1. Section One The Lucky Story of the Holiday Money
Lesson Twenty-Five
Section One
The Lucky Story of the Holiday Money

2. Words & expressions 1. folder
--a container for keeping loose papers in, made of folded card or plastic
2. travellers cheque /traveler’s check
--A travellers cheque is a check that is issued by a financial institution that can be used as a form of payment. Travellers cheques are most often used by those traveling because they are widely accepted as payment in many parts of the world, yet can be replaced if lost or stolen by the issuing financial institution.

3. Words & expressions 3. garage
--a place where vehicles are repaired and where you can buy a car or buy petrol/gas and oil
4. consul
--a diplomat appointed by a government to protect its commercial interests and help its citizens in a foreign country
consulate

4. Words & expressions 5. It suddenly struck sb. that…
-- It came into sb’s mind that…
6. distract
--to draw someone’s attention away from sth.

5. Key to Exercises
C. describe, according to the recording, what Mary and John did at the following places.
1. At the border between Italy and France:
Having a lot of trouble finding the
passports and this and that.
2. At a garage in France:
Fueling their car.
3. At the campsite:
Finding their money, travellers
cheques and passports were missing

6. Key to Exercises 4. At the police station: Asking the officer for help
5. At the garage again:
Distracting the man’s attention and searching through his papers for the folder.
6. On the road across:
Managing to discover what an old lady was sitting on
7. At a cycle-repair shop:
Recovering what they had lost