Coming and going Unit 9

Topic vocabulary
� Complete using a word formed from the letters given.

1 The airline say my ................................................

luggage is too heavy and I have to pay extra. E Gu LG AG
2 This model of Big Ben will be a lovely ................................................
souvenir of our holiday. E u N s v o R I
3 Do you know which ................................................
platform our train is on? M L F R A P o T
4 We've had a terrible ................................................
journey and now I'm just happy to be home. Y u N o R J E
5 Let's walk around the ................................................
habour and have a look at all the fishing boats. B u R o H A R

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6 You have to choose your ................................................
destination and the ticket machine gives you your
ticket. I N E T I D S O T A N
7 This ................................................
vehicle is suitable for city driving and for rough country roads. H E I c E v L
8 The ................................................
flight to Australia takes 24 hours! H I G L T F
if you're not careful! H A c s R

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9 Look out! We're going to ................................................
crash
10 The cost of the holiday includes ................................................
accommodation at a five-star hotel. C o N D I o M A c A o M T

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11 'Have you ever travelled ................................................
abroad ?' 'Yes, I went to Italy last year.' D A R A o B
12 Tina and Julie are going away on a weekend ................................................
break to Berlin. K E R A B
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ferry / traffic crowded I nearby cruise / coach

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convenient/ foreign passport/ public transport resort I trip

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 Unit 9 Vocabulary

I cJ Complete using the correct form of the verbs in the box.

book • cancel • catch • delay • pack • reach

1 They've ................................................
canceled all today's trains. How are we going to get home?
2 What's the first thing you want to do when we ................................................
reach New York?
3 It's cold in Moscow, so ................................................
pack some warm clothes.
4 You ................................................
book the hotel room and I'll go and buy the train tickets.
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5 Our plane has been ................................................ by four hours.

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delay
6 If we're quick, then maybe we can still ................................................
catch the bus.

Phrasal verbs

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1 As the plane took .........................
C . A away and come back again later.
2 The door is open, so you can get .......................... B back there the following year.
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We were in a hurry and when we got .......................... C off, I held my mum's hand tightly.
4 ..........................
The man selling the tickets told us to go A D off the bus and couldn't walk properly.
5 It was raining when we set ..........................
E E off on our walk, but it soon stopped.
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6 We loved the hotel so we went .........................
B . F in the car, if you like.
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Ray fell as he was getting
The taxi driver asked us to get
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out on the right because it was safer.
on the bus, I realised I didn't have a ticket.
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II] Complete using the correct form of the phrasal verbs from exercise D.
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1 Before Darren ................................................ on his journey, he packed some boots and plenty of
warm clothes.
2 Why don't you ................................................ and think about what I've said to you?
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3 We should ................................................ the train at the next station and then find a taxi.
4 The helicopter ................................................ and suddenly we were in the air!
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5 There was a fire alarm and we all had to ................................................ of the hotel.
6 Without saying anything, the man ................................................ his car and drove up the road.
7 We ran to the train and ................................................ just before it started to move.
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8 My parents ................................................ to the little Spanish town where they first met.

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 Coming and going Unit 9

Prepositional phrases
]] Complete using the words in the box. Add any other words you need.

board • bus • coast • foot • holiday • schedule

1 When you go ................................................, it always takes a few days to completely relax.

2 I hope our plane arrives ................................................. I'm bored just sitting here, waiting.
3 If you come ................................................, don't forget to get off at the stop outside the bank.

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4 Living ................................................is great. I love walking on the beach every morning.
5 The cowboys got off their horses and went the rest of the way ................................................ .
6 Now we're ................................................the ship let's have a look around.

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Word formation

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the gap in the same line.
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��Going abroad
Up until the 1960s, not many British people had (1) ................................................abroad for FLY
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their holidays. Although the idea was (2) ................................................, flying was still too ATTRACT
expensive for most people. The only (3) ................................................people had was to go CHOOSE
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to British resorts. Instead of flying, families (4) ................................................to the British DRIVE
coast. Places like Blackpool and Brighton had millions of (5) ............................................... . VISIT
every year. During the 60s and 70s, prices dropped and (6) ............................................... . TRAVEL
began to visit places like Spain. At first, hotels were (7) ................................................ , but COMFORT
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they slowly got better. These days, the (8) ................................................lounges at airports DEPART
are full and people travel (9) ................................................and forwards across the world for BACK
work and on holiday. Every summer, tourists go in all (10) ................................................in DIRECT
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search of the perfect beach and the perfect resort.

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Word patterns
[EJl Write one word in each gap.
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1 Sydney is famous ..........................its harbour. You should also look ..........................the Opera House
and the bridge while you're there.
2 We arrived ..........................the hotel and they provided us ..........................a map of the area.
3 When you're preparing ..........................a holiday, pack clothes that are suitable ..........................the
place where you're going.
4 I prefer to be far ..........................other people when I'm on holiday. I don't like being close
..........................crowds of tourists.
5 While we were waiting ..........................our train, I asked someone ..........................the delay.
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6 Will was late ..........................his appointment so he asked me ..........................some money for a taxi.
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