Catching up after a trip

LISTENING ACTIVITY

Preparation

1. shocking and very bad APPALLING

2. very unsuccessful; said of a situation where everything goes badly wrong DISASTROUS

3. similar COMPARABLE

4. extremely good FABULOUS

5. with a lot of space SPACIOUS

6. giving a beautiful view of nature SCENIC

7. easy to hear, see or feel NOTICEABLE

8. somewhere that has not been changed in a way that makes it less beautiful UNSPOILED

TOTAL SCORE IS 8 OUT OF 8 (100%)

Task 1

1. Long- distance phone calls
2. Rental flats in general
3. A rental in Barcelona
4. The Underground city / the description of a holiday flat in Toronto
5. the description of a holiday flat in Toronto / Toronto neighborhoods
6. Toronto neighborhoods / the underground city
7. The weather in winter 
8. A house in te countryside

TOTAL SCORE IS 5 OUT OF 8 (63%)

Task 2

1. If Dave was abroad and saw a phone call from someone at home, he wouldn't answer it.
2. When he first arrived in Toronto, Dave was a bit worried about his accommodation.
3. Jean's friend had a problem in her holiday flat, because the neighbours were really noisy / it didn't look like what was advertised.
4. Dave's apartment was big, light and with spectacular views.
5. He particularly enjoyed the meeting of different cultures. 
6. Dave thought the PATH was particularly good for keeping warm.
7. The temperature can feel much lower because of the wind.
8. Dave's uncle lives in a small house next to a lake.

TOTAL SCORE IS 7 OUT OF 8 (88%)