4a: What an adventure

A. Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1. Don’t forget to book a room for next weekend.

2. You must follow many safety rules when scuba-diving.

3. Mike’s passion for books led him to become a writer.

4. Faisal is a very interesting young man. He’s travelled around the globe and speaks four languages.

5. The location of the hotel is perfect. It’s by the sea.

6. Harry made a terrible impression on his new Maths teacher.

7. Last year’s holiday in Makkah was the most enjoyable experience I’ve ever had!

8. Mr Ameer is a(n) experienced teacher.

B. Label the types of holidays.

1. holiday by the seaside.

2. cruise.

3. safari.

4. backpacking holiday.

5. guided city tour.

6. camping holiday.

C. Complete the dialogue using so or such.

Rita So, what did you do at the weekend?

Tina Well, I called my friend Betty and invited her to my place. She was feeling (1) so down that I decided to surprise her by making her dinner.

Rita Oh, how nice of you! I’m sure she loved it!

Tina Well, my dinner didn’t work out very well. I got this recipe from a friend at school. It was (2) such an easy recipe that a little girl could make it.

That’s what my friend said, anyway.

Rita And was it?

Tina Not really. It needed a lot of things, so my brother offered to go to the supermarket and get them for me while I cleaned the house.

Rita Did he come back in time?

Tina Well, he waited for (3) such a long time to pay that he had to run back home so I could finish before Betty arrived.

Anyway, I prepared the dish quickly, put it in the oven and sat down to relax a bit. But I was (4) so tired that I fell asleep.

Rita Oh, no!

Tina I only woke up when Betty rang the bell. Of course, the food was burnt.

Rita Did you try to cook something else?

Tina No, I was (5) so annoyed with myself that I didn’t even want to go near the kitchen. Good thing Betty had brought some snacks.

Rita Any good?

Tina Yes, delicious.

D. Make one sentence using so and one using such.

1. The book was popular. It became a best-seller.

The book was so popular that it became a best seller.

2. Peter runs very fast. He won the race.

Peter is such a fast runner that he won the race.

3. The thobes were very nice. Saleh bought three of them.

The thobes were so nice that Saleh bought three of them.

4. The camping holiday was very enjoyable. Jason decided to go again.

It was such very enjoyable camping holiday thar Jason decided to go again.

5. Jeddah is a beautiful city. Lots of tourists visit it every year.

Jeddah is so beautiful that lots of tourists visit it every year.

6. It was a boring documentary. Jake fell asleep.

It was such a boring documentary that Jake fell asleep.

E. Circle the correct words.

1. The exhibition was so / such interesting that 10,000 people visited it every day.

2. Fay was such / so shocked when she heard the news that she couldn’t speak.

3. It was such / so an expensive trip that we decided not to go.

4. The children were so / such hungry that they ate their sandwiches in minutes.

5. Hamid is such / so a good student that his parents are proud of him.

6. Parking in the city centre is such / so difficult that people usually take the bus.