1C GRAMMAR

Order the story

Put the story in order.
0 that night. We
A
sta rt ed to go wrong at ab out 1.3
Thin gs singing in
en ly wo ke n by pe ople shouting and
were sudd to knock on the
e ro om ne xt do or . My husband went
th
no answer.
door but there was

ided to e
t e d . I dec th
e r e exha u s
h o t water in
w
g, we was no decide
d to
B
n e xt mornin x, b ut there l l . W e nd
The ela at a toast, a
a b a th to r s no shower g g s o n
take e wa b ery e of the
p s , a n d ther W e h ad rub r u n n i ng out
ta ast. ouse
b reakf aw a m
go for h e n I s
ffee. T
C cold co
!
A few weeks ago, my husba kitchen
nd and I decided to treat
ourselves to a night away.
My sister had been to a
country hotel nearby a few
weeks before, and she ha
stopped talking ab out ho dn’t D
w amazing it was. She ag
to bab ysit our two girls ree d
for the night, and I booke I’d been worrying ab
room for the following we d us a out leaving the girls
ekend. but as soon as I sa behind,
w the gorgeous 18th
hotel, I forgot my ce ntury
worries. Our bedroo
most beautiful room m was the
I’d ever been in, wi
four-poster bed, a th a
ur table. luxurious red carp
a p p eared at o stunning views over et , and
cep ti o n e night, the gardens.
E
, th e g ir l from re a d h a p p ened in th
S uddenly r what h ut us.
ta r te d to tell he b e e n made ab o est’s
As w e s
t a c o m p laint ha d
d ly o n a nother gu
a lou
she said th e’d b een knocking ehaved F
n tl y , w s th at if we b
Appare h t. S h e to ld u
th e p o li ce. Next, he tried to find someone who worked at the hotel,
e nig call
door in th ly again, she would but there was no one around. We tried to sleep but the
sive
so aggres shouting and singing continued for hours. At about
5.00 a.m. we finally managed to drop off.

tting
G Tw o h o u rs later, I was si
wait to leave. ught of her
We couldn’t si st er what I tho
fa, tell in g m y of my life!
on my own so b ee n th e worst holiday
ion. It had
recommendat
H
ly afternoon strolling
The sun was shining, and we had a love
dinner. The food
in the gardens. Then it was time for
t was tough and the
wasn’t the best I’d ever had – the mea
I didn’t mind.
vegetables were a bit tasteless – but

Personal Best Cover the story. Work with a partner and try to remember what happened and in what order.

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