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worksheet level 1

Try not to look at the transcript while doing these exercises! Always read the
instructions and all the information in the tasks before listening. Listen as many
times as you like.

Nice holiday?

1 Before listening:
a Think about your last holiday. What kind of holiday was it? Where did
you stay? Put a tick () by the correct answers below.

I had a... and I stayed...

beach holiday in a hotel
walking holiday in a tent (camping)
adventure holiday with friends
sight-seeing holiday with family
lazy holiday in a bed and breakfast
mountain holiday on a farm
sporty holiday at home
working holiday in a hostel
Something else? _______________ _______________

b Tell another English language learner. For example:

I had a lazy holiday and I
What kind of holiday did you have? stayed with friends.
What about you?
I had...

2 Listen for general meaning: listen to the whole podcast. Jackie and Richard
talk about their holiday. Which answers in 1a above describe their holiday?

3 Listen for detail: read the questions. Then listen again and choose the
correct answers.
How long was your holiday? We went away for a week
It was for 2 weeks
To France
Where did you go? To Spain
We watched a cycle race
What did you do? We were in a cycle race
By train
What was the weather like? By car
Good, but it also rained
How did you travel around? Sunny all day and everyday
Terrible, it rained all the time
Yes, it was
Was it a nice holiday?
No, it wasn't

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4 Listen for more detail: listen one more time and decide if the following
statements are true or false.
a It's easier for Jackie and Richard to visit France than Spain.

b They walked to the top of the mountain because the road was closed
to cars.

c They walked a total of 14 kilometres.

d Watching the cycling was Richard's best day of the holiday.

e Jackie's extra clothes were dry in her bag.

f It was cold walking in the rain.

g It was raining when they arrived at the campsite.

h Jackie's best day was by the sea.

5 After listening: now do the vocabulary worksheet.

6 After listening: now do the extra vocabulary worksheet adjectives: nice

from the 'extras' page.

7 After listening: speaking. Ask and answer questions with another English
language learner about your last holiday. Use the questions from page 1,
start with the question What kind of holiday did you have? and then
continue with the other questions. Ask more questions if you want. Try and
answer with as much information as possible, use adjectives to describe
things. Also use some “nice and...” phrases from the extra vocabulary
worksheet.

8 After listening: why not listen to 1.34 Hotel Alicante now? We talked about
staying in hotels / hostels for another holiday:

http://www.podcastsinenglish.com/pages/level1a.shtml#hotel

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answers level 1

1 It's really important to do these tasks before listening.

2 walking / mountain holiday (not sporty) stayed in a tent (camping)

3
How long was your holiday? We went away for a week
Where did you go? To Spain
What did you do? We watched a cycle race
What was the weather like? Good, but it also rained
How did you travel around? By car
Was it a nice holiday? Yes, it was

4 a F
b T
c T (7 up and 7 down!)
d T
e F
f F
g F
h T

7 Why not write to thepieteam@podcastsinenglish.com and tell us about your

last holiday – we'd love to hear from you!

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