L 13-14 4A

1.

Homework check
Write your
blog post
(WB p.37
ex.4)

2.

Unit 4A. Getting away from it all. Types of
holiday

3.

Tell your partner about a memorable holiday you went on
Talk about:
where you went
how you got there
where you stayed
what you did
who you went with
what the weather was like

4.

Check the meaning of the words
1. Bed and breakfast (abbreviation B&B) /ˌbi ən
ˈbi/ - a small hotel or private house that rents
rooms and provides a morning meal.
2. Backpacking - the activity of travelling while
carrying your clothes and other things that you
need in a backpack, usually not spending very
much money and staying in places that are not
expensive
3. Camper van - a large vehicle that is designed to
be lived in while travelling. It contains cooking
equipment, one or more beds, and sometimes a
toilet
4. Campsite - a piece of land where people on
holiday can camp
5. Camping - the activity of staying in a tent on
holiday
6. City break - a brief holiday, typically lasting two
to four days, taken in a city or town.
7. Couch-surfing /kaʊtʃˈsɜː.fɪŋ/- stay temporarily in
a series of other people's homes, typically by
sleeping on their sofas.
8. Holiday camp - a place where people on
holiday can stay and different types of
entertainment are provided for them
9. Holiday home - a home that people own in
order to holiday in and that is in a different
location to the home they usually live in
10. House swap /swɒp/ - temporarily exchange
homes with another person or family
11. Package holiday - a holiday organized by a
travel company for which you pay a fixed price
that includes the cost of the hotel and travel,
and sometimes food
12. Self-catering apartment - a type of vacation
rental where the guests are responsible for
preparing their meals and are provided with the
necessary kitchen and cooking facilities
13. Time-share apartment - a holiday house or
apartment that is owned by several different
people who each use it for a particular period of
the year

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2. Make two lists of the words below, dividing them into
a) holidays and b) accommodation
Holidays adventure holiday, backpacking, beach holiday, camping, city break, couch-surfing, cruise,
cycling holiday, ecotourism, house swap, package holiday, volunteering, winter sports holiday
Holiday accommodation B&B, beach house, cabin, campervan, campsite, caravan, cottage, guest
house, holiday camp, holiday home, hotel, houseboat,self-catering apartment, tent, time-share
apartment, villa, youth hostel

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3. Use the words in ex.2 to describe the photos (A-D).

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5. Complete the holiday activities (1-14) with the verbs below.
see
try
take
be
eat
pamper
get away
hang out
broaden
enjoy
have
meet
soak up
recharge

8.

7 Complete the holiday finder with
words from exercises 2 and 5.
KEY
1 soaking up 2 physically 3 house 4 sights
5 ecotourism 6 self-catering 7 local 8 volunteering
9 package 10 city break 11 cruise 12 couch-surfing

9.

Check the meaning of the idioms below. VOCABULARY BUILDER, p.119 HOLIDAY IDIOMS
everything but the kitchen sink
home from home
a place that is as pleasant and comfortable as a
person's own home
The hotel was a real home from home.
very many things, many of which are unnecessary
just what the doctor ordered
in the middle of nowhere
exactly what is wanted or needed
far away from any towns and cities and where few
people live
Thanks, a strong cup of coffee in the morning is just
what the doctor ordered.
recharge one’s batteries
to rest and relax for a period of time so that you
feel energetic again
She took a trip to the South of France to recharge her
batteries.
have a whale of a time
to enjoy yourself a lot
I had a whale of a time in Birmingham.
When she goes on a picnic , she always wants to take everything
but the kitchen sink.
He lives in a tiny house in the middle of nowhere.
make a nice change
do something pleasant that we don't often do
It was great to go off in the caravan last week; it made
a nice change.
a short break
A short vacation or holiday
I really need a short break.

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Practice idioms
https://wordwall.net/ru/resource/36748205/holiday-idiomssolutions-upper-intermediate-4a

11.

had a whale of a time
everything but the kitchen sink!
just what the doctor ordered
home from home
recharge my batteries
in the middle of nowhere
a short break
make a nice change

12.

Check the meaning of the adjectives below.
dingy /ˈdɪn.dʒi/ - dark and often also dirty
dull - not interesting or exciting in any way
mind-blowing - extremely exciting or surprising
run-down - to criticize someone or something, often unfairly
unspoilt - an unspoiled place is beautiful because it has not been changed or
damaged by people
vibrant /ˈvaɪ.brənt/ - energetic, exciting, and full of enthusiasm

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9. Can you match the adjectives with the photos.

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15.

11. Listen to four dialogues about different holidays.
Use adjectives from ex. 9 to describe each holiday destination.
Holiday 1 remote
Holiday 2 breathtaking, inaccessible
Holiday 3 overcrowded, commercialised
Holiday 4 dull, dingy

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12. Listen again and answer the questions in writing.
1 She wishes they were already on holiday.
2 He would be worried about meeting
ghosts.
3 This wouldn’t be a great place to visit.
4 She would be pleased.

17.

18.

Homework
1. Finish your pair speaking activity
2. Learn all the words from the lesson (types of holiday and
holiday accommodation, holiday activities, describing places,
idioms)
3. Create and design (A4) a leaflet and advertisement showcasing
different types of holidays and its accommodations (e.g.A
Paradise Beach Holiday in a Villa)

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Types of holiday and holiday accommodation
1. family holiday
2. all inclusive
3. city break
4. beach holiday
5. adventure holiday
6. solo holiday
7. cruises
8. caravan holiday
9. backpacking
10. cycling holiday
11. ecotourism
12. winter sport holiday
1. B&B
2. beach house
3. cabin
4. campervan
5. campsite
6. caravan
7. cottage
8. guest house
9. holiday camp,
10. hotel
11. houseboat
12. self-catering apartment
13. tent
14. time-share apartment
15. villa
16. youth hostel