Pre-intermediate A2+ Get Ready for ielts

Get Ready for IELTS: Speaking

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Unit 9
Unit 9 
Holidays and travel
Part 1: 
Language development
Vocabulary: Holidays 
Exercise 1
A beach holiday 
C activity holiday
B coach tour 
D safari
Exercise 2
do: new sports, water sports 
eat in: traditional restaurants 
go: sightseeing, swimming in the sea 
go on: day trips
learn: new sports, water sports
take: lessons or a course
visit: tourist attractions, traditional restaurants
watch: local festivals
Vocabulary: Opposite adjectives 
Exercise 4
I d
3 e 
5 b
2 f
4 c 
6 a
Exercise 5
Possible answers
1 beautiful
2 comfortable / modern
3 exciting
4 delicious / disgusting
5 friendly / unfriendly
6 boring / friendly / unfriendly
7 comfortable / uncomfortable
Grammar: Future: 
Be going to
Exercise 6
1 learn new sports
/
2 take lessons
/
3 go swimming in the sea
X
4 go sightseeing
X
5 visit local festivals
/
6 eat in traditional restaurants
/
7 go on day trips
/
Pronunciation: / a / and sentence stress
Exercise 9
1 with stress
2 no stress 
Exercise 11
1 I’ m going to stay in a hotel.
2 I’m not going to take any photos.
3 I’m going to eat in traditional restaurants.
4 We’re going to visit historical sites.
5 We’re not going to learn a new sport.
6 We’re going to go sightseeing.
Part 2: 
Skills development
Exercise 1
1 G
4 B
7 D
2 E
5 A
8 C
3 F
6 H
Exercise 8
1 C
3 0
2 0 
4 C
Part 
3: 
Exam practice