With answer key for advanced

Exam task
Look at the sentence below. Then try and correct the mistake.
Me and my cousins used to collect all sorts of things.
Get it right!

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ADVANCED WRITING  | PART 2 | 4
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ADVANCED WRITING 
PART 2
1
Travel
Complete the sentences with the expressions from the box.
at your leisure low-cost low season 
off-the-beaten-track on a shoestring once-in-a-lifetime 
overrun with tourists uninterrupted views
1. At peak times, city hotspots which are totally 
are facing angry 
backlashes from residents who are tired of the crowds.
2. Travelling 
is not
for everyone, particularly those who find it hard to give up certain luxuries.
3. Later, you will have several hours to explore the area 
. 
Your guide will not be accompanying you.
4. The best time to visit popular destinations is during the 
, 
when the tourist hordes are staying home.
5. The lakeside retreat offers 
across the valley. 
6. Thanks to 
airlines, people who had previously never 
been able to afford to fly are now doing so.
7. The resort’s 
location ensures complete tranquillity. No 
major roads or airports are in sight.
8. A 12-year-old local dancer who has won a 
trip to the Big 
Apple described it as ‘a dream come true’.
2
Complete sentences with the words and phrases from the boxes.
as a result for that reason in view of the fact that that is why
1. 
we have an early morning departure, we should all retire to bed.
2. On our arrival at the hotel, our rooms were not ready. 
we left our 
luggage with the concierge and went to explore the town.