Spotlight 10

1.

holiday problems and
complains
travel
weather
marine litter
the River Thames

2.

Look at the travel diary. Where were the travelers? What did
they see/do? Listen and read to find out.
Sun 5th April - Kathmandu
Beautiful Nepal!
Tues 7th April – The Himalayas
Thurs 9th April - Bhaktapur
The travelers were in Nepal. I think
th April – Home Sweet
Sat 11
they
climbed mountains, metKathmandu
local
Home!
people and
saw some beautiful scenery.
Bhaktapur
The Himalayas

3.

Before reading learn new words.
to crack
трескаться
длиться опред.
to extend
период времени
breathtaking
захватывающий
to delay
откладывать
отдых с полным
package holidays
комплексом услуг
craftsman
ремесленник
ancient
древний
temple
храм
annual
ежегодный
magnificent
великолепный
trail
тропа
освещенный
candlelit
свечкой
to prolong
продлевать
procession
шествие
to base
основываться
to escape
teahouse
чайный
домик
coast
побережье
handicraft
to пешком
trek
идти
contest
состязания
nasty
мерзкий
vendor
торговец
peak
вершина

4.

Read the text.

5.

Read the text.

6.

Read the text.

7.

Read the text.

8.

Read again and decide if the statements are true or false. Compare
with your partner. Correct the false statements.
Kathmandu is dusty, noisy and polluted.
The view of the Himalayas was great.
They were poor but really friendly.
Bhaktapur is an ancient town.
The festival lasts for days.
Sun 5th April
Tues 7th April
Thurs 9th April
Sat 11th April
The author does not say that she didn’t sleep at all but is looking
forward to a good night’s sleep at home.

9.

Answer the questions.
What
What means
was theofweather
transport
likedid
in Kathmandu?
they use while
The
in
What didWhere
they dodid
and
they
seestay?
in each place?
Himalayas?
Nepal?

10.

Find the adjectives the author uses to describe the following. Use your
dictionary to suggest antonyms.
breathtaking
boring/uninspiring
………………………………………
view ≠ ………………………………………………………
plain
spectacular
2. ………………………………………
scenery ≠ …………………………………………………
usual
amazing
3. ………………………………………
sunrise ≠ …………………………………………………
1.
friendly
unfriendly
old
young
4. ………………………………………
boys ≠ ………………………………………………………
happy
poor
rich
unhappy
5. ………………………………………
villagers ≠ ………………………………………………
Sun 5th
April
Tues 7th
April
Thurs
9th April
Sat 11th
April
noisy
quiet
6. ………………………………………
contest ≠ …………………………………………………
wild
boring
7. ………………………………………
parade ≠ ……………………………………………………
magnificent
modest/plain
8. ………………………………………
Bhaktapur temples ≠ ………………………………
beautiful
ugly
9. ………………………………………
pottery ≠ ……………………………………………………
cheap
expensive
10. ………………………………………
campsites and hotels ≠ ………………………………………
amazing
ordinary
11. ………………………………………
experiences ≠ ……………………………………………

11.

Complete the sentences.
delayed
local
ancient
annual
hired
pavement
Viruses, countless, backpacking, home comforts, nasty, backpacks,
drums, handicrafts, craftsmen, procession, candlelit, based on, kick off,
tug-of-war contest, hired, annual, ancient, local, put up, scenery, shade,
trail, trekking, breathtaking, in the distance, peaks, escaped, pavement,
cracked, barber, beggars, delayed.

12.

Match the words to their definitions.
barber
scenery
put up
peaks
pavement
cracked
trekking
delayed
local
escaped
breathtaking
trail
in the distance
beggars
shade
Path
through
forest
Land,
water,
flora
you
can
Hiking,
walking
in difficult
Damaged
Poor
people
with
lines
who
onor
its
Set
up
Late,
held
up ask
Amazing,
An
area
Far
out
away
of
the
sun
Belonging
to
aspectacular
specific
area
Tops
Got
of
mountains
free
Paved
Male
area
hairdresser
for
pedestrians
mountains
see
in afor
place
terrain
strangers
surface
money

13.

kick off
countless
tug-of-war contest
annual
hired
home comforts
craftsmen
backpacking
procession
viruses
nasty
candlelit
ancient
handicrafts
drums
based on
backpacks
Musical
instrument
made life
from
Competition
two
Things
that where
make
People
walking/driving
in aa
skin stretched over a round frame
teams
each
of
a
easier
such
as
electrical
lineyou
aspull
part
of
aend
public
Pottery,
embroidery,
etc
People
who
make
things
thatToo
hit
with
sticks
or your
Rucksacks
Mean;
unpleasant
Developed
Start
Very
Rented
old
Lit
be
candle
Germs
Travelling
that
many
with
cause
to
afrom
count
backpack
diseases
Yearly
ropewith
to
defeat
the other
appliances
event
made
by hand
their
hands
hands.

14.

Answer the questions. Make notes. Use your notes to tell the class.
Which places did the author visit?
What did she do/see in each?
How did she like her journey?
Nepal
Monkey Temple
Kathmandu
The Bisket
Jatra festival
The Himalayas

15.

Choose the correct word. Check in your dictionary. Use the other
word in sentences of your own.
Leaflets
Scenery
– a piece
– theofgeneral
paper that
Excursion – a short journey
Coast
Prolong
Passenger
appearance
gives
– –the
to
you
land
make
–information
aofperson
next
something
the to
natural
who
ororclose
is
last
usually
Package
Fix –made
to– repair
anfor
object
pleasure,
something.
or set
often
of
environment,
travelling
advertises
a in
to
longer
aespecially
the
vehicle
something.
sea.
time.but
when
is not
it is
objects
bywrapped
a group of
in paper,
people.usually
driving it, flying
beautiful.
it, or working on
Book
in order
– to arrange
to be sent
to have
by post.
a seat,
Beach
Extend
Brochure
– –antoarea
add
– ait.type
of
to sand
something
of small
or small
in
Exhibition
room, performer,
– an event
etc.
at at
which
a
magazine
View
stones
order
– what
near
to
that
make
the
you
contains
can
sea
it bigger
see
or another
pictures
from
or a
particular
objects
Packedsuch
–time
completely
asin
paintings
the future.
full.are
and
particular
Traveller
area
information
of water
–place,
someone
longer.
on
such
orathe
product
who
asability
atravels.
lake.
ortoa
shown to the public.
see from company.
a particular place.

16.

Choose the correct word. Check in your dictionary. Use the other
word in sentences of your own.
Setting – the time and the place
Shadow – an area of darkness,
Rent
in
Take
which
– to
– to
pay
the
remove
or
action
receive
something,
of aabook,
fixed
caused by light being blocked by
amount
especially
film,
of play,
money
without
etc.
forhappens.
permission.
the use of a
something.
room, house, car, television.
Catch
Scenery
– to– take
the general
hold of
Shade – slight darkness caused
something,
Hire
appearance
– to pay
especially
to
ofuse
thesomething
something
natural
by something blocking the direct
environment,
that isfor
moving
a short
especially
through
period.
when
the air.
it is
light from the sun.
beautiful.

17.

Complete the sentences.
• shadow
• travellers
• scenery
• packed
• fix
• exhibition
• leaflets
• Prolong
• catch
• setting
• coasts
• hired

18.

Complete the sentences with: tour, excursion, trip, voyage, journey.
1. tour
2. trip
3. excursion
4. voyage
5. journey
excursion
voyage
tour
journey
trip

19.

Imagine you are the author of the travel diary on p. 82. Write a
postcard home from Bhaktapur (50-60 words).
Write about:
where you are
what you are doing
what you can see there
if you like it there
what you have bought

20.

Match the words. Then, use the phrases to complete the sentences.
g
f
d
e
c
a
b
Workbook

21.

Cross the odd one out.

22.

Tick the correct boxes.

23.

Fill in: ancient, breathtaking, cheap, nasty, rocky, spectacular.

24.

Choose the correct word.

25.

Choose the correct word.