English A2 - RELAXING HOLIDAY VOCABULARY

1. UNIT 6
Vocabulary 6: Relaxing holiday
- Holidays
- Weather
- Transportation and travel

2. - By the end of the lesson, the students will be able to
describe holidays.
- By the end of the lesson, the students will able to describe
different types of weather.
- By the end of the lesson, the students will able to describe
different means of transportation for travel.
Objectives
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Warm up
Do the quiz to
find which
holiday you is
best for you.

4. HOLIDAY: It’s a time when someone doesn't go to work or school but is
free to do what they want, such as travel or relax.
How do you want to spend your holiday?
• visiting museums?
• visiting places of interest?
• biking and climbing?
• doing water sports
• camping?
• sightseeing?
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museum
place of interest
biking
climbing
doing water sports
camping
Vocabulary: Types of Holidays

5. • Package /'pækɪdʒ/ holiday = a holiday organised by a travel agent which includes the
cost of your hotel and transport
• Sightseeing /'sait,si:iɳ/ holiday = going about to look at places of interest
• Camping /ˈkæm.pɪŋ/ holiday = when you stay in a tent on holiday
• Touring /'tuəriɳ/ holiday = visiting several different places in an area
• Backpacking /ˈbækˌpækɪŋ/ holiday = you go travelling with a backpack
• Cruise /kr'uːz/ holiday = a holiday during which you travel on a ship or boat and visit a
number of places.
• Cultural /'kʌltʃərəl/ journey = cultural journeys help you explore different cultural
places
• Trekking /’trekkɪŋ/ holiday = hiking and walking journey to discover the diversity of
nature and culture
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Vocabulary: Types of Holidays

6. PRACTICE. Complete the gaps in the following sentences with
the correct word.
1. I hate the snow and I'm completely unfit so a ___________ holiday really doesn't
interest me.
2. We spent our ____________ holiday last year around Italy by coach.
3. Elderly people often go on a ___________ as they can take it easy on the ship.
4. I think _____________ is the best way to travel - like a tortoise with your home on
your back!
5. We usually go on a ___________ holiday as we like it when the travel agent arranges
everything for us.
6. I'd love to go ____________ but my father doesn't like the idea of sleeping in a tent.
7. My sister wants to go _____________ but my dad doesn't think it's safe for a girl to
get in a stranger's car.
8. We did lots of _____________ while we were on holiday in London and took
photographs of all the famous buildings.
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A. package
B. skiing
C. sightseeing
D. touring
E. hitchhiking
F. cruise
G. backpacking
H. camping
skiing
touring
cruise
backpacking
package
camping
hitchhiking
sightseeing

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Vocabulary: Things for Holidays
toothpaste
camera
toothbrush
towel
guidebook
sunglasses
makeup
batteries
flashlight
sleeping bag
tent
suncream
sandals
hairdryer
first-aid kit

8. suncream sunglasses guidebook phrasebook
camera towel swimsuit foreign currency
travel sickness pills toothbrush toothpaste
passport plane tickets credit cards
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PRACTICE. Look at the pictures of things you may need to pack
for a holiday and match them with the words in the box.
A
L
G
M
J
F
B
K
E
I
H
N
D
C

9. • bed and breakfast = a room to sleep in for the night and a morning meal
• campsite /ˈkæmpsaɪt/ = a place where people who are on holiday can stay
in tents
• hotel = a building where you pay to have a room to sleep in, and where you
can eat meals
• villa /ˈvɪlə/ = a house usually in the countryside or near the sea
• youth hostel /'hɔstəl/ = a place where people can stay cheaply when they
are travelling
• guest /gest/ house = a small cheap hotel
• caravan /ˈkærəvæn/ = a vehicle that a car can pull and in which people can
live and sleep when they are on holiday
• motel /məʊˈtel/ = a hotel by the side of a road
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Vocabulary: Places to stay on holiday

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PRACTICE.
caravan park
youth hostel
bed and breakfast
villa
campsite
hotel

11. - What’s the weather like?
It’s sunny/cloudy/windy/foggy/stormy.
It’s raining/hailing/snowing.
What a nice/beautiful day.
The weather’s fine.
It’s not a very nice day.
What a terrible day!
What a miserable weather!
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Vocabulary: Weather
Weather Conditions
The sun is shining.
It‘s sunny/dry/hot.
The sun is so bright.
There is no cloud in the sky.
It‘s raining./The rain is falling.
It‘s starting to rain./It stopped raining.
It‘s wet.
It‘s drizzling outside.
It‘s pouring with rain.
It‘s cloudy.
It‘s really/pretty cloudy.
The sky‘s overcast.
The sun has just gone in.

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Vocabulary: Weather
Weather Conditions
It‘s a stormy day.
There is a thunderstorm with lightning and thunders.
I can see the lightning.
I can hear the thunder.
It‘s snowing./The snow is
falling.
It‘s cold.
It‘s freezing.
It‘s windy.
The wind is blowing.
It‘s a windy day.
There is a strong wind.
The wind has dropped.
It‘s foggy.
It‘s a foggy day.
It‘s misty.
It‘s a misty day.

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Vocabulary: Weather
The Weather Forecast
- What‘s the forecast?/What‘s the forecast like?
It’s forecast to rain.
It looks like rain./It looks like it’s going to rain.
We’re expecting a thundersorm.
It’s supposed to clear up later.
It’s going to freeze tonight.
It’s going to be windy.
It‘s going to snow.

14. Try Again
Try Again
Great Job!
B. It´s windy.
C. It´s rainy and hot.
A. It´s sunny and hot.
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Great Job!
A. It´s cloudy.
B. It´s sunny and hot.
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C. It´s cloudy and cold
B. It´s sunny and hot.
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17. WEATHER REPORT
Click on the right icon
The weather in
Manchester is CLOUDY
Well done!
Try again!
LIVERPOOL
A
B
C
D
E

18. WEATHER REPORT
Click on the right icon
The weather in London
is FOGGY
Well done!
Try again!
LIVERPOOL
A
B
C
D
E

19. WEATHER REPORT
Click on the right icon
The weather in Belfast
is STORMY
Well done!
Try again!
LIVERPOOL
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4. 5. 6. 7.
8. 9. 10.
Which means of
transportation do
you prefer when
you travel on
holiday?
What are their
advantages and
disadvantages?
Vocabulary: Travel and transportation

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Vocabulary: Means of transportation

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Vocabulary: Means of transportation

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Verbs
• walk
• drive
• cycle
Vocabulary: Transport and Getting Around
take/catch + noun
• take a bus
• take a train
• take a plane
• take a taxi
• take a ferry
• take the metro, the underground, the subway
go + preposition
• go on foot
• go by bus
• go by train
• go by car
• go by taxi
• go by ferry
• go by plane

24. 1. A _______________ is a large, heavy vehicle with wheels. It is used for moving goods.
2. A _______________ has two wheels and no engine. We power it using our feet.
3. A _______________ is a fast mode of transport with two wheels. It is powered by an engine.
4. A _______________ is a vehicle with four wheels. It can normally carry five people.
5. A _______________ is a large machine that runs along a railway line. It can carry many people.
6. A _______________ is a very large boat for moving people or goods across the sea.
7. A _______________ is a car with a driver. You pay them to take you where you want to go.
8. A _____________________________ is a machine that can fly in the sky. It can carry many people.
9. A _______________ is a large vehicle with wheels. It has lots of seats. It can carry many people
around a city.
10. A _______________ is a small mode of transport to go across water.
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PRACTICE. Write the best word to complete the sentences.
van
bike /bicycle
motorbike
car
train
ship
taxi
plane / airplane / aeroplane
bus
boat

25. LESSON QUIZ
1. What does the term B&B refer to?
A. A service for tourists B. Shopping possibilities C. A type of accommodation
2. The sun is very strong. You should use ________.
A. a suntan B. a sunscreen C. a sunburn
3. The sun is shining. It is ______.
A. foggy B. sunny C. misty
4. There is a thick cloudy air near ground, which is difficult to see through. It is ______.
A. bright B. foggy C. stormy
5. ______ is soft white pieces of frozen water that fall like rain in cold weather.
A. rainbow B. lightning C. snow
6. If you’d like to go on a cruise, you must take the __________.
A. helicopter B. train C. ship
7. Which vehicle is easy to operate and park and it’s pretty cheap.
A. a car B. a scouter C. a truck
8. It is an official document with your photo. You need it to go to another country.
A. a campsite B. a luggage C. a passport
9. If you go camping, you need a _________ or a tent to sleep in.
A. caravan B. rucksack C. suitcase
10. Our company has more than 100 ______ for transportation of doors and windows from one city to another.
A. vans B. buses C. trucks
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C. A type of accommodation
B. a sunscreen
B. sunny
B. foggy
C. snow
C. ship
B. a scouter
C. a passport
A. caravan
A. vans

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