1. The document contains exercises to practice vocabulary, grammar, and conversational English related to holidays and travel. 2. For the vocabulary exercise, students are asked to match 8 words found in a word search puzzle to their corresponding pictures. 3. The grammar exercises involve completing sentences using common past tense verbs like "used to" and the simple past tense. 4. The passage for another grammar exercise describes a woman's holiday to Turkey and issues with her hotel rooms that were resolved by changing rooms.

1. BUILD UP 4 Photocopiable © B Burlington Books 1
Name: …………………………..
VOCABULARY
1 Find eight words in the puzzle. Then write the words under the correct pictures.
e c u p m o a r b y
s h a a r a e t e e
p u b m d y r c a p
e r b e p d t k c o
l c e c a s t l e r
v h a b l c i i l t
c a m p s i h t o p
s r f s q u a r e w
…………………… …………………… …………………… ……………………
…………………… …………………… …………………… ……………………
GRAMMAR
2 Complete the sentences with the verbs in brackets. Use the correct form of used to.
1. I ……………………………… (play) tennis a lot, but now I’m too busy.
2. Henry ………………………………(watch) a lot of TV, but now he watches it every day.
3. …………………… you …………………… (help) your mother in the house?
4. There ……………………………… (be) a big tree in the park. It isn’t there any more.
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2. UNIT 1 EXTRA PRACTICE 1
BUILD UP 4 Photocopiable © B Burlington Books 2
3 Complete the paragraph about Mandy and her mother with the verbs in brackets.
Use the Past Simple.
Mandy and her mother 1
…………………… (go) on holiday to Turkey. When they
2
…………………… (get) there,they 3
…………………… (discover) their room was too small.
Mandy 4
…………………… (ask) for a bigger room. In the second room, the shower
5
…………………… (not work), so Mandy 6
…………………… (ask) for another room.
But Mandy’s mother 7
…………………… (not like) the view. They 8
…………………… (change)
rooms again. The last room 9
…………………… (be) perfect. Mandy and her mother
10
…………………… (sit) on the balcony and 11
…………………… (drink) coffee. They really
enjoyed their holiday.
4 Now Mandy is home. Her friend Larry is asking her about her holiday. Write questions
with the words below. Use the Past Simple.
Larry: have / you / a good holiday
1
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Mandy: Yes,but not at the beginning.
Larry: stay / hotel / you / nice / in / a
2
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Mandy: Yes,but our room was very small.
Larry: what / do / you
3
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Mandy: I asked for a different room.
Larry: get / a bigger room / you
4
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Mandy: Yes,but the shower didn’t work.
Larry: stay / in the end / you / where
5
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Mandy: In the same hotel, in a better room.
Did you have a good holiday?