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    The document provides questions and responses to practice talking about holidays in the past simple tense. It asks where someone went on their last holiday, what they saw there, and where they stayed. It then provides follow up questions like how the holiday was and what sights were like. Responses are provided as examples. Further examples are given to practice asking and responding about holidays to Hawaii, England, Bali, and New Zealand. Exercises follow to practice using past tense verbs when discussing holiday activities and experiences.

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    The document provides questions and responses to practice talking about holidays in the past simple tense. It asks where someone went on their last holiday, what they saw there, and where they stayed. It then provides follow up questions like how the holiday was and what sights were like. Responses are provided as examples. Further examples are given to practice asking and responding about holidays to Hawaii, England, Bali, and New Zealand. Exercises follow to practice using past tense verbs when discussing holiday activities and experiences.

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    The document provides questions and responses to practice talking about holidays in the past simple tense. It asks where someone went on their last holiday, what they saw there, and where they stayed. It then provides follow up questions like how the holiday was and what sights were like. Responses are provided as examples. Further examples are given to practice asking and responding about holidays to Hawaii, England, Bali, and New Zealand. Exercises follow to practice using past tense verbs when discussing holiday activities and experiences.

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    Talking About Holidays (Past Simple)

    Where did you go for your last holiday? How was it?

    Questions
     Where did you go on holiday? I went to Paris with my husband.
     What did you see there? We saw the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.
     Where did you stay? We stayed at The Royal Hotel.
     Responses
     I went to Paris with my husband.
     We saw the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.
     We stayed at The Royal Hotel.
    Follow-up Questions
     How was it? It was wonderful.
     What were they like? They were really interesting.
     Was it good? Yes, it was. It was very comfortable.
    Responses
     It was wonderful.
     They were really interesting.
     Yes, it was. It was very comfortable.

    Practice Use the information to practice asking and responding.


     Hawaii - great
    A) Where did you go?
    B) I went to Hawaii.
    A) How was it?
    B) It was great.
    a. England - nice
    b. Bali - relaxing
    c. New Zealand - incredible

    Practice Use the information to practice asking and answering questions about things on
    your holiday.
     the hotel/comfortable – comfortable/quiet
    A) Was the hotel comfortable?
    B) Yes, It was. The hotel was comfortable and/but quiet.
    a. the people/kind – kind/friendly
    b. the food/good – delicious/expensive
    c. the weather/warm – warm/sunny

    Exercise Match the words on the left with the phrases on the right.
    1. We went a) To Big Ben
    2. I saw b) Many new friends
    3. We ate fish c) A great time
    4. They stayed d) A fantastic musical
    5. She made e) And chips
    6. We watched f) To San Francisco
    7. He had g) With some old friends

    Exercise ii Complete the sentences below using the past tense.


     I ____went__ to the beach every day while I was on holiday. (go)
    I went to the beach every day while I was on holiday.
    1. We _____saw___ some wild monkeys. (see)
    2. I ____ate____ a lot of delicious food. (eat)
    3. My children _____made___ friends with some others. (make)
    4. My husband ___bought_____ a new suit. (buy)
    5. We __got______ up late everyday. (get)
    6. I ____spent____ too much money. (spend)

    Exercise iii Choose the correct form for each statement.


     How was/were your holiday?
    1. What was/were the weather like?
    2. The hotel was/were really nice.__was_______________________
    3. There wasn’t/weren’t many people.____________where_______
    4. It was/were very relaxing.________________was______________
    5. How was/were the restaurants?__________was___________________
    6. Were/was there a swimming pool? __________waas______________

    Reading section Angie and Tony are talking about the summer holidays.
    Tony: Hi Angie. Did you have a good summer?
    Angie: Hi Tony. Yes, I did. I went to The Bahamas with my family. It was fantastic.
    Tony: The Bahamas? That’s great! Where did you stay?
    Angie: We stayed on a small island in a really nice family-run hotel. It was ever-so comfortable.
    Tony: How long did you stay?
    Angie: We were there for five days and six nights. Every day we relaxed by the pool or on the beach while the
    kids played. We visited some famous spots on the island, too. It was so relaxing.
    Tony: Was the food good?
    Angie: Yes, it was. Everything was fresh and the dishes were amazing. We ate like Kings.
    Tony: Nice. I’d love to visit The Bahamas one day.

    1) Where did Angie go for her holiday? _____________the Bahamas_______________


    2) What was the hotel like? ______ was comforable______________
    3) What did they do every day? _______________they relaxed by the pool or on the
    beach____________________________

    Application Discussion/activity.
    Think about a holiday you have been on. Consider the following questions to help you:
     Who did you go with?
    my family
     How long did you stay?
    1 Weekeng
     What was the weather like?
    too hot
    • How was your hotel?
    too much comfortable
    • What did you do every day?
    visit family and discover new places
    • Was the food good?
    not for me
    • Were the people friendly?
    yes, too much

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