1) Raquel and her family had a difficult journey returning home from their holiday in Mallorca. They arrived at the airport on time but their flight was delayed until 11pm and then never arrived. 2) They spent the night in the airport departure lounge. There were many announcements during the night about further delays. 3) They finally boarded their plane at 7am the next morning. In total, they spent 24 hours at the airport and did not get home until 11am the next day, a full day after leaving their hotel.

1. Reading and Writing – A story
I- Read thetext and choose the best title.
1 – A fantasticsummer
2- A terrifyingexperience
3- A difficultjourney
II- The paragraphs in the text are jumbled. What is the correct order? Write 1-7 for A- G.
By Raquel Walters
A___
Then,at 6.30 pm, we decidedtogo toour gate. We were waitingthere whenwe
heardthat the plane wasdelayeduntil 11pm.Unfortunately,itdidn’tarrive then.
B___
Nextwe wentthroughsecurity.There wasabeepwhenmydadwalkedthrough,so
he had to holdup hisarms while the guardsearchedhim!
C___
We arrivedat the airportinPalma at about4 pm.First we checkedin.Luckily,we
had lotsof time because ourflighttoManchesterwas at 7:30.
D___
Afterthat,we had a lookat the shopsinthe departure lounge.We triedan
ensaimada,atypical cake fromMallorca. It tasted delicioussowe boughttwohuge
onesto take home.
E___
In the end,we got back home at 11o’clockthe nextmorning.Incredibly,itwas24
hoursafterleavingthe hotel inPollensa!
F__
There were more announcementsduringthe nightand finally, at7 am the next
morning,we goton our plane.
G__
Last August,I wentonholidaytoMallorca withmyfamily.We hada greattime and
we were all feelingverysadwhenwe gotintothe car andset off forthe airportto
flyback home.

2. III- Read thetext again and circleT(true) or F(false)
1. Raquel’s family enjoyed themselves in Mallorca.
2. They went to the airportby coach.
3. They had four and a half hours to wait beforedeparture time.
4. The guard heard a noise when Raquel’s father went through security.
5. Raquel’s family ate two large ensaimadas.
6. They didn’t leave the airportuntil early the next morning.
7. They spent 24hours at the airport.
Writing
Write a story about a difficult journey.Invent the details or
write about something that happened to you. Followthe steps:
1- Organizeyour ideas (means of transport, the problems, your feelings, things you saw,
tasted, heard.
2- List sequencing words and expressions.
3- Includeattitude adverbs for e.g. fortunately , sadly, luckily