Holidays (18) ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE (ELEMENTARY)

ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE (ELEMENTARY)

Holidays (18)

A	Holiday (noun) We had a lovely holiday in Egypt in 2014. I’m not working next week. I’m on holiday. Are you going on holiday this summer?
B	Types of holidays We’re going on a package holiday to Hong Kong. [flights and hotel are included] We’re going to have a winter holiday this year. I want to go camping this year. [sleep in a tent] I’m going on a walking holiday in the Alps. A coach tour is an easy way to go on holiday. [travelling in a comfortable bus]
C	Transport
D	Don’t forget to take … your passport (if you are going to another country a visa [a stamp that you need in your passport to go to some countries] your tickets some currency [money of the country you are going to] a camera your luggage /ˈlʌgɪdʒ/ (e.g. a suitcase or a rucksack)
E	Expressions A Are you flying to France from England? B No, we’re going by ferry. A What are you going to do in Madrid? B We want to try the local food and enjoy the nightlife [clubs, etc.]. A Have a great time! And send me a postcard!

Exercises

18.1	Complete the sentences. 1 a Are you working on Monday? b No, I’m __on____ holiday. 2 a Are you ________ on holiday this year? b Yes, I’m going camping. 3 a Did you have a good ________ in Greece? b Yes, it was wonderful. 4 a Are you flying to Italy? b No, I’m going ________ train. 5 a I’m going to New York next week. b Great! Please ________ me a postcard.
18.2	What type of holiday is each person talking about? 1 It was fun but the tent was very small. ___camping_____________ 2 Everything was included - hotels and flights. ________________________ 3 We were on the coach for seven days. I was very tired. ________________________ 4 We walked about 20 kilometres every day. ________________________ 5 We went to Switzerland in December. There was a lot of snow ________________________
18.3	Look at the different ways of travelling. Put one tick (✓) for sometimes true, two ticks for often true and three ticks for always true. you can take a lot of luggage very fast cheap you see a lot as relaxing ferry car ✓✓✓ plane
18.4	Write the names of these things you need for a holiday.
18.5	What do we call: 1 something you take photos with? A _____camera________________ 2 a special stamp in your passport to enter a country? a v_________ 3 something you fly in? a p_________ 4 something that you carry things on your back in? a r_________ 5 what people carry their clothes in when they go on holiday? a s_________
18.6	Fill the gaps in this email.

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