1 below. 1. ahotelwithaswim- ring pool. 2 sowenirs at a market 2 Read the letter and answer the questions. Dear Rect, 1am having ‘stand in the outside a fantastic cafe fy the $62, ‘ler water, 2s usual. Hos foking home, Dad 1s visiting some anid fanfoys visting ol placas — | ti th Ps. cary people's ‘begs pationt and goth for fan ru ung souvent atthe make. Se ives for me. go to restaurants nearly every right for dinner, My avout rf by fi gee, Ma and Dad ala order sea- food but | nevar co — i's hora, {order souvtak! ~ I's $0 foo? us! Tne sunsets a spectacular ard the focal people are 9 ‘ealy trl, too, ove it hare go much, val Hee als al for now. Soe you next weak. 10 Look ot th the pictures and match them with the descriptio ns 3 4 5 6 ‘a wonder tine rel Wa ar on a lovely yciaies, caled Santor, The hola we ve 3 Saying ais rice and quit. M's gat 2 val © Tie woather 18 hat and sunny. Right row, tam sittiig ‘ Aah Mo ing te doing ightnaw? some shels to ewe Fight now? 5 on the Island. Dad at is Paul doing? tyre borg. wun fs Whe IS Sunane's ‘to markel bul i's @ mother doing? 7 What is Suzanne's father doing? 8 Where is her ‘wate esr nat does she Tever wait t0 lea she ‘never wait awaye order? 7 0 or Love, holiday? a Suzerna Thre aro aot fdas the island They usualy fo thelr Hotels. They are $0 cen 7 souvlaki. nee 8 snotkeling | donkeis 1 Whoisthe letter to? 2 Which island is Suzanne on? Where is Suzanne staying?3 — Match the words from the text to their defini 1 wonderful «= [a not 2 quiet b pices of avery of bulng| 3. andent © peaceful 4 ruins great 5 boring @ almost j 6 abit 1 vory ole | 7 nearly |g awl | 8 horible h alte | eyeanaens 4 Say and write which nouns go with which adie 1 sky 7 town 2 beach 8 lake 3 mins 9 calé 4 cake 10 souvlaki 5 hotel 41 temple 6 sea 42 seafood 5 Underline the correct verb. People on holiday visit/play in ancient places, You can go elimbing/snorkelling in the sea. People buy/take souvenirs at a market. People get/take photographs of temples. You can goido skiing in the mountains. You can watehvlook beautiful sunsets. People can ask/order food in a restaurant. You can stayileave at a hotel. Having a Wonderful Time... : 6 — Read Suzanne's letter again and look at the items below. A) Find edjectives from the latter and writo them beside each item. B] Tick which ones Suzanne likes/doesn't like. Finally, talk about them giving reasons for her choice, as in the example, e.g. Suzanne likes Santorini because it's lovely. She doesn't ike | Tikes {doesn} 1 tke 1 Santorini 2 The hotel 9. Thorcalé by the soa 4. Ancient ruins 8 Thomarkot 6 7 a 9 Seafood Sowiakl ‘Tho sunsots Tho loce! poopie 10 Tho donkoys: pe STUDY TIP_ =~ Givo a ronson whon you talk about what you lika/don't | ike bout your holideye. Use adjectives such a3 Deaulllul, fantnetie, lovely, noley, crowded, doliclous, | spectacular, ote 7 Lock at the key and use the notes below to say what you like/don't like cbout your olidays, giving reasons, as in the exampl ag. [love eating seafood because it is delicious. 6: 8 eating seafood snorkelling Visiting ancient ruins watching the sunsets lying in the sun staying at seaside hotels ‘writing posteards shopping for souvenirs catés by the sea rainy weather don't like hate 7oes E Te Having a Wonderful Time. i Daa — B Use the correct form of the verbs in the jin the part of the letter below. ski, write, sit, learn, fal, sing a a i's sunny, bright and a The weather is windy fresh and foggy. b The weather Is oy and bts hot and sunny and ‘freezing. the sky is bue. Study these examples. In the north but on the north coast In the east but on the east coast In the south but on the south coast In the_west but on the west coast 9 A} Match the seasons with the pictures. Winter, spring, summer, autumn B) Read the sentences under each picture ‘and choose the one which doseribes it best. 10 Look ot the map of Italy and fill in the gaps below. ailtts cold and it's a The weather Is hot, snowing, sunny and dry. b ts wet and its raining. b It's cloudy, windy and wet, ‘coast of laly. 18ah Jonet is on holiday in Alanya. Read her letter and fill in the topic sentences from the box. One of the sentences does not fit ) ao We aré in a beautiful seaside town called Alanyo. It is on the south coast of Turkey. We are staying at a ‘small hotel near an indoor market. { 5 a ‘The sun Is shining and its very hot. Rob is learning / / \ | { : dive. Mums visiting the indoor market, he © RES Roma, but the market i to cowded for me, Dad is taking photographs of an ancient temple hear our hotel. He really likes ald buildings, but | thin here boring, s festaurants. My favourite one has titeous fresh clos! After dinner we usually go for ‘a walk around the town or have a cup of coffee in one ff Alanyo's great cafés. 4 Bae Si Love, Janet P'S. This isa picture of some shoe-shiners in front of | our hotel. | like them — they're so unusual! ee 12 Read Janet's letter again and underline the ibe the pictures below. Having a Wonderful Time... | A Right now, | am sitting af I Ig On a beautif B miss you. See you in two weeks, ae © ts raining al the timet ; D tam haying a fantastic time, | E Alanya is a wonder place for a hoa ——— | WRITING tie \—-t ‘When you wite a fiend leter while on holiday, write about: where you are, the place you are staying a, the ‘weather, what you are doing, who you are with and what, they are doing. Write what you lke/don't like giving reasons, as well a5 what your impressions are. Use a varity of adjectives to make your letter more interesting. 13 Use the plan below to write a holiday letter to a friend, Where you are on holiday ' ‘and where you are staying Paragraph 2. * tho weather © what you are doing at the moment ’ © who you are with © whol they are doing at the moment Porograph 3: * your impressions about the DDlace, ite food and general octivities a Porograph 4. * close your letter Gee you soon/bye for now, etc} Love,