Unit 18: Holidays

English Vocabulary in Use Elementary » Unit 18: Holidays

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18.1 ‣ Complete the sentences.

A: Are you working on Monday?
B: No, I’m holiday.
A: Are you _____ on holiday this year?
B: Yes, I’m going camping.
A: Did you have a good _____ in Greece?
B: Yes, it was wonderful.
A: Are you flying to Italy?
B: No, I’m going _____ train.
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?

It was fun but the tent was very small.
Everything was included – hotels and flights. _____
We were on the coach for seven days. I was very tired. _____
We walked about 20 kilometres every day. _____
We went to Switzerland in December. There was a lot of snow. _____

18.3 ‣ Look at the different ways of travelling. Put one tick (x) 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 you travel	relaxing
ferry	⁽¹⁾ _____	⁽²⁾ _____	⁽³⁾ _____	⁽⁴⁾ _____	⁽⁵⁾ _____
car	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁷⁾ _____	⁽⁸⁾ _____	⁽⁹⁾ _____	⁽¹⁰⁾ _____
plane	⁽¹¹⁾ _____	⁽¹²⁾ _____	⁽¹³⁾ _____	⁽¹⁴⁾ _____	⁽¹⁵⁾ _____

18.4 ‣ Write the names of these things you need for a holiday.

_____
_____
_____
_____
_____

18.5 ‣ What do we call:

something you take photos with? a
a special stamp in your passport to enter a country? a _____
something you fly in? a _____
something that you carry things on your back in? a _____
what people carry their clothes in when they go on holiday? a _____

18.6 ‣ Fill the gaps in this email.

I’m having a great ¹ here in Spain. The ² _____ is great – the clubs are open all night. The ³ _____ food is very good – lots of fish and salads. Please send me a ⁴ _____ from your holiday in Italy.

Love

Alex

Answer Key

A ‣ Holiday (noun)

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

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

C ‣ Transport

D ‣ Don’t forget to take ...

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 /ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/ (e.g. a suitcase or a rucksack)

E ‣ Expressions

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!

(See Unit 32: Travelling and Unit 49: Moving for more words about travel.)

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