Brochure language

Task 5. Read the paragraph below and replace the words in bold with their opposites from the list.

Unfriendly

Dirty

Awful

Lousy

Horrible

Crowded

Disgusting

Cloudy

filthy

e.g. It was cold and rainy. He felt unhappy, miserable and depressed.

You won't believe what a 1) fabulous place this is! We are having a 2) wonderful time. The weather is 3) sunny, and the hotel we are staying in is real­ly 4) clean. The beach is 5) quiet and the water is 6) clear. The local people are very 7) friendly and the food is 8) delicious. I've never had such an 9) enjoyable time in my life!

(taken from Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley Enterprise 3 Coursebook Pre-interrmediate p. 15)

Task 6. When you describe a place, you can give examples of what you can see, hear and smell. This makes the description more interesting.

Read the phrases and say which sense each one describes. Then, choose suitable phrases to fill in the descriptions below.

crashing waves	leaves rustling	blue sea
smell of wet soil	straw umbrellas	tall green trees
smell of suntan oil	birds chirping	bright sun

A My holiday was perfect. From my bal­cony I saw 1) __________ which lined the beach. I spent my days under the 2)________ swimming in the 3)_________and playing in the 4) ___________. The 5)_________filled the air.

В The forest was peaceful. There were1)________ all around me. The only sounds I heard were the 2)____________ on the trees and 3)____________. The 4) ______________filled the air.

(taken from Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley Enterprise 3 Coursebook Pre-interrmediate p. 20)

Idioms

Task 7. Match the idioms with their definitions.

	Idioms		Deffinitions
1.	it's a small world.	a.	One can run into somebody they know almost anywhere.
	An Englishman's home is his castle.	b.	When visiting a place always respect its customs and traditions.
	There's no place like home.	c.	Whatever methods you use will have the same result.
	All roads lead to Rome.	d.	An Englishman feels safest and does as he wishes in his home.
	When in Rome do as the Romans do.	e.	One's home is the best place to be.

(based on Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, 8th edition © Oxford University Press, 2010)

Task 8. Read the advertisements below and decide what type of holiday each suggests. Then, match the types of holidays with the equipment needed. Finally, say what you would take with you if you went to these places, giving reasons, as in the example:

e.g. If I went to the place in the first picture, I would lake lots of warm clothes as it is cold there. I would also like... because...

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