IV Vocabulary spot

1 caravan – a vehicle that people can live and travel in on holiday.

2 charter _v – to hire a boat, plane, or bus, especially for use by a group of people.

4 campsite – a place where people on holiday can stay in tents or other temporary shelters, usually with toilets and a supply of water.

5 guide book – a book for tourists that provides information about a place.

6 health care – the services that look after people’s health.

7 holiday – a period of time when you do not work or study and do things for pleasure.

8 hostel – a building where people living away from home can stay and get meals at low prices.

9 package holiday – a holiday arranged by a travel company for a fixed price that includes the cost of hotel, transport and sometimes meals and entertainment.

10 receptionist – someone who works in reception at a hotel or office.

11resort – a place that many people go to for a holiday.

12 visitor - someone who visits a place or a person.

13 star – a sign shaped like a star that is given to a hotel or restaurant to show which group it belongs to according to its quality or importance.

3.

Food and drink

In Italy, Spain, and Latin America, lunch is often the biggest meal of the day, and can last two or three hours. For this reason many people eat a light breakfast and a late dinner. In Britain, you might have a business lunch and do business as.

• Doing business

hi most countries, an exchange of business cards is essential for all introductions, You should include your company name and your position. If you are going to a country where your language is not widely spoken, you can get the reverse side of your card printed in the local language. In Japan, you must present your card with both hands, with the writing facing the person you are giving it to.

In many countries, business hours are from 9.00 or 10.00 to 5.00 or 6.00. However in some countries, such as

Greece, Italy, and Spain, (4) then.

remain open until the evening.

Japanese business people consider it their professional duty to go out after work with colleagues to restaurants, bars, or nightclubs. If you are invited, you shouldn't refuse, even if you don't feel like staying out late.

you eat. In Mexico and Japan, (3)

Lunch is a time to relax and socialize, and the Japanese rarely drink alcohol at lunchtime. In Britain and the United States, it's not unusual to tiave. a business meeting over breakfast, and in China it's common to have business banquets, but you shouldn't discuss business during the meal.

3. Complete the text with the passive form of the verbs in the box.

allow choose film give invite send show teach

Star Academy

Thousands of young people apply to take part in this programme. They send video tapes to the producers and a group of them (1) are chosen to take part. During the series, they live in a castle, where they (2)_______ to sing and dance. They(3)_______ not_______ to speak to their friends or family and every

moment of their life in the castle (4)________ Their lives (5)_______ on TV every evening and, on Saturday, there is a special show. A famous TV star (6)_______on the show and one of the contestants sings a song with him or her. At the end of the programme, there is a vote and one person (7) _____.__ home. At the end of the series, the winner is (8) _______a contract to make an album.