VOCABULARY BUILDER

A Quick Swim

The man is having a good time at the beach. He wants to go for a quick swim before sunset, so he runs into the sea. Other people are walking leisurely along the beach, enjoying the sunny weather. Many of them are tourists from abroad staying in the luxury hotels located nearby. After sunset, they have dinner and listen to music while sipping margaritas. What a life!

Simple Definitions - have a good time (v) = have fun - go for a quick swim (v) = swim for a short time - leisurely (adv) & (adj) = in a relaxed manner - abroad (n) & (adv) = foreign countries; to or from a foreign country - sip a drink (v) = drink sth in small amounts

(adj) = adjective, (adv) = adverb, (n) = noun, (v) = verb, sth = something, sby = somebody

Word Challenge

Fill in the blanks with the correct word. You may need to make changes to verbs (tense/3rd person) and nouns (singular/plural).

have a good time go for a quick swim leisurely abroad sip

1) Just before dinner we _____ in the hotel's rooftop pool. 2) After dinner, the tourists strolled ______ around town. 3) Yesterday we lay on the beach and ______ cocktails until sunset. 4) They haven't decided on the destination, but they plan to travel ______ for their anniversary next month. 5) We ______ backpacking around Europe last month.

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Answers to Word Challenge 1) Just before dinner we went for a quick swim in the hotel's rooftop pool. 2) After dinner, the tourists strolled leisurely around town. 3) Yesterday we lay on the beach and sipped cocktails until sunset. 4) They haven't decided on the destination, but they plan to travel abroad for their anniversary next month. 5) We had a good time backpacking around Europe last month.