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For questions 1-5, choose the correct answer by matching the people below with the following texts.

Holiday City Choices

The people below all want to choose a city to visit during the holidays. Below are descriptions of eight cities. Decide which city would be the most suitable for each person. For questions 1-5, choose the correct answer.

Omar

Omar is travelling with his parents and his 8-year-old daughter. They need a city that is good for children, with an aquarium or zoo and some indoor activities in case it rains. They also want easy public transport and places to eat that are not too expensive.

Mei

Mei loves art and would like to spend most of her holiday visiting galleries and museums. She enjoys modern art and photography, and she wants a city where she can also join a small guided walking tour about local culture. She prefers a quiet atmosphere, not a party city.

Carlos

Carlos wants a warm holiday by the sea where he can swim and try beginner surfing lessons. He doesn’t want to hire a car, so he needs beaches that are easy to reach by bus or on foot. He also wants lively evening street food and music.

Lena

Lena wants a short winter break in a city where she can go ice skating and visit a Christmas market. She prefers places she can walk around safely at night, and she would like a hotel and museums to be close together so she doesn’t waste time on transport.

Hanna

Hanna is on a tight budget and wants to travel by train. She would like a city where many attractions are free or low-cost, and she enjoys local history and old buildings. She also wants to stay in a social hostel and join free walking tours to meet other travellers.

What to do

This task is a long one, so don’t worry, it cannot be done quickly!

Your task is to match eight texts with five people. There are three texts which you will not need.

It’s important to find out what the different people want before you look at the eight texts.

Don’t choose an answer just because it contains the same words as the question. Read the texts carefully to check the meaning is correct.

This part of the test cannot be done quickly because you need to read the details in each text carefully, and you may have to go back to a text and re-read it several times.

When you are sure you have found an answer, you may want to cross out that particular text as you will not need to read it again.

Strategy

  1. Read the five descriptions of people and underline the key words.
  2. Now read one description and try to find the matching text. The correct text must have all the points that the person requires. For example, if a person wants a romantic book that is short, you must find a text which matches the two requirements: romantic and short.
  3. Usually, the correct answer will not contain exactly the same words as the person’s description. You may have to recognize different ways of saying the same thing, for example, ‘love story’ instead of ‘romantic’, and ‘a book | can read quickly’ instead of ‘a short book’.
  4. If you think that there are two texts that seem to match the same person, read the description and the two texts again carefully. Only ONE text will match ALL of a person’s requirements.
  5. Check that the option you have chosen ts correct by trying to find out why the other options are incorrect.

Instructions

For questions 1-5, choose the correct answer by matching the people below with the following texts.

Exercise Details

Author

Arthur Marvel

@arthur-marvel

User Prompt

"Create an exercise in which a group of tourists are selecting a city to visit during the holidays."

Tone: Standard
Level: B1

Created on:

Oct 29, 2026

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