ESO 1 & 2 April 2013
TRAVEL
VOCABULARY
A. Look at these forms of transport. Write each word in the correct
column. Use a dictionary to help if necessary.
www.oxforddictionaries.com
Land Sea Air
B. Complete the sentences using the words in the box.
1. You ________ a plane.
2. You ________ a car.
3. You ________ a bicycle.
4. You ________ a ship.
5. You ________ by bus.
C. Match the words.
1. wheel a) yacht
2. wing b) train
3. railway c) plane
4. sails d) car
GRAMMAR
Past continuous; past simple
A. Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets. Use the
correct form of the past continuous.
1. We __________ football on the beach yesterday afternoon. (play)
2. I __________ a postcard when my phone rang and you called. (write)
3. It was a lovely day for a trip to the beach; the sun __________ and it
was warm. (shine)
4. We __________ on the beach when it started to rain. (sunbathe)
5. My mum __________ around Scotland when she met my dad. (travel)
6. What _____ you _____ on Sunday between 9 and 10 o’clock? (do)
7. _____ it _____ when you arrived in Paris? (snow)
8. We saw a car accident while we __________ to London. (drive)
B. These are things that John did while he was on a day trip to the
beach. Write complete sentences. Look at the example.
8.25 – 8.35 – had a shower 11.00 – 1.00 – walked along the
beach
8.45 – 9.15 – had breakfast
1.00 – 2.00 – had lunch
9.15 – 9.30 – walked to the bus
stop 2.30 – 5.30 – sunbathed on the
beach
9.30 – 9.45 – waited for the bus
with the other day trippers 6.00 – 7.00 – travelled home on
the bus
9.45 – 10.45 – travelled to the
beach
Example: At 8.30 he was having a shower.
1. At 9.00 …
2. At 9.20 …
3. At 9.40 …
4. At 10.30 …
5. At 12.00 …
6. At 1.30 …
7. At 4.00 …
8. At 6.30 …
C. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the verbs in
brackets.
1. I ___________ over while I __________ along the beach. (fall; run)
2. We __________ a whale while we __________ to Ireland on the ferry.
(see; travel)
3. I __________ snails for the first time while I __________ in France
with my penfriend. (taste; stay)
4. They __________ on the beach when they __________ a swimmer in
the sea with problems. (sit; see)
5. When the plane __________ it __________ heavily. (land; rain)
6. What ______ you __________ when the train accident __________.
(do; happen)
7. ______ they __________ at university when they __________? (study;
meet
8. He _________ around the world when he __________ he wanted to
be a writer. (travel; discover)
READING
A. Work with a partner. Discuss the question:
How can you have a holiday without any money?
B. Read the text. Does it mention any of your ideas?
friends. They stay in comfortable
You don’t need a lot of money accommodation and don’t pay a cent!
to have a holiday. In fact, How do they do that? By registering
sometimes you don’t need any with www.couchsurfing.org and finding a
money! Read on … host. They stay at their host’s home,
in a spare bedroom or on the ‘couch’.
Travellers must be 18 or over.
Fun on the Farm
Lots of farms across the UK employ Click here to find out more.
temporary workers to help at busy
times. Fruit pickers can find work from Home swap
early June when the first strawberries
are ready, until the end of September In the film The Holiday with Kate
when the grapes are ready. Workers Winslett and Cameron Diáz, the two
get a place to stay and meals. Some characters –one in England and the
farms have special family rooms. You other in the USA– exchange homes for
can earn about £150 a week. a week. But isn’t film fantasy, home
swapping really exists. Home owners
Click here to find out more. register with a website, find a partner
and then discuss the details. Many
holidaymakers swap their cars too.
Couchsurfing
Couchsurfers travel all over the world, Click here to find out more.
seeing the sights and making new
C. Read the sentences and write FF (Fun on the Farm), CS (Couchsurfing) or HS
(Home swap).
1. ___ ___You can stay all over the world with these options.
2. ___ You can earn money with this option.
3. ___ You can’t choose this option unless you are an adult.
4. ___ You can have holiday transport included with this option.
5. ___ ___You don’t have to work at all with these options.
6. ___ This is only an option during the summer.
7. TRAVEL
VOCABULARY Look at these forms of transport. Write each word in the correct
column. Use a dictionary to help if necessary.
car train bus ferry boat yacht plane tram helicopter lorry
van hot-air balloon bicycle glider cruise ship hovercraft motorbike
AIR LAND SEA
D. Complete the sentences using the words in the box.
1. You ________ a plane.
2. You ________ a car.
3. You ________ a bicycle.
4. You ________ a ship.
5. You ________ by bus.
E. Match the words.
1. Wheel a. yatch
2. wing b. train
3. railway c. plane
4. sails d. car
LISTENING
A. Read the lyrics to a famous holiday song. Complete the lyrics
using the words in the box. Then listen and check your answers.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbNP5yqg7hc
true things dreams working brightly blue laughter worries movies
We're all going on a summer holiday
No more (1) _______ for a week or two
Fun and (2) _______ on our summer holiday
No more (3) _______ for me or you
For a week or two
We're going where the sun shines (4) _______
We're going where the sea is (5) _______
We've all seen it on the (6) _______
Now let's see if it's (7) _______
Everybody has a summer holiday
Doing (8) _______ they wanted to
So we're going on a summer holiday
To make our (9) _______ come true
For me and you
For me and you
USEFUL LINKS
Go to:
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/places/find/
Click on a country you are interested in and find out some interesting facts
about it.
Go to:
http://www.latimes.com/travel/deals/la-tr-oddspots-pg,0,1517806.photogallery
Look at some pictures of unusual travel destinations. Which ones looks the
most interesting?
Go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwAIKAmCqgM
Watch and listen to another popular holiday song by Madonna.
Then go to:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw10Osf4cw8
Sing along as you read the lyrics on screen.
SPEAKING
A. Work in pairs, A and B. Look at the information on your passport.
Speak to your partner about their travel histories.
Example:
A: Have you ever been to Germany? B: Yes, I have.
B: No, I haven’t. A: When did you go there?
Or: B: I went there in July 2008.
A: Have you ever been to Germany?
B. Try to find a trip that you both made at the same time.
Student A
●
Student B
International travel
C. Discuss these questions with a partner or in small groups.
1. Which country would you most like to visit? Why?
2. Which country would you not like to visit? Why?
3. How many countries have you visited?
4. Which one was your favourite?
5. Which countries in the world have Spanish as an official language?
6. Which countries in the world have got the best food?
7. Which countries in the world have got the best beaches?
A. Complete the postcard with the adjectives in the box.
Write a
postcard to a friend. Plan
● Say what kind of a holiday you are having.
● Say where you are on holiday.
● Say where you are staying and who you are with.
● Briefly describe your accommodation.
● Say what you are doing at the moment.
● Say what others are doing at the moment.
● Briefly describe the weather.
● Say what you are going to do tomorrow.
Useful phrases
Write your postcard.
