Unit 3: Far from home

We .......... through Wadi Rum when the sandstorm started.

While Rami .......... his bag, the taxi arrived.

The plane .......... off when the pilot saw the problem.

I .......... my phone when I was running to catch the bus.

What .......... at 8 o'clock last night?

It .......... and the wind was blowing hard when we left the hotel.

Mansaf is a dish .......... is made with lamb and jameed.

Petra is the city .......... the Nabataeans built.

Aqaba is the town .......... we stayed last summer.

The man .......... showed us the way was very kind.

That's the girl .......... brother is a famous footballer.

The Arabian oryx is an animal .......... lives in the desert.

In which sentence can we leave out the relative pronoun?

In which sentence can we NOT leave out the relative pronoun?

A holiday on a big ship that stops at different places is a .......... .

A long, organised trip to a dangerous or unknown place, for example to the North Pole, is an .......... .

A short trip, usually for one day, to visit a place is an .......... .

A holiday where the travel company organises the flight, hotel and food for one price is a .......... .

A holiday with exciting activities like climbing and rafting is an .......... .

The .......... from Amman to Aqaba takes about four hours by car.

We arrived .......... the airport two hours before our flight.

We arrived .......... London late at night.

Our train leaves .......... Irbid at 9 a.m.

Please fasten your seat belts. The plane is going to .......... in ten minutes.

We have to .......... at the airport two hours before the flight.

Can you .......... me .......... from the station? My train arrives at six.

My cousins .......... us .......... for two nights when we visited Aqaba. We stayed in their house.

Hurry up or we won't .......... the last bus!

We usually go to Jerash .......... bus.

Jordanian people are very .......... . They always welcome guests warmly.

After the 111-day crossing, they were hungry and .......... .

Which consonant is silent in 'aisle'?

Which letter is silent in 'guest'?

Which letter is silent in 'island'?

Which letter is silent in 'knife'?

Which letter is silent in 'climb'?

Which letter is silent at the start of 'hour'?

Which word has a silent letter?

You are lost in a new city. How do you ask politely?

The man spoke too fast. You didn't understand. What do you say?

Excuse me, could you tell me .......... ?

Which .......... does the train to Zarqa leave from?

A place where taxis wait for passengers is a .......... .

When did Jason and Steve start their adventure?

What was the main rule of their trip?

How did they cross the English Channel?

The word 'They' in 'They couldn't drive' refers to .......... .

How long did the Atlantic crossing take?

Why did Jason and Steve cross the USA separately?

What happened to Jason on the way to Pueblo?

The word 'he' in 'before he was fit enough' refers to .......... .

Which countries did Jason travel through after Egypt?

What was waiting for Jason in Belgium?

How long did the whole journey take?

In a blog post about a place you visited, what should you write first?

Which sentence is best for describing the journey in a travel blog?