Unit Twenty Cornwall

If you are looking for somewhere to have a motoring holiday, we know of no better place than Cornwall.

Cornwall contains some of England's most beautiful scenery, with its wild hills, clean beaches, old castles and half-forgotten villages.

There are plenty of places to stay; small hotels and bed and breakfasts will put you up for as little as £5.00 a night. In the summer there is a lot going on, or, if you prefer sunbathing,

Cornwall's weather is the warmest in Britain.

Send away for our brochure 'Holidays in Cornwall' today. And we promise, Cornwall will live up to your every expectation.

Exercises using verbs from the passage

A Complete these sentences:

1 After reading the advertisement for Californian wine, he decided to some.

2 What's been here? Who made all this mess?

3 His parents' standards were so high that he had trouble them.

4 This is a very rare illness, but I a doctor who may be able to help you.

5 I don't like this at all. Something nasty is

6 If you're a way to avoid your responsibilities, I can tell you now that there isn't one.

7 As you are coming to dinner, why not stay the night? We can easily you

8 Do you anywhere that I can get a bed for the night?

B Answer these questions:

1 Do holiday hotels always live up to travel agents' reports on them?

2 What goes on in Edinburgh every summer?

3 Do you know of anywhere that has worse weather than Britain?

4 If you wanted to buy a house, how would you look for a suitable one?

5 When would someone put you up?

6 How can you find out what is going on around the world?

7 How can you buy something from a mail order company?

8 If a customs officer searched your luggage, what would he be looking for?

C Use the following pairs of verbs in sentences of your own:

1 send away for, put up.

2 go on, live up to.

3 look for, send away for.

4 know of, put up.

A Vb + prep. + NP. B Vb+NP+ prep. C Vb pron. + prep. D Vb + prep. + pron. E Intrans.

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