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A

And how much is it to do those things? 

B

It’s £23.50 for the aquarium – though it’s cheaper if 

you buy online the day before. So if you’re free 

tomorrow, you can save some money.

A

Thank you. What about the London Dungeon?

B

That’s £22.95

A

Hmm … It’s quite expensive.

B

There’s lots to see and do on the South Bank that’s 

free, though. There are markets and street 

performances, and there’s always a really 

nice atmosphere.

A

OK, I think I’ll go over there now and have a look. 

Thanks for your help.

1.18 Lesson 3E, Exercise 4

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Well, International Women’s Day is on the 8th of March 

every year. As far as the history of the event is concerned, 

I'm not really an expert. I think it all began about a hundred 

years ago, around the time that women were trying to win 

the right to vote. In my country, it was originally a kind of 

political occasion. 

Turning now to the topic of gifts, the most common one is 

flowers. It is traditional for men to give flowers to the 

important women in their lives – this includes mothers, 

daughters, wives, and so on. And children often take gifts to 

school for their female teachers. I know that in some 

countries, there is the custom of giving a particular type of 

flower as a gift – and a particular colour. This is not the case

in my country. 

That brings me to the subject of marches on International 

Women’s Day. In my country, there’s sometimes a march on

International Women’s Day but it isn’t really a custom. I 

know that in some other countries, there is always a march. 

The purpose of the marches is to demand equal rights for 

women.

There’s something else I’d like to talk about: national 

holidays. International Women’s Day used to be a day off 

work for everyone. I think this is still true in some countries, 

but not in my country. I think it’s a really important day, and 

should become a national holiday again in my country. 

That’s my opinion anyway!

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1.20 Lesson 4A, Exercises 3 and 4

Jessica

So where are we going to go? We haven’t got 

much money, so we can’t go far.

Alex

Why don’t we do a house swap? Then we 

wouldn’t have to pay for accommodation and 

we could afford to go somewhere like New 

York. 

Jessica

We live in a small, boring, town. Nobody from 

New York will want to come here!

Alex

Okay. Let’s go on a package holiday. As long 

as we don’t go in August, we’re sure to find 

some good offers!

Jessica 

A package holiday? There’ll be lots of families 

with screaming kids! And the local towns will be 

full of awful tourist attractions and souvenir 

shops. No thank you! I’d prefer to do something 

active. You know, we could go on a 

volunteering holiday.

Alex

Volunteering? You mean sleeping in old 

buildings that are falling down and spending a 

week repairing some old castle that is halfway 

up a mountain that nobody can get to?