Unit 1: Focus on Reading Skills a Vocabulary 1 Pair the Following Words (More Than One Answer May Be Possible)

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Part 1: Leisure and travel

Unit 1: Focus on reading skills A Vocabulary 1 Pair the following words (more than one answer may be possible). Then use the phrases to complete the sentences below.

baseball e ﬀ e c t s

loyalty webzines

cash savings

online permission

discount scheme

interactive price

parents’ cap

shop prices

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Example: He was told to remove his baseball cap in the interview. 7

a The company is oﬀ ering a good to all its new customers to increase sales.

b Large can be made if you shop at low-cost

supermarkets.

c More people are reading rather than buying the paper version nowadays.

d If products are at a , it is oft en because they are old or limited stock.

e I found the new bank website very easy to use, as there was a good

f Children need their if they are going on the trip.

g can vary greatly, as oft en there is no control on what a product costs.

h The of the new film are brilliant and much better than the old ones.

2 Read the clues and complete the crossword. 1

Clues 2

3 Across 2 An excursion, often in Africa, 4 to see wildlife in its natural 5

habitat (6) 6 5 Something beautiful and unusual (6) 7 6 Timetables for a set day and time (9) 7 A dense evergreen area with 8 a high annual rainfall, often 9

located in tropical regions 10 11 (10) 8 Of a size or splendour suggesting great expense; lavish (9) 12 10 A sport involving two or four people, who score points using a shuttlecock (9) 12 Something expensive or 3 Look at the words in the table below, which are all used in the text 8 hard to obtain (6) about the Isles of Scilly on page 11. Fill in the gaps. You may not be able to write something in every gap. Down 1 A meal, often outside, where Adjective Opposite Noun Verb Adverb meat is usually cooked (8) adjective 3 Involving two or more nations (13) beautiful ugly beauty © in this web service Cambridge University Press www.cambridge.org 4 A strong, four-wheeled car, crumbling originally used in the army inhabited (4) available 9 A place where tents, huts or other temporary shelters commercial are set up (4) real 11 Having or showing great power, skill, strength or natural force (6) sparkling

4 Think of five more adjectives and add them below the others in the table. Complete the other columns. Unit 1: Focus on reading skills

5 Choose any ten words from your completed This/That is the … These/Those are the … table and use them in sentences. person/people woman/women film/films car/ cars team/teams year/years reason/reasons who when which why that where

Example: Those are the / reasons / why / he le the country.

Introductory Relative phase Noun pronoun Verb phrase This is the one that sold a million in a month.

B Use of English 1 Look at this sentence from the text on page 11: 3 Look at this phrase from the text on page 16 of Whether you choose to cruise on Scillonian III or to your Coursebook: 9 fly on Skybus … you will be sure to enjoy … . Located only minutes from Victoria Falls, the hotel has splendid views … Write five sentences of your own to show that you understand how to use the structure This information could also be written as: whether … or. The hotel is located only minutes from Victoria Falls Example: Whether we go on holiday this week or and has splendid views … © in this web service Cambridge University Press next week, it will cost the same. Rewritewww.cambridge.org the following information, following on from the -ed or -ing participle. a This hotel is regarded as one of the best on the African continent and has been voted the best in Zimbabwe. Regarded as

b Your evening starts with a meal cooked by our 2 Look at this sentence from the text on page 9 of head chef and continues with a programme of your Coursebook: African music and dance. This is the one that sold a million in a month. Starting with

In the table opposite, write five sentences of your own using the same structure. You c The hotel o ers a full range of 5* facilities, can use the words/phrases in the box, but including its own cinema, as well as a pool you must make up your own final verb phrase. complex with diving boards. Copy the table into your notebook if you need more space. O ﬀ e r i n g

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4 Think about your home town, or somewhere that you know well. Write eight sentences about it, using the structures you practised in Activities B2 and B3.

C Skills 1 Unscramble and rewrite these four pieces of advice on answering questions in Reading and Writing papers.

a sections text search of likely the 10

b question read the

d question ask asking information yourself the is for what

2 Underline the key word or words in each of the questions below.

a How many methods of transport are available to reach the Isles of Scilly?

b What is Scillonian III?

c Name four ‘treasures’ of the islands.

d Which other part of the world are the islands compared with?

e How many people live on the Isles of Scilly?

f What do you need to do before travelling between any of the islands?

g On which island is the Old Wesleyan Chapel?

h Where can you find the second-oldest lighthouse in Britain? Unit 1: Focus on reading skills

3 Match words from the questions in Activity C2 5 Read the text about the Isles of Scilly, then with the definitions below. answer the questions from Activity C2. a Small islands. Discover the Isles of Scilly by air or sea

The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group provides you with b A small building for Christian worship. two great choices to enjoy a day trip to the islands. Whether you choose to cruise on Scillonian III or to fly on Skybus (the islands’ own airline), and c A tower or other tall structure to warn or guide whatever time of year you visit, you will be sure ships at sea. to enjoy the natural beauty of the islands. Exotic plants and wild flowers, ancient cairns and crumbling castles, sparkling white sands d A quantity of precious metals, gems or other and an azure sea – all the treasures of the islands valuable objects. await you. Only 45 kilometres from England’s Land’s End, but with a real hint of the Tropics. The Isles are populated by a community of 2000 e Name of a place oﬀ the south-western coast of islanders and there are five inhabited islands to Britain. explore to make your day trip one to remember. Inter-island launches are available from St Mary’s quay. Check times and tides for availability. f Something that carries people and objects from St Mary’s, where the airport is situated, is the largest of one place to another. the islands. Hugh Town, its capital, is the commercial centre and o ers a great choice of shops, restaurants 11 and cafés. You will find the Tourist Information

Centre at the Old Wesleyan Chapel in Hugh Town. 4 Write down the type of answer that each of the Don’t miss the exhibits at the museum or a walk questions in Activity C2 requires. round the Garrison and the Elizabethan fort, now known as the Star Castle Hotel. There are many a a number (How many … ?) walks, nature trails and safe white-sand beaches.

© in this web service Cambridge University Press b Thewww.cambridge.org other inhabited islands are St Martin’s, Bryher, Tresco and St Agnes. On the latter is a 17th-century c lighthouse, the second oldest in Britain, as well as an inn and a café for refreshments. The beaches at d Porth Conger and the Cove are great for swimming.

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Writing 6 Look at these sections of the text. They make the Isles of Scilly sound very attractive. The Isles of Scilly Steamship Group provides you with two great choices to enjoy a day trip to the islands. Whether you choose to cruise on Scillonian III or to fly on Skybus (the islands’ own airline), and whatever time of year you visit, you will be sure to enjoy the natural beauty of the islands. Re-read the text about the Scilly Isles and underline examples of other words and phrases that make the place sound attractive. 7 Imagine you have been asked to write an article for a travel magazine about a place you know well. Use the Scilly Isles text as a guide for your own piece of writing. Remember – you are ‘selling’ a place because you want people to visit it, so make it sound attractive. Include the following information: I name of island/place I geographical position I vegetation I population I attractive features for tourists I 12 important towns/places. Write 100–150 words. Include a map or diagram, and mark places and geographical locations that you have mentioned.