Vocabulary in use vocabulary reference and practice Third Edition Elementary Michael McCarthy Felicity O’Dell

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English Vocabulary in Use Elementary
Holidays
Expressions 
E
18
Holiday (noun)
We 
had a
lovely 
holiday
in Egypt in 2014.
I’m not working next week. 
I’m on holiday
.
Are you 
going on holiday
this summer?
Types of holidays
We’re going on 
a package holiday
to Hong Kong. [
flights
and hotel are included
]
We’re going to have a 
winter holiday
this year. 
I want to go 
camping
this year. [
sleep in a tent
]
I’m going on a 
walking holiday
in the Alps.
A 
coach tour
is an easy way to go on holiday. [
travelling in a comfortable bus
]
Transport
A
B
C
Don’t forget to take …
your 
passport
(if you are going to another country)
a 
visa
[
a stamp that you need in your passport to go to some countries
]
your 
tickets
some 
currency
[
money of the country you are going to
]
a 
camera
your 
luggage
/ld/
(e.g. a 
suitcase
or a 
rucksack
)
D
by plane
by car
by train
by ferry
by coach
passport
ticket
currency
camera
suitcase
rucksack
A
Are you 
flying
to France from England?
B
No, we’re going 
by ferry
.
A
What are you going to do in Madrid?
B
We want to 
try the local food
and 
enjoy the nightlife 
[
clubs, etc.
].
A
Have a great time!
And 
send me a postcard
!
(See 
Unit 32: Travelling
and
 Unit 49: Moving
for more words about travel.)

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Exercises
Complete the sentences.
1 A: Are you working on Monday? 
B: No, I’m 
holiday.
2 A: Are you 
on holiday this year? 
B: Yes, I’m going camping.
3 A: Did you have a good 
in Greece? 
B: Yes, it was wonderful.
4 A: Are you flying to Italy? 
B: No, I’m going 
train.
5 A: I’m going to New York next week. 
B: Great! Please 
me a postcard.
What type of holiday is each person talking about? 
1 It was fun but the tent was very small. 
2 Everything was included – hotels and flights. 
3 We were on the coach for seven days. I was very tired. 
4 We walked about 20 kilometres every day. 
5 We went to Switzerland in December. There was a lot of snow. 
Look at the different ways of travelling. Put one tick (
✓
) for sometimes true, two ticks for often 
true and three ticks for always true. 
you can take a lot 
of luggage
very fast
cheap
you see a lot as 
you travel
relaxing
ferry
car
✓✓✓
plane
Write the names of these things you need for a holiday.
18.1
18.2
18.3
18.4
on
camping
What do we call:
1 something you take photos with? a c
2 a special stamp in your passport to enter a country? a v
3 something you fly in? a p
4 something that you carry things on your back in? a r
5 what people carry their clothes in when they go on holiday? a s