Exercise 1
A. Listen to people describing what they take on vacation. Which of the items below do the travelers mention?
suitcase – notebook – digital camera – souvenirs –
waterproof clothes – dictionary – walking shoes –
sun hat – backpack – money belt – binoculars –
map – umbrella
B. Listen again and complete the notes.
1 I try to learn ………… .
2 I love ………… .
3 I take a lot of ………… .
4 I usually spend my vacations in ………… .
5 I sometimes travel in ………… places.
6 I don’t carry too much ………… .
7 I write things down because I like to ………… them.
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 dictionary 2 walking shoes
3 digital camera, binoculars
4 sun hat, waterproof clothes
5 suitcase, souvenirs, backpack
6 money belt 7 notebook
B
1 a few words of the language
2 walking 3 photos 4 a warm place
5 wild 6 money 7 remember
Audioscript
1
These days, we always expect to hear English in tourist areas. Most people working in tourism speak it, but I always want to talk to local people and many of them don’t speak English. So I try to learn a few words of the language, especially “please” and “thank you.” And I always take a small dictionary.
2
I love walking when I go on vacation … ‘cause I think … I think you see more, so I always take a really good pair of walking shoes.
3
I think a good digital camera is important when you travel. I always take a lot of pictures. And I also take binoculars.
4
When I’m not traveling for work, I usually spend my vacations in a warm place, so I always take a sun hat. But, when I go somewhere during the winter or rainy season, I always take waterproof clothes.
5
I think it’s a good idea to buy a really good suitcase. And when you pack, leave enough space for souvenirs. On the other hand, I enjoy traveling in wild places, so often I take a backpack not a suitcase. If you decide to go walking, a backpack is much easier to carry.
6
It’s best to avoid carrying too much money because you don’t want to look like a rich tourist! Because of this, I always take a money belt when I’m on vacation.
7
I need to write things down to remember them, so I take a notebook and pen.
Exercise 2
A. Look at the map. Where is the tourist? Now listen and follow the routes on the map. For each route, write the destination (the country) on the map.
Answer & Audioscript
1 Argentina (bottom)
2 Brazil (middle)
3 Paraguay (top)
Audioscript
1
To get to Argentina, you wait at the corner for the bus. It takes you down Avenida das Cataratas and right into Avenida Mercosul. The bus goes straight ahead for about 25 minutes. Cross the bridge, and you’re in Argentina.
2
To see the Iguaçu Falls on the Brazilian side, you turn right and go straight ahead down Avenida das Cataratas and Highway 469, and the Falls are in front of you. You can’t miss them—they’re the biggest in the world!
3
To get to Paraguay, you have to go left. You go along the main road through the park past the trees. Then you turn right and you’re on Avenida Kubitschek. Let’s see. From there you keep going until you reach Highway 277. Go left. The bridge is at the end of the highway. Cross the bridge, and you’re in Paraguay.
Exercise 3
A. Listen to three conversations. Are the statements true (T) or false (F)?
1 Speaker 1 takes the bus.
2 Speaker 2 has a map.
3 Speaker 3 will see a restaurant before arriving at The Grand Motel.
B. Listen again and complete the notes.
Conversation 1 Carnival
It takes ………… minutes. Go straight ahead. You’ll hear the …………!
Conversation 2 Plaza Hotel
Go past the movie theater. Take the first ………… . Keep going for ………… minutes. You’ll see the ………… .
Conversation 3 The Grand Motel
Go to the end of this street. Go ………… and go past the ………… . It’s on the ………… .
Answer & Audioscript
A
1 F 2 T 3 T
B
1 (about) ten, music
2 left, (about) fifteen, sign
3 left, restaurant, left
Audioscript
M1 = 1st man W1 = 1st woman W2 = 2nd woman M2 = 2nd man M3 = 3rd man W3 = 3rd woman M4 = 4th man
Conversation 1
M1: Excuse me. We’re trying to get to the carnival. Is this the right bus stop?
W1: Yes, but you don’t need the bus. It’s very close.
M1: Oh! Can we walk?
W1: Yes, it takes about ten minutes from here. Just go straight ahead. You’ll hear the music!
M1: OK. Thank you very much.
Conversation 2
W2: Excuse me, can you help me? I’m looking for the Plaza Hotel. Is this the right way?
M2: Um … Plaza Hotel, Plaza Hotel. Yes, keep going, past the movie theater and take the first left.
W2: OK.
M2: Then keep going for about fifteen minutes until you reach the end of the road. And you’ll see the sign for the hotel. You can’t miss it.
W2: OK. Can you show me on the map?
M2: Sure.
Conversation 3
M3: Excuse me, we want to get to The Grand Motel. Is it far?
W3: Um … sorry, I have no idea. Jim, do you know?
M4: What?
W3: The Grand Motel?
M4: The Grand Motel? Yeah, it’s just over there. Just go to the end of this street. Go left and go past the … um … there’s a restaurant. Go past the restaurant, and it’s on the left.
M3: On the left. So I need to go to the end of the street, turn left, go past the restaurant, and it’s on the left.
M4: Yeah, that’s it.
M3: Thanks a lot.
Exercise 4
A. Listen to someone describing her journey.
1 Where does she want to go?
2 What does she want to do there?
Answer & Audioscript
1 Easter Island
2 She wants to experience the local culture, the islanders’ music, food and way of life, and find out about their traditions and what they think of their history.
Audioscript
OK, well, we would like to go to Easter Island. It is very isolated, very far from other places, and the nearest country is Chile, over two thousand miles away. We are going to travel there by plane and stay with different families. The trip is going to take three months. We want to experience the local culture, the music, food and way of life. So our plan is to speak to the local people about these things and to film them. We hope to find out about their traditions and to see what they think of their history. Well, finally, my husband and I always wanted to go to Easter Island. I read about it when I was a child and I saw pictures of these amazing stone heads on the island. So for us, this is our dream trip.
Exercise 5
A. Listen to a story about a German tourist. Choose the map that shows his journey.
B. Listen again. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?
1 A German man wanted to visit his girlfriend in Sydney, Australia.
2 When he was reserving his ticket, he made a mistake.
3 His flight took him to the wrong town in Australia.
4 He was wearing summer clothes because the weather in Montana was hot.
5 His parents and friends sent him warm clothes.
6 After a few days, he bought a ticket to Australia.
Answer & Audioscript
A
A
B
1 T 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 F 6 T
Audioscript
A twenty-one-year-old German tourist called Tobi Gutt wanted to visit his girlfriend in Sydney, Australia. Unfortunately, he typed the wrong destination on a travel website. He landed near Sidney, Montana, in the United States. This is his story.
Tobi left Germany for a four-week vacation. He was wearing a T-shirt and shorts, perfect clothes for the Australian summer. But the plane didn’t land in Australia. It landed in freezing-cold Montana in the United States.
He had to take a connecting flight, but when he looked at the plane to Sidney, he became confused. Strangely, it was very small. And then he reallized his mistake. Sidney, Montana, was an oil town of about 5,000 people. It was also in the United States, not Australia.
Tobi then spent three days waiting in the airport. He had only a thin jacket in the middle of winter, and no money. A few friendly people helped him with food and water until, eventually, his parents and friends from Germany sent him some money. He bought a ticket to Australia, where, finally, he saw his girlfriend.
Exercise 6
A. Look at the map and listen to the directions. Where is the man trying to go?
1 …restaurant…
2 ………………………………….
3 ………………………………….
4 ………………………………….
5 ………………………………….
6 ………………………………….
Answer & Audioscript
2 bar 3 university hall 4 theatre 5 park 6 library
Audioscript
1 Go along Hemingway Road. Go past The Bellow Club and take the first left. It’s next to the Baldwin Bar.
2 Go along Hemingway Road, then take the first right. You’ll be on Morrison Road. Go along Morrison Road for about five minutes, past the turn for the parking lot. It’s in front of you.
3 Go along Hemingway Road. Keep going until you reach Carver Street. Turn right on Carver Street, and it’s the first building on your right.
4 Go straight along Hemingway Road. Take the second right. You’ll be on Cheever Road. Go along Cheever Road. Go past the school. It’s on your right.
5 Go straight along Hemingway Road. Keep going until you reach Nabokov Street. Turn left on Nabokov Street. Go straight ahead. There’s a river, the Faulkner River. Cross the bridge, and it’s in front of you.
6 Go along Hemingway Road. Take the first right on Morrison Road. Then take the first left. There’s a hospital. It’s next to the hospital.
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