b Complete each definition with the correct word. Ic) an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again: a business, a school to France, Tomorrow there will…
B Complete each definition with the correct word. Ic) an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again: a business, a school to France, Tomorrow there will be a boat to the island. They had to make several to bring all the equipment over (c) an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart: It was a long and difficult across the mountains. They continued their on foot. We broke our (stopped for a short time) in Madrid. [u] the activity of going to different places for business or pleasure, especially over long distances: Her interests include music and foreign. Continued fighting makes in the area dangerous. air/rail/space insurance/documents/guide/sickness. Oxford Learner's Thesaurus 2 Verb phrases Match the verbs with their collocates. cancel cut short postpone / put off go go on 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 take out set off / set out travel insurance on a journey / early a trip / a visit (= finish earlier than planned) camping/backpacking / sightseeing an outing (or excursion) / a trip/holiday / a safari / a cruise a trip / a visit (= reschedule it for a later time) a trip/a flight/ a visit (= decide not to go) 3 Adjectives and phrases to describe places Match the adjectives and definitions. breathtaking overcrowded dull lively off the beaten track overrated picturesque spoilt touristy with a better reputation than it really deserves boring designed to attract a lot of tourists changed for the worse full of life and energy 1 2 3 4 5 6 far away from other people, houses, etc. 7 with too many people or things in it 8 very impressive or surprising, spectacular 9 pretty, especially in a way which looks old-fashioned Can you remember the words on this page? Test yourself or a partner. p.85
Ниже подробное решение с объяснениями по всем частям задачи.
Часть 1. Completing definitions (слова, которые дополняют определения)
- Ic) an act of travelling from one place to another, and usually back again: a business, a school to France, Tomorrow there will be a boat to the island. They had to make several to bring all the equipment over
- Правильное слово: trip (во мн. числе trips)
- Обоснование: “trip” — это акт путешествия из одного места в другое и обычно обратно. Примеры в задании: бизнес‑поездка (business trip), школьная экскурсия (school trip), завтра отправится лодка на остров, и им нужно было сделать несколько поездок (several trips), чтобы перевезти всё оборудование.
- (c) an act of travelling from one place to another, especially when they are a long way apart: It was a long and difficult across the mountains. They continued their on foot. We broke our (stopped for a short time) in Madrid.
- Правильные слова: journey; journey
- Обоснование: “journey” — акт путешествия на значительное расстояние. В контексте: “a long and difficult journey across the mountains” — длинное и трудное путешествие через горы; “continued their journey on foot” — продолжили путь пешком; “broke our journey” — сделали короткую остановку по дороге (перерыв в путешествии). Вставляете: journey, journey, journey.
- [u] the activity of going to different places for business or pleasure, especially over long distances: Her interests include music and foreign. Continued fighting makes in the area dangerous. air/rail/space insurance/documents/guide/sickness.
- Правильное слово: travel
- Обоснование: “travel” — деятельность по поездкам за пределы места пребывания (деловые или туристические). Примеры: “travel insurance” (страхование путешествий), “long-distance travel” и т. д. В списке также подходят сочетания: air travel, rail travel, space travel, travel documents, travel guide, travel sickness.
Итого по части 1: слова — trip, journey, travel.
Часть 2. Verb phrases (соответствие глаголов и коллокатов)
Условия: сопоставьте каждый глагол с соответствующим коллокатом.
Даны глаголы:
- cancel
- cut short
- postpone / put off
- go
- go on
- take out
- set off / set out
И коллокаты:
- travel insurance
- on a journey / early
- a trip / a visit (= finish earlier than planned)
- camping/backpacking / sightseeing
- an outing (or excursion) / a trip/holiday / a safari / a cruise
- a trip / a visit (= reschedule it for a later time)
- a trip/a flight/ a visit (= decide not to go)
Правильное соответствие:
- take out — travel insurance
- set off / set out — on a journey / early
- cancel — a trip / a visit (= decide not to go)
- postpone / put off — a trip / a visit (= reschedule it for a later time)
- go — camping/backpacking / sightseeing
- go on — an outing (or excursion) / a trip/holiday / a safari / a cruise
- cut short — a trip / a visit (= finish earlier than planned)
Объяснение краткое: “take out travel insurance” (оформить страховку на путешествие); “set off on a journey” или “set off/set out early” (отправиться в путь/начать рано); “cancel a trip/visit” (отменить поездку); “postpone/put off a trip/visit” (перенести поездку); “go camping” или “go sightseeing” (ехать/ездить с целью кемпинга или осмотра достопримечательностей); “go on an outing/excursion/…/cruise” (отправиться в вылазку, тур, сафари, круиз); “cut short a trip/visit” (прервать поездку раньше запланированного).
Часть 3. Adjectives and phrases to describe places (соответствие прилагательных и определений)
Условия: соедините прилагательные с их определениями.
Список прилагательных:
- breathtaking
- overcrowded
- dull
- lively
- off the beaten track
- overrated
- picturesque
- spoilt
- touristy
Определения:
- with a better reputation than it really deserves
- boring
- full of life and energy
- far away from other people, houses, etc.
- with too many people or things in it
- very impressive or surprising, spectacular
- pretty, especially in a way which looks old-fashioned
- changed for the worse
- designed to attract a lot of tourists
Соответствие:
- breathtaking — 6 (very impressive or surprising, spectacular)
- overcrowded — 5 (with too many people or things in it)
- dull — 2 (boring)
- lively — 3 (full of life and energy)
- off the beaten track — 4 (far away from other people, houses, etc.)
- overrated — 1 (with a better reputation than it really deserves)
- picturesque — 7 (pretty, especially in a way which looks old-fashioned)
- spoilt — 8 (changed for the worse)
- touristy — 9 (designed to attract a lot of tourists)
Коротко:
- 1: overrated
- 2: dull
- 3: lively
- 4: off the beaten track
- 5: overcrowded
- 6: breathtaking
- 7: picturesque
- 8: spoilt
- 9: touristy
Если хочешь, могу привести примеры заполнения полноценных предложений на каждую позицию или сделать краткий конспект по повторению этих лексических единиц.
