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listen to other students talking about their holiday.

ask and answer questions about your holidays.

read guidelines and relate them to pictures.

decide which things to take on a holiday.

learn about youth hostels, hotels and trains.

about some basic learning techniques.

about word order.

about participle clauses.

On travel

Work it out in English interviewed four British teenagers about their holidays.

While you are listening to the four interviews, write the number of the interview partners (1 = Jeff, 2 = Sheila, 3 = Gordon, 4 = Sue) on the space in front of the correct answer in each line of the grid.

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COUNTRIES Austria Scotland Greece Ireland

TRANSPORT boat & coach train plane car

TIME 20 days 2 weeks 4 weeks 3 weeks

PARTNER(S) cousin family school friends mother

PLACES TO STAY farmhouse hotel youth hostel campsite

WEATHER nice not too bad hot bad

Now talk about your answers.2

JeffSheila

went to ... by ...HeShe

stayed there for …

HeShe

went with ... and they stayed at a ... The weather was ...

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1Many young people stay at Youth Hostels when they travel. Read this text about arriving at a Youth Hostel and mark the passages which match the pictures in .

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When you arrive, check in at the Hostel Reception where you will be given your room number. You will stay in comfortable bunk bedded rooms sharing with people of the same sex, unless you have made special arrangements in advance – for instance, families or groups of friends may be able to have their own private room. More and more Youth Hostels now offer smaller rooms, often with their own washing facilities.

Otherwise you will fi nd showers, toilets and washing facilities close to your room. Freshly laundered bed linen will be given to you. It is very important that this is used. Pillows, duvets and/or blankets are also provided.

Youth Hostels have self-catering kitchens (fully equipped with cooking facilities, pots, pans, crockery, cutlery and food storage) as well as small shops which sell tinned foods (soup, meat, vegetables, fruit), tea,

instant coffee, biscuits, chocolate, sweets and canned drinks. Bread and milk will usually be available as well. Most Youth Hostels also provide a full meals service. Several Youth Hostels have table licenses which means they are able to sell beer, wine and cider with meals. Otherwise alcohol should not be brought into the Hostel unless special arrangements have fi rst been made with the Warden. The use of illegal drugs and other substances is also not permitted on Hostel premises. The hostel staff will refuse admission to anyone under the infl uence of alcohol or drugs.

To keep prices as low as possible, Wardens may ask for help with simple household tasks, like washing up, and you are asked to clean up after yourself.

Pets are not allowed in Youth Hostels, although special arrangements can be made for Guide Dogs for the Blind.

Look at these illustrations and fi nd out what you can do, must do, need not do or are not allowed to do in (most) youth hostels.

Example: In most youth hostels you are not allowed to smoke.

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1Here is a list of things necessary for adventure holidays, especially when you walk or cycle a lot. Use a dictionary to fi nd out the meanings of the words you do not understand.

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If you’re carrying it yourself – don’t take too much!

Here are some guidelines:

Youth Hostel Association membership card

YHA guide

towel and toilet articles

sheet sleeping bag, or 2 sheets and a pillow case

light shoes or slippers for hostel wear

pyjamas or nightdress

changes of underwear and socks

shorts, trousers or skirts(with a change for evening or wet weather)

shirts or blouses

Walkers only:

framed rucksack

well broken-in boots or walking shoes

Cyclists only:

saddle-bag

tool kit

water bottle

cycle lock

woollen sweater

windproof jacket

waterproof cape

hood

gloves

plastic bags (to keep clothes dry)

handkerchiefs

personal medical kit

torch, whistle

maps, compass

What other useful things could be included in the list? What could you do without?

You and your partner are going to go on a week’s walking tour. There is not enough space in your rucksacks for all the things on the list, so you have to agree to take out fi ve things which you are not going to take with you. Which are they? Give reasons for your choice.


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1Read carefully through the descriptions of the hotels. Ask your teacher for the words you do not understand. Then, listen to the conversation at the tourist offi ce, and match the correct descriptions with the hotels. Write the letters next to the pictures.

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Listen to the conversation with the receptionist, and fi ll in the correct information.7

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Single Double with bath with shower

number of nights

with seaview £ without seaview £

name room number

In which hotel has Mr Mindham booked his room?

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A seafront hotel looking across the famous lawns of Hove. Most of the 47 bedrooms have a bath, colour TV, radio, and telephone.B&B £ 40-£ 60

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Situated on Kingsway, seaview from front, bedrooms with bath or shower, WC, colour TV.

B&B £ 35-£ 55

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Attractive hotel close to the Royal Pavilion and the famous lanes. Offering modern, comfortable bedrooms, most of them with colour TV, central heating and private bathrooms. You can enjoy an excellent meal in the restaurant.

B&B £ 24

E

Charming two-star hotel in the world-famous village of Rottingdean, three miles from Brighton. The hotel is friendly and welcoming with large, elegantly furnished bedrooms, all with colour TV, telephone, and radio.

B&B £ 35-£ 70

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Opposite the Palace Pier, this family-run hotel is known for its friendly atmosphere and service. Magnifi cent view of the seafront.

B&B £ 44-£ 50

Kennedy Palace Hotel

Madeira HotelLawns Hotel

Albany Hotel

Olde Place Hotel


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1Study these parts of a fax reservation, and put them where they belong in the form below.8

FAX :

From: PETER RUSSELL 1270 Chestnut Ave. Long Beach, CA 90802 (310) 432-7156

PAGES (INCLUDING COVER): 1

Best regards,

Advance reservations

A quiet room on an upper fl oor is preferred.

He will be arriving on April 2, 20

Lawnsdowne Court Hotel

Peter Russell

Please confi rm as soon as possible.

and staying for three nights.

Please reserve a single room with bath for Peter Russell.

Study this text and fi ll in the missing parts (R = Receptionist; G = Guest). Then listen to the conversation.9

R Good afternoon, sir. ?

G Yes. I have a reservation for three nights.

R Your name is ...

G Russell. Peter Russell.

R Mr Russell. . That’s room

648 on the sixth fl oor. How would you like to pay?

G By American Express, if that’s okay?

R , sir. May I have your card?

G Here you are.

R Will you please fi ll in this

while I get your key card.

G All right. That’s okay, isn’t it?

R . Can I get the porter to take

your luggage?

G That’s okay. I only have a light bag. Can I also have

dinner this evening?

R No problem, sir. Dinner is served

. Shall I reserve a table?

G That would be nice. Eight o’clock?

R . And here’s your

credit card and your key, room 648.

G Thank you for your help.

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Now work with a partner. Use the phrases above and make a dialogue at the reception desk of a hotel.


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1Work with a partner. Partner A works with the information on rolecard A. Partner B works with the information on rolecard B.

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ROLECARD A:

You are on holiday in London, and want to visit Brighton by train.

Phone up the Beach Hotel to make a reservation.

You want

to stay for four nights

a double room with sea-view (if possible)

to take a dog with you

to watch television in the evenings

to know how much it is

to go shopping

to know how far the station is

Make a telephone conversation with your partner.

ROLECARD B:

You are the receptionist at the Beach Hotel.

Study all the information in the box before you start.

Your partner wants to make a reservation.

Make sure you get

his/her name

the type of room

the length of stay

Fill in the reservation form below.

BEACH HOTEL3 Regency Square Brighton BN1 2FG

Telephone: (0273) 23776 Fax: (0273) 23777

» 50 yards from seafront

» 35 rooms with bath or shower

» TV-room

» Dogs welcome

» Shopping in the area

» 15 minutes from Brighton Station

Rates per night – bed and breakfast

Single room £45

Single room with bath/shower £50

Twin/double room £70

Twin/double room with bath/shower £80

Write an email confi rming your reservation.

Single Double with bath with shower

number of nights date of arrival

with seaview £ without seaview £

name room number


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1Listen to the dialogues and fi ll in the train information.Then compare your fi ndings with your partner’s.

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Passenger 1 Passenger 2 Passenger 3 Passenger 4

is leaving from

wants to go to

what time?

Train operator

Option 1Departure/Arrival

Option 2Departure/Arrival

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Listen to the announcements about trains at Bristol station. Fill in as much information as possible.12

DEPARTURES

Time Destination Platform Information

Weston-super-Mare

Bath

Paddington

Swansea

Compare your fi ndings in class.

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1Finding out about trains. You can get pocket timetables from any station.

Read these instructions and look at the timetable below. Then answer the questions .

1 If you want to know what time trains arrive, choose the name of the station and read across the timetable.

2 If you want to know where and when a train stops on its way to Oxford, fi nd the starting or departure time of the train and read down.

3 A dotted line opposite the name of a station means that the train does not stop there.

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1 How many direct trains go to Oxford?

2 How long does a direct train take to Oxford?

3 What time does the 17.23 from Paddington get to Oxford?

4 Does the 18.03 from Paddington stop at Tilehurst?

5 Tina arrived at Oxford at 18.56. What time did she catch the train in Reading?


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1Focus on studying 1: Learning skillsLearning has to do with remembering new things, with relating them to things you already know and with using new knowledge correctly. There are different ways of achieving this aim, and you need to experiment with them in order to fi nd your best way of learning. Here are some general hints on what can infl uence your learning process.

Short term and long term memory:

It is easy to remember information for 5 to 10 minutes (short term memory), but more diffi cult to transfer it to our long term memory, where it will be available for a longer time.

Information can be organised!

– Look for and concentrate on important information.

– Group information according to concepts,

categories,

likes/dislikes,

or alphabetically.

Make notes and structure them

– in list form,

– in mind or concept maps,

– with words underlined, written in CAPITAL letters, or in different writing.

Organise your time:

It is easier to remember things if you

– learn little and often,

– study for a short time every day,

– keep going back and revise,

– rearrange, rewrite and restructure the information you need to learn.

SOME GENERAL MEMORY PRINCIPLES IN ORDER TO REMEMBER SOMETHING MORE EASILY:

Interest – You must have a reason to learn something.

Background – You remember more easily if you understand what you learn. How much you understand depends on what you already know about a subject. Before you start with a new chapter or subject, fi nd out as much as you can about what you know already. Use all the information you have: headlines, pictures, diagrams etc.

Meaningful organisation – Choose what is most important. We fi nd it easiest to remember 5 to 7 items at one time. Therefore, you need to organise your information into blocks.

For example, you can remember 30 items as 5 groups of 6 items.

Visualisation and association – Make a mental picture or draw what you have to remember. By visualising, you use a different part of your brain than you do when reading or listening. Form associations and connections to things you know already.

Consolidation – Take a 10-minute break after each hour of studying and review what you have just learned before you begin again. Revise and re-arrange your notes. Read them out loud. Explain what you have just learned in your own words. Teach it to somebody else. Practise regularly.


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1Samantha Reeves and her friend Ruth Gillespie come from Manchester in the North of England. They have been friends all through Secondary School.

Last summer, they spent a month in the United States travelling from coast to coast. Samantha has an aunt and uncle in Washington D.C., and Ruth’s family have friends in West Virginia and Arizona. So they decided to take up their invitations to visit them in their homes and combine this with a coast-to-coast journey, mostly on Amtrak, America’s rail network.

The Amtrak trains travel for thousands of miles across the USA. The passengers are given a „route guide“ which gives information about the places the train passes through. Read the guide for Samantha and Ruth’s journey by train from Chicago to Los Angeles. Find words in the text to match these defi nitions.

a large public drinking place

horse-drawn vehicle

impressive beauty and richness

quality that makes something seem interesting and full of life

settler in an unknown land

surrounded by views of beautiful countryside

to move smoothly and quietly

two metal lines along which trains travel

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Follow the trail of the pioneers to scenic wonders and fun!

The Southwest Chief follows a route hundreds of years older than railroading. First the earliest Indians discovered its twists, turns, and passes, then Spanish conquistadors and fur trappers.

By the time it was offi cially called the Santa Fe Trail, caravans of pack-mules and wagon teams and stagecoaches were travelling along it daily, taking people and goods between the Missouri River and the Rockies. In the 1850s, the Californian Gold Rush brought thousands more westward, and soon it was clear that the Santa Fe Trail had to extend even further, all the way to the coast.

The Santa Fe Railway ultimately became the iron link

between the Midwest and Los Angeles. And today, following the same track, Amtrak’s Southwest Chief crosses eight states and 2,242 miles.

All along the way there are splendors to see – citrus lands and wheatlands, Spanish missions and Indian villages or pueblos, red deserts and forested mountains, Old West saloons and mighty industrial cities. And with each curve in the track there’s a story, adding extra sparkle to everything in sight.

No matter which way you are headed, settle back and read about the adventures that once took place on the other side of your window. Then, with your eyes wide open and brilliant scenery gliding past, enjoy a journey that’s attracted travellers for hundreds of years.

THE SOUTHWEST CHIEF


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1Listen to the 5 clips of American songs. Find the places mentioned on the route drawn on the map.15

Read the entries in Samantha Reeves’ diary. Mark the statements on the next page true or false.16

3 feet = 1 yard = (approximately) 1 metre 12 inches = 1 foot 1 mile = (approximately) 1.6 kilometres

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1 There are no double-decker trains in England.

2 In the observation coach you can watch videos of all the wonderful scenery.

3 The people in the old-fashioned clothes were probably Amish.

4 They explained to Samantha that they refuse to use modern inventions.

5 Their language sounded very much like German.

6 The train crossed an enormous bridge spanning the prairie.

Focus on form 1WORD ORDER

The normal word order in an English sentence is

SUBJECT VERB OBJECT

ITheyShe

booked visited spends

a roomPolandher holidays

at the hotel.last year.in Greece.

In longer sentences, the main problems with word order are the position of adverbs.

Adverbs of frequency such as normally, often, seldom, never, etc. and adverbs of degree such as certainly, defi nitely, probably, etc. normally come between the subject and the verb.

ITheyShe

oftennevernormally

govisitsspends

to Greece.me.a lot of money.

If the verb is in two or three parts, the adverb comes after the fi rst part.

ITheyHe

havehavewill

oftennevercertainly

beenvisitedspend

to Greece.me.a lot of money.

Note that these are general rules only. Some adverbs can also be placed in other positions to give them special emphasis.

With forms of to be (am/are/is/was/were) adverbs of frequency go after the verb.

IThey

amare

oftennever

on holiday.at home.

EXCEPTION

ADVERBS OF MANNER, PLACE AND TIME

Adverbs of manner, place and time normally go after the object in this order.

SUBJECT VERB OBJECT MANNER PLACE TIME

I did my homework hurriedly at school yesterday.

Sheila played the guitar very well at the party last night.

EMPHASIS

Some adverbials can also be given special emphasis by placing them at the beginning of the sentence.

Normally they spend their holidays in Spain.

Slowly hotels started offering better service last year.


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1Put these sentences into correct order.

1 Tina / defi nitely / arrived / Monday / last.

2 usually / I / at / prepare / seven / breakfast / about.

3 park / probably / fi ve / meet / I / in / Sarah / will / the / at.

4 about / am / I / sorry / terribly / that.

5 Frank / was / at / called / home / we / seldom / when.

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Underline all adverbs and adverbials in this text and say why they are in these places.

Last year I decided to spend my two week summer holiday by the sea in Brighton. I really wanted to go to Thailand, but unfortunately I couldn’t afford to spend so much money on a holiday. I didn’t mind staying in England, however, because most of all I enjoy relaxing on the beach, and you can do that in Brighton if it’s warm enough just as well as on the coast in Thailand. But after three days I started to feel unhappy about my decision: The weather was awful! It never stopped raining! During the fi rst week the weather seemed to get worse and worse. I can tell you, I really regretted staying in England. I refused to go home, however. I had paid for a hotel room for two weeks and I intended to get my money’s worth! At the beginning of the second week, the skies cleared and the sun began to shine. At last I could do what I felt like doing and the second week was very successful. But I don’t think I’ll risk spending my next holiday in England. This year I have arranged to fl y to Morocco. The sun can’t fail to shine there, or can it?

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Work with a partner. Ask him/her about the items in the grid. Tick off the answers. Then get together with another partner and tell him/her what you found out about your fi rst partner.

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always often occasionally seldom never

stay home from school

watch TV

go to the movies

read a book

meet friends in the evening

have a drink somewhere

go to discos

go to a youth club

help with the housework

quarrel with so. at school


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1Get together in groups of four or fi ve. Everybody gets four slips of paper and writes down an adverb of frequency or degree on the fi rst slip, an adverb of manner on the second, a place adverbial on the third and a time adverbial on the fourth. Shuffl e all the slips, put them on the table face down, and then, in turn, pick one slip and make a sentence using the adverbial on it. When you have fi nished this round, do another one, but this time you pick two slips of paper. Make up a sentence using the words on these slips.

Examples:

He’s going to town tonight.

Last week he went to town, but tonight he must stay at home.

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Read these postcards from young people on holiday and fi ll in the adverbs from the box.5

even ever here most of the time

really really soon usually Yesterday

Dear Claire,

the weather was so rough

that we couldn’t do any water

sports, but the weather has been nice. We

spend the days on the water or in

the mountains. Wish you were

.

Love

Dorothy

Dear Susan, I’m having the most exciting holiday I’ve had. I’m very happy with everybody around here. I’ve found a suitable tennis partner. Take care Jane


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1Rewrite the following text inserting the adverbs into appropriate places.6

nervouslyprobably

always

unfortunately

always

immediately completely

alreadyimpatiently, never

suddenly

at the moment

obviously

PARTICIPLE CLAUSES

We can use relative clauses or participle constructions to give information about nouns:

Watch the boy who is dancing with Tina.(relative clause)Watch the boy dancing with Tina.(participle construction)

I like the girl who is sitting on the left.I like the girl sitting on the left.

She’s in love with the boy who is wearing the kilt.She’s in love with the boy wearing the kilt.

Note that we can use the present participle only to refer to something which is happening around the same time. We use the past participle when the relative clause has a passive:

I work in a shop which is called Athena.I work in a shop called Athena.

The people who had been invited to Susan’s party were very nice.The people invited to Susan’s party were very nice.

We use participle clauses to shorten sentences:

I do shop-work, and so I earn extra money.I earn extra money doing shop-work.

We can also use participle clauses after when, since, while, etc.:

Susan felt good when she was drinking.Susan felt good when drinking.

She has changed a lot since she met Tom.She’s changed a lot since meeting Torn.

Don’t look at the keyboard while you are typing.Don’t look at the keyboard while typing.

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1Match the halves of these sentences.7

Ms Green, booked on fl ight KL 1022 to Amsterdam,

calling at Swindon, Didcot and Reading.

The next train to arrive at platform 6 is the 4.36 Great Western service to London Paddington

booked on Qantas fl ight 10 to Sydney.

Passengers booked on British Airways fl ight number 117

please proceed to gate 42 immediately.

The train arriving at platform 2 is

the 6.37 Great Western service to Newport, Cardiff and Swansea.

Last and fi nal call for passengers

arriving from Stockholm.

The train now standing at platform 3to New York, please proceed to gate 74.

Paging passenger Mr Svenssonis the 11.49 Virgin Trains service to Weston-super-Mare.

Shorten the underlined relative clauses using participles.

1 Recently, an agency interviewed guests who were staying for three or more days.

2 The survey, which was published yesterday, showed very good results.

3 85 per cent of the guests who had been questioned were very satisfi ed with the service provided.

4 All the travellers who come to the King Henry regularly are impressed with the effi cient service.

5 All the people who work at the King Henry can be very proud of these results!

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Fill in the correct participle.

1 People the latest fashion spend a lot of money on clothes. (wearing — worn)

2 Some people hate wearing clothes like last year’s fashion. (looking — looked)

3 If they feel happy around like that, they should do so. (walking — walked)

4 They are often keen on attention. (attracting — attracted)

5 Nowadays, you can see many people attractively. (dressing — dressed)

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1Greece Griechenland

Greece has been a member of the EU since 1980.

coach ReisebusCoach tours are fun, but can be quite tiring.

youth hostel Jugendherberge Youth hostels are not as expensive as hotels.

campsite Campingplatz There were many tents on the campsite.

staff AngestellteOur friendly staff are always happy to help you.

to contain enthaltenThe bag contains a tool kit and a fi rst-aid kit.

bunk bed Stockbettwashing facilities

Waschgelegenheitshower Dusche

I’ll take a shower before going to bed.

laundered gewaschenbed linen Bettzeugduvet Daunendeckeblanket Deckeself-catering Selbstversorgung

the possibility to cook your own food

crockery Geschirrcutlery Bestecktinned food Konservennahrung

Tinned food is generally low on vitamines.

warden Herbergsvaterto refuse verweigernadmission Zutritt

As they were drunk, they were refused admission.

infl uence Einfl ussYou are not allowed to drive under the infl uence of drugs or alcohol.

to cycle Rad fahrenI cycled a lot when I was younger.

guideline RichtlinieWe need some guidelines to do this job properly.

membership MitgliedschaftMembership of the YHA is required to stay at a youth hostel.

sheet Leintuch, Lakenpillow (case) Polster (-überzug)framed rucksack Tramperrucksackwell broken-in boots gut eingegangene

Wanderschuhe tool kit Werkzeugsatzcycle lock Fahrradschloss

sweater Wollpullover cape Umhanghood Kapuzegloves Handschuhe handkerchief Taschentuchwhistle Trillerpfeife map Landkarte

seafront StrandpromenadeWe took a walk along the seafront.

to offer anbietenWe were offered a nice room with a view.

central heating ZentralheizungNot all houses have central heating.

to enjoy genießenEnjoy your meal.

charming reizvollWe found a charming little hotel in Brighton.

furnished eingerichtet, möbliert magnifi cent großartig

We had a magnifi cent view of the seafront.

to book reservieren, buchen

registration AnmeldungHere is a registration form to fi ll in.

porter Portier, GepäckträgerThe porter carried our luggage into the hotel.

reservation ReservierungYou may not fi nd a room without a reservation.

yard Längenmaß, 91,44 cmlength of stay Aufenthaltsdauer

passenger Passagiera person travelling in a vehicle (but not the driver)

departure Abfahrtthe act of leaving a place

arrival Ankunftthe act of getting to a place

announcement Ansage, Ankündigung

invitation EinladungJohn sent us an invitation to a garden party next Sunday.

to combine verbinden, kombinierentrail Spur; Pfad, Wegto discover entdeckentwist Biegung, Wendungto extend sich erstrecken, ausdehnen

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1ultimately schließlich, letztlich

sparkle Funkeln, Glitzern

to be headed in eine bestimmte Richtung fahren, gehen

storage (Ein-) Lagerung

observation coach Aussichtswagen

old-fashioned altmodischoutdated, out of fashion

broad-brimmed breitkrempig

to avoid vermeidenPlease avoid stepping over the yellow safety line.

to survive überleben

harsh rau, schroff

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Self-check 1I can talk about how I spent my holiday.

I can understand people who are talking about their holiday.

I can role play conversations around booking a hotel room.

I can understand public announcements at railway stations.

I can read railway timetables.

I can write sentences using the correct word order.

I know where I should put adverbs of manner.

I know where I should put adverbs of place.

I know where I should put adverbs of time.

I know how to shorten sentences using participle constructions.

I know some basic principles that can help me to learn English.

Which of the activities in this unit did you like best?

Which of the activities in this unit did you fi nd diffi cult?

Where did you make most progress?

What do you need to work on?

Did you produce anything you would like to re-write and keep for later? Put it into your “Dossier”. Put a date on it so you know when you wrote it.

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