Vocabulary: travel
Replace the word in italics.
With a long trail between flights, we had time to sightsee.
With a long stopover between flights, we had time to sightsee.
Complete the sentence:
We met our friends at the _____________
when their ferry arrived.
harbour
Explain in other words the meaning of 'being a matter of life and death'
an issue or situation of extreme seriousness
I’m tired and bored! We _____________ (sit)
in the airport for hours!
have been sitting
I didn’t have any clean clothes left after
I _____________ (travel) for a week.
had been travelling
Explain the following expression:
To travel off season
To travel when there is less activity in business.
Explain in other words the meaning of the following expression:
To record sounds that you hear.
To keep sounds by...
Complete the sentence with one word:
The _____________ of the matter is that I’m
glad to be home.
truth
Complete the sentence:
She’s at the hotel, but _____________
(not unpack) her bags yet.
Complete the sentence choosing one word in the correct verb tense.
They missed their train!
They ___________________ on the correct
platform! [not walk or wait]
hadn't been waiting
Complete the sentence.
He has a 12-hour stopover, so he’s staying O______________ in a hotel near the airport.
overnight
Complete the sentence.
There’s a B______________ view of the sea from
our window.
Rewrite the sentence using the word in brackets.
The weather is terrible, but that’s OK. I’m still
enjoying myself! (matter)
The weather is terrible, but it _____________
doesn't matter.
Write the correct sentence.
I don’t want to go to Crete.
(I / already / be / there / twice)
I have already been there twice.
Complete the sentences using Present or Past Perfect Continuous:
walk
I was tired because we ___________________
all day.
I ___________________ all day, but I still don’t
feel tired.
had been walking
have been walking
Rewrite the sentence using one word:
Sarah spent six months in another country to improve her English.
→ Sarah spent six months ________________________________.
abroad
Rewrite the sentence using one word:
The concert was held outside, rather than in a building.
The concert was held _________________________.
open-air.
Complete the sentence using one expression with 'matter'.
There was no hot water and, ............ , the heating
stopped working.
to make matters worse
Write the correct sentence.
I think we should take a break.
(we / drive / all morning)
We have been driving all morning.
Complete the second sentence using the word in capitals.
The special offer ended a few minutes before we booked our tickets. JUST
By the time we booked our tickets, ______________
the special offer had just ended.
Complete the sentence and choose the correct option:
It’s important to stay on the hiking
_____________ , so you don’t get lost / scared.
trails - lost
What does a physician do?
Medical doctor that helps people by treating and preventing illnesses.
Rewrite the expression using one of these expressions:
[a matter of time - be no laughing matter - to make matters worse]
The situation was very serious, so nobody thought it was funny.
→ The situation _________________.
was no laughing matter.
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original.
That street musician hasn’t stopped playing this morning.
That street musician
________________________ all morning.
has been playing
Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the original.
My parents went on their first cruise this
summer.
Before the summer, my parents ________________________ .
had never been on a cruise.