Номер 2, страница 57 - гдз по английскому языку 5-11 класс рабочая тетрадь Latham-Koenig, Oxenden

2 VOCABULARY travel and tourism

a Cross out the adjective that is NOT possible in the sentences.

1 The vibrant city centre was a complete contrast to the dull / imposing / soulless suburb where our hotel was.

2 The Eastern Cape in South Africa has one of the most breathtaking / overrated / unspoilt coastlines in the world. The views are absolutely spectacular!

3 I wouldn't recommend the resort we stayed at - it was a bit iconic / overcrowded / touristy.

4 Rather than getting lively / pricey / tacky souvenirs from a gift shop, we bought some beautiful handicrafts at the open-air market.

5 My ideal holiday is somewhere off the beaten track / remote / spoilt where I can escape the modern world.

6 Our guest house was a rather picturesque / run-down / unimposing building on the outskirts of the town – I wouldn't stay there again.

b Complete the crossword.

DOWN ↓

1 very exciting or impressive

2 beautiful because it has not been changed or built on

4 interesting and exciting

6 acting as a symbol of somewhere

7 in very bad condition

ACROSS →

3 lacking any attractive or interesting qualities that make people happy

5 far from places where other people live

8 expensive

9 impressive to look at

c Replace the bold words and phrases in the sentences with words and phrases from a.

1 You won't find many locals there during the summer because the area is too focused on attracting visitors.

touristy

2 The town hall is not grand or impressive compared to the other buildings in the main square.

3 Don't bother going into that shop; all of the souvenirs are very cheap and badly made.

4 We stayed in a small town that was incredibly boring – there was absolutely nothing to do.

5 Some of our coastal areas have been changed for the worse by over-development.

6 I think the Seaview Hotel is not nearly as good as the reviews said – we were very disappointed.

7 Torremolinos in southern Spain is no longer the old-fashioned, pretty little fishing village it was in the 1950s.

8 We wanted to rent a quiet cottage away from where people normally go.

9 We rarely go to the beach in August because it's always too full of people.

d Complete the sentences with a verb from the list.

chill out extend get away go go on hit postpone recharge sample set off soak up wander round

1 You need to spend at least a week in Venice to really ____ the atmosphere.

2 We're broke this year, so we're going to ____ camping instead of staying in a hotel.

3 We're going to the mountains for the weekend to ____ from it all.

4 They're going to ____ their honeymoon until after Julia's mother has had the operation.

5 I prefer to ____ museums on my own rather than listening to a tour guide.

6 We decided to ____ our stay by two nights because we were having such a good time.

7 We ____ early in the hope that we would arrive in time for lunch.

8 While we're in Kenya, we'd like to ____ a safari.

9 As soon as we'd checked into the hotel, we made for the city centre to ____ the shops.

10 If you're feeling tired, perhaps you should take a few weeks off to ____ your batteries.

11 When we're abroad, we rarely cook for ourselves because we'd rather ____ the local cuisine.

12 For me, the main aim of a holiday is to ____ and forget about work for a while.

2 VOCABULARY

a 2 overrated, 3 iconic, 4 lively, 5 spoilt, 6 picturesque

b Down: 2 unspoilt, 4 lively, 6 iconic, 7 run-down
Across: 3 soulless, 5 remote, 8 pricey, 9 imposing

c 2 unimposing, 3 tacky, 4 dull, 5 spoilt, 6 overrated, 7 picturesque, 8 off the beaten track, 9 overcrowded

d 2 go, 3 get away, 4 postpone, 5 wander round, 6 extend, 7 set off, 8 go on, 9 hit, 10 recharge, 11 sample, 12 chill out

СЛОВАРНЫЙ ЗАПАС: путешествия и туризм

a) Вычеркните прилагательное, которое НЕ подходит к предложению.

Ответ:

1. The vibrant city centre was a complete contrast to the dull / imposing / soulless suburb where our hotel was. – Оживленный центр города был полной противоположностью скучному / внушительному / бездушному пригороду, где находился наш отель.

2. The Eastern Cape in South Africa has one of the most breathtaking / overrated / unspoilt coastlines in the world. The views are absolutely spectacular! – У Восточно-Капской провинции в Южной Африке одна из самых захватывающих / переоцененных / нетронутых береговых линий в мире. Виды абсолютно впечатляющие!

3. I wouldn't recommend the resort we stayed at – it was a bit iconic / overcrowded / touristy. – Я бы не рекомендовал курорт, где мы останавливались – он был немного культовым / переполненным / туристическим.

4. Rather than getting lively / pricey / tacky souvenirs from a gift shop, we bought some beautiful handicrafts at the open-air market. – Вместо того чтобы покупать оживленные / дорогие / безвкусные сувениры в сувенирной лавке, мы купили несколько красивых изделий ручной работы на открытом рынке.

5. My ideal holiday is somewhere off the beaten track / remote / spoilt where I can escape the modern world. – Мой идеальный отпуск – это где-нибудь в стороне от проторенных дорог / в удаленном / испорченном месте, где я могу сбежать от современного мира.

6. Our guest house was a rather picturesque / run-down / unimposing building on the outskirts of the town – I wouldn't stay there again. – Наш гостевой дом был довольно живописным / ветхим / невзрачным зданием на окраине города – я бы не стал там снова останавливаться.

b) Заполните кроссворд.

Ответ:

DOWN (По вертикали):

1. breathtaking – захватывающий

2. unspoilt – нетронутый

4. vibrant – оживленный

6. iconic – культовый

7. run-down – ветхий

ACROSS (По горизонтали):

3. soulless – бездушный

5. remote – удаленный

8. pricey – дорогой

9. imposing – внушительный

c) Замените выделенные жирным слова и фразы в предложениях словами и фразами из задания а.

Ответ:

1. touristy – туристический

2. unimposing – невзрачный

3. tacky – безвкусный

4. dull – скучный

5. spoilt – испорченный

6. overrated – переоцененный

7. picturesque – живописный

8. off the beaten track – в стороне от проторенных дорог

9. overcrowded – переполненный

d) Дополните предложения глаголом из списка.

Ответ:

1. soak up – впитывать

2. go – поехать

3. get away – уехать, сбежать

4. postpone – отложить

5. wander round – бродить по

6. extend – продлить

7. set off – отправиться

8. go on – отправиться на

9. hit – нагрянуть, отправиться в

10. recharge – перезарядить

11. sample – пробовать

12. chill out – расслабиться