Unit 5 - Torquay and back

Descriptors

Test how good you are at following directions.

Read about a Japanese tourist and her pronunciation problem.

Study travel nouns, travel verbs, and prepositions.

Study how the past continuous is used, how you report thoughts and verb patterns with verbs like remember, understand and know.

Listen to a story about a journey that went wrong.

Review what you have studied so far.

Find out the opinions and experiences of other students, on the theme of journeys that went wrong. (This is an optional activity designed to give you extra writing practice.)

Describe two different journeys.

Practice the language of asking for and giving directions.

Practice the difference between the sounds in words like work and walk.

Find timetable information on the Internet. (This is an optional activity designed to give you extra reading and writing practice.)

Write the story of a journey that went wrong.

Talk to your tutor about the unit and the topic you wrote about in Tutorial 2.

Review the work in the unit.

Send us your feedback on this unit.

Test what you have studied in this unit.

Practise the language you study in this unit, and improve your reading, listening and speaking skills.

Wordlist

abbey

abbey (n)

an old word for a building where Christian men or women lived and worked; for example, Westminster Abbey, in London

border

border (v)

to share a border, or frontier, with another place; for example, the United States is bordered by Mexico and Canada

fall

fall on deaf ears (idm)

to have no attention paid to something that was said

guide

guide (v)

to show someone how to get from one place to another

narrow

narrow (v)

to become narrow, that is, to become less and less wide

path

path (n)

a rough path or road, usually for walking, not driving

regatta

regatta (n)

a sports event where boats have races

resort

resort (n)

a vacation place

social

social services (n)

the service provided by a local authority to help people with problems

tunnel

tunnel (n)

an underground passage for cars, trains etc.; for example, the Channel Tunnel goes under the English Channel and connects England with France

wander

wander (v)

to walk about without any clear purpose or direction