Unit 2

Vocabulary
Types of 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!
2 A cruise

I had a great time lying on the B safari

sand and swimming in the sea.
3
C beach holiday

We sat on the deck and watched

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

I took some amazing E sightseeing holiday

photographs of the wild animals.
5
F adventure

It was cold and I fell in

the snow a lot. It was
6 fun!

Holidays

2 Fill in: train, beach, 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 ………………… for swimming
yesterday.

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Means of transport

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

………………………… …………………………

AIR SEA
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LAND
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Geographical features & Location

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, contact, booked, stuck, rent, travel, delayed, cancelled.

1 A: I …………………… our plane tickets with the 4 A: How did Tim …………………… his flight?
travel agent this morning. B: He got …………………… in traffic on the
B: Great! I can't wait to leave! way to the airport.

2 A: My train was ……………… so I had to take a 5 A: I …………………… my wallet when I was in

bus instead. Paris.
B: That's too bad. My flight was ……………… B: That’s terrible! Did you ……………………
for two hours because of bad weather. the police?

3 A: Let’s …………………… a car and drive to

Scotland.
B: Can’t we …………………… by train instead?

6 Underline the correct item.

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

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 5 Tasting the unusual local food was an
Thames when we were in London. interesting ……. .
A journey B voyage C trip A experience B adventure C holiday

2 The ……. of the wave was taller than Anna. 6 We were all very tired when we ……. the
A crest B bottom C trough airport.
A arrived B reached C departed
3 I like the sound when the ……. break on the
rocks. 7 The local people still ……. beautiful cloth.
A curls B sprays C waves A weave B prepare C provide

4 We visited a small village and saw a traditional 8 Our holiday is almost over; we ……. the island
……. happening outside. at 3 pm today.
A religion B ceremony C tour A depart B disappear C leave

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

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

Louvre yesterday? (Eiffel Tower) Thai food? (local seafood)
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3 ........................................ (you/buy) any 6 ........................................ (you/come) to the

souvenirs when you were there? (some island by boat? (plane)
clothes) .........................................................................
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Used to

13 Expand the prompts to write sentences using used to.

1 Sue/live/on a farm 4 I/not/like/swimming in the sea

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2 we/not/spend time/at the seaside 5 they/travel/abroad?
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3 I/visit/my grandparents/every summer
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Order of adjectives

14 Put the adjectives in brackets in the correct order.

1 He gave his mother ............................................ 3 We bought a(n) ..................................................

................................ (silver/beautiful/antique) .................................. (wooden/useful/square)
earrings for her birthday. table at the market.
2 We tried some .................................................... 4 Is that their .........................................................
......................................... (tasty/Greek/green) ..................................... (round/blue/new) tent?
olives on the island. 5 We stayed in room in a(n) ..................................
....................................... (little/awful/old) hotel.

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

1 X: ...................................................................................
Y: Yes, thanks! We did a lot of sightseeing.
A Where did you go on holiday?
B Did you have a good time on holiday?
C How was your holiday?

2 X: On the second day, I lost my passport.

Y: ...................................................................................
A It seems like you had a great time.
B Sounds like it was fun.
C Oh no! That’s terrible.

3 X: ......................
Y: Yes, it was disappointing.
A That sounds terrible.
B Did you have a good time?
C Was it fun?

4 X: Our luggage got lost.

Y: .........................................
A Oh dear!
B Sounds exciting!
C When did you get back?

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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Reading
16 Read the text and match the paragraphs to the headings. One heading is extra.

A So much to see and do

B Amazing comfort
C Eating well
D A special place

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Last winter I went on a safari holiday with my family. It was an amazing experience. We stayed in some
cabins in the Chobe National Park, in Botswana. The staff picked us up from the airport, and took us to the
cabins in a jeep. It was a slow and bumpy journey, but it was worth it. The cabins were in a wonderful
location by a huge river where all the animals went to drink. There were places to sit and look out over the
river and watch the animals. It was like nowhere else in the world.

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Every day was full of adventure. We got up early and went on safaris and saw elephants and giraffes and
even lions, and learned all about them from our knowledgeable guides. We also went on boat tours on the
river in the evening and saw even more animals, not to mention beautiful sunsets. Some days we spent
time sitting outside the cabins, watching the animals living their lives right in front of us.

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But the thing that impressed me the most was dinner time. We ate tasty traditional dishes every night.
Sometimes we even ate outside and watched the animals.
There were some bugs and mosquitoes so it was a little bit
uncomfortable but it was worth it to be close to nature!

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Listening
17 You are going to hear four short recordings. For questions 1-4, choose the answer that
matches what you have heard (A, B or C).

1 How did Joe get to Spain? 3 What was Timothy’s holiday problem?
A by plane A The weather was bad.
B by car B Everything cost a lot of money.
C by train C The museums were boring.

2 What does Alison want to do? 4 The conversation is about

A go skiing A camping abroad.
B go sightseeing B the best place for a beach holiday.
C go on a cruise C different types of holidays.

Writing: An email
18 Read the rubric, then write your email.

You went on holiday. Write an email to your English-speaking friend telling him/her about it (50-100 words).
In your email:
 mention where you stayed  say what you did.  describe something you bought.

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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 exploring

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

Flights, room and breakfast -

£900!

For a summer trip, book a place

before May 12th.

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 £1300 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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