TOPIC:  Holidays  and  travel  

TASK  1_Monologue:  Talk  about  your  preferences  when  you  go  on  holidays?  Do  you  prefer  going  to  a  hotel  or  to  
a  campsite?  Do  you  prefer  going  sightseeing  to  a  city  or  doing  sport  activities  in  the  nature?  Do  you  prefer  going  
on  holidays  alone,  with  your  friends  or  with  your  family?  Comment  the  advantages  or  disadvantages  of  each  kind  
of  holidays.  

           
Task  1_pre-­‐task:    
-­‐ Use  the  present  tenses  (simple,  continuous,  perfect)  to  talk  about  advantages  and  disadvantages.  
-­‐ Use    vocabulary  about  holidays:    
NOUNS   VERBS  AND  EXPRESSIONS   ADJECTIVES  
Camp  site   To  sunbathe   Comfortable  /  Uncomfortable  
Guesthouse   To  go  swimming   Luxurious  
Self-­‐catering  flat   To  go  sightseeing   Basic  
Holiday  camp  
To  go  skiing   Dirty  
Journey  
Trip   Go  for  a  drive   Friendly  /  Unfriendly  
Flight   To  go  hiking   Helpful  /  Unhelpful  
Luggage   To  go  touring   Lovely  
(suit)case   To  go  on  an  excursion   Nothing  special  
City-­‐break   To  go  climbing   Disgusting  
  To  go  camping   Warm  
 
To  land   Sunny  
To  take  off   Very  windy  
To  go  abroad   Foggy  
To  go  away  (for  the  weekend)   Cloudy  
To  take  photos   Not  bad  
 
 
-­‐ Organise  your  ideas:    
 
To  give  your  opinion:   To  express  (dis)advantages:   To  link  ideas:  
       
I  think/believe…   The  best  about...   Also,  too,  as  well.  
In  my  opinion/To  my  mind,...   The  cons/pros  of...   However,  but...    
As  far  as  I’m  concerned...   The  main  advantage  of...   On  the  one  hand...  
    On  the  other  hand...    
    Although...  
   
http://www.jonathansenglish.com/2011/11/vocabulary-­‐mind-­‐maps-­‐
   
travel-­‐and.html  (mind  map  about  travel)    
http://www.ecenglish.com/learnenglish/holiday-­‐hell-­‐reading-­‐and-­‐vocab-­‐match     (text  about  your  worst  holiday)  
 
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