Unit 2

Vocabulary
Holidays

1 Match the speech bubbles (1-6) with the correct type of holiday (A-F).

Today, we saw the Tower of London

and visited the British Museum.
1

We climbed a mountain and

went rafting. It was exciting!
A cruise
2

B safari
I had a great time lying on the
sand and swimming in the sea.

3 C beach holiday

We sat on the deck and watched

the sea. The food was great, too. D skiing holiday

4
E sightseeing holiday
I took some amazing
photographs of wild animals.
F adventure holiday
5

It was cold and I fell in

the snow a lot. It was
fun!
6

2 Fill in: train, museum, hostel, hotel, cottage, camping, boat trip.

1 Let’s stay in a ………………… . It’s very cheap, 5 I really want to go on a ………………… around
but we have to share a room with other the islands.
travellers. 6 Karen always stays in a luxury …………………
2 They went ………………… by the lake. when she travels.
3 We travelled by ………………… from Paris to 7 They rented a little ………………… by the sea
London. for the summer.
4 They went to the Prado ………………… when
they travelled to Madrid.

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Means of transport

3 Complete the spidergrams with: boat, motorbike, coach, plane, helicopter, tram, ship, scooter.

………………………… …………………………

AIR
AIR SEA
SEA
………………………… …………………………

………………………… …………………………

LAND
LAND
………………………… …………………………

Geographical sites

4 Complete the crossword.

Clues
Across Down

2 1
1

3 4 5 3
5

6 7
6 4

8 7

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Holiday problems

5 Fill in: miss, lost, stuck, crowded, delayed, cancelled, queues.

1 A: Did you visit the Colosseum when you went
to Rome?
B: Yes, but there were really long ………………
and we waited for over an hour to get in.
2 A: They’ve ……………… our flight to Sofia.
We’re leaving two hours later.
B: They ……………… our flight. The next one is
in two days.
3 A: Did you enjoy your seaside holiday?
B: No, the beach was always ………………… .
4 A: How did Tim …………………… his flight?
B: He got …………………… in traffic on the way
to the airport.
5 A: I …………………… my wallet when I was in
Paris.
B: That’s terrible!

6 Choose the correct item.

1 We didn’t like the hostel because the rooms
were polluted/dirty.
2 Going on a lot of business trips and working hard
can be very tiring/relaxing.
3 Jenny didn’t enjoy her time at the resort because
it was full of noisy/crowded people.
4 When there is heavy/long traffic, it takes two
hours to get to the airport.
5 The hotel was very expensive/awful, but it was
worth the money.

General Revision
7 Match the adjectives to their opposites.

1 terrible A enjoyable
2 cosy B awesome
3 bumpy C safe
4 dangerous D fearless
5 scared E uncomfortable
6 boring F smooth

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8 Choose the correct item.

1 We went on a short boat ……. along the river. 5 The Huli ……. live in Papua New Guinea; they
A journey B voyage C trip have very simple lives.
A tribe B generation C travellers
2 It took Cameron some time to ……. the hang of
riding a dog sled. 6 We were all very tired when we ……. the airport.
A get B take C make A arrived B reached C departed

3 I like the sound the ……. make when they break 7 The local people still ……. beautiful cloth.
on the rocks. A weave B prepare C provide
A curls B sprays C waves
8 We ……. in a beautiful B&B near the sea.
4 Toby gave the husky dogs ……. . A rented B travelled C stayed
A rides B treats C trips

9 Fill in: resort, tour, ride, height, cabin, cottage.

1 Beaches in Hawaii are popular with surfers
because of the ………………… of the waves.
2 An easy way to see all the sights is to take a
guided ………………… of the area.
3 We rented a cosy seaside ………………… in a
small coastal town.
4 The Smiths went on a helicopter ………………
above the waterfall.
5 We spent the night in a little wooden
……………… in the mountains.
6 The ski ………………… provides everything you
need to learn to ski while you are on holiday.

Prepositions

10 Fill in: in (x2), from, by (x2), on (x2), for.

Hi Sophie,

I’m writing to you 1) ........... the airport. Right now, I am waiting to get
2) ........... the plane home. We had a great time here 3) ........... Los
Angeles! Yesterday, we went 4) ........... a boat trip along the coast,
but we usually travelled around 5) ........... car. LA is famous 6) ...........
being the home of many movie stars, so of course we tried to find
some. We didn’t meet any celebrities, but we still had fun sitting
7) ........... cafes and going for long walks 8) ........... the sea!

See you soon,

Amy

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Grammar
Past simple

11 Fill in the gaps with the following verbs in the past simple : look, go, get, want, take, listen.
Which ones are regular (R) and which ones are irregular (I)?

1 I ............................... some beautiful jewellery in the street market. ………

2 At the concert, we ............................... to traditional music. ………
3 My aunt and uncle ............................... on a Mediterranean cruise last winter. ………
4 Marcus ............................... photos of all the famous sights when he was in Barcelona. ………
5 We ............................... at every painting in the gallery; we were there for hours! ………
6 I ............................... to go on a boat ride on the river but we didn’t have time. ………

12 Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple and answer the questions.

1 ........................................ (you/go) to Rome last 4 ........................................ (they/stay) in an

week? (Paris) expensive hotel in London? (with friends)
......................................................................... .........................................................................
......................................................................... .........................................................................

2 ........................................ (Jane/visit) the Louvre 5 ........................................ (he/try) traditional Thai

yesterday? (Eiffel Tower) food? (local seafood)
......................................................................... .........................................................................
......................................................................... .........................................................................

3 .................................... (you/buy) any souvenirs 6 ........................................ (you/come) to the

when you were there? (some clothes) island by boat? (plane)
......................................................................... .........................................................................
......................................................................... .........................................................................

Everyday English
13 Read the dialogues and then complete them with the appropriate item (A, B or C).

1 X: ..................................................................... 3 X: .....................................................................
Y: Yes, thanks! We did a lot of sightseeing. Y: Yes, it was disappointing.
A Where did you go on holiday? A That sounds terrible.
B Did you have a good time on holiday? B Did you have a good time?
C How was your holiday? C Was it fun?

4 X: Our luggage got lost.

2 X: On the second day, I lost my passport.
Y: .....................................................................
Y: .....................................................................
A Oh dear!
A It seems like you had a great time.
B Sounds exciting!
B Sounds like it was fun.
C When did you get back?
C Oh no! That’s terrible.
5 X: How was the weather?
Y: .....................................................................
A How awful!
B It’s hot and sunny all year round!
C Perfect!

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Pairwork Activities Student A
Work with Student B. Ask Student B questions to find out about a safari holiday. Then
answer Student B’s questions about a sightseeing holiday.

Spend three days visiting

museums and cafes.
Stay two nights in a luxury hotel
in the city centre.

Flights, room and breakfast -

£900!

For a summer trip, book a place

before 12th May.

To learn more or make a

booking, call 01757 93 93 93

Safari holiday

 where/holiday?
 what/can/you/do?
 how long/holiday/last?
 how much/cost?
 how/find out/more?

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Pairwork Activities Student B
Work with Student A. Answer Student A’s questions about a safari holiday. Then ask student
A questions about a sightseeing holiday.

You can:
► sleep in a tent
► see amazing animals
► take photographs

 7 days for only £1,300 per person

 includes all food and transport
For more information, visit our website at www.kenyasafari.com

Sightseeing holiday

 where/holiday?
 where/stay?
 what/holiday/include?
 when/book a place/for summer?
 how/get/more information?

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Portfolio Activities
Name: ………………………………………………… Date: ………………………. Class: ...................

Write about your favourite holiday. Draw or stick a picture on the postcard below.

Where did you go? ..................................................................................................................................................

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Transport: ................................................................................................................................................................
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Where did you stay? ...............................................................................................................................................

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Activities: .................................................................................................................................................................
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Why was it your favourite holiday? ..........................................................................................................................

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Game
Students play in pairs. Photocopy and cut up one sheet of adjectives for each pair. Shuffle
the cards and place the cards face down on the table. Player 1 picks three cards and
creates a sentence using the three adjectives in the correct order. If the sentence is correct
and makes sense, Player 1 keeps the cards. If the order is incorrect, he or she puts all the
cards back. If one of the adjectives does not make sense in the sentence, but the order is
correct, he or she puts back only the card that does not make sense. Then, Player 2 does the
same. The winner is the player with the most cards after five minutes.

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