Cover of the textbook On Screen B1+ - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8d - Listening skills for the textbook On Screen B1+ - Student's Book with authors Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing

Question

You are going to listen to an advert. Before you listen, check these words in the Word List. What kind of holiday do you think the advert is about?

Answer

  • winter break: a short holiday during winter
  • lifetime: the period of somebody's life
  • overnight stay: staying in a place during the night
  • dog sledding: travelling on the snow on a special vehicle pulled by dogs
  • snowmobiling: travelling on the snow on a small motor vehicle
  • chairlift ride: travelling on a chair-like vehicle, hanging from a wire, which takes skiers up to a mountain
  • direct flight: a flight from one place to another without stopping
  • complimentary: given free to people
  • in-flight meal: a meal provided during a plane journey in the aircraft
  • transfer: transporting passengers from an airport to their hotel and the opposite
  • luxury accommodation: a very expensive, beautiful and comfortable place for somebody to stay
  • 3-course meal: a meal consisting of three separate dishes
  • airport taxes: an amount of money that passengers have to pay before the departure of their flight
  • hire: an arrangement in which you pay a sum of money to borrow something for a short time
  • thermal clothes: clothing made from special material to keep you warm in very cold weather