Unit 03 Far from home - LESSON 2A VOCABULARY

LESSON 2A VOCABULARY

Holiday Types & Travel Vocabulary

Holiday Types and Travel Vocabulary Exercises

🏖️ Exercise 1: Holiday Types

Check you understand the highlighted words. Then in groups, say which holidays you would/wouldn't like to go on and why.

1. a one-day excursion to a theme park

2. a weekend city break in Abu Dhabi

3. a school trip to the University of Jordan

4. a package holiday to a Greek island

5. a three-week cruise in the Caribbean

6. a scientific expedition to the Antarctic

7. an adventure holiday in an African safari park

8. a nine-month journey around the world

Students' own answers

Exercise 2: Read the holiday reviews below. What kinds of holiday from Exercise 1 do they describe?

Answers: Review 1: a school trip; Review 2: a package holiday.


🚗 Exercise 3: Travel Vocabulary

In pairs, complete the table using the highlighted verbs from the reviews.
Category Vocabulary
Transport go/travel by bus, taxi, underground, plane; take a train, a coach, a bus, a taxi; leave; miss the bus; get a taxi; board the plane; take off; fly to Crete; land an hour late
Accommodation put up the tents; arrive at the campsite; check in a hotel
Activities go kayaking, windsurfing, mountain biking, hiking, sightseeing; visit museums; sunbathe

📚 Exercise 4: Grammar Tips

WATCH OUT! Travel Grammar Rules

✅ We say arrive in a city/country or arrive at a station/airport, etc., NOT arrive to.

✅ We say leave for a place, NOT leave to.

✅ When travelling by plane, take off = leave the ground

Choose the correct verbs to complete the sentences:
  1. We got a taxi to the airport.
  2. I stayed in a great hotel in Dubai.
  3. What time did you arrive at the station?
  4. We boarded the plane early.
  5. We put up the tent.
  6. Yesterday we arrived in Thailand.

🗣️ Exercise 5: Speaking Practice

SPEAKING: Imagine a holiday. In pairs, ask and answer the questions. Use the vocabulary from Exercises 3 and 4.

🚗 Question 1

How did you get there?

🏨 Question 2

Where did you stay?

🎯 Question 3

What did you do?

Students' own answers

🔗 Travel & Education Resources

🌐 Travel Vocabulary & Learning:

🗺️ BBC Learning English - Travel:
https://www.bbc.co.uk - Travel English
🎯 British Council - Travel Vocabulary:
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org - Travel Words
📚 ESL Travel Resources:
https://www.esl-lab.com - Travel Exercises
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