[vocabulary 2]

Match the phrases in column A with the phrases in column B and use them
to complete the sentences.
A _B
⁰ _lchocked ^a) a room at a hotel

0 ⁰

We saw '. ,
an themost fabulous q. '.... .

£J;:J ' .....

l
beauh ful ⁵
.. , ' ..................
There were really

^{I paid b)} her call

2. 
   ^{I spent c)} her number
   
3. 
   ^{I didn't return d)} hours on the phone last night
   
4. 
   ^{I booked e)} my e-mail
   
5. 
   ^{I sent f)} package holidays
   
6. 
   ^{I went g)} the bill
   
7. 
   ^{I called h)} the parcel first class
   
8. 
   I can't stand _{i) away}
   

.................... i.;theJadi.ni. forest. We had a pi.cni.c by

a wonderful '. ' ......... And I rode an !

At ni.ght we sang songs around a fi.re and looked at the
'..... and the® '.................... They were so bri.ght ! Of course, you had to be very careful to protect yourself from
I was a bi. t scared of the ' ,

12 ·
too. And one morni.ng I found an enormous /if .................... 1n my

0 I_ _ch_ec eci m_'( e m_ail.
but there were no messages for me. _l

9
10 .. .
l l ......
12 ...........
13 ............
14 .....
15.
16
next to the beach.
because I didn't hove the number. for a long weekend.
so that's why it wos engaged for so long. and left the hotel immediately.
so you should get it tomorrow. but there wos no answer.
because you have to do the same as
shoe! We're now stayi.ng at a hotel i.n Mombasa for a few days.

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•:_ •.• f^N .,_,..J.......::_·_--_·_·_·_·_·_·_· and S " .................... of Mombasa there are fabulous
Yesterday, we went on a tri.p to an ctl ^0- " ................... just off the coast.

!1" ....................
As usual, r:ve had a few di.sasters. The fi.rst ni.ght there was a

2 Write ...
everyone else.

(16 marks)

terri.ble storm, wi.th the most amazing

" ................... col lapsed! I got stuck 'in the "

Our


.at

• 
  the wards for these landscape features
  

hill

• 
  the phrases to describe these types of weather
  

0 35•c7 _I_t's h_ot.-..........

6 :;:ftf:o

the hotel th'i s morn'i ng. And I've lost my (1:@l "
apart from that, 'it's been great!
4 Write in the missing words.
.... But

(20marks)

7
8


9

10
(l O marks)

Communications
0 an internet - r:x!c;"' provider l a first- stamp
2 by air .................
3 directory .................

4. 
   a touch- phone
   
5. 
   out order
   

Weather
1 ................. and lightning
2 a good of
sunshine
3 scattered .................

4. 
   a frost
   

Holidays
l a hostel
2 pony .................
3 o caravan .................
4 o B & .................
5 room .................

(14 marks)

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Reference
Liquid measure
See Unit 3, Eating in and eating out, page
100 ml (millilitres) = 1 ,I (litre) = 1.76 pt (pints)
Informal letters


The British postal system
some basic spelling rules


See also Boost Your Vocabulary 1,
page 85, for Some basic spelling rules.


Adjectives: comparatives and

4. 
   When the vowel which comes before the final consonant is not stressed, or when it is spelled with two letters:
   

do not double the consonant
comparative superlative

See Unit 9, Phone, e-mail and letters, page 59.
•;uperlatives
quiet
great
quieter
greater
quietest greatest

/number and street) (town/city)
(county)


I.!. ,latnes S'tr-ed
1-/a..Max
'Jest YDVislur-e
To make the comparative ond superlative of regular one-syllable and some two-syllable adiectives:
add -er and -est

4. 
   Do not double y or w at the end of words
   

new newer newest

(postcode)
(date)
!-/Xi .!.RG
,ti, Ma!! .!.O.....


long
comparative
longer
superlative
longest
Adjectives and adverbs
To make an adjective into an adverb:

I'm :.:.lad ((ot( can come nc'd we.eAcnd Frn looAMg
JcF\,,;,d lo &CM:J you.
2 Adiectives which end in -e:
add -rand -st for the comparative and superlative
add -ly
adjective
nice
quiet


adverb
nicely
quietly

Yot / Best ½;s/u:.s / Lo\'e
l'-faY1::i.


wide
comparative
wider
superlative
widest

2 Adjectives which end in -y

3 Adiectives which end in -y
comparative superlative
-y -ier -iest
early earlier earliest
adjective
-y
noisy
easy
adverb
-ily noisily easily

The definite article with geographical names
See Unit 11, Landscape and weather, page 70.


Use the definite article with names of _{Do not use the definite article with}
heavy heavier heaviest

4 One-syllable adiectives which end in a single consonant: ,

double the consonant before adding -er or -est
3 Adiectives which end in -le: drop the e before adding -ly adjective adverb
simple simply
terrible terribly

oceans the Atlantic, the"Indian Ocean
seas the Mediterranean, the Baltic
names of
individual mountains Mount Everest, Mount
Kilimaniaro

big hot

wet
comparative
bigger hotter
wetter
superlative biggest hottest
wettest

rivers
the Danube, the
volcanoes Etna, Vesuvius

mountain ranges groups of islands

deserts
Temperature

Mississippi
the Alps, the Andes
the Se•,chelles, the West Indies'
the Sahara, the Gobi Desert
islands lakes
Jamaica, Sardinia
lake Michigan, Loke Balaton


British/ American spellings

British	American
litre burnt theatre	liter burned theater	(See (See (See	page 18.) page 19.) page 24.)
(health) centre jeweller's	(health) center jeweler's	(See (See	page 24.J page 25.)
programme colour cheque	program color check	(See (See (See	page 39.J page 39 ) page 44.)
travellers' cheques	travelers' checks	(See	pages 44 and 64.)

See Unit 11, Landscape and weather, page 71.
Celsius (Centigrade) _Fahrenheit

°C = (°F- 32) X =2
°F = 9 x °C + 32
^{-18" -10· o· 10·} 20· 30· _{40' ·c}

⁹ _{5 I I} ^I _{I I} ^{I I} I I

^o· 10' 20· 30· 40' _50'



^{I I} I I
^{60' 70' BO' 90·} 100' ^{1 0· 'F}
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British and American English


British

British	American
university cinema games arcade disco laundrette doctor's surgery estate agent's bookshop greengrocer's fishmonger's chemist's newsagent's off licence hairdresser's (record / toy) shop electrical goods store clothes shop corner shop market hos got a sole on Are you being served? It's on special offer. You've got toothache. on holiday a lettuce	college (in formal language, university may be used) movie theater arcade club laundromat doctor's office real estate office book stare fruit and vegetable market fish market drug stare/ pharmacy news dealer / news stand liquor store beauty shop (record / toy) store electrical supply store clothing store convenience store farmer's market is having a sale May I help you? It's an sole. You have a toothache. on vocation a head of lettuce