1Match the words magnificent, glaciers, hotspot, astonished, enchanting, flora and fauna, and perennial with their meanings.
2What are the visitors expected to achieve the most in this package holiday?
3What will the visitors do on the first day of their tour?
4Where will they stay on the fourth day, and what is the destination of the visitors on the sixth day?
5Which place will the tourists visit last as a part of the package?
6List any two advantages of the Yoga trek in the Nepali hilly region.
7Who can take part in this Yoga trek programme?
8What would you enjoy the most in Ghandruk if you were one of the visitors? Why?
9How many days do the visitors do Yoga during the programme?
10How is the Yoga hour mainly managed every day on this holiday trek?
11Find the words from the poem that match these meanings: an area of trees smaller than a forest; strange or unusual; the main house on a farm; a set of leather and metal pieces put around the body of a horse; movement of the air; covered in something very soft.
12Why does the speaker stop while on the journey, and how did the horse respond when he stopped there?
13Which one of the following statements is true: the woods are far away from the village, the woods are near some houses, the owner of the woods and the speaker are friends, or the speaker does not like the owner of the woods?
14What does 'miles to go before I sleep' mean?
15Fill in the gaps with words from the box (promises, traveller, journey, death, the woods, destination) to complete the summary of the poem.
16Choose the correct form: (a) It's really hot here. ... a window. (b) I don't have a bank account. ... an account in Nepal Bank Ltd. (c) Would you take tea or coffee? ... a coffee, please. (d) I've decided that ... to the class teacher about my family situation. (e) Next week, we ... on lake Rara. (f) I would love to go out with you tomorrow but ... dinner with Dolma. (g) I can't come to class next Monday ... a tooth taken out.
17Use the correct form of the verbs in brackets: (a) As per the schedule, the train ... (leave) at 3 o'clock. (b) Look, that aeroplane is looking shaky! It ... (crash). (c) My daughter says she ... (be) a doctor when she is older. (d) Tomorrow ... (be) a sunny day, according to the weather forecast. (e) A: What ... (do) tomorrow evening? B: Nothing special. I think I ... (stay) at home. (f) It's very stuffy here. Don't worry, I ... (open) the windows for you. (g) Ann is driving and there is very little petrol left. She ... (run) out of petrol. (h) There is a hole in the bottom of the boat. It ... (sink).
18Imagine that you are going on a three-day trek during your vacation. What will you do on different days? Write short paragraphs about your plans.
19Write a letter to your friend describing your travel plans for your upcoming holiday, using the questions: Where do you plan to go? Who will you go with? Where will you stay? How long will you stay? What are you going to see?
20What will your plans be in these situations? (a) You want to go swimming this Saturday. (b) You and your friends are going to play football tomorrow evening. (c) Your parents are planning to go to Darjeeling next week. (d) Your friend has invited you to a birthday party tonight. (e) You are invited to attend the wedding ceremony of one of your friends' sister.
21Prepare a set of questions to find out your friends' plans and intentions for the future. Meet at least four of your classmates to get their views, and share their plans with the whole class. How would you do this project?
22Recall a journey you have recently made. Who accompanied you? Did you enjoy it? Compose a short poem about it.
23Why is the last line of Frost's poem written twice?
24When does English use the present simple to talk about the future, and why is 'The train leaves at 3 o'clock' correct?
25State the three uses of a colon taught in this unit, with one example each.