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Ibought Ann some flowers because she looked... ) Uonel and | have had enough peace and quiet to | 5 The beautiful clothes in the shop WindOW seuss: ) tale about the compary’s problems } ) x and come up | j with some an fH tell you one thing — tay! | 15 going to 8) come down to e it { When we get back ge This place is truly fantastic, and Lionets 9) j fi in bis element at the moment as the river near i is jo da Go fishing. He got up at 10) the crack Of dawn today and returned at luncheti / enormous trout! ee | fd better go now as we're leaving tomorr ‘OW and |! haver't started packing yet. ri gi i a cae g yet. FH give you a ring as } } | ——— love, Jane ‘so | went in and bought a dress. 4 Fill in the gaps with phrases from the list: night up my street, lake tings easy, the crack of dawn, off the beaten traek, in you element Hi Jim. How did you spend your week off? | went camping in Snowdonia. It was brilliant; no phones or traffic or anything like that for a whole week. It was com- pletely) .. : That sounds 2) .... few days out of the city. Yeah. Imagine it Greg — getting up at 3) .......... susssuaees @very day and watching the sun rise as you cook your breakfast, then a bit of walking of fishing with no one telling you what to do, You must have been 4) .... ., im. You're right there! Actually, I'm going again next weekend. Do you want to come? Maybe another time. | think I'll just stay at home and 5) esse instead, Greg: Greg: H could do with a Jim; Greg: Jim Greg:Hotel PBlanca * 1 week - only £100 © S-star hotel, full board © lively holiday resort Phone: 01215 49268 aa 1 | Tired of holidaying i the same old ee | iplaces? ve you searing Wt sandy H | on you can sunbatn th youre 38 wee | perry, or 4) round-the-clock bars and Les ee | can dance all right? f 0, then 5) your hae the moon ith both the ‘ee | Blanca andits celightul location 07 the Se ze | eo ai fda rte tv A \ sw , ranging & ew a A | : ote Blanca has two tric Lape ci | ot warning, howeve, iron cone ap | ste en §o, if you fancy @ eo | ss a Jee you won't | tite — ty the Hat regret I. 6 Match the items with the idioms from Ex. 5. @ to take a break from {all day and all night work of problems g to become b areturn ot energy or accustomed tosth = | enthusiasm, and start enjoyingit | © to relax and enjoy h to avoid (sb/stn) oneself | very suntanned d_ extremely pleased j ordinary and un- @ the most appropriate exciting choice 7 Rewrite the following sentences using the ‘words in bold, Do not change these words in any way. 1. Speaking in front of an audience can be nenve-rack- ing, but once you become accustomed to it, you'll find it easy. swing... : 2. My apartment block has 2 24-hour secutity system. clock 3. Im tied of ordinary novels. | want to read somathing original rill . oe . 4. We decided to go to a desert island so that we could escape from our daily proslems, 5. Iwas extremely happy when | won fist prize moon B Replace the words in bold with phrases from the list. wees elear of, telling: my hair dexen, news lease of life, best Bus os ca bern a. berry jay in On the first day of my summer No Franca | was in tha mood for enjoying mygel and having some fun, and final. ly | dectded thal a day of jet-skiing would ‘be my most suitable option, Once | had leamnt how to control the machine and stay away from the big waves, | really, started to enjoy whizzing across the a face of the sea, When | arrived back ‘he hotel | hed a fantastic suntan and fot as if! had bean given a burst of new energy. it was a great way to stat my holiday | ——9 Fill in the gaps with phrases from the list doce the diemps best bet right up your street set vey from it all Lake things easy a necs lease of life Teton hair downs off te beaten track camghl ny 0° ill 1. The doctor told him to Until he was strong enough to work again. 2. Sharon tet 89 we decided to try and cheer her up. 8 This intoresting magazine artIClO se... 1 80 | decided to send it (0 you 4 This baach is 50 very few people know about it 5 Grandpa seems so much happier since his retire: ment; it's given him 6 Ityou're looking for a cheap holiday, your is Wright's Travel 7. After a torso Wook at work, we decided to go out on Friday night arc ~ 8 This resort is a bi thas some good points, but i's nothing s 9 I think you'll fing this restaurant iS... Zits got great food. 1's auiet and vory reasonabie. 10 The politician needed a broak from his busy sched ule, so he went on a salling trip to 40 Rewrite the following sentences using the words in bold, Do not change these words in any way. 1. This novel isnt as good as everyone says itis, cracked... 2 | play badmiton cute often now hat | know the ame anc im geting beter at it swing 3 Atter her holiday, trouble at work made Martha face reality again. earth 4 Janet was tenly app ai the disco as sh loves dancing. element 5 I's the fist ime we've on the cup and we're delighted. moon. 6 ohn worked al day and alright to fish tne assignment lock 7 Since shel steer 8 My father didn't tell me about my mothers illness. datk upsets my stomach, | try to avoid it. 9 After a week on the beach in Tunisia, | have a great suntan. berry 10. I get up early in ordior to avoid the taffic an the way to work. crack 14 Answer the questions below: 1 Can something be off the beaten track and right up your street at the same time? WhyMWhy not? 2 Ifyou came down to-carth with a bump, would you be: in your element? WhyWhy not? 3 If you discovered that the hotel where you were staying wasn’t all it was cracked up to be, would you get up at the crack of dawn and leave? WhyWhy not? 12 Use the words missing from the sentences belaw to complete the crossword. 1 2 Across 1. This Rotel isn't ll MS coon nen UP LO be. 4 The Star Hotel is awiul — steer oti 7 She kept her parents in the ... about her new boyfriend. This vase CaUght MY ...un atthe antique shop. 9 | think the African safari would be your best... for aholiday. Down 2 | should take a holiday; | need lo gat away tram it 3. Helicome dovm to... vith @ bump when he finds ‘out the truth, 4 You can gel a snack anytime as the ooftea bar is open round the .. 5 Dave loves gardening: he's in hig ......... when he's ‘outdoors, ‘The house is difficult to find as it's off the baaten ..