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Exercise 3

Complete the postcard with the following words:

  • shining | glorious | deserted | soaking up | tide | luxurious  | playtime

Dear Jane,

Here we are in Portuga. The weather’s absolutely  – the sun’s been  ever since we arrived.

The hotel is really  and we’re only five minutes from the beach, which is most of the time. That’s where we are now. Peter’s lying here next to me the sun and the kids are  in the sea. The is coming in and we’ve got to move up the beach before we all get soaked!

Wish you were here.

Love

Emma

ANSWERS

Dear Jane, Here we are in Portugal. The weather’s absolutely glorious – the sun’s been shining ever since we arrived.

The hotel is really luxurious and we’re only five minutes from the beach, which is deserted most of the rime. That’s where we are now. Peter’s lying here next to me soaking up the sun and the kids are playing in the sea. The tide is coming in and we’ve got 10 move up the beach, before we all get soaked!

Wish you were here.

Love

Emma

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Exercise 2

Complete the sentences with the following words:

  • deserted | naturist | rocky | crystal-clear | unspoilt | crowded | golden

1. The beach is always at this time of the year. There’s no room to put your towel down!

2. The beaches were absolutely Sometimes we were the only two people there.

3. Sri Lanka has some fantastic beaches — mile after mile of sand and water.

4. Ten years ago the place was completely, but now the whole seafront is full of bars and cafes. They’ve spoilt the place completely.

5. The coastline is very and most of the beach is pebbles. There’s hardly any sand at all.

6. The  beach is quite difficult to find, as it’s about 2 kilometres outside town.

ANSWERS

  1. crowded
  2. deserted
  3. golden, crystalclear
  4. unspoilt
  5. rocky
  6. naturist

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Exercise 1

Write the name of each image using the following list:

palm tree | beach umbrella | flip flops | surfboard |   sunglasses | sunscreen | beach ball | lighthouse | seagull | seashell | a wave | a life guard 

                   

1 –                2 –              3 – 

                

4 –              5 –            6 – 

                 

7 –             8 –               9 – 

                         

10 –            11 –            12 – 

ANSWERS

  1. seagull
  2. palm tree 
  3. seashell 
  4. sunglasses 
  5. a life guard
  6. sunscreen 
  7. lighthouse 
  8. beach umbrella 
  9. beach ball 
  10. a wave 
  11. flip flops 
  12. surfboard 

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Exercise 7

Match the beginning and end of sentences: 

  • wine | grapes | toothpaste | cake | marmalade | chocolates | crisps | beer

1. a box of 

2. a packet of 

3. a can of 

4. a tube of 

5. a bunch of 

6. a jar of 

7. a bottle of 

8. a piece of 

ANSWERS

  1. a box of chocolates                
  2. a packet of crisps                 
  3. a can of beer            
  4. a tube of toothpaste               
  5. a bunch of grapes              
  6. a jar of marmalade    
  7. a bottle of wine                           
  8. a piece of cake

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Exercise 6

Indicate for each of the following sentences if something was free, cheap or expensive :

1. Do you like my jacket? It’s made of pure silk.
> Really? It must have cost you a packet. → 

2. I thought the hotel was quite reasonable — considering how nice it was. → 

3. Wow! Two weeks in Barbados! It must have cost a fortune. → 

4. I’m not going to New York until February. The flights are a bit pricey at this time of the year. → 

5. I got this Beatles CD in the second-hand shop for a pound. lt was a real bargain! → 

6. I like the new car. Was it expensive?

> It didn‘t cost me a penny. My brother gave it to me. → 

7. New York was fantastic but the trip cost me an arm and a leg. → 

8. We had to get tickets at the last minute so we had to pay through the nose for them. It was a real rip~off. → 

ANSWERS

  1. expensive
  2. cheap
  3. expensive
  4. expensive
  5. cheap
  6. free
  7. expensive
  8. expensive

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Exercise 5

Complete the expressions below with cost or price:

1. half 

2. total 

3. tag

4. of living

5. two for the  of one

6. list

7. fair 

8. included at no extra 

ANSWERS

  1. half price
  2. total cost
  3. price tag
  4. cost of living
  5. two for the price of one
  6. price list
  7. fair price
  8. included at no extra cost

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Exercise 4

Complete the dialogues with the following sentences:

  • keep the receipt | make a list | got this | get a refund | try this on | pick up a bargain

1. I’ve got to go to the supermarket later. Is there anything you want?
> Yes, lots of things. Why don’t you so you don’t forget anything?

2. I really need a new coat.
> Well, wait till after Christmas. You might in the sales.

3. Can I , please?
> Certainly, the changing rooms are over there.

4. I don’t believe it! We only had this alarm clock for three weeks and it’s broken.
> Well, why don’t you take it back and see if you can ?
> I’m not sure if I can do that. I didn’t .

5. Have you  in dark blue?
> I’m afraid not.
Never mind. I’ll take the black, then.

ANSWERS

  1. make a list
  2. pick up a bargain
  3. try this on
  4. get a refund, keep the receipt
  5. got this

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Exercise 3

Who says each of the following sentences? the customer or the shop assistant?

1. Can I help you? → 

2. No, thank you. I’m just looking. → 

3. Are you being served? → 

4. Your receipt’s in the bag. → 

5. Okay, thank you. I’ll take it. → 

6. Thank you. I think I’ll leave it for now. → 

ANSWERS

  1. the shop assistant
  2. the customer
  3. the shop assistant
  4. the shop assistant
  5. the customer
  6. the customer

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Exercise 2: supermarkets

Complete the sentences with the following words:

  • aisle | checkout | baskets | plastic bag | organic | trolley

1. I hate carrying those wire  I use a at the supermarket.

2. I think working on a  must be a really boring job.

3. If everyone uses one  every time they go shopping, that’s an awful lot of pollution.

4. Could you tell me where the coffee is, please?
> Third on the right.

5. Excuse me, are these potatoes ?

> No, the section is over there, sir.

ANSWERS

  1. baskets, trolley
  2. checkout
  3. plastic bag
  4. aisle
  5. organic, organic

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Exercise 1

Faites correspondre ces magasins avec les choses que l’on y achète:

  • greengrocer’s | baker‘s | butcher‘s | chemist’s | ironmonger’s | florist’s | off-licence | newsagent’s
  1. Meat →  
  2. Flowers →  
  3. Bread and cakes  →  
  4. Magazines and newspapers  →  
  5. Fruit and vegetables  →  
  6. Wine and spirits  →  
  7. Medicine  →  
  8. Tools, nails, candles etc… →  

ANSWERS

  1. Meat → butcher’s
  2. Flowers → florist’s
  3. Bread and cakes  → baker’s
  4. Magazines and newspapers  → newsagent’s
  5. Fruit and vegetables  → greengrocer’s
  6. Wine and spirits  → off-licence
  7. Medicine  → chemist’s
  8. Tools, nails, candles etc… → ironmonger’s