Exercise 6. Retell the text using the following questions.

1. Where is the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago located?

2. What is the best place to visit?

3. How should tourists get there?

Exercise 7. Сomplete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets: -ing or infinitive form.

“A nightmare journey”

“It was an amazing journey. Aisha was travelling from Almaty to Zhezkazgan by Air Kazakhstan, but her journey ended up in Aktau instead.

Aisha first flew from Almaty to Astana, where she managed to get (get) to Zhezkazgan gate just in time. However, the airline staff rushed her through the adjacent gate of the Aktau flight, convinced that this was her destination. Seeing that she was being put on a wrong flight, Aisha tried (2) _______ (protest) but the airline staff chose (3) ________ (ignore) her desperate attempts to change flight.

“When I heard the pilot (4) ________ (announce) the estimated landing time in Aktau I knew it was too late. It was a complete nightmare. I hadn’t got a clue how to contact my brother.” In Aktau, a passenger who had been sitting next to her, agreed (5) _______ (lend) her his mobile phone. She phoned her brother, who in the meantime had not seen her (6) ________ (get) off the plane and was seriously worried. “I decided (7) _________(stay) in Aktau for two days.

Exercise 8. Match the following idioms with their meanings:

the four corner of the globe something very unpleasant

a nightmare not to have any idea about something

not have a clue all over the world

1. Choose the right variant. I suggested_________a taxi so we wouldn’t be late. a) calling b) call c) to called d) have calling	3.Choose the right variant. A place full of noise and activity is called ______. a) snow-capped b) bustling c) relaxed d) elegant
2. Choose the right variant. They can’t afford_____ a new car. a) a) buying b) b) to buy c) c) to buying d) d) have buying	4. Choose the right variant of the idiom: “not have a clue”. a) know or understand something b) not to have any idea about something c) be sure about something d) not meet and choose