LESSON 5.

DIFFERENT COUNTRIES – DIFFERENT

PLACES

1. WORDS EASILY CONFUSED

A. Language Plus

• room: a separate part of a house or building

• suite: a luxurious room in a hotel
• cabin: a small bedroom in a ship
• hotel: a building that offers accommodation, food and various
facilities
• resort: a place where you go on vacation
• hostel: a type of hotel which offers very cheap accommodation and
is popular with students
• outing: a short trip to a place within your area
• tour: an organised trip during which you visit different places
• journey: when you travel from one place to another
• voyage: a long journey by ship or spacecraft
• trip: a short journey to a place and back again
• expedition: a long journey, especially one made by a group of
people with a particular aim
• fee: an amount of money that you pay to a professional person or
organisation for their work
• bill: a written statement of money that you owe for goods/services
• fare: the price you pay to travel by bus, train, etc.
• client: a person or organisation that received a service from a
professional person or organisation in return of money
• guest: somebody who is visiting you or is a customer at a hotel
 • customer: a person who buys goods or services, especially from a
shop
• номер: окрема частина будинку або будівлі
• люкс: розкішний номер в готелі
• каюта: невелика спальня в кораблі
• готель: будівля, що пропонує проживання, харчування і різні
зручності
• курорт: місце, куди ви їдете на відпочинок
• хостел: тип готелю, який пропонує дуже дешеве проживання і
користується популярністю у студентів
• вилазки: коротка поїздка до місця в межах вашого району
• тур: організована поїздка, під час якої ви відвідуєте різні місця
• подорож: коли ви подорожуєте з одного місця в інше
• подорож: довга подорож на кораблі або космічному кораблі
• подорож: коротка подорож до місця і назад
• експедиція: довга подорож, особливо та, яку здійснила група людей
з певною метою
• гонорар: грошова сума, яку ви платите професійній особі або
організації за їх роботу
• рахунок: письмова заява про гроші, які ви повинні за товари /
послуги
• тариф: ціна, яку ви платите за проїзд автобусом, поїздом і т.д.
• клієнт: особа або організація, яка отримала послугу від професійної
особи або організації в обмін на гроші
• гість: хтось, хто відвідує вас або є клієнтом в готелі
• клієнтом: людина, яка купує товари або послуги, особливо в
магазині
 B. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the
words in the boxes.

room suite cabin

1. We stayed at the Radison Hotel in a luxurious suite with a living area, a
separate dining area and a spacious bedroom.
2. The ship we took the cruise on was huge, and our cabin was
comfortable even though it was a bit small.
3. Did you book a single or a double room ?
hotel resort hostel
4. Many students prefer to stay in hostel when they travel because they
offer cheap accommodation.
5. We stayed at a popular seaside holiday resort in Spain with great
beaches and lots of discos.
6. This brand new hotel is located in the centre of the city, and facilities
include a Health and Beauty Spa, a Fitness Centre and a Business Centre.
outing tour journey
7. We had a long and hard tour ahead of us, so we decided to make an
early start.
8. We stayed in the largest town on the island, but we organised several
outing to nearby villages.
9. On the first day in Rome, we went on a sightseeing journey of the city.
voyage trip expedition
10. Mr Johnson is on a business trip in South America and will be away
for two weeks.
11. The ship made its first cross-Atlantic voyage in 1927.
12. My cousin Kyle volunteered to join a scientific expedition
to the South Pole.
fee bill fare
 13. Some banks charge an extra fee for this service.
14. How much is the bus fare?
15. I have to pay my electricity bill tomorrow.
client guest customer
16. Our neighbours are organising a party for 100 guest!
17. The shop assistants at this shop are very polite and always try to
satisfy customer.
18. He is a very successful lawyer and many of his client are well-known
celebrities.

2. GRAMMAR

A. Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past Progressive
of the verbs in brackets.

Goa is a very attractive holiday destination on the west coast of India.

Last year, it (1) received more than two million tourists, 400,000 of which (2)
came from abroad.

However, for 450 years, this tiny state (3) did not belong to India but to
Portugal. Portuguese merchants first (4) _________ (arrive) in Goa in the 15th
century by ship and (5) _________ (take) control of the spice trade. While the
Portuguese economy (6) _________ (do) fine, many of Portugal's enemies (7)
_________ (plan) its destruction. So the Portuguese (8) ___________ (build)
forts to protect themselves from their enemies who (9) _________ (continually /
attack) Goa.

Even after India (10) _________ (gain) its independence from the British
in 1947, Portugal still (11) _________ (refuse) to give up Goa. Portugal (12)
_________ (still / rule) Goa in 1961 when the Indian army (13) _________
(decide) to move in and take control. The battle (14) _________ (last) 26 hours
after which the Portuguese finally (15) _________ (surrender) and went home.

B. Individual work.

Variant I

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past

Progressive of the verbs in brackets.

1. My younger brother _________ (go) swimming every afternoon last

summer.
2. The cat _________ (jump) onto the table, _________ (drink) the milk
and _________ (fall) asleep.
3. It _________ (be) a warm summer afternoon, and we _________
(sunbathe) on the beach when we _________ (hear) someone shout for help.
4. Claire _________ (still learn) to be a pilot in those days.
Variant II

Complete the sentences with the Past Simple or the Past

Progressive of the verbs in brackets.

1. When Linda _________ (be) thinner, she _________ (often borrow)

her sister's jeans.
2. Christine _________ (graduate) from Cardiff University in 2007.
3. This time last year I _________ (surf) in Barbados.
4. She _________ (shop) in the market when someone _________ (take)
her handbag.