2. Travelling, Holidays, Accommodation
Destinations
Means of transport
Accommodation
Walking, cycling, hitchhiking
Travel agency x holiday on one´s own
Documents, money, luggage
My best holiday
Dream holiday
3. What destinations are popular with tourists?
Travelling around our republic
Travelling abroad/to foreign countries
Travelling overseas
Seaside resorts
Mountains
Places with beautiful nature
Towns and cities
Sights, monuments, must go/must see places
4.
5. What destinations are popular with
tourists?
Examples of answers:
We can travel around our country or abroad, we
can visit world metropolies – Prague, Paris, Rome,
London.
We can also fly overseas and visit the USA,
Canada, Australia or New Zealand.
Some people prefer travelling to nature – they go
to the mountains, lakes, ponds or the sea.
6.
7. How can tourists get to their destination?
Go/travel by car x drive a car
Fly/travel by plane
Go/travel by bus/coach/train
Ride a bicycle/motorbike
Go by boat/travel by sea
8. How can tourists get to their destination?
Turists can walk, ride a bicycle or motorbike,
travel by car, by train or coach, or they can fly to
their destinations.
9. The advantages and disadvantages of
different means of transport
Travelling on foot is cheap, but slow.
T...by car is fast and comfortable, but expensive.
T...by plane is fast and comfortable, but expensive.
T...by coach or train is cheaper, but less comfortable.
T…by ship is slow, but romantic.
10. How can tourists get to their destination?
Examples of answers:
There are many ways how to travel.
We can travel by car, train, bus , plane – every way
has its advantages and disadvantages.
Travelling by car is comfortable and fast. We can
stop where we want and we aren´t depended on the
time-table. Disadvantage is quite a high price,
traffic jams and the danger of accidents. Sometimes
it is difficult to find a place for parking.
11. How can tourists get to their destination?
Examples of answers:
Travelling by public means of transport is cheaper
and faster, but buses and trains are often crowded and
they can be delayed.
Travelling by plane is fast and comfortable, but
very expensive. We mostly travel by plane to foreign
countries and for long distances. Some people are
afraid of flying. And nowadays there is also the
danger of terrorist attack.
12.
13. What kinds of accommodation do you
know?
There are many types of accommodation, tourists
can stay in a hotel, motel, boarding house,
bed&breakfast (B&B) or in a tent in a campsite.
14. What kinds of accommodation do you
know?
Hotel is the most comfortable, but the most
expensivte.
Bed and Breakfast (B&B) is a private home where
breakfast is included in the price.
Camping is the cheapest, but the least
comfortable type of accomodation.
15.
16. What is the cheapest form of travelling?
Examples of answers:
The cheapest forms of accommodation are walking,
cycling or hitch-hiking.
Hitch-hiking is mostly used by young people for
fun and adventure. This type of travelling is really
cheap, but it is very dangerous and time-consuming.
17. What is a difference between travelling with
the travel agency and a holiday on your own?
Examples of answers:
Travel agency can arrange everything for us –
journey, accommodation, trips. Everything is pre-
arranged and the only thing we need is to choose from
the catalogues of a travel agency.
When we travel on our own, we can go whenever we
want and do whatever we want. We are not dependent
on timetable.
18. What do you need when you go on holiday?
Valid passport
Visa
Travel insurance
Foreign currency – money
Knowledge of foreign language
Maps, plans, guides
Tips for accommodation
19.
20. What do you need when you go on holiday?
Examples of answers:
When going abroad we must get necessary
documents (passports and a visa). We must have
travel insurance. Besides, we must change
money to foreign currency in a bank or at an
exchange-office.
21. What do you need when you go on holiday?
When going by train we must buy tickets and
when we fly, we must get air tickets and find
out our flight number and departure time.
We should know foreign languages because it is
important for making ourselves understood.
22. What is the best holiday you have ever
had?
Examples of answers:
My favourite country is Croatia, because I like
clean see and nature there. In the Croatia there
are many beautiful places like National Park
Paklenica, Kornati and Plitvička lakes. And
many fine cities like Dubrovnik or Zagreb.
23.
24. What is your dream holiday? Which place
would you like to visit and why?
I would like to visit…………,because……
One day I would like to go to……….,because……
25. Useful vocabulary
Make a reservation………………zarezervovoat
Book a room……………………..zamluvit si pokoj
Guesthouse………………………pension, ubytovna
Youth hostel…………………mládežnická ubytovna
Bed & Breakfast…………………nocleh se snídaní
Full board………………………..plná penze
Half board……………………….polopenze
