15. Talk about holidays

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Talk about holidays

Did you enjoy your vacations?

What is today's date?

Today is september the...

2025

Don’t blow your own trumpet...

Talk about holidays

A. How is it going _(Name)_.? Did you have a good time on your holidays? B. Sure A. What did you do? B. Well, I ____ What about you? A. I...

Holidays activities

Travel

Try local food

Go on a trip

Bring souvenirs

Go to the beach/ the river

Buy craftwork

Travel vs Trip difference

Read the following vacation descriptions. Why are there some words in RED? Can you tell the difference between the affirmative, negative and interrogative sentences?

My trip to Egypt

It was for sure the best trip ever!! I went to Cairo and I rode on a camel for very first time. I was so nervous but excited at the same time. There I tried local food and I drank a strange beverage that made throw up. It was awesome!!

I went parachuting!!

I didn't want to do it at first but when I saw the parachute, something inside me told me "Go!, Go!, Go!. What did I feel? Nothing but the best experience of my life!!

DESCRIBING YOUR VACATION

Watch the following video. What is the use of the verb BE in past?

Other verbs

Be

Yes / No

Yes / No

Emotion Location Description

Aux + Per + verb + complement ?

Be + Per + Comp + ?

Did

Was/were

Did you work here?

Were you happy?

No, I didn't

Yes, I did

Yes, I was.

No, I was not.

Wh

Wh

Wh + Aux + Per + verb + complement ?

Wh + Be + Per + C + ?

Why did you work here?

Why were you happy?

Because... (Sandwich)

Because... (sandwich)

Past time expressions

Past time expressions

LISTEN TO THE DESCRIPTION AND COMPLETE THE TEXT BY USING THE MISSING VERB

I ______ to Rome with my husband in last August. We ____ to Rome with British Airways. We _____ for a week in a small hotel near the Colosseum. The hotel ____ very nice and quiet cheap. During the day we ______ around the city. We ____ all the famous places like the Colosseum and St Peter’s and we ______ a coin in the Trevi Fountain. We _____ a lot of photos. At night we ______ to restaurants and ____ fantastic pizza and pasta. Our favourite restaurant _____ the Piazza Navona. We _____ a beautiful painting and my husband ____ some very expensive shoes. We _____ a great time. Rome is full of history and has a special atmosphere, and Italian food is wonderful. We ___ only two problems: it ____ very hot, and it ____ very difficult to cross the road.

LISTEN TO THE DESCRIPTION AND COMPLETE THE TEXT BY USING THE MISSING VERB

I went to Rome with my husband in last August. We flew to Rome with British Airways. We stayed for a week in a small hotel near the Colosseum. The hotel was very nice and quiet cheap. During the day we walked around the city. We saw all the famous places like the Colosseum and St Peter’s and we threw a coin in the Trevi Fountain. We took a lot of photos. At night we went to restaurants and had fantastic pizza and pasta. Our favourite restaurant was the Piazza Navona. We brought a beautiful painting and my husband brought some very expensive shoes. We had a great time. Rome is full of history and has a special atmosphere, and Italian food is wonderful. We had only two problems: it was very hot, and it was very difficult to cross the road.

Describe your last holidays!!

Tell your partner about your last holidays by mentioning some of the following activities

Plans

Transportation

Music

Communication

What was your itinerary?

Did you travel by plane or car?

Did you listen to some special music?

Did you share it on social networks?

Stay

Moments

Safari

Camps?

Did you take pictures?

Did you go to any parc?

Did you climb mountains?

Where did you stay?

THANK YOU