Holidays are about experiences and people, and tuning into what you feel like doing at the moment. Enjoy not having a watch.
Evelyn Glennie, British musician
1 VOCABULARY holidays
a  Complete the sentences.
1 I'll have to wear a T-shirt in bed because I've forgotten my pyjamas .
2 There are a lot of mosquitoes in our apartment. Let's buy some i_r_____________.
3 I can't plug in my charger. I didn't bring an a___.
4 1 need to transfer some photos to my computer. The m_c_is full.
5 Please shave before we go out. Did you remember
your r_
6 Put on some s_
. before we go to the beach.
You don't want to burn.
7 Do you prefer to wear a bikini or a sw_ the beach?
8 My hair is a mess. Can I borrow a b_
9 1 think you should put on some other shoes.
Fl___-fl_are fine for the pool, but
not for hiking.
10 If you need to borrow some toothpaste, there's some in my w_b_____.
b  Complete the sentences with the correct form of verb + - ing or on + noun. Use the words below.
a boat trip  camp  a cruise  hike  package holidays a safari  sail  sightsee  surf a tour
1 They went   on a boat trip   along the Seine while they were in Paris.
2 I need to buy some strong boots. I'm going _at the weekend.
3 My parents have got a boat, so they go _every summer.
4 Have you ever been_________around
the Mediterranean?
5 He kept on falling off the board when he went ......_______________yesterday.
6 I hate going_. I don't like tents.
7 Did you go_of the Coliseum
when you were in Rome?
8 We bought a guidebook so that we could go _on our own.
9 One day, I'd like to go__
to see lions in the wild.
10 I don't like going.
. I'd love
is much too organized.
Everything
c   Complete the postcard with the past simple form of a suitable verb.
T>ear Debbie
sorry (haven't called, when, i1 u.nm.ch.p.d. my fcng i realized that I'd forgotten my phone c-hflrger! we're having a great time here In Greece, we spent the. first three stays In Athens, where we Z£----atl the sights. The best day was, when, we
0,1---the hill to see the Aerofoils., it was amazing!
While we were In the capital, we went to a spa and I 4h___
a massage. I loved It! Now we're here Insantorlnl, and it's.
beautiful, On our first day, we 5d____a diving
course, which was exhausting, in the evening, we were so tired
that we just sat in a cafe" and 6 w__the sunset.
yesterday, we 7s_0IAthe beach all day and we
9----very su^burw,t. My back really hurts!
■See you when we get back on Friday, Love
Anna § Tho\M,as
2 PRONUNCIATION /s/and/z/
a (Circle) the word with a different sound.
1 ^			4	5 g^'
flip-flops	clothes	cruise	razors	books
Cshoeg)	pyjamas	massage	phones	bottles
socks	shorts	passport	liquids	laptops
sights	towels	sunset	belts	jackets
b    ^IjPfl^ifs! Listen and check. Then listen and repeat the words.
3 GRAMMAR present tenses
a (Cij^de)the correct form.
1 Be quiet! I try j(^mTrym^to read.
2 Ben uses j is using sunscreen all year round, not just in the summer.
3 His wife always packs j packs always his suitcase for him.
4 Pay attention! You don't listen j aren't listening to me.
5 Elizabeth doesn't usually wear j don't usually wear make-up on the beach.
6 My boyfriend never is j is never in a hurry.
7 Sam and Richard go j are going hiking every weekend.
8 Who your girlfriend is talking to j is your girlfriend talking to?
9 My brother speaks j is speaking good French because he has lived in France.
10 You go j Do you go to the same place on holiday every year?
b Complete the dialogue with the present simple or present continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
A What1  are   you   doing   next weekend? fdo)
B 12___to a concert, (go)
A Where? B In Glasgow.
A That's a long way to go for a concert! How 3____you_there? (get)
. on Friday morning, (fly) My flight
B 14___
5_....._at 14.25. (leave)
A What time6___the plane___
in Glasgow? (arrive) B We7_at 15.15 and then my sister
8_. (land / pick me up)
A When is the concert?
B On Friday evening. It9______at 8.30. (start)
We 10_ we 11
. some friends at 7 o'clock because . to be late, (meet / not want)
A Well, I hope you have a great time. B Thanks. 112_really_
. to it!
(look forward)
c  Complete the sentences with the present simple or present continuous form of a verb from the list.
not agree     belong     depend     have     not matter recognize     not see     taste     think     not want
1 We might go camping, but it   depends   on the weather.
2 I__that man. I've seen him before.
3 Josh isn't sure about the summer. He_
about doing voluntary work.
4 Whose bag is this?___to you?
5 1___to buy anything. I'm just looking.
6 Can you call back later? We___dinner.
7 That isn't right. I____with you at all.
8 I_why we have to get up early. We're
on holiday!
9 This soup_
eat it.
_horrible. I'm not going to
10 She needs a holiday. It___where.
4 READING
a  Read the text quickly and answer the questions.
1 What was Paul Smith's destination?
2 Did he manage to get there?
b Read the text again and choose the correct answers.
1 Paul Smith is known as 'The Twitchhiker' because... a   he tweeted about his hitchhiking adventures when
he got back.
b  he has accepted help from Twitter users to travel, c   he always tweets when he goes hikng in the country.
2 Paul thought up his plan while...
a   he was walking around the supermarket, b   he was paying for his shopping, c   he was driving home to his wife.
3 Thousands of Twitter users knew about Paul's plan because...
a   he sent a message to everyone he knew.
b   he gave an interview to a national newspaper.
c   he had the support of a famous person.
4 Paul completed the first part of his journey... a   by sea.
b  by rail, c byroad.
5 After Paul had been travelling for a week, he was... a   in Europe.
b   in the USA.
c   in New Zealand.
6 When he reached the end of his trip, Paul felt...
a   disappointed that he couldn't get to Campbell Island, b  worried about how he was going to get home, c   grateful to the people who had helped him.
c  Look at the highlighted words and phrases and try to work out their meaning. Then check the meaning and pronunciation in your dictionary.
i LISTENING
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C"i i I'l.U   Listen to five speakers talking about their experiences at airport security. Match Speakers 1-5 with photos A—E.
No matter what you think of Twitter, you have to admit that connecting over 200 million people worldwide is a pretty big achievement One of the site's greatest fans is ex-radio DJ Paul Smith, also known as The Twitchhiker'. Thanks to Twitter, Paul succeeded in going on a 30-day freejou   _,. 3k him half-way around the world. He didn't actually
hitchhike as such, but he did rely on the kindness of other people to get him there.
The idea came to him in his local supermarket in Gateshead, northern England. The crowded store and inconsiderate customers made him wish he was in another country. By the time he reached the checkout, he had made a plan. He would use Twitter to help him travel to the point in the world that was furthest from his own home: a remote place called Campbell Island to the south of New Zealand. But first he had to convince Jane, his wife of only four days, to let him go.
Oncejane agreed (as he knew she would) Paul announced his plan online, Twitter users sent messages to British actor and journalist Stephen Fry, an enthusiastic supporter of the site, to tell him about Paul's journey. He in turn asked his tens of thousands of followers to help Paul on his travels, Five days later, Paul was ready to go He tweeted his first message and waited for a response, It came from a local Twitter user called Leanne, who offered him an overnight ferry trip to Amsterdam. He was off!
After Amsterdam, two Parisian Twitter users paid for Paul to travel by rail to Paris, While he was there, a middle-aged German businesswoman sent him a high-speed train ticket from Paris to Saarbrücken and then drove him to Frankfurt. Shortly after that, a company director bought Paul a one-way flight from Frankfurt to New York. Within five days of leaving home, Paul had crossed the Atlantic! From New York, he was offered various lifts and bus rides - and even a flight on one occasion -until he reached Los Angeles, There, he received a message from a New Zealand airline offering to fly him to the capital. During his final week, he travelled the length of the country by plane, ferry, car, and camper van, before arriving at Stewart Island, just off the south coast, All he had to do now was to find the captain of a boat that would take him on the final leg1 of his journey-a six-day trip to Campbell Island, 900 km to the south.
But this was where Paul's luck ran out, Or did it? Paul never actually made it to Campbell Island, because he didn't get a ride, But he did receive another message from the airline offering to fly him home, Paul was delighted to have travelled so far, and decided that it was time to go home. When he got home, 30 hours later, Jane was waiting for him with an enormous smile and a big hug Although Paul didn't actually reach his destination, he succeeded in travelling over 18,325 km around the world absolutely free. Eighteen months on, he is still in touch with the people who helped him on his journey; and through him, they have become friends with one another, Which just goes to show the power of Twitter.
J- *    ■ V-
b Listen again and match the speakers to the sentences.
|   | A I was very annoyed because I was going to
have it for dinner. |   | B As you can imagine, he wasn't at all amused. |   | C It's a good job I found it and not the security
scanner!
|   | D I was lucky to have found such a kind man. |   | E Honestly, I don't know what I'd do without her!
c  Listen again with the audio script onp.69 and try to guess the meaning of any words you don't know. Then check in your dictionary.
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES
Learn these words and phrases, item   /'a i tarn/
security screener   /si'kjuoroti 'skrima/
undisputed /Andi'spjuitid/
keen on   /'kiin ,nn/
upmarket (restaurants) /Ap'maikit/
eager /'iiga/'
soak up   /.souk'Ap/
hotelier /hau'telis/
frugal /'fruigl/
at the bottom   /<Et da 'bntam/
If I won the lottery, I'd start a charity that helped little family hardware shops and fruit shops to open in city centres.
Alexei Sayle, British comedian
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1 VOCABULARY shops and services
a Read the clues. Complete the puzzle to find the hidden kind of shop. What does it sell?
L	A	U	N	D	E	R	E	T	T	E		
2												
		3										
												
			5									
6												
	7											
S												
	9											
10												
11												
												
1 A type of shop where you pay to wash and dry your clothes in machines is a launderette .
2 A very large shop outside a town that sells a variety of goods is a h_.
3 A shop that sells flowers is a fl_.
4 A shop that sells paper, pens, and pencils is a st_.
5 A shop that sells medicine and toiletries is a ch_.
6 The place where you go to look when you want to buy a house is an e____a______.
7 A shop that sells meat is a b..............__________ ______.
8 A shop that sells bread is a b_.
9 A shop that sells fish is a f_.
10 A shop that sells newspapers and magazines is a n_.
11 A shop where jewellery and watches are sold and repaired is a j_.
12 A shop that sells fruit and vegetables is a gr--■
b Join a word from A with a word from B to form places on the high street. Then complete the sentences.
A chain  craft DIY  dry  health food market off-travel
1 My cousin has a   market stall   selling leather bags in Covent Garden.
2 Can you pick up my suit from
the_, please?
3 Tanya went to the_to buy
some vitamins.
4 Did you book your flights online or at the_____________?
5 We bought a beautiful hand-made wooden bowl at the_.
6 Zara is a_that you find in
many shopping centres all over the world.
7 They stopped at the_to buy a
bottle of wine for dinner.
8 Our local_____............_.........has a very good
selection of gardening and carpentry tools.
c  Rewrite the sentences, replacing the bold words with the correct form of the phrasal verbs in the list.
be out of closedown look for look round open up try on
1
2
3
4
5
6
I didn't buy any black trousers because they didn't have my size in stock. I didn't buy any black trousers because they
were out of   my size. I've walked round to see what there is, but I haven't seen anything I want to buy.
I_but I haven't seen anything
I want.
A lot of new phone shops are starting to do business in the city centre.
A lot of new phone shops___in
the city centre.
Excuse me, where can I put on these jeans to see if they fit?
Excuse me, where can I_
these jeans?
The restaurant stopped trading after the health inspector's visit.
The restaurant_____............._____after the
health inspector's visit.
Hannah was trying to find a bikini, but she ended up with a swimsuit.
Hannah_a bikini, but she
ended up with a swimsuit.
B  agent's  cleaner's  fair  licence  statt  store (x3)
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2 READING
a  Read the text and complete it with the missing headings. There is one extra heading you do not need to use.
A Customer service D Online shopping
B The building E The shopping experience
C Prices F The location
b Read the text again and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
1 Daunt's is making a profit despite competition from the internet. T_
2 The Marylebone High Street branch is the newest store in the chain. _
3 The building was originally built to be a bookshop. _
4 Daunt's in Marylebone has been completely renovated. _
5 There are only two floors in the store. _
6 In the beginning, Daunt's only sold books about travel. _
7 Books by French authors will be found in the same section as travel books on France. _
8 People of all ages are welcome in the store. _
9 Daunt's places a lot of importance on customer service. _
10 Customers can buy books cheaper on the
website. _
Look at the highlighted words and phrases and try to work out their meaning. Then check the meaning and pronunciation in your dictionary.
LONDON'S FINEST BOOKSHOP
Book stores have suffered a lot on the high street recently, due to the massive growth of online book sellers, such as Amazon. One of the few book stores to survive and, indeed, prosper over the last decade is Daunt Books in London, more commonly known as Daunt's. Read on to find out the secrets of its success.
1 F
There are six stores in the chain, but the original and most famous of them is the main store in Marylebone High Street. Marylebone is an afHwai* area of inner-city London which is very popular with shoppers. Daunt's-is a favourite because of its reputation as 'the most beautiful bookshop in London'.
The shop itself is housed in an old andquei bookshop, which was built for the purpose in 1912, The shop front is full of character because of its large, historic windows. Inside the store itself Daunt's maintains its original appearance. The walls are lined with wooden bookshelves, which extend right to the back of the long, narrow shop. There is a second level upstairs reached by a wooden staircase, and another staircase leads downstairs to the basement. The shop has a stained-glass window and a number of beautiful skylights in the ceiling which bathe both books and customers in natural light.
Daunt's started life over 20 years ago when the shop was purchased by former banker James Daunt. At first, the store specialized in travel writing and the books were arranged by country. Later, the owner decided to expand without changing the organization of the store. Today you can still find travel guides and maps of Moscow in the section dedicated to Russia, but you can also find novels and poetry by Russian authors there, too. There are also sections dedicated to more unusual places, such as Ethiopia, Tibet, and the polar regions. At the front of the shop, there is a fantastic selection of newly published fiction and non-fiction, and a superb children's section full of weird and wonderful picture books.
4 . ■
The staff at Daunt's have a reputation for being friendly, helpful, and knowl§dg«ahfc, which makes it difficult for booklovers to stay away. Each customer is greeted when ^tjjJBKiPflf^l?; they enter the shop because they have to walk past the service desk. The assistants allow visitors to take their time looking round, yet they are always on hand to give advice when necessary.
Unlike its competitors, Daunt's hasn't invested heavily in technology, because it hasn't needed to. Its website is basic, but charming. It contains a virtual tour of the Marylebone store, which is well worth exploring, and there are also reading lists and 'books of the week'. Daunt's competes on specialism and quality of selection rather than price, offering customers a breath of fresh air when they are looking for a particular book.
3 GRAMMAR possessives
a Reorder the words to make sentences.
1 boyfriend's / with / doesn't / her / on / Beth / get / parents Beth doesn't get on with her boyfriend's varents .
2 saw / car / James's / yesterday / new / We
3 a / at / barbecue / Saturday / John's / There's / on
4 is / of / very / mine / good / a / Karen / friend
5 a / a / of / beautiful / That's / painting / sunset
b (£Jirclg)the correct answer. Tick (/) if both are correct.
1 This istfDebbie's bqojp/ the Debbie's book.
2 That girl is James' new girlfriend j James's new girlfriend. ■/
3 The boy's bikes j The boys' bikes need cleaning before they put them away.
4 The house's door j The door of the house is locked.
5 One day, we'd like to have ours own shop / our own shop.
6 I thought Alice was a friend of you j a friend of yours.
7 Where's my old shirt / that old shirt of mine?
c  Complete the sentences. Use the words in brackets with's or of.
1 Charlotte is wearing    her mother's earrings (earrings / her mother)
2 We climbed to   the top of the mountain (top / the mountain)
3 It's__next week.
(wedding anniversary / my parents)
4 _has broken down.
(car / Linda and Dave)
5 He'sneverbeenin_before.
(office / his boss) 6 Can you see the _
' (lid / my pen)
4 PRONUNCIATION 's; linking
a Right or wrong? Tick (/) if the pronunciation of's is right and cross (X) if it is wrong.
1 Ella's phone	/z/	
2 my friend's daughter	kl	
3 their aunt's house	kl	
4 Louise's flat	Izl	
5 my boss's desk	kl	
6 Rory's laptop	Izl	_
7 my niece's wedding	l\zl	
8 Mike's girlfriend	lizl	
9 Beth's children	kl	
10 my nephew's car	hzl	_
h    i)l<\\u<ilw' Listen and check. Then listen and repeat the phrases.
5 LISTENING
a    ijtiljUi^lDs5 Listen to a representative from a British newspaper giving a talk about a new campaign. What is the main aim of the campaign?
A To promote a new kind of store.
B To choose the most successful high street.
C To make residents want to shop in their high street.
b Listen again and answer the questions.
1 How many high streets are there in the UK today? About_.
2 How often do British people use the high street? They__use it.
3 What is the name of the new campaign?
It's called_the_
4 Who do the campaigners hope will be able to use the high street in the future?
They hope their_________
will be able to use it.
5 Apart from politicians, who will be involved in the
discussions?
.and.
. will be involved.
6 Which kind of store is new on the high street?
The_-and-_store is new.
7 What kind of people will be interviewed during the
campaign r
„ will be interviewed.
8 Which title will the best high street receive?
It will be called.___________of
the_.
9 According to the speaker, who has conflicting opinions about the high street?
The_have conflicting opinions.
c  Listen again with the tapescript on p. 70 and try to guess the meaning of any words that you don't know. Then check in your dictionary.
USEFUL WORDS AND PHRASES	
Learn the words and phrases.	
high street   /'hai striit/	personalized
struggle (verb)	/'paisanslaizd/
/'strAgl/.	pottery /'pDtari/
crafts /kraifts/	(photo) frame /f'reim/
set up a business	workshop /'w3:kjbp/
/set Ap a 'biznas/	hand-painted
wooden /'wudn/	/haend 'pemtid/