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The key answer of exercise 4

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8.4 - Guided tour for the textbook Speakout Starter - Students' Book with authors Frances Eales and Steve Oakes from Pearson Education

Question

  1. Work in pairs and look at the pictures. Why did the man have a bad holiday? Use the words / phrases in the box below.
  2. Listen to the man tell the story. Which picture is different from his story?
  3. Listen again and tick the key phrases you hear.

Answer

a)

  • The man had a bad holiday because ... first, he missed the plane.
  • Then it rained, so he stayed in the hotel and he was bored.
  • He didn't sleep because the hotel room was noisy, and the hotel restaurant was expensive. He was happy to go home.

b)

  • Picture C
  • The man didn't watch TV. He read a book.

c)

  • I missed my plane.
  • I arrived in Honolulu one day late.
  • It rained for the first three days.
  • I stayed in my hotel room all day.
  • The hotel was noisy.
  • The food was expensive.
  • I was very happy to go home.

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