This document provides vocabulary exercises and speaking prompts related to travel. The first section lists words related to luggage, package holidays, reservations, and packing. The next sections provide vocabulary about travel, including means of transportation, accommodations, and activities. Speaking prompts encourage describing travel plans and arrangements. Picture descriptions of people in travel situations are provided to practice vocabulary.

1. HOLYDAY ADVENTURES: SPEAKING PART 3
(PHOTOCOPY)
1. READING:
WHICH WORD MEANS….?:
BAGS AND CASES THAT YOU CARRY WHEN YOU TRAVEL
ARRANGED VACATION WITH A FIXED PRICE
PERSONAL EFFECTS
A RESERVATION
AT ONE’S DISPOSAL, READY.
-TO PUT CLOTHES IN A SUITCASE
-LUGGAGE
-PACKAGE HOLIDAYS
-BELONGINGS
-BOOKING
-AVAILABLE
-TO PACK
2. SPEAKING. 1, 2 AND 3. VOCABULARY
-QUILT: A COVER FOR A BED FILLED WITH FEATHERS.
-ABROAD: IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY
-A CASE FOR PACKING BELONGINGS
-CURLY HAIR: SPIRALLED HAIR
-ARRANGEMENTS: AGREEMENT
-TRIP: JOURNEY, TOUR, TRAVEL
-BROCHURE: LEAFLET, PAMPHLET
-SHELF: HORIZONTAL BOARD TO PUT THINGS ON IT

2. HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES
- Climbing
- Cycling
- Fishing
-Trekking/hiking
- Swimming
-Canoeing
-Sunbathing/laying out

3. SPEAKING: VOCABULARY. TRAVEL
• RETURN TICKET
•TO STAY OVERNIGHT
•GO ABROAD,
•FLIGHT,
•TO GO ON HOLIDAY,
•TO STAY AT A HOTEL,
•TO HIRE A CAR,
•FACILITIES
•TO GO SIGHTSEEING
QUEDARSE UNA
SOLA NOCHE IR AL
EXTRANJERO
IR DE
VACACIONES
ALQUILAR UN
COCHE
BILLETE DE IDA
Y VUELTA
HACER
TURISMO
CULTURAL
ALBERGE
INSTALACIONES
VUELO

4. SPEAKING: VOCABULARY. TRAVEL
QUEDARSE UNA
SOLA NOCHE
IR AL
EXTRANJERO
IR DE
VACACIONES
ALQUILAR UN
COCHE
BILLETE DE IDA
Y VUELTA
HACER
TURISMO
CULTURAL
ALBERGE
INSTALACIONES
VUELO

5. SPEAKING: VOCABULARY. TRAVEL
AND HOLIDAYS
Reception/receptionist Camp-site
Luxury hotel/resort/youth
hostel
(put up/take down)
a tent
Suitcases/luggage
ACTIONS
-Alojamiento
-Reservar
-Disfrutar la
naturaleza/ambientes
naturales
-Relejarse
-instalaciones
ACTIONS
-Accomodation
-To book/reserve
-Enjoy nature/natural
environments
-Relax
-facilities

6. GIVING ADVICE/ MAKING DECISIONS
GIVING ADVICE/SUGGEST
- I THINK YOU SHOULD
- WHY DON’T YOU…?
- YOU COULD…
- IT’S/IT COULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO
- I THINK THE BEST IDEA IS…
- I THINK THAT THE RIGHT THING TO DO IS
- I THINK……..IS THE BEST
You and your friend want to go on an adventure holiday this
summer. Talk together about the different kinds of adventure
holidays you’d like to do and decide which one you will do in the
summer.
- Climbing
- Cycling
- Fishing
-Trekking/hiking
- Swimming
- Canoeing

7. SPEAKING, PART 2
A friend of yours wants to take up a new hobby, but she doesn’t know what to do. Talk
together about which hobbies she could take up and decide which is the most appropriate for
her.

8. MEANS OF TRANSPORT
SPEAKING, PART 2
You and your friend are organizing the travel arrangements for a trip to London for a
weekend.
First, talk to each other about the best means of transport to get to England
Then, decide which is the best method of transport to go around the city of London.

9. SPEAKING: VOCABULARY. TRAVEL
Who are they?
Where are they?
Describe the place
and people
What are they doing?
How are they feeling
-A couple/a man and a woman
-At the reception of a hotel
-Luiurious, elegant, light , winter
cllothes/ hand luggage/
-Checking in at the hotel/out
-Nervous/excited/impatient/still
Who are they?
Where are they?
Describe the place
and people
What are they doing?
How are they feeling
-A group of friends
-- In a campsite/country
-Comfortable clothes/summer
clothes , peaceful, sunny day
-Enjoying outdoors/singing/
chatting
-Happy, relaxed,

10. SPEAKING: VOCABULARY. TRAVEL
Who are they?
Where are they?
Describe the place
and people
What are they doing?
How are they feeling
-A family (mother, daughter)
-At the airport/waiting lounge
-Comfortable clothes/warm
weather/ hand luggage/light
-Waiting to leave/ boarding pass
office
-Nervous/excited/impatient/still
Who are they?
Where are they?
Describe the place
and people
What are they doing?
How are they feeling
-A family (mother, father, children)
-- In the car drive/garage, at home
-Comfortable clothes/summer
clothes , bags///house, sunny day
-Loading the car/ are going on a
holiday
-Happy/nervous

11. SPEAKING: VOCABULARY. TRAVEL
Who are they?
Where are they?
Describe the place
and people
What are they doing?
How are they feeling
-A group of tourists
-At the bus station
-weather/ hand
luggage/light/outdoors//young
people
-Getting on the bus/ go
sightseeing/travel around the city
-Impatient/excited/ happy
-A group of tourist/people
-On a boat/ London/Thames river
-Summer clother/all kinds of
people/crowded/ London bridge
-Nervous/excited/impatient/still
-gettion on board/ boat trip on the
river/ go/do sightseeing
Who are they?
Where are they?
Describe the place
and people
What are they doing?
How are they feeling
OTHER VOCAB: ACCOMODATION, RETURN TICKET, TO STAY OVERNIGHT, QUEUE,
YOUTH HOSTEL, GO ABROAD, FLIGHT, TO GO ON HOLIDAY, TO STAY AT A HOTEL, ETC;
TO HIRE A CAR, TO BOOK A TICKET, ROOM, TO GO SIGHTSEEING

12. SPEAKING, PART 3. PICTURE DESCRIPTION
• MODEL ANSWER:
• The picture shows/ In this picture I can see a woman in her bedroom.(1) She’s packing some
things in a plastic suitase which is on her bed. There are some clothes already in the suitcase and
some more on the bed. The bed has a pink and white quilt and a pillow on it.(2) I think/ Probably
the young woman is going abroad on holiday so she probably feels excited, but perhaps she also
feels nervous because she doesn’t know what’s going to happen.(3)
IN WHICH PART OF THE DESCRIPTION….?
a. The candidate speculates?
b. The candidade describes the actions?
c. The candidade offers details?
d. Gives a general description of the picture?
-3
-2
-2
-1

13. SPEAKING, PART 3. PICTURE DESCRIPTION
Ready for PET, page 18
• PICTURE 2, MODEL ANSWER:
• This picture shows/ In this picture I can see two people in a travel agency.(1) The woman on the
right has got short grey hair and she is probably the travel agent because she has a phone beside
her, and/ while the one on the left has got long, curly hair and she must be the costumer.(2) The
travel agent is showing some brochures/ leaflets to the costumer since she must be on
holiday/vacation and she wants to travel/ go travelling. They are making arrangements for her
holidays. The custumer is taking down notes on the leaflet probably about the details of her
vacation. The place is full of shelves with travel books and brochures.(3)
IN WHICH PART OF THE DESCRIPTION….?
a. The candidate speculates?
b. The candidade describes the actions?
c. The candidade offers details?
d. Gives a general description of the picture?
-2/3
-3
-2
-1

14. 3. READING, PART 3.
R.F. PET, page 19.
– VOCABULARY
• Atmosphere, habitat (title)
• Appear (p.1)
• A tube used to breath underwater
(p.1)
• Very big, enormous (p.1)
• Appropriate (p.2)
• Place where you stay (p.3)
• Floor in a boat (p.3)
• A room in a boat (p.3)
• People working on board (p.3)
• Agree (p.4)
• When a transport leaves (p.3)
• Present, on going. (p.5)
-Environment
-To look like
-Snorkel
-Huge
-Suitable
-Accomodation
-Deck
-Cabin
-Crew
-Arrange
-Departure
-current