HOLIDAYS

Worksheet 1: Vocabulary

1) Match the definitions on the left with the expression on the right:

a) a holiday where you purchase the travel and

accommodation together
b) an extremely beautiful view ( ) holiday resort
c) a cheaper form of flying than a scheduled flight ( ) self-catering
d) the place at the airport where you register for your ( ) holiday of a lifetime
flight and deposit your luggage ( ) package holiday
e) where you wait for your flight to be called ( ) far-off destination
f) somewhere a long way away ( ) departure lounge
g) to take a holiday to escape a busy or stressful ( ) check-in desk
lifestyle ( ) charter flight
h) an organised group shown around a place of interest ( ) breathtaking view
by an expert ( ) youth hostel
i) a glossy publication with details of holiday ( ) tourist trap
packages ( ) out of season
j) a special holiday that you are unlikely to repeat ( ) guided tour
k) a place where lots of people go for a holiday ( ) short break
l) an extended weekend holiday including Friday or ( ) travel agent
Monday ( ) to get away from it all
m) outside of the main holiday period ( ) passport control
n) the place where your passport is checked ( ) holiday brochure
o) a holiday where you supply your own food ( ) long weekend
p) a short holiday ( ) to go sightseeing
q) to look around the tourist sites
r) a shop that specialises in booking holidays
s) somewhere where too many tourists go
20) a cheap form of accommodation

2) Ask your teacher questions to find out

about a place he/she has visited. For
example:

‘Did you go sightseeing?’

‘Was it a package holiday?’



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Worksheet 2: Pronunciation

The ‘ed’ endings of regular past tense verbs can be pronounced in three different ways: 



a) /t/ Example: ‘helped‘

b) /d/ Example: ‘played’
c) /id/ Example: ‘visited’

Put the following verbs in the correct column depending on their pronunciation.

needed visited tried

booked shopped wanted
helped picked stayed
travelled planned relaxed
walked hoped intended
walked looked decided
loved enjoyed played

/t/ /d/ /id/

helped played visited

Worksheet 2: Speaking Practice Test

You are going to prepare for an IELTS-style Speaking Part 2 task. Here’s the
question:

Describe a beautiful place you once visited. You should say:

• when you went to this place
• where it was
• who you went with
and say why you liked it so much.

Record yourself doing this task. Listen to the recording, write down all the verbs you
used in the past tense and assess your pronunciation of each one.



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