LESSON 2A VOCABULARY
Holiday Types & Travel Vocabulary
✈️ Travel Contents
🏖️ Exercise 1: Holiday Types
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
Answers: Review 1: a school trip; Review 2: a package holiday.
🚗 Exercise 3: Travel Vocabulary
| 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
✅ 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
- We got a taxi to the airport.
- I stayed in a great hotel in Dubai.
- What time did you arrive at the station?
- We boarded the plane early.
- We put up the tent.
- Yesterday we arrived in Thailand.
🗣️ Exercise 5: Speaking Practice
🚗 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:
https://www.bbc.co.uk - Travel English
https://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org - Travel Words
https://www.esl-lab.com - Travel Exercises