WORKSHEET 1

1. In German it is called autobahn, in French autoroute. What is the British /

American equivalent?
2. What is the British expression for a road that you have to pay to use?
3. What is the name of a main road that goes around a city or town? (so that the
drivers on their way to another place dont have to go through the city)?
4. What is the name given to a minor road which runs through beautiful
countryside?
a. Pretty route
b. Nature route
c. Eco-route
d. Scenic route
5. Match the British-English words from the first box to the American-English words
in the second box.

car bonnet, car boot,

junction, main road,
pavement, puncture, petrol,
roundabout, subway, taxi,
traffic lights, tyre,
windscreen, car wing

car hood, intersection,

highway, gas, car fender, tire,
traffic signal, car trunk,
traffic circle, sidewalk,
underpass, cab, windshield,
flat,

6. Complete this passage about car hire with the words from the box:
CDW,
classes,
conditions,
contract,
drop-off,
LDW,
paperwork,
personal,
refueling, terms, unlimited
When you hire a car, you can choose from several different
., or groups, of car. Before you sign the
., it is very important to check the
.(the documents the car hire company gives you) and
to make sure you agree to the .and
.of hire. A good car hire company will include the
following: ., which is daily insurance that covers
damage to a hire car if you have an accident; ., which
covers the loss, theft or vandalism of the car; .accident
insurance, which provides life and medical insurance for the driver and passengers;
.mileage, which means that you can drive as far as you
like without paying any more to the car hire company. Note that if you hire the car in
one place and return it to another, you may have to pay a
.charge (this helps the car hire company with the cost
of returning the car to its original location). You may also have to pay a
.service charge for any petrol that you didnt replace to
top up the petrol tank to its original level.

Source: Wyatt, Rawdon Check Your English Vocabulary for Leisure, Travel and
Tourism, Second Edition, A&C Black, London, 2007, p. 38-9
7. Positive or negative? In pairs, decide if the following descriptive adjectives
have positive or negative connotations.
My hotel room was
airy, basic, charming, cosy, cramped, damp, draughty, pokey, roomy, scruffy,
squalid, well-kept
The hotel food was
awful, bland, done to a turn, fatty, inedible, mouth-watering, nondescript,
overcooked, overpriced, revolting, rubbery, scrumptious, unappetizing, vile,
yucky, yummy
The hotel staff were
affable, approachable, considerate, courteous, discreet, impolite, insolent, offhand, officious, slack, smart, surly, well-mannered
The beach was
crowded, heaving, lovely, picturesque, rocky, stunning, windswept
8. Complete the article with the correct form of the words in brackets:
If you think the weather on Earth is weird, the weather on other planets
is(far / strange). Even though the
sun shines (much / weakly) on
Mars
than
it
does
on
Earth,
Mars
gets
..(far / many) ultraviolet tanning
rays. At the same time, the temperature on Mars is usually
..(much / cold) than the temperature
at our North Pole. Thats warm, though, compared to Neptunes
.(large) moon Triton, which scientists believe
is ..(cold) place in our solar system. Are you looking
for somewhere (a little / warm) than
Mars? Then try Venus, where the sun is so hot that a picnic lunch would
vaporize.(almost
/
quickly)
you
unpacked it. We might complain about the weather on Earth but its
..(by far / good) place to live in our
solar system!
Source: Powell, Debra Grammar Practice for Upper Intermediate Students,
Pearson Longman, 2008, p. 33
9. Listen to the following conversation between a taxi driver and a client and
complete with the missing words:
a. I
have
driving.
..
an., so we should get there in under 12 min.
b. The museum closes.6 pm.
c. You
can
tell
tourists
from
a
.
.

d. On the way from the restaurant to the museum, buses should be

transferred
10. Complete the travel indications with at, in, on:
The first ferry leaves from Pier 41 .9.30 am. Services are daily
except.Christmas or Thanksgiving Day. The last ferry for today leaves
..no more than 20 minutes! Get ready!
11.Complete with at, in, on:
a. The exchange office is open every day..8.30 am, but it
closes..lunchtime, Sundays and ..offpeak season. It is also closed.the weekends.
b. Most people go by taxi .the suburbs or ..the
city centre, but sometimes its easier to get there..foot.
c. The flight lands ..Heathrow, .half past eight, and it
should take about 45 minutes to collect your luggage.
d. As
soon
as
youve
checked
your
hotel,
meet
me.the lobby, so we can have a drink.at the
bar.
e. If you have any problem or complaint, please address the manager. He is
usually
available
the
morning,
evening
or
even.night.
f. Tourists sometimes suffer from minor stomach aches when they
are..holiday. This is usually the result of a sudden change of
diet, but it might also indicate poor standards the kitchen
hygiene.
12.Read the following job advertisement. Individually, write an application letter for
any of the positions you think you might be suitable.

De Vere Hotels and Leisure

2100 Daresbury Park, Warrington WA 4PB

A highly focused company concentrating on

two growth markets hotels and health and
fitness. Vacancies for Waiting Staff, Porters,
Bar Staff, Chefs. Must be over 18 and
available to work for a minimum of four
weeks between May-October. Overseas
applicants who can speak English are also
eligible.