Vocabulary: The power of tourism

 Vinsight Compound nouns: travel

1Complete the sentences with the words in the box. 

MOVE
• guide
• transport
• trap
• resort
• park
• package
• destination

• 1France is the world's number one travel  .

• 2The whole of Yellowstone National   in the US is actually a giant supervolcano.

• 3San Francisco's cable cars are part of the city's public   system.

• 4  holidays are less popular now that people can book flights and accommodation online.

• 5A tour  's salary often isn't very high, but it's obviously a great job for those who love travel.

• 6People don't think of Barcelona as a beach  , but there are seven beaches on its coastline.

• 7It's a good idea to visit some of the other pyramids in Egypt, as Giza is a bit of a tourist  .

V Travel

2Match the verbs to the nouns. 

take part in

escape

take

soak up

get off

see

get to know

• the sun
• the sights
• the beaten track
• people
• time out
• the crowds
• guided tours

3Complete the adverts with the phrases in exercise 2. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

A! Our guide shows you great places to eat which only the locals know about.

B of the city with one of our downloadable audio tours!

CTired of cold, grey winter?  on one of our package holidays to the Canary Islands!

DToo much work? Why not  and spend a day in one of our luxury health spas?

E one of our , with expert local guides.

FCome to the beach barbecue at 8.00 tonight and  staying in different hotels.

GHire one of our 4×4 jeeps, and . Discover hidden parts of the island!

4Match the types of holiday to the descriptions. 

• 1a self-catering holiday

  2a working holiday

  3a house swap

  4a backpacking holiday

  5a city break

  6a coach tour

  7a honeymoon

  8an adventure holiday

• aWhen you see the most famous sights of a place in a couple of days.

  bWhen you do jobs, often to help local people.

  cWhen a couple celebrate having just got married.

  dWhen you do all the cooking for yourself.

  eWhen you go to many different places by bus.

  fWhen people live in each others' homes.

  gWhen you explore new places and do unusual and exciting things, such as a safari.

  hWhen you travel to many places, carrying all your things on your back.

V Types of holiday

5Complete the TV review with the words in the box. 

MOVE
• self-catering
• tour guide
• coach tour
• get off the beaten track
• got to know
• National Park
• escape the crowds
• beach resort
• soak up the sun
• adventure holiday
• package holiday

Last night's TV

In last night's Holiday Show, Mariella took the money-saving option of a ¹  to Kalamaki, on the Greek island of Zakynthos. Mariella stayed in ²  accommodation and showed us that cooking Greek style is quick and fun. And as Kalamaki is a ³ , she had plenty of opportunities to ⁴  between lunch and dinner! The main beach was pretty full, but she only needed a short walk to ⁵ .

Sean Turner had most of the excitement. His ⁶  took him to the Galapagos Islands, which are now an Ecuadorian ⁷ . Most of the islands look truly wild, and it's easy to ⁸ , though you can only go to some places in organized groups, with a ⁹ .

Danny saw most of France on a week's ¹⁰ . He found there was too much time spent on the road, but said he certainly ¹¹  his fellow holidaymakers really well!

6 CHALLENGE! Make a list of the holidays you've been on. Say what kind of holidays they were, what you did on them and what you enjoyed most.   Write your task in another program (e.g. Word).  Save the file to your computer.  Upload your file.  If you want to add a note to your teacher, write it in the Comments box.  Select Submit to Dropbox to send your work to your teacher.