7) Match the words to form compound nouns. Use the nouns to make sentences of your own about different aspects of holidays.

charter eco-tourism travel holiday travelling departure seaside remote tourist traveller’s

project companion flight romance attraction cheques brochure lounge resort area

8) Types of holidays

1. How many different kinds of holiday can you think of? Work with a partner and compare your lists.

2. Put the words into the appropriate spaces.

winter sports safari cruise adventure self-catering homestay

package tour special interest weekend break

a) a relaxing ………. holiday with old-fashioned hospitality on a family farm

b) a month's ………. holiday lost in the Amazon rain forest

с) a fortnight's ………. holiday for the family in a rented Swiss chalet

d) a ten-day………. to Thailand, including flights, deluxe hotels and visits to the Sukhothai national park and the pagodas at Ayutthaya

e) a two-week ………. in the Baltic Sea aboard the luxury liner Argenta

f) a(n) ………. holiday skiing on the slopes of the Pyrenees

g) a(n) ………. in Amsterdam to visit the Rijksmuseum and be back in time for work on Monday

h) a stay in Mombasa combined with a(n) ………. in the famous Tsavo game park

i) a(n) ………. holiday, excavating Aztec temples or learning English in London

c) Join the phrases in the two sections a-g and 1-7 to make complete holiday descriptions.

a) A city break in Moscow b ) A three-week expedition to Greenland с) A five-day stay in a purpose-built chalet d ) Two weeks on an ocean liner e ) A month's holiday in a mobile home f ) A bed-and-breakfast stay g ) A trip to Disney World

to study the geology, flora and fauna in a caravan park in sunny Biarritz at one of the Center Parks holiday villages in Britain, France or Holland with two nights at the Metropol hotel and tickets for the Bolshoi including a three-day stopover in Tahiti with free accommodation in a condo in Orlando in a comfortable guest house near The Black Forest

d) What types of holiday are those in task (b)? Chose from the categories from the list in task (a) or add your own. How would you describe each of the holidays? Justify your opinion.

9) General description of tourist destinations.

For tourists yearning to escape the crowd, wander off the beaten track and get back to nature, Suriname increasingly looks a promising choice. Nobody in Suriname claims that the country boasts the best sand, sea and sun in the Caribbean. But that, in a way, is precisely the point: there aren’t hoards of people either.

As Henk Essed, director of the Suriname Tourism Foundation, observes: We don’t really need masses of tourists like we have in the rest of the Caribbean. Instead, Suriname’s modest tourism sector focuses on what makes the country different. The biggest attraction for visitors seeking something out of the ordinary is the wealth of wildlife. Large tracts of the country are still covered by virgin rainforest, home to a huge range of flora and fauna.

There is great potential to develop eco-tourism as one of the major sources of income in the near future, says Harold Sijlbing, managing director of Stinasu, an organization which promotes conservation of wildlife and ecological awareness.

a) Complete the expressions and collocations in the sentences, using words in bold from the text.

1. Malaysia ….. some of the loveliest beaches in Asia.

2. The tourism ….. is very important to the economies of many developing countries.

3. It is vital that tourism should not damage ….. of beautiful areas of wildlife.

4. Most tourists like to feel free to ….. off the ….. track.

5. Nobody likes to travel to a place where there will be ….. of other tourists.

6. People who spend all their time in big cities often like to ….. when they go away for a holiday.

7. If you’re ….. something ….. why not try a snowboarding holiday? It’s certainly different!

8. When I travel I always try to ….. and find somewhere quite.

9. There are vast ….. of unspoilt land in the north of the country, with ….. rainforests and a ….. of wildlife.

10. We’ve studied the brochures and Tasmania looks a ….. choice for this year.

b) Brochure language

The brochure is probably one of the most important documents used for the promotion of a destination. Brochures use very descriptive language to make holiday destinations sound attractive.

- Read this description of Salou in Spain and pay particular attention to the words in bold.

Salou has all the ingredients for a perfect seaside holiday. Its major attraction is a long, wide beach of soft, gently-shelving sands, backed by a fine, tree-lined promenade. East of the beach you will find uncrowded streets alongside a picturesque coastline with pretty wooded areas and several smaller bays. West of Salou is the attractive fishing village of Cambrils. With its marvellous beach, idyllic harbour and many magnificent seafood restaurants it is a resort in its own right. But wherever you stay in the Salou area you’ll have access to a whole host of pleasures: superb bathing, every kind of watersport and, by night, plenty of excitement in countless bars and discos. Another impressive attraction is the truly amazing Aquapark at La Pineda, a short bus ride from Salou itself.

c) Each of the groups of three adjectives below can be used to describe one of the nouns. Match each noun with a set of adjectives. Can you add an appropriate adjective to each set?

beach village atmosphere mountains

views city hills hotel

rolling, gentle, undulating low-rise, spacious, well-appointed quaint, old-world, charming relaxed, carefree, welcoming

spectacular, soaring, majestic unspoilt, striking, panoramic ruined, medieval, bustling secluded, safe, uncrowded

d) The following texts about holiday destinations are informative but not very descriptive. Add some descriptive words to the passages to make the holiday complexes sound more appealing. Some of the adjectives are already given below, others you should chose yourself.

easy floodlit whitewashed secluded rocky cobbled

free-of-charge easy-going many welcoming ideally situated

short mouth-watering