Holidays

place to go for a holiday

(a)  

Which of the following is not an idiom about holidays and travel?

• to get itchy feet

• to let your hair down 

• to travel light

• to have a go

a vacation spent staying in the house of a local family

(a)  

Most rooms in this resort enjoy panoramic ______ of the ocean.

• views

• sights

• landscapes

• scenes

There are now direct (a)   flights in high season to the island - although these are far less frequent than to more mainstream destinations.

Which of the following DOES NOT fit in the sentence?

People go to Bali and other ______ places to marry.

• exotic

• off-the-beaten-track

• far-off

• local

Which of the following is the correct phonetic transcription of PICTURESQUE?

• /'pɪktʃəresk/

• /ˌpɪktʃəˈresk/

• /ˌpɪktʃəˈreski/

• /'pɪktʃəˈreski/

The tranquillity at dawn is shattered by ______ of tourists, tramping around yelling, while taking photos, making the whole experience pretty pointless.

• herds

• flocks

• hordes

• swarms

Rock climbing is a popular ______ in Les Calanques, France.

• holiday destination

• place of interest

• tourist attraction

• tourist resort

Which of the following DOES NOT fit in the sentence?

Around the corner from Munich Central Station, backpackers on a ______ budget can book into youth hostels, with prices for a dorm bed starting at EUR 15.

• tight

• tiny

• modest

• limited