holiday!
	With its fabulous long beaches of soft, white sand, basking in eternal sunshine, its shimmering turquoise waters and cool, elegant hotels, Tunisia is the ideal holiday destination for sun-worshippers.
	The media is full of advice on where to find the best cheap hotels, and eager holiday-makers are trawling the internet looking for that perfect bargain.
	This detailed map of the complete resort area will help you get your bearings, and also indicate the location of the holiday accommodation.
	If anyone can be said to deserve a holiday, she told herself firmly, then I am the one.
	It is already possible to book a holiday direct from your sitting room by picking up the phone, and in some countries, people can already reserve the holiday of their dreams through their home computer.
	After two days, when the family were fishing in the river which ran through their holiday home, a group of horsemen approached them.
	Under package holiday regulations you only have the right to cancel a holiday if your organiser has made major changes to your holiday.

TASK 17. Read about some peoples’ preferences in having holidays.

Step 1. One sentence is deleted from each of the passage. Fill in the gaps with the right sentence from the box below.

A. I’m not looking for excessive physical activity or extreme adventure.

B. Budget is an important factor.

C. I prefer to go places where there are no children around.

D. Holiday and adventure go hand in hand for me.

E. Overseas travel seems too much hassle.

1. I like luxury and a bit of pampering on holiday. I’m not interested in slumming it when I’m on holidays, or being less comfortable than I am at home. Good quality is so much nicer. I like to veg-out, de-stress, relax and recharge. I prefer overseas holidays. I’m not into family-holiday-type places. ____

2. I holiday with my children. Holidays are the time when we can be a family again without work, school and other commitments getting in the way. Holidays are about going to a place to relax without hassles - if the children have a good time on holiday, then I can too. I believe you should see your own country first before exploring others. ____. Although I’d appreciate a bit of luxury, self-contained accommodation offers the best value for us.

3. When I travel I like to truly experience the place. ____. I’m comfortable about taking some risks when I travel – I want some depth to my travel experience. It’s important for me to have plenty of physical activity when I’m on holidays. I’m definitely not interested in packaged holidays – I prefer to find my own accommodation and make my own arrangements. I’m OK with travelling on my own. I don’t mind a bit of discomfort. Staying in luxury hotels can obscure the real experience of the place. I prefer to mix with the locals, immerse myself in the local flavour.

4. Holidays are a time to explore and discover new things. I’m not interested in veging out on my holidays – I’d rather have interesting things to see and do. I enjoy looking at things at my own pace. I don’t mind being active on holidays, but ____. I enjoy staying in a small B&B or a self-catered cottage in a scenic place, where we can explore the region at our own pace.

5. I like to have fun with other people when I’m on holidays – I enjoy the social atmosphere. It’s great to holiday with friends, enjoying things together, sharing experiences. I’m not interested in holidaying by myself. I like to be physically active. I enjoy excitement and adventure on my holidays. I don’t like to be bored or go places where there is not enough to do. I rarely stay in luxury hotels, especially as they are so expensive. ____. As and when I have the money, I prefer to travel overseas - it seems more interesting than holidaying in Australia."

Step 2. Translate the sentences with highlighted phrases into your mother tongue.

Step 3. Speak about your own preferences for holidaying. Use as many phrases from Step 1 as you can.

TASK 18. You will hear a radio interview about a mountain-climbing weekend. For questions 24-30, choose the best answer (A, B or C).

24. How did Douglas feel when he booked the weekend?

a) sure that he would enjoy training for it.

b) uncertain if it was a good idea for him.

c) surprised that such activities were organized.

25. Douglas expected that the experience would help him to

a) meet people with similar interests.

b) improve his physical fitness.

c) discover his psychological limits.

26. He was surprised that the other participants

a) were there for reasons like his.

b) were experienced climbers.

c) were in better condition than him.

27. What did one of his friends say to him?

a) He was making a mistake.

b) Climbing was fashionable.

c) She was envious of him.

28. What did the people plan at the end of the trip?

a) To send each other postcards.

b) To take a different sort of trip together.

c) To go on another climbing trip together.

29. In what way did Douglas change as a result of the trip?

a) He developed more interest in people.

b) He became more ambitious.9

c) He began to notice more things around him.

30. Douglas's boots are still muddy because he wants them to

a) remind him of what he has achieved.

b) warn him not to do it again.

c) show other people what he has done.

TASK 19. You are going to read 10 short conversations in which several men and women use idioms and colloquial expressions.

Step 1. Match the exchanges.

	HE SAID:		SHE REPLIED:
	Where shall we stay?	a	Really? I prefer to go somewhere a bit quieter, off the beaten track.
	Can you recommend a good guest house in this area?	b	Wow! I didn't realize you were such a globetrotter!
	Last year I went to Australia, Canada, Brazil, Argentina and China.	c	Poor you! You spent a whole day on the road.
	How are we going to get home? We haven't got enough money for a taxi.	d	Let's stop at the first hotel we find.
	Last year, we went to one of those resorts where everything - food and drink - is free.	e	I would hate to live out of a suitcase like that.
	You don't have much luggage with you.	f	Why don't we thumb a lift?
	On my first visit to Indonesia, I found everything so different from England.	g	It sounds great. I've never been on an all-inclusive holiday.
	We left London at 7 o'clock in the morning and didn't arrive in Inverness until 8 in the evening!	h	Yes, there's a nice B & B around the corner.
	I love going to busy, lively resorts for my holiday.	i	I know. I prefer to travel light.
	I spend most of my life travelling, moving from one hotel to the other.	j	I experienced similar culture shock when I went to Vietnam.

Step 2. Translate the idioms and colloquial expressions into your mother tongue. Use them in your own situations.

TASK 20. You are going to read a text about preparations for a trip.

Step 1. Read the text below and fill in the gaps 1-10 with the headings A-J. There aretwo headings you don’t need.

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