TALK about your last holiday

Fill in the blanks with the phrases from the boxes and put the verbs into the Simple Past.

______________, I (go) ______to ____________________ with ___________________.

When did you go? Where did you go? Who did you go with?
- Last summer. - To the beach/the mountains/a - Some friends.
- Last week. river/a lake/the forest - My parents.
- In January, etc. - To a big city/the countryside. - My parents and my
- To a hot spring. brother.
- To New York, Mexico, Paris etc. - My family.

We __________________. We (stay) ________ in________________________.

How did you get there? Where did you stay?

- (go) by car/bus/train/plane. - a hotel.
- (fly) by (American Airlines) - an apartment.
- (fly) in a big plane. - a caravan.
- (drive) - a tent.
- (take) a bus/train/plane. - (on) a campsite.

The ____________ (be) _____ _____________ , ____________ and _____________.

How was (the hotel) like?

cheap – expensive - very good – great - nice
clean – dirty – quiet – noisy – modern - old

We tried local food. It (be) ______ __________________.

How was the food?

- excellent!
- awful
- delicious
- cheap
- expensive
We did a lot of interesting things. During the day we _______________________________
_______________________________________________________________________.
Then we ________________________________________________________________.
In the evening we _________________________________________________________.

What did you do there?

- (go) to the beach. The beach was (always) empty/crowded/clean/dirty.
- (go) for a walk/shopping/sightseeing.
- (go) sailing/rafting/fishing/canoeing/scuba diving/surfing/windsurfing/ mountain-biking/ rock climbing,
etc.
- (go) sunbathing.
- (swim) in the sea.
- (build) sandcastles.
- (see) some friends/a play.
- (take) a lot of photos.
- (meet) friends, new people.
- (sail) on the lake.
- (hike) in the mountains.
- (climb) a mountain.
- (walk) in the forest.
- (eat) in good restaurants.
- (play) beach volleyball/ cards.
- (fly) a kite.
- (visit) relatives.
- (Relax) in hotel

And we (see/visit)____________ a lot of beautiful places. We (see/visit) ______________

______________________________________________________________________.

Places you visited:

- The Statue of Liberty/Big
Ben/Pyramids of Egypt, etc.
- The museum.
- The Zoo.
- The aquarium. What was the weather like?
- The funfair. - It was great.
- It was sunny and hot
- It was very hot.
The weather (be) _______ ____________________ - It was awful.
- It was cold and wet
_________________________________________. - It was cloudy and wet.
- It was terrible.
- It rained every day.
We (stay) _____________ for ___________________.

How long did you stay there?

- a day/week/month.
- about (10) days/weeks/months.

We (buy) ____________ _________________________.

What did you buy?

- a lot of souvenirs for my family and friends.
- some perfume, new clothes, shoes, etc.

We _______________________________. ________________________________ !

Did you enjoy the holiday? Why (not)?

- really enjoyed my holiday. - It was wonderful/ fantastic/exciting.
- had a great/fantastic time in… - It was great fun.
- didn’t have a good time in … - It was a nightmare.
- had a terrible time in... - It was awful/ boring.