Language in Use
Beach hut
Read the text and mark the correct words or phrases missing in the text in the table below. There is only one correct answer for each item.
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Colourful little (1) standing in line along the beaches of English seaside towns,
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homes in miniature, rooms with a view of the sea. At one time, beach huts (2)
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built to protect the privacy of swimmers. Today, they are places where the
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traditions of English summer holidays are kept (3).
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In the early 1700s, Scarborough Spa, in the northeast of England, became one
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of the first English (4) resorts. Part of the treatment for its rich visitors was to
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step into the cold North Sea, but getting (5) of the water without being seen was
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a problem. Along came bathing machines, with wheels, so that they could be
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pushed directly into the waves, and steps (6) down into the water. These
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machines are the early version of what is today the beach hut.
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The modern beach hut is a simple wooden construction. Every hut measures
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around 2.1 metres by 2.4 metres and comforts are basic. It’s a place to put
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deckchairs and towels, a place to enjoy a cup of tea away (7) the heat, the cold,
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the wind or the rain. Beach huts are about fun. They are often (8) in bright
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colours and their names are sometimes wordplays related to life at the seaside
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(adapted from: Spotlight, July 2021, p.15)
– such as “Redundant Sea” or “Shore Thing”.
| (1) | a) house | b) house's | c) houses | d) houses' |
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| (2) | a) are | b) is | c) was | d) were |
| (3) | a) alive | b) for live | c) life | d) lifeless |
| (4) | a) coastal | b) coastel | c) coastil | d) coastle |
| (5) | a) across | b) in and out | c) out and about | d) up |
| (6) | a) bringing | b) leading | c) making | d) walking |
| (7) | a) from | b) on | c) through | d) with |
| (8) | a) paint | b) painted | c) painting | d) paints |
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| (7) | a) from | |||
| (8) | b) painted |