HOLIDAYS

PLACES

MEANS OF TRANSPORT

ACCOMODATION

ACTIVITIES

EATING AND DRINKING

HOLIDAY PLACES

THE BEACH THE COUNTRY

THE CITY THE MOUNTAINS

WHERE DID THEY SPEND THEIR HOLIDAYS?

Look at these teenagers:

Where did they spend their holidays? How did they travel there? How long did they stay there? Where did they stay?

Andy spent his holidays in a big city.

He travelled there by plane.

He stayed there for two weeks.

He stayed in a youth hostel.

Steve spent his holidays on the beach.

He travelled there by car.

He stayed there for one week.

He stayed in a four-stars hotel.

Nick spent his holidays in the country.

He hitch-hiked.

He stayed there for three weeks.

He stayed in a camping site.

Sylvia spent her holidays in the mountains.

She travelled there by train.

She stayed there for 9 days.

She stayed in a B&B.

I went to ... I went / travelled by... I stayed ... I ...

the seaside / the beach

car

bus / coach

taxi

bicycle (bike)

motorcycle (motorbike)

horse

train

plane

helicopter

boat

ship

I went on foot

I hitch-hiked

in a hotel

in a hostel

in a guest house

in a Bed and Breakfast (B&B)

in a rented house or flat

in a rented villa

at a campsite

in a bungalow

in a caravan

in a tent

swam (to swim)lay on the sand (to lie)sunbathed (to sunbathe)built sand castles (to build)practised water sports (to practise)picked up shells (to pick up)went fishing (to go)played football (to play)walked (to walk)

the countryside

went for walks (to go)fishing

had picnics (to have)rode a bicycle / a horse (to ride)

a four-wheeled motorbikepicked up fruit /flowers (to pick up)fed the animals (to feed)hunted (to hunt)rested (to rest)

the mountains

went mountaineering (to go)climbed hills/mountains (to climb)practised winter sports (to practise)built snowmen (to build)enjoyed the sights (to enjoy)walked (to walk)

thecity

went sightseeing (to go)visited museums/monuments (to visit)went shopping for souvenirs (to go)went to the cinema, theatre... (to go)took photographs (to take)attended Summer school (to attend)

HOLIDAYS VOCABULARY and PAST SIMPLE