Vocabulary: 1 Complete The Compound Nouns With The Words Below

Departamento de Línguas
11º Ano | Inglês

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Vocabulary
1 Complete the compound nouns with the words below.
guide park resort transport trap holiday
1 Newport Southside is a popular beach ____________ in Miami, Florida. It has a large hotel
complex and is close to some great beaches.
2 We used public ____________ to travel around Florida. It’s cheaper to use the local buses than
to hire a car.
3 Many people consider Miami to be a tourist ____________ . Everything is expensive and, in the
shops, you can only buy overpriced souvenirs.
4 Our tour ____________ was fantastic. She knew so much about the city and was really helpful.
5 We decided to go on a package ____________ because we wanted to have our hotel, food and
all our trips organized by our travel company.
6 Biscayne is a national ____________ near Miami where you can see marine wildlife.
2 Complete the text with the words below. You can use some words more than once.
take get see escape soak track up out in
If you want to 1____________ off the beaten 2____________ and go somewhere unusual this year,
why not 3____________ the crowds and 4____________ time 5____________ on the Corn Islands off
the coast of Nicaragua? They’re hot and sunny, so you can lie on the beach and 6____________
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____________ the sun for hours and hours. You can also 8____________ to know the friendly local
people and 9____________ part 10____________ one of their exciting festivals, or 11____________ a
tour and 12____________ the sights.
3 Match the words (1–6) to a type of journey (A–F).

1 plane, check-in, boarding card A trek
2 explorer, a lot of planning, discover B tour
3 ship, cross the ocean, cabin C expedition
4 on a coach, stop at different places, friendly guide D voyage
5 through the mountains, long distance, walking in boots E excursion
6 day trip to Warwick Castle, short journey, leisure activity F flight
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4. Fill in the gaps with the adequate word.
guide park resort transport trap holiday package attraction
journey travel trekking backpacking
4.1 Caraiva is a popular beach ____________ in Bahia, Brazil. It has a large hotel complex and is close to
some great beaches.
4.2 Pablo decided to go on a ____________ holiday because he wanted to have his hotel, food and all his
excursions organized by the travel company.
4.3 Many people consider Paris to be a tourist ____________ . Everything is expensive and, in the shops,
you can only buy overpriced souvenirs.
4.4 We decided to go on a _____________ holiday, because we love the fresh air and we really enjoy that
it will also keep us fit. What I don’t like is to walk up steep hills!
4.5 Kalbarri is a national ____________ in Australia where you can see famous wildflowers.
4.6 Welcome to the Intercity Hotel. I hope you had a pleasant __________.
Grammar
4 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.
1 Last summer, Penny visited / had visited London with her friends for a long weekend.
7 They stayed at a hotel that Penny’s parents had booked / were booking for them on the
internet.
8 Penny was a little worried about the trip because she never went / had never been on holiday
without her mum and dad before.
9 On the first day, while they were walking / had walked through London, Penny and her friends
saw a lot of famous sights.
10 They wore sunglasses because the sun was shining / had shone and the sky was blue.
11 Penny wanted / was wanting to buy some souvenirs that she had seen in a shop.
12 Penny couldn’t find her purse. She realized that she lost / had lost it.
13 Then, suddenly, one of her friends ran into the shop. She was holding / had held Penny’s
purse. Penny was so happy!
5 Complete the text. Use the past simple, past continuous or past perfect form of the verbs in
brackets.
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In 2007, while they 1________________ (live) in Brazil, Doug Lewis and his best friend Philippe
Bouchet 2________________ (decide) to go on a long trek through the Amazon rainforest. They
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________________ (never organize) such a challenging adventure before, so they
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4
________________ (place) an advertisement on the internet asking for advice. Hundreds of people
5
________________ (respond), asking to come on the trek! Doug and Philippe
6
________________ (be) surprised, but pleased. They invited four young Brazilians to come with
them. The two friends 7________________ (try) to learn Portuguese at the time, so it
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________________ (seem) a good idea to ask some Portuguese speakers to come along!
7. For questions 7.1 to 7.4, complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the
first sentence using the word given. Do not change the word given. You must use between two and
five words, including the word given.
7.1 I have never seen such a terrible film before.

WORST
This is the _______________________________ seen.
7.2 I’m sorry I didn’t meet you at the airport – my car wasn’t working.
MET
I _____________________________________.
7.3 It was a mistake for me to buy you that computer game.

BOUGHT
I _____________________________ that computer game.
7.4 The play started before we could get there.

HAD
The play ____________ when we got there.
7.5 During my visit to London, I took hundreds of photos.

WHILE
I took hundreds of photos ___________________________.
7.6 Paola and Antonio met for the first time at yesterday’s party.
NEVER
Paola and Antonio ___________________ before yesterday’s party.

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3 Match the words (1–6) to a type of journey (A–F).

4 Circle the correct words to complete the sentences.

7.1 I have never seen such a terrible film before.

7.3 It was a mistake for me to buy you that computer game.

7.4 The play started before we could get there.

7.5 During my visit to London, I took hundreds of photos.

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