Types of holiday
1. Listen and write the type of holiday each speaker prefers.
1) _____.
2) _____.
3) _____.
4) _____.
5) _____.
6) _____.
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1) a holiday by the seaside
2) a city break
3) a skiing holiday
4) an activity holiday
5) a camping holiday
6) a cruise
2. Listen again and complete the key words and expressions that help identify each type of holiday each speaker is describing.
1) : relaxing on the ___________, ___________, playing in the ___________, making ___________
2) : looking around ___________, going to ___________, hopping on a ___________ bus
3) : catching the ___________, top of the ___________, ___________down, fantastic ___________
4) : ___________ riding, ___________, ___________-riding, doing ___________ things
5) : being ___________, waking up in a ___________, going ___________
6) : sit on the ___________ and relax, look ___________
Answer & Transcript
1: beach, swimming, sea, sand castles
2: museums, cathedrals, sightseeing
3: cable car, mountain, zooming, scenery
4: mountainbike, canoeing, horse, exciting
5: outdoors, tent, fishing
6: deck, out to sea
Transcript
(2 = American; 3 = American; 4 = Brazilian; 5 = Canadian; 6 = French)
1) Oh, ideal holiday is ___ you know ___ relaxing on the beach, swimming. And the kids love playing in the sea, making sand castles, of course!
2) I really like looking around museums, going to cathedrals and that kind of thing. Hopping on a sightseeing bus. You know, just exploring.
3) Oh, it’s the best. Catching the cable car to the top of the mountain and then zooming down with all the fantastic scenery in front of you ___ You can’t beat it.
4) I need lots of things to do ___ Fun things, like mountainbike riding – that’s favourite – or canoeing, and I like horse-riding too. Holidays are for doing exciting things.
5) I love being outdoors, you know, like waking up in a tent and then going fishing all day.
6) It’s great because you just sit on the deck and relax, look out to sea and wait for the world to come to you!
Choosing a holiday
1. Simon and Jenny Carter are booking their summer holiday with a travel agent. Listen and find six mistakes in the booking information form. The first one has been done for you.
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2. Listen again and answer these questions.
a What does prpn mean? ________.
b How long does it take to drive from:
Vancouver to Lake Louise? ________.
Lake Louise to Jasper? ________.
Jasper to Calgary? ________.
c What can you do in these places?
Jasper National Park: ________.
Calgary: ________.
Answer & Transcript
a Per room per night
b Vancouver to Lake Louise – 9 hours, Lake Louise to Jasper – 4 hours, Jasper to Calgary – 5 hours
c Jasper National Park: you can play golf, go hiking and go boating.
Calgary: you can go shopping, and visit museums and Calgary Tower.
Transcript
(Travel agent = South African)
Travel agent: Hello. Take a seat. How can I help?
Simon: We’re thinking of going to Canada, Vancouver and then to Calgary.
Jenny: Yes, flying to Vancouver on June the 12th.
Travel agent: OK. How many nights?
Jenny: Just eight. Coming back on the 20th, from Calgary.
Travel agent: OK ___ just a moment ___ Yes, with Air Canada, that’ll be £780 per person, including all taxes.
Jenny: Oh, that’s better than we thought!
Simon: Hmm! We were thinking three nights in Vancouver first. Somewhere rather nice?
Travel agent: We have a special on at the moment with the Metropolitan. It’s a lovely hotel, four stars ___ You can see it here. That’s, um ___ £140 a night.
Jenny: Per person?
Travel agent: No, that’s for the room. All these are per room per night, without breakfast.
Simon: Oh, yes. It certainly looks very nice.
Travel agent: It is! I stayed there last year. And you should definitely hire a car – it’s only £30 per day for a small car – and drive to Lake Louise.
Jenny: Oh, yes. We want to go there.
Travel agent: I recommend you stay at the Emerald Lake Lodge. It’s a perfect place to explore from.
Simon: That sounds good.
Travel agent: Let me see ___ that’ll be £150 per night. It’s worth spending two nights there.
Simon: Two nights?
Travel agent: Yes, it’s a nine-hour drive from Vancouver, so two nights is best. And then you can drive to Jasper – that’s four hours. Two nights at the Fairmont Jasper Park Lodge will be £250 per night. It’s expensive, but it’s well worth going there. A beautiful place.
Simon: Look, a log cabin!
Travel agent: Yes. You get your own cabin.
Jenny: And there’s plenty to do in Jasper National Park, is there?
Travel agent: Sure. You can play golf, go hiking ___ and boating if you fancy that. Then you’ve got a five-hour drive to Calgary. A final night somewhere like the Westin will save money – just £74. There’s enough for a day – shopping, museums and Calgary Tower, of course. You can drop your car off at the airport and fly back at ten in the evening.
Simon: Well, that’s the kind of thing we were thinking of, isn’t it, dear?
Jenny: Yes, it is. Can you print out those details and we’ll take a brochure?
Renting a car
1. Listen and complete these questions you can ask when you want to rent a car.
a What _____________ of cars do you have? ____
b Is _____________ included? ____
c Do I have to pay an _____________ if I have an accident? ____
d Can I hire a car _____________? ____
e Is there a _____________ limit? ____
f Do you provide _____________? ____
g Is _____________ cover included? ____
h What _____________ do I need? ____
Answer & Transcript
a range b insurance c excess d one-way e mileage
f child car seats g accident h documents
Transcripts
(Speaker = American)
a What range of cars do you have?
b Is insurance included?
c Do I have to pay an excess if I have an accident?
d Can I hire a car one-way?
e Is there a mileage limit?
f Do you provide child car seats?
g Is accident cover included?
h What documents do I need?
2. Listen and write the number of each response (1-8) next to the correct question (a-h).
Answer & Transcript
a 2 b 4 c 7 d 3 e 1 f 8 g 5 h 6
Transcript
(Speaker = German)
1) If you average more than 250 miles per day, then there’s a charge of €10 per mile.
2) We have all kinds: small, compact, mid-sized and full-sized.
3) Sure. There’s an extra charge of €30 for all one-way hires.
4) Yes, full cover is provided for every named driver.
5) Yes, all that’s covered. There’s a 24-hour emergency number to call if you need assistance.
6) You need a valid driver’s licence or an international licence with a passport
7) Yes, you have to pay the first €900 of any claim.
8) Yes. They’re free of charge. We’ll fit them for you in the back seat.
3. Listen to Laura in Italy rent a car at Dublin airport. Complete the information.
Answer & Transcript
a 89 b Compact c €99 d Intermediate e 139 f 169
4. Read these questions. Try to remember the answers. Then listen again and check.
a How long does she want to rent a car? _____________
b Why doesn’t she want the VW Polo? _____________
c Why doesn’t she rent the Ford Fiesta? _____________
d How much does she finally pay? _____________
e Why is this cheaper than the advertised price? _____________
Answer & Transcript
a For a week.
b It’s too small.
c It’s not automatic.
d €125
e It’s a special offer.
Transcript
(Laura = Italian; assistant = Irish)
Laura: I’d like to hire a car for a week, from next Monday.
Assistant: Certainly. What class of car would you like to have?
Laura: Em, well. What have you got?
Assistant: Our Econo car is a two-door Polo. That’s 89 euro for a week.
Laura: Hmm. That’s too small. We are four. Do you have anything else?
Assistant: Next up is a Compact car. A Ford Fiesta. The rate for that is 99 euro.
Laura: Is that an automatic?
Assistant: No, it’s manual.
Laura: I want an automatic, really. What automatics have you got?
Assistant: We have a Toyota Corolla. Let me see ___ that’s 139 euro for the week.
Laura: Wow. That’s a big increase.
Assistant: Yes, well, it’s a bigger car. it’s an Intermediate class. All our full-sized cars are automatic, too, but they’re 169 euro.
Laura: Oh, I see.
Assistant: Actually, we have a special offer on at the moment. I think we have an automatic Corolla ___ Yes, for 125 euro.
Laura: OK. That’s the one!
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