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A. Can you think of one way that a holiday could change your life for the better?
B. You are going to read an article about two people whose lives were changed by a
holiday. Read about Victoria and Sally and answer these questions about each one.
-What is she doing now?
-What was she doing before?
-What made her change her life?
-How does she feel now?
C. Look at the highlighted words in the text. Match them with their definitions below.
D. First text
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of little importance
Crazy
A person who looks after
animals (e.g. in a zoo)
Animals like large monkeys
Not taken care of well
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F. Second text
6. The London underground
7. Very tasty
8. Request something (in writing)
9. Burning brightly
10. Very small
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H. Whose life do you think has changed the most? Which of the two holidays would you choose?
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K.
L. If you could spend a year in another country, which country would you choose? Why? What
would you like to do there? What problems do you think you might have?
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O. Read about Karen. Then listen (in class) to her and answer the questions.
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My name is Karen and Im a primary school teacher. A
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few months ago, I decided to change my life. I took a
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year off and went to live in Beirut with my husband,
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Mike, whos an English teacher.
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1. Why did she choose Beirut?
X.
2. Why did she want to take a year off?
Y.
3. Who is Omayma?
Z.
4. Why does Karen say Arabic is a difficult language?
AA.
5. How long has Karen been teaching belly dancing?
AB.
6. How do her students feel about an English woman teaching them belly dancing?
AC.
7. What does she like about living in Lebanon?