Underline the correct word in the sentences.

1. After I was assigned my own personal (instructor, advisor, tutor), he showed me around the gym and explained how the equipment worked.

2. The fishing (tent, hostel, lodge) was conveniently located within distance of a well-stocked lake.

3. We enjoyed a lovely packed lunch in the refreshing (isolation, barrenness, solitude) of the fragrant wood.

4. The group opened their concert with a rousing (rendition, edition, translation) of the hit song that had made them famous.

5. The film was a real (cliff-hanger, blockbuster, box office hit) –it had the audience gasping in suspense till the very end.

6. After his 10-mile (pilgrimage, trek, voyage) over rough terrain, John was glad to see the inn come into view.

7. The (dean, curator, prefect) showed the visitors the new exhibits that had been donated to the permanent collection.

8. We stood on the (platform, deck, stage) of the liner as it pulled away from the pier.

7 Discuss your weekend plans with your partner. You can use the phrases from the boxes. Tick (√) the boxes to form the phrases. Can you think of one more phrase to go under each heading?

Book	Do	Have	Take
				time to relax
				it easy
				as on-line crossword
				a soothing bath
				tickets for a match
				an extravagant dinner
				a party
				close friends over
				a table for two
				a weekend break

8 Underline the word that best completes each sentence. To what pastime is each group of words related? Can you add one more word?

1. After missing an easy shot, the player threw her (net, racket, court, umpire) angrily on the ground.

2. He spends hours in his (camera, darkroom, lens, tripod) every evening developing rolls of film.

3. Place tour foot in the (saddle, stirrup, bit, bridle) and swing your other lag over the horse’s back.

4. Because of her fear of heights and the swinging motion of the seats, Linda has never been persuaded to get on (carousel, roller coaster, big wheel, water slide).

5. My grandmother is a fanatic about her favourite (documentary, chat show, soap opera, cartoon); she laughs and cries with the actors as though they were real people.

6. Be sure you drain the spinach in the (whisk, grater, saucepan, colander) before you spread it over he sheets of pastry.

Idioms

Match items from columns A and B to make idioms. Then use some of them, in the correct form, to complete the sentences.

A B

1. bring a. of one’s seat

2. read somebody b. the lines

3. face the c. house down

4. let one’s d. beaten track

5. off the e. shoestring budget

6. on a f. music

7. on the g. the house

8. on the edge h. like a book

9. paint i. hair down

10. read between j. the town red

1. Travellers differ from tourists in that they prefer getting ……….to holidaying at popular holiday spots.

2. The most amazing thing about this year’s Oscar winning film is that it was made ……….

3. Don’t believe everything you see in travel brochures; ……….before you make your final decision.

4. I know she doesn’t really want to come out dancing with us. I can ………….

5. I can’t believe I got the promotion! Let’s go out and ……….!

6. To make up for the poor service the restaurant owner told us our drinks were ………..

10 Replace the underlined words and expressions with one of the fixed phrases below. Then, in pairs, use the fixed phrases to make up sentences of your own.

●at least ●at large ●at last ●at present ●at a loss

●at times ●at odds with ●at a standstill ●at a glance ●at a loose end

1. The trip wasn’t good. The good thing was that we got to visit plenty of interesting ruins. At least

2. I’m very busy at work right now, but when things relax a bit I’m going to go on a cruise.

3. Dave is quarrelling with John over that CDs to bring to the graduation party.

4. Although I love getting lost in a good novel, now and then I just like to sit and listen to classic music.

5. In the end, I found my passport tucked away in the zipped compartment of my suitcase.

6. From the sly look on the taxi driver’s face I knew immediately that he couldn’t be trusted.

7. The 5 o’clock news reported that the escaped prisoner was still on the loose.

8. Due to the bazaar in the city center, traffic was stopped for two hours.

9. I’m really not sure what to do with myself now that the Christmas holidays are here.

10.Steven invited some friends over and was totally confused as to what to offer them to eat.

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