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The key answer of exercise 1

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8B - A ‘must-see’ attraction for the textbook English File Advanced - Student's Book with authors Christina Latham-Koenig, Clive Oxenden, Jerry Lambert and Kate Chomacki from Oxford University Press

Question

  1. Look at the photos of six famous tourist attractions and read the captions. Do you know where they are? Do you know anything else about them?
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  3. Read the article again. What was disappointing about each place? Did anyone say anything positive?
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  5. Read some more comments from disappointed tourists and complete them with the places or things in the photos.

Answer

a)

  1. New York, USA
  2. Copenhagen, Denmark
  3. Peru
  4. Hawaii, USA
  5. South Dakota, USA
  6. Bolivia

c)

  1. It was just big stones.
  2. It was empty and soulless; there was no white sand, but had tacky hotels.
  3. There were long queues to get in and go up. You can't see the iconic building because you're on it.
  4. It was not remote, but near the shore, run-down, and local people don't want tourists there.
  5. It is a long way from the city centre, surrounded by tourists, small, and unimpressive.
  6. It is very boring - just flat, with trees on the top of the mountain.

The only positive comment is about Machu Picchu: breathtaking location, beautiful hill behind.

e)

  1. the Sphinx
  2. The Mona Lisa
  3. Stonehenge
  4. the Australian Outback
  5. Times Square on New Year's

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