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The writer had several problems arriving at his destination in a village in southern Italy. His plane was late, so he missed the sunset. At the airport, his name was not on file for the rental car. The taxis were on strike, so the receptionist called her brother Alessandro, who drove the writer in his old car. However, the car broke down along the way. After Alessandro fixed the car, they arrived very late at the farmhouse, where the hosts had waited up for the writer and provided him with a wonderful meal.

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Writing: Read The Extract From A Travel Book. Tick ( ) A, B, or C

The writer had several problems arriving at his destination in a village in southern Italy. His plane was late, so he missed the sunset. At the airport, his name was not on file for the rental car. The taxis were on strike, so the receptionist called her brother Alessandro, who drove the writer in his old car. However, the car broke down along the way. After Alessandro fixed the car, they arrived very late at the farmhouse, where the hosts had waited up for the writer and provided him with a wonderful meal.

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Writing 6 He couldn’t get a train to the village because they

were on strike.
Read the extract from a travel book. Tick (✓) A,
A True 󠄃 B False 󠄃 C Doesn’t say 󠄃 󠄃
B, or C.
7 The receptionist asked a relative to help the writer.
I arranged to stay in a farmhouse outside a village in southern Italy.
My itinerary said that the plane arrived in Italy at five o’clock in the A True 󠄃 B False 󠄃 C Doesn’t say 󠄃󠄃
afternoon and it was a thirty-minute drive from the airport to the
village. I wanted to get to my destination before it got dark, so I could 8 Alessandro was a taxi driver.
have a drink, watch the sunset, and enjoy an evening meal! A True 󠄃 B False 󠄃 C Doesn’t say 󠄃
The problems began at Heathrow airport. My plane was three hours 9 When the car broke down, Alessandro phoned a
late. I walked around the airport, looked in the shops, and drank mechanic. 󠄃
coffee in the cafés. I didn’t eat anything. That was a mistake! When
the plane finally took off, they gave me a cold, tasteless meal which I A True 󠄃 B False 󠄃 C Doesn’t say 󠄃󠄃
couldn’t eat.
10 There was no food for the writer at the
We arrived in Italy in the early evening. The sun was setting as I was farmhouse.
collecting my bags! I missed it completely! I went to the desk to find
A True 󠄃󠄃 B False 󠄃󠄃 󠄃 󠄃C 󠄃Doesn’t say 󠄃󠄃
my hire car and that’s when I discovered the next problem. The
receptionist couldn’t find my name on the computer and there were 2 Read the text again and answer the questions.
no more cars. There were no buses or trains to the village, and the 1 What three things did the writer want to do that
taxis were on strike. evening?
_______________________________________
The receptionist felt sorry for me. She phoned her brother,
Alessandro, who agreed to take me to the village. Alessandro arrived 2 Why didn’t he eat on the plane?
in a very old car and we set off. Fifteen minutes later … we broke _______________________________________
down. I was tired, depressed, and very, very hungry. Luckily,
Alessandro was a mechanic. After an hour, he fixed the car and we 3 Why didn’t he see the sunset?
started driving again. _______________________________________

It was nearly midnight when we arrived at the farmhouse. A man 4 Why didn’t he travel to the village by bus?
opened the door and smiled. ‘Come in,’ he said. ‘We waited for you.’ _______________________________________
I sat with a group of the friendliest people I’ve ever met and had an
5 When did he get to the farmhouse?
absolutely wonderful meal. _______________________________________

Example: It was the writer’s first trip to Italy. WRITING


A True 󠄃B False󠄃󠄃󠄃C Doesn’t say󠄀󠄃 Write about a journey you really enjoyed. Answer
these questions.
1 He bought some souvenirs at Heathrow airport.
A True 󠄃 B False 󠄃 C Doesn’t say 󠄃󠄃 1 Where did you go?
2 He had a snack at the airport. 2 How did you travel?

A True 󠄃󠄃 B False 󠄃 C Doesn’t say 󠄃 3 Who did you talk to during the journey?
3 He complained about the meal on the plane. 4 What did you see during the journey?

A True 󠄃B False 󠄃 C Doesn’t say 󠄃 5 Why did you enjoy the journey?
4 He planned to walk to the village from the airport.

A True 󠄃 B False 󠄃 C Doesn’t say 󠄃

5 His name wasn’t on the computer of the hired car


company.
A journey I enjoy
A True 󠄃󠄃B False 󠄃󠄃 C Doesn’t say 󠄃
I went…

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