Objective Proficiency p 42. The Truth about Magaluf. Extra Listening

 

Fill in the gaps:
Thousands of young Brits spend their holidays in Magaluf. Tonight I discover the darker side of this 1__________/ _________/ resort. I am going to work with the people who deal with the 2_______.
The prostitutes have got 3________/ ________. They are going around mugging vulnerable people.
The rooms, the mess, the sperm on the windows. That's all 4___________, but actually, people are dying here.
A 5________/ _________ on a plane, Magaluf has become a 6________ destination for young Brits. You can do it 7_______/ _______/ ________, it's hot and it's made for people who like to party.
A 8__________ for first-time holidaymakers, 9_____________ and 10_________, Magaluf now holds one of the worst reputations for 11____________ drinking.
So far, I've just walked down the 12________. There are Union Jack flags everywhere. Everyone's 13__________, everyone's eating pizzas and kebabs.
Everyone looks like they are either 14________/ _______/ __________ or already completely 15________.
"There's 16______________, there's sangria, beer. Get 17____________!"
The sun's out, your 18_________ have been out, your 19_________ is out.
That's in the day! So you can imagine they're quite 20__________.
Punta Ballena is what the locals call it. Other people call it 21__________/ __________.
There are more than 200 bars, therefore competition is 22_____________.
"We asked for the strongest drink they had. That's a 23_________"
With £20-30, people can drink for eight hours. Absolute 24___________!
My first day was quite an 25______________.
What I find interesting here is almost like a 26____________ panic. It's like a rush because it's free. Whereas in other parts of Spain, everything is 27__________. So you kind of 28_______/ ________. This has been created by the promoters and club owners and we have reacted to it. We 29________/ _______/ ________.
The hair is out, the 30_________ is on, I've got my 31___________ on because all the girls were wearing them yesterday. All 32___________/ __________!



KEY
1. notoriously wild (notorious: /nəʊˈtɔːriəs/ well known for being bad.



2. chaos /ˈkeɪɒs/



3. free rein (complete freedom. E.g. The designer was given free rein. When I paint I just give my imagination free rein)



4. grim (unpleasant and depressing. E.g. We face the grim prospect of still higher unemployment.
Things are looking grim for workers in the building industry.)



5. short hop (hop: a short journey, especially by plane)



6. go-to (used to refer to the person or place that somebody goes to for help, advice or information. E.g. He's the president's go-to guy on Asian politics.) 



7. on a budget (with a restricted amount of money: E.g. we’re travelling on a budget)



8. mecca (/ˈmekə/ a place that many people like to visit, especially for a particular reason. E.g. The coast is a mecca for tourists.)



9. stags 



10. hens 



11. binge (/bɪndʒ/ a short period of time when somebody does too much of a particular activity, especially eating or drinking alcohol. E.g. to go on a binge. One of the symptoms is binge eating. I had a shopping binge with my credit card.)



12. strip (a street that has many shops, stores, restaurants, etc. along it) 



13. boozed (booze /buːz/ to drink alcohol, especially in large quantities. E.g. He's out boozing with his mates.)



14. nursing a hangover (try to cure or alleviate (an injury, injured part, or illness) by treating it carefully and protectively. E.g. he has been nursing a cold. (Figurative) he nursed his hurt pride)



15. trollied (extreme intoxication after drinking alcoholic drinks. So drunk that you have to be moved around in a shopping trolley) 



16. All-you-can-drink



17. wrecked (British English, slang) very drunk.



18. boobs (boob: (slang) a woman's breast)



19. willy (a word for a penis, used especially by children or when speaking to children)  



20. tame 



21. Psycho Alley (Psycho: /ˈsaɪkəʊ/ a person who is mentally ill and who behaves in a very strange violent way. E.g. In his new film, he plays the part of a crazed psycho. Don't let him drive—he's a complete psycho behind the wheel! Alley: /ˈæli/ a narrow passage behind or between buildings. Sp. callejón. E.g.
a narrow/dark alley)



22. fierce (showing strong feelings or a lot of activity, often in a way that is violent. E.g. Competition from abroad became fiercer in the 1990s.)



23. jug 



24. carnage /ˈkɑːnɪdʒ/ (literally) the violent killing of a large number of people. (figurative) chaotic drinking mayhem. 



25. eye-opener (an event, experience, etc. that is surprising and shows you something that you did not already know. E.g. Travelling around India was a real eye-opener for me).



26. frantic (done quickly and with a lot of activity, but in a way that is not very well organized. E.g. Things are frantic in the office right now.They worked with frantic haste.)



27. pricey (expensive) 



28. pace yourself (pace yourself to find the right speed or rhythm for your work or an activity so that you have enough energy to do what you have to do. E.g. He'll have to learn to pace himself in this job.) 



29. lap it up (lap something up: to accept or receive something with great enjoyment, without thinking about whether it is good, true or sincere. E.g. It's a terrible movie but audiences everywhere are lapping it up. She simply lapped up all the compliments.) 



30. lippie (lipstick) 



31. cut-offs (cut-off (made shorter by cutting off part of the legs) trousers). 



32. Magalufed up.