1. Dictation: Dates.

Listen and write the words that you hear.

For example: Tuesday the third of March

Days and dates
Don't forget that days of the week and months start with a CAPITAL letter in English!
Also, remember that there are different ways of saying dates in English.

For example:
Monday the ninth of January
the ninth of January
January the ninth
January ninth

Finally, remember that we use ordinal numbers when we say dates.

For example:
the first/second/third/fourth/... of September

2. Understanding dates and numbers.

Listen and choose the correct options.

3. Vocabulary: Transport.

Look, listen and repeat the words.

4. Vocabulary: Transport.

Can you remember? Look at the pictures and the clues (with missing letters). Write the words.

5. Reading: Tourist activities and attractions.


Read and match the titles to the five different descriptions.

6. Tourist activities and attractions: Key words.

Complete the two descriptions by putting back key words that have been removed.

7. Vocabulary: Adjectives.

Find all the descriptive adjectives in these two descriptions and drag them to the box. There are 14!

8. Vocabulary: Adjectives + nouns.

Match the two parts to complete the sentences.

9. Can you remember?

Listen and type in the missing words.

Listen again and practise saying the sentences.

10. Tour information.

Read the tour information and mark the sentences true or false.

Bosphorus cruise day trip
Discover Istanbul at its most magical and romantic. View this amazing city from this marvellous ferry cruise with breathtaking views of where Europe meets Asia. Enjoy the buildings, fortresses and houses along the straits, as well as the impressive Bosphorus bridge. Daily tours are offered at a selection of different times.

Duration: 4 hours (09:00-13:00; 14:00-16:00; 16:00-20:00 hrs)
Guide available: English
Tour code: 102-WV
Departure: Guaranteed departure every day of the year
Pickup locations: Pickup from hotel or cruise ship port. (Free pickup from city centre hotels only.)
Highlights: Spice bazaar (Egyptian), Bosphorus boat tour, city river views
Price: 30 EUR adult, 20 EUR child (aged 2-6) FREE infants (aged 0-2)

What is included?

  • Hotel pickup & drop-off - by air-conditioned, non-smoking tour coaches
  • Entrance fees
  • Professional licenced tour guide
  • Service charges and local taxes

11. Listening: A recommendation.


Listen to a conversation between a tour guide and a visitor. Listen and select the things that they talk about.

12. Listening: A recommendation.

Listen to the conversation again and type in the missing words. There is one missing word for each space.

13. Review: Sentence auction.

Play the sentence casino game. Are the sentences grammatically correct or incorrect?

  • You start with 20 points.
  • Decide how many points you want to bet.
  • When you are correct, you win double the points.
  • When you are incorrect, you lose the points.

How many points can you win?