* Complete the sentences with the 4
words in the list.
6
• attractions • accommodation • track
departures • landmarks spot
perspective tips • heights
1
If you want to take things at your own
., book yourself onto a
walking tour.
2 Alina has already booked the
We're staying in a hotel.
3 Louise read some
online
about how to travel around London.
4 Ruslan is hiring a bicycle to get off the
beaten
5 There are so many must-see ...
in London.
6 Make sure you see all of the major
while you're in Paris.
7 Don't climb up the Empire State building
unless you've got a head for
8 We are going to use the bus to travel from
one sightseeing
to the next.
9 Simon wanted a fresh
of the city, so he went on a helicopter tour.
10 Try our river cruise with regular .
from the pier
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