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Sat, 09/06/2008 - 00:00 — Chris McCarthy

Read the following tour information about a trip to Rome, then answer the 'True or False' questions.

Day 1
The flight leaves from Heathrow at 11am (please be at the meeting point two hours before) and flies directly to Rome. From the airport a coach will take you to your 5-star hotel in Piazza Barberini.   Welcome drinks and snacks will be served in the foyer on arrival. The rest of the evening is free for you to unpack and relax. Please make your own dinner arrangements.

Day 2
After breakfast an air-conditioned coach will leave from outside the hotel at 9am promptly. Our first stop will be at the Vatican where we will take a 3-hour guided tour. Please dress appropriately if you wish to enter. You will be given a further hour to explore or do some gift shopping before we get back on the coach.
Lunch will be taken at a traditional Italian restaurant (drinks not included). After lunch the coach will take us on a guided tour of the city stopping at the Coliseum, the Pantheon and the Spanish Steps.
We will arrive back at the hotel at around 6. You will have to make your own dinner arrangements.
At 8 you will be taken to a performance of ‘Tosca’ at the Royal Opera House.

Day 3
After breakfast an air-conditioned coach will leave from outside the hotel at 9am promptly. You will be taken on a half-day excursion of ‘Roman’ Rome including Piazza del Campidoglio, Piazza Venezia and The Trajan's Column. For lunch you will try authentic Roman food cooked in the historical way.
This will be followed by a free evening.

Day 4
Departing at 8 am, you will be taken around the largest outdoor market in Rome. You will have to make your own lunch arrangements. The coach will take you from the meeting point to the National Museum of Rome at 2pm. At 5pm you will be taken back to the hotel for your free dinner and an evening of entertainment within the hotel.

Day 5
Free-day or optional excursion to Umbria wine region. This is a full-day excursion (including lunch) which departs at 7am, arrives in Umbria at noon and returns to the hotel by 6pm. A farewell dinner including free champagne will be held at the hotel.

Day 6
Depart from the hotel at 7am. The return flight departs at 10am and arrives in Heathrow at 1pm local time.


Link: In the travel agency - booking a package holiday Q&A

  • You should be at the airport ready to depart at 11am.



  • You should be careful of what you wear on day two.



  • You will have free time in the afternoon on day 2.



  • On day 2 you must buy your own lunch.



  • The trip on day 3 takes all day.



  • All dinners are included on this tour.



  • You not have to go on the trip on day 5.



  • The excursion on day 5 arrives in Umbria at midday.







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Comments

Mon, 09/08/2008 - 07:54 — grivna

Some mistakes

"The excursion on day 6 arrives in Umbria at midday". It is false, because the 6th day is the day of departure.

"You not have to go on the trip on day 5." - it is true because the excursion to Umbria is optional.

"You will have free time in the afternoon on day 2." - it is false because after a lunch there will be another excursion to Coliseum, the Pantheon and the Spanish Steps.

Mon, 09/08/2008 - 12:21 — Beate

I agree fully with you

I supose that the guide was drinking to much Italian red wine !!!!!!!!Beate

Tue, 09/09/2008 - 06:43 — Chris McCarthy

grivna

Thanks for pointing those out. Chris.

Tue, 09/09/2008 - 08:25 — grivna

Chris

I am glad to be in assistance. Is it right expression? I've heard it once but I don't remember it very well. Confused

Tue, 09/09/2008 - 09:23 — Chris McCarthy

grivna

I'm glad to be of assistance.

Thanks for all your comments and feedback, Grivna.

Take care,
Chris

Sun, 09/14/2008 - 13:35 — ciboulette

not have

is this correct? I always learned "you don't have " Hypnotized

Wed, 10/08/2008 - 10:50 — nihatyavas

by at

"The flight leaves from Heathrow at 11am (please by at the meeting point..." --> (please be at the...)

Fri, 04/10/2009 - 18:09 — Yura

I'd like to go to Rome

So, I don't understand what sentences are correct or what are false. But I'd like to go to Rome (for Easter) Love Struck

Sun, 08/16/2009 - 07:48 — Natalysmart

Nataly Good task, thanks

Nataly

Good task, thanks

Mon, 08/24/2009 - 07:43 — olka20

3.You will have free time in

3.You will have free time in the afternoon on day 2.
In this case I didn't expect that "You will be given a further hour to explore or do some gift shopping before we get back on the coach." meant free time in the afternoon. One hour only? before next guided tour?
7.You not have to go on the trip on day 5.
On my opinion when I see "not have to" I do not have a choice. But there were announced 'Free-day or optional excursion to Umbria wine region.'
So I made 2 mistakes because I misunderstood the meaning of questions.

Thu, 10/22/2009 - 14:57 — ynastia

Trip to Rome

Captivating. I wouldn't say I didn't want to have such excursion. But it has a very busy schedule. 1 mistake was made. I like this kind of activity, it makes me think and understand deeply what is talking about.