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B2

English Vocabulary Exercises for B2 – Getting away from it all

10 exercícios

1. Put the words below in the correct column.

  • adventure holiday backpacking beach holiday
  • beach house caravan cruise guest house holiday home
  • self-catering apartment surfing tent
  • time-share apartment volunteering winter sports holiday
Holiday accommodationTypes of holidays

2. Match the holiday accommodation below with the sentences.

  • B&B hotel house swap self-catering apartment
  • villa youth hotel
  • 1)
    ‘The website said it had four stars, but the room was really small and there wasn’t any Wi-Fi. If you wanted to use the internet, you had to go and use some computers in the lobby!’
  • 2)
    ‘We were really lucky because their flat was right in the centre of Rome. It also had a lovely balcony with views of the square. I think they were happy with ours because it’s only fifteen minutes from Trafalgar Square on the underground.’
  • 3)
    ‘Although it was on the coast, it also had a lovely swimming pool and a big terrace where we sat in the evenings. There were four bedrooms and enough room for all the family.’
  • 4)
    ‘It was cheap, but we had to share a room with six other people who we didn’t know. One guy spent the whole night talking in his sleep and kept me awake!’
  • 5)
    ‘The room was fine and the breakfast was enormous. We didn’t need to have lunch!’
  • 6)
    ‘It seemed like a good idea at first because we could eat when we wanted, but we spent a lot of time shopping in supermarkets for food.’

3. Listen to Alex and Jessica choosing a holiday. Underline the four types of holiday they mention. Which holiday do they choose to go on?

Audio
  • city break cycling holiday houseboat holiday house swap
  • package holiday volunteering holiday

4. Listen again and complete the sentences with the adjectives below.

Audio
  • commercialized crowded dull inaccessible run-down unspoiled
  • 1)
    Jessica doesn’t think anyone will want to come to their hometown because it is
  • 2)
    Jessica doesn’t like Alex’s second suggestion because the holiday destination will be with tourists and very
  • 3)
    Alex doesn’t like Jessica’s suggestion because he thinks the accommodation will be and the place
  • 4)
    They finally decide to visit the west of Ireland, which is

5. Replace the underlined words with the adjectives below.

  • breathtaking dingy hospitable
  • remote unique vibrant
  • 1)
    The view from the top of the mountain is extremely beautiful
  • 2)
    Our hotel room was dark and dirty
  • 3)
    The village is quite far away, but it’s worth going there as it’s so beautiful and unspoiled.
  • 4)
    The people are really friendly and helpful
  • 5)
    New York is an incredibly energetic and exciting city.
  • 6)
    This coastal town has a special, unusual atmosphere that will be different from anything you’ve experienced.

6. Complete the email with the words below.

  • adventure batteries easy experiences pamper physically
  • To: [email protected]
  • Hi Kate
  • I’m on holiday! I decided to take it 1) and 2) myself at a luxury hotel. However, after two days, I’m bored! I wish I had decided to be 3) active and find 4) somewhere! This hotel is great and I’ve recharged my 5) , but now I wish I could have new 6) ! If only there were more things to do!
  • Best wishes,
  • Harry

7. Match 1-8 with a-h.

  • 1)
    They say that travel
  • 2)
    You need plenty of time to
  • 3)
    We wanted to try
  • 4)
    I like to hang
  • 5)
    When you travel alone, you meet
  • 6)
    We enjoyed
  • 7)
    We like to eat
  • 8)
    I really need to get
  • a)
    out with my friends at the weekends.
  • b)
    the local food, but we could only find fast-food restaurants!
  • c)
    away from it all and relax.
  • d)
    broadens your horizons.
  • e)
    people from interesting places.
  • f)
    out in good restaurants.
  • g)
    see the sights in New York.
  • h)
    the nightlife, but the beaches weren’t very nice.

Extra exercises

8. Use a word from a and a word from B to make compound nouns. Then complete the sentences.

  • A back camp camper city guest package self-catering youth
  • B apartment break holiday hostel house packing site van
  • 1)
    When my friends were in New Zealand, they hired a to travel around South Island.
  • 2)
    The price of our included the flight, the hotel and some of the excursions.
  • 3)
    The they chose had a field for caravans as well as several for tents.
  • 4)
    My parents have gone on a to Rome to celebrate their wedding anniversary.
  • 5)
    The we stayed at only had six rooms, but it was very comfortable and the owners were nice.
  • 6)
    We prefer to do our own cooking, so we tend to rent a when we go away.
  • 7)
    is the cheapest way to see a country.
  • 8)
    There were ten people to a dormitory in the we slept in.

9. Replace the underlined words with the synonyms below.

  • dingy overcrowded remote run-down unspoiled vibrant
  • 1)
    Rio de Janeiro is at its most exciting at carnival time.
  • 2)
    Some of Britain’s beach resorts are rather neglected
  • 3)
    The isolated village we stayed in was over 30 km from the nearest big town.
  • 4)
    Many of the beaches in Menorca are completely natural
  • 5)
    It’s best to avoid the city centre at weekends because the shops are full of people
  • 6)
    They gave us a dark and dirty room at the back of the hotel, so we asked if we could change.

10. Complete the questions with travel collocations. Use one or two words.

  • 1)
    Would you a campfire on the beach?
  • 2)
    Can you a tent and take it down again on your own?
  • 3)
    Do you light when you go on holiday or do you take a lot of luggage?
  • 4)
    Where do you go when you want to from it all?
  • 5)
    Do you ever the beaten track?
  • 6)
    Would you ever rough if you didn’t have anywhere to stay?

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