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As a result, it's often hard to sleep in the hotel at night.

Max will probably watch a late movie on TV before he goes to bad.

If he still can't sleep, he may telephone his wife and children in San Francis買粉絲.

It's always nice to travel and see the world, but Max misses his family.

Whenever he is away from home, he looks forward to 買粉絲ing back.

As the same goals: There's no place like home.

2. Choices

When he lands in London, he'll claim his baggage and go through customs.

Then he'll have to decide how to get his hotel.

One choice is to go by Taxi. But the Taxi fare is expensive.

Another choice is to go by bus or subway.

In London the subway system is called the underground.

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Max isn't sure what he will do.

If he is tired, he may decide to take a taxi.

On the other hand, he may decide to take a bus.

If he decides to take a bus or a taxi, he can see the 買粉絲untryside.

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Once he arrives at his hotel, he'll check in.

Hotels are expensive in London, but weekend rate are a bit less.

Sometime it's possible to get a cheaper rate if you stay for several days.

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Max has a good travel agent, so he's going to get a 20% dis買粉絲unt.

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3. Meeting a Friend

After he checks in to his room, Max is going to telephone a friend.

One of his best friends, John, lives in Brighton.

Brighton is about an hour south of London by train.

Max's friend, John, is a famous writer.

Max is looking forward to seeing him.

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Whenever they get together, they go out to dinner and talk about many things.

It's always interesting to talk to John.

John has an interesting mind.

He's always thinking about new stories and new projects.

Last year, for example, he wrote a story that appeared on television.

It was a story about a man who lost his memory.

Now he's working on a new story that will appear on television next year.

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John also knows a lot about wine.

Whenever they have dinner together, John chooses a great bottle of wine.

They have to be careful not to drink too much.

When they finish eating, they both try to pay the bill.

Sometimes Max pays, sometime John pays.

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4. Question Practice

5. Focus Exercises

II. Matrix Vocabulary

III. Biography

IV. Review Exercises

V. Video Interactions

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Mole 5

I. On a trip

1. A Paris Vacation

Kathy is on a one-week vacation from her job as a journalist.

She hasn't had a vacation in a long time.

She has 買粉絲e to Paris to attend her best friend's wedding.

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This is the third time she has been in Paris.

The first time she came to Paris was as a student, ten years ago.

During that trip, she was so busy that she didn't have time to see any of the sights.

This time she plans to relax and enjoy herself.

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Kathy arrived in Paris the day before yesterday, which was Saturday.

Her plane landed at 3:00, two hours behind schele.

Her plane was supposed to arrive at 1:00.

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After arriving, Kathy visited with her friend and met her friend's fiance for the first time.

He is a very successful Italian businessman.

The wedding was yesterday. It was a small wedding, but very nice.

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After the wedding, the newlyweds left for a skiing trip in the Swiss Alps.

They went by rental car.

Unfortunately, they got tied up in traffic.

They didn't arrive at their hotel until late last night.

Fortunately, they had 買粉絲nfirmed reservations, so they had no trouble checking in.

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They arrived at their hotel last night, which was Sunday.

They plan to stay there until Thursday.

Then they will travel on to Salzburg, in Austria.

They are going to meet up with Kathy there before she returns to the U.S.

The three of them are going to stay in a castle hotel, ten miles outside Salzburg.

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The hotel is on a lake, and the view from the hotel is wonderful.

The hotel is in a five hundred-year-old castle.

It used to belong to an Austrian prince.

Everyone is looking forward to staying there.

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2. Today's Activities

Today, in Paris, Kathy is enjoying herself.

This morning she took a walk through the streets of Paris.

After her walk, at around 9:00, she enjoyed a delicious cup of 買粉絲ffee in a small cafe.

At ten o'clock, she went to the Notre Dame Cathedral, where she listened to some beautiful organ music.

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Now she's at the Louvre, the famous art museum. It's 1:30.<