to ruin. to startle. trader. to compare. to sunbathe. excursion. to advise sy of. to queue. foreigners. brochure. SOLUTIONS

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to ruin

to spoil or destroy sg

ban

to forbid, especially officially

to startle

to surprise

trader

a person who buys and sells

to compare

to look at the differences between two or more things

to sunbathe

to sit or lie in the sun in order to make your skin darker

curry

a dish, originally from India, consisting of meat or vegetables cooked in a spicy sauce

excursion

a short trip

duty

responsibility

to advise sy of

to warn sy about

to queue

to stand in line

foreigners

people from other countries

brochure

advertisement magazine

SOLUTIONS

Task 1.

1. "No-one told us there would be fish in the sea. The children were startled (=surprised and worried)."

2. "We bought 'Ray-Ban' sunglasses for one euro from a street trader (=seller) , only to find out that they were fake(=not real)."

3. "Topless sunbathing (=sitting in the sun) on the beach should be banned (=be illegal). The holiday was ruined (=bad) as my husband spent all day looking at other women."

4. "The beach was too sandy."

5. "I was bitten by a mosquito - no-one said they could bite."

6. "It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England. It only took the Americans three hours to get home."

7. "I compared (=looked at both) the size of our one-bedroom apartment to our friends' three-bedroom apartment and ours was significantly (=much) smaller."

8. Visitors to Spain: "There are too many Spanish people. The receptionist speaks Spanish. The food is Spanish. Too many foreigners(=foreign people)."

9. "We found the sand was not like the sand in the brochure(=advertisement magazine). Your brochure shows the sand as yellow but it was white."

10. "We had to queue (=stand in line) outside the hotel with no air conditioning."

11. "It is your duty (=responsibility) as a tour operator to advise us of (warn us about) noisy guests before we travel."

12. "It's lazy of the local shopkeepers to close in the afternoons. I often needed to buy things during 'siesta' time - this should be banned."

13. "On my holiday to Goa in India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry (=an Indian spice). I don't like spicy food at all."

14. "We booked an excursion (=trip) to a water park but no-one told us we had to bring our swimming costumes and towels."

15. "My fiancé and I booked a twin-bedded room but we were placed in a double-bedded room. We now hold you responsible for the fact that I find myself pregnant. This would not have happened if you had put us in the room that we booked."

Task 2.

1. As I stopped at a red light, a teenager came up to me and handed in a travel brochure through the window.

2. Can you please advise us of the risks involved in this extreme sport?

3. Compare some recent work with your older stuff and you'll see how much you've improved.

4. Experts revealed (=showed) that the painting was a fake.

5. He is a well-known trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.

6. He was charged with (=accused of) possessing a fake passport.

7. Her injury ruined her chances of winning the race.

8. Huge modern hotels have ruined this once beautiful coastline.

9. I felt it was my duty to tell them the truth.

10. I had to wait/stand in the queue (US line) for three hours to get tickets for Pink’s concert.

11. I like to sunbathe in the morning when the sun is not so hot.

12. If you compare house prices in the two areas, it's quite amazing how different they are.

13. My piano playing has improved significantly since I've had a new teacher.

14. Next weekend’s excursion will be to Washington D.C. We’ll be back the next day.

15. She gave a startled expression when I dropped the vase.

16. She was banned from driving for two years, because she was caught driving under the influence (=drunk).

17. The duty of the foster parents is to act in the best interests of their adopted child.

18. The film was banned (= the government didn’t allow th showing) in several countries.

19. The noise of the car startled the birds and the whole flock (=group) flew up into the air.

20. There are more and more foreigners in our capital, which is great because it helps our economy.

21. When I was in India, I loved to eat lamb curry.

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