Focus 3. Unit 3. Resources 13 -18
Resource 13 : Travel time
3.1 Vocabulary (travel)
catch deal with double-decker express train fishing boat
go away passport reach set off turn up
1 Have you ever travelled on a(n) __________ bus?
2 Can you usually ____________ any problems you have when travelling?
3 Do you get nervous when you go through __________control?
4 Do you usually __________ a bus to school?
5 What is the first thing you do when you __________ your destination?
6 Would you like to work at sea on a(n) __________ ?
7 How often do you __________ on holiday?
8 Do friends or relatives ever __________ at your house and surprise you?
9 Have you ever travelled by __________ ?
10 When you travel somewhere, do you like to __________ early or do you usually leave at the last minute?
Your notes:
______________________________
______________________________
Resource 14 : Travelling for a living
3.1 Vocabulary (phrasal verbs and compound nouns)
Worksheet A – phrasal verbs
away in into off on over (x2) up with
Colin Wright and Charley Boorman don’t need to go 1 ........ for holidays abroad – for them,
travelling is a job. The only desk they use is a check-in desk at the airport. They check their emails in departure lounges and never have to deal 2........ the daily problems of working in an office. Every time they go through passport control, they get another stamp in their over-used passports.
Colin Wright is American. At the age of twenty-six, he started his own company and became a full-time traveller, running his business from a laptop. He sold his belongings and set 3........ on a journey with one bag that fits into the overhead locker on a plane.
He’s not a fan of tourism – he doesn’t stay 4........ somewhere for a few days, see the sights and then catch the first train, bus or plane to the next destination. He stays in each location for four months. He writes a blog called Exile Lifestyle about his experiences and then he moves 5 ........ to a new country. How does he decide his next destination? He lets the readers of his blog choose!
He says he’ll book a ticket to anywhere they vote for. His readers have already sent him to Argentina, New Zealand, Cambodia, Iceland and Romania. Who knows where he will turn 6 ........ next!
Charley Boorman is a British television personality. In his TV series By Any Means, he travels from Ireland to Australia, stopping 7 ........ at twenty-four countries and using any means of transport he can find.
Worksheet B – compound nouns
board cargo check-in country departure double-decker
express fishing overhead passport traffic twenty-four hour
Colin Wright and Charley Boorman don’t need to go away for holidays abroad – for them, travelling is a job. The only desk they use is a(n) a. ........ desk at the airport. They check their emails in b. ........ lounges and never have to deal with the daily problems of working in an office. Every time they go through c. ........ control, they get another stamp in their over-used passports.
Colin Wright is American. At the age of twenty-six, he started his own company and became a full-time traveller, running his business from a laptop. He sold his belongings and set off on a journey with one bag that fits into the d. ........ locker on a plane. Charley Boorman is a British television personality. In his TV series By Any Means, he travels from Ireland to Australia, stopping over at twenty-four countries and using any means of transport he can find.
At the start of his journey, he sails from Ireland to England by e. ........ boat and drives a red
f. ........ bus from London to Dover. He crosses Europe by train and boat, and boards a(n) g. ........ ship to cross the Arabian Sea. In India, he rows a boat down the Ganges and flies over the Himalayas by helicopter. In Bangkok the h. ........ jams are so bad that he nearly misses his train – but he arrives just in time to catch a(n) i. ........ train for the j journey to Malaysia. After 102 days and 112 means of transport he reaches his destination in Sydney.
Resource 15 : True or false?
3.5 Grammar (used to and would)
Statements My guess In fact ...
In this group:
1 only one person go skiing every
winter when he/she was a child.
2 two people visit their grandparents
every summer when they were younger.
3 nobody have long hair.
4 one person live in another town.
5 three people watch TV every
Saturday morning when they were younger.
6 one person read comics but now
he/she prefers novels.
7 everyone’s favourite colour be
blue, but now it’s red.
8 three people listen to pop music
when they were younger.
9 one person often play computer
games, but now he/she doesn’t.
10 nobody like ice cream, but now
everybody does.
Me:
Person 1:
Person 2:
Person 3:
Resource 16 : Test yourself pairwork activities
Student A
Vocabulary (Lesson 3.1)
1a Complete the words in the sentences. The first letter of each word is given.
1 We’re waiting in a queue to board the f__ __ __ __ to Dover.
2 Can you help me b__ __ __ a flight?
3 I’ll probably get to the station late and m__ __ __ the train home.
4 You have to cross the r__ __ __ __ – the hotel is on the other bank.
5 We’ll get something to eat when we finally r__ __ __ __ London.
6 There are plenty of interesting s__ __ __ __ __ to see in our city.
Student B answers
1 cross
2 train
3 catch
4 destination
5 board
2a Complete the words about travelling by plane.
The first letter of each word is given. Then decide what happens first. Underline the
correct option.
1 the planes lands or the plane t. ....... off?
2 you go through s........ or you wait in the departure lounge?
3 you get your boarding pass or you go to the check-in d. .......?
4 you put your bag in the o........ locker or you fasten your seat belt?
Student B answers
1 boarding
2 fasten
3 reclaim
4 gate
Grammar (Lesson 3.2)
3a Find and correct the mistakes in three of the sentences.
1 The person who called you may have wanted to sell something to you.
2 You lived in Paris for two years – you must see all the sights.
3 I’m waiting for an important letter – it may arrive today.
4 They must be at the train station – they’ve just left their apartment.
5 Liz can’t have travelled to China on holiday last month – she doesn’t have a passport!
6 That building can’t have been the US embassy – look at the American flags.
Student B answers
1 be
2 ✓
3 can’t
4 ✓
5 ✓
6 must have had
Student B
Vocabulary (Lesson 3.1)
1b Complete the words in the sentences. The first letter of each word is given.
1 Next summer we want to c__ __ __ __ Europe and travel from Portugal to Estonia.
2 Don’t worry, we won’t miss the t__ __ __ __ – it leaves in twenty minutes from Platform 3.
3 If I leave a few minutes earlier, I’ll c__ __ __ __ the bus at 5 o’clock.
4 I'll reach my final d__ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ tomorrow morning.
5 Passengers with children can b__ __ __ __ the plane first.
6 Did you book your t__ __ __ __ __ online?
Student A answers
1 ferry
2 book
3 miss
4 river
5 reach
6 sights
2b Complete the words about travelling by plane.
The first letter of each word is given. Then decide what happens first. Underline the
correct option.
1 you get your b. .......pass or you go through security?
2 the plane takes off or you f........ your seat belt?
3 you collect your luggage in the baggage or r. .......you get off the plane?
4 you go to the g........ or you board the plane?
Student A answers
1 takes
2 security
3 desk?
4 overhead
Grammar (Lesson 3.2)
3b Find and correct the mistakes in three of the sentences.
1 Dad might have been late tonight – it’s very foggy so he can’t drive fast.
2 That can’t be Julie’s suitcase – hers is bright red.
3 Gina must have left her tablet on the plane because she used it later at the hotel.
4 I must have some sun cream in my bag – I always take it to the beach.
5 The animal you saw may have been a squirrel – they live in the park.
6 They can’t have a great time on holiday last year – they look happy in this photo.
Student A answers
1 ✓
2 must have seen
3 ✓
4 can’t be
5 ✓
6 must be
Resource 17 : A holiday with a difference
(Focus review 3, Writing)
absolutely unforgettable aren’t you afraid boarded another
complete surprise easily the most exciting got off had forgotten
isn’t it never expected was desperately were crossing
A
Now back home, when I view the pictures I took in Kenya, I know for sure it was 1__________________ holiday I’ve ever been on.
B
Having no choice, I decided to take a local bus to reach my destination. Night fell shortly
after we set off and after an hour’s journey, when we 2__________________ vast savannah, the bus started choking and finally stopped for good. Engine defect.
C
No buses around, nowhere to go. Vast dry grasslands dotted with trees spreading miles and
miles away. And suddenly, a zeal of zebras turn up and a few giraffes are grazing at the top
of the trees. A(n) 3__________________ sight. After a night spent on the bus, my bones
aching, I 4__________________ one that took me straight to Nanyuki. There I met other
volunteers from all over the world.
D
Great prospect, 5__________________ ? A new experience, new friends, a bit of adrenalin
rush. That was what I 6__________________ looking for after a hard school year. ‘But
7__________________ ?’ asked my friends. Me? Afraid? Never! It was only when I
8__________________ the plane in Nairobi that I realised what I was letting myself in for.
It was hot and stuffy, late afternoon, and I had expected to see someone waiting for me.
E
To my 9__________________ , there was no one there. When I searched my mobile for
contact numbers, it turned out I had none. I 10__________________ to save them at home!
Fantastic! The only thing I remembered was the name of the place I was heading for: Nanyuki.
F
I had 11__________________ anything like that would happen to me. A solo trip to Kenya to do voluntary work in an animal orphanage!
Resource 18 : Getting around
Focus review 3, Speaking
Part 1
arrive board catch get travel reach
1 Getting to a place
• ________ one’s destination
• ________ by train/bus/plane, etc.
• _______ (an express/the first/the wrong) train/bus/plane
• ________ a ship/a plane
• ________ just in time campsite chalet cottage forested four-star upmarket youth
campsite chalet cottage forested four-star upmarket youth
2 Accommodation • to stay in a(n) ________ hostel
• to book a(n) _______/_______ hotel
• to stay in a(n) ________ in the mountains
• to stay in a small ________ in the country
• to put up a tent on a(n) ________
3 Equipment
A
1 a pair of hiking
2 a windproof
3 an ice axe and
4 a tent and
5 a pair of anti-fog
6 light
B
a crampons
b goggles
c boots
d comfortable clothes
e anorak
f a stove
4 Preparations
A
1 go
2 take
3 work
4 cut
5 sign
6 look
B
a out in a gym
b down on unhealthy food
c for a jog every day
d up for fitness classes
e up swimming
f through a guidebook
