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
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2
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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
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Ниже подробное решение с объяснениями по всем частям задачи.
Часть 1. Completing definitions (слова, которые дополняют определения)
1) 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.
2) (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.
3) [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:
1) with a better reputation than it really deserves
2) boring
3) full of life and energy
4) far away from other people, houses, etc.
5) with too many people or things in it
6) very impressive or surprising, spectacular
7) pretty, especially in a way which looks old-fashioned
8) changed for the worse
9) 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.