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Answer — Exercise 2

6.6 - Speaking·Focus 5 (2nd edition) - Student's Book

Question

Listen to two people comparing the photos. What do they say about these holidays with regard to.

Answer

  • cost: The sightseeing holiday and the camping can be done cheaply, but the mountaineering holiday would require lots of money for the equipment.
  • pace: The pace of the sightseeing trip could be quite fast and dynamic, while the mountaineering trip would require a more fixed schedule; the camping trip is very quiet.
  • spontaneity: It is easier to be spontaneous on the sightseeing trip; a mountaineering holiday needs a great deal of preparation and a predetermined schedule.
  • freedom: On the sightseeing holiday you are free to do what you want; the mountaineering holiday and the camping holiday would appeal to people who want to be get away from other people.

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