I D AY T IM E

H O L
VOCABULARY
Holiday activities (I)
1 ★ Label the pictures. Use: windsurfing, sightseeing, snorkelling, cycling.

1 James often goes 2 Max loves going 3 Laura and Billy go 4 We enjoy going
.......................................... . ......................................... . ......................................... .........................................
at the weekend. on holiday.

2 ★★ Choose the correct option.

Hi Ben,
Guess what! I’m in Fiji. We’re staying on an island and it’s hot and sunny. Today we’re going to the
beach and I’m going 1) sightseeing/snorkelling in the sea. Then, we’re going to try some local
2) souvenirs/dishes for dinner. Tomorrow, Mum wants to buy 3) souvenirs/cycling, but I think
it’s too hot! I’d like to go on a boat 4) trip/tour around the island instead.
Where are you going for your summer holidays?
Jack

3 ★★★ Write the correct words.

Visit Ko Pha Ngan, Thailand’s most beautiful island!

There is so much to see and do!
Try local 1) ................................. at restaurants – the food is delicious!

Go on a boat 2) ................................. to Koh Samui, another beautiful

island.
Go 3) ................................. in the sea and see fish and sea turtles.

Go on a 4) ................................. and learn about the island with one

of our friendly guides.
Go 5) ................................. on windy days.

Go 6) ................................. and see the Chinese Temple and Wat

Chaloklum.
Borrow a bike and go 7) ................................. through the rainforest.
in Thongsala to
Don’t forget to buy some 8) .................................
remember your trip forever!

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 GRAMMAR
Past simple
1 ★ Choose the correct option.

Tim: Hi, Julie! Did you 1) have/had a good summer?

Julie:
Yes, I 2) did/didn’t. My parents and I 3) did go/went to Corfu in Greece.
Tim: Oh, I love Greek food! Did you 4) tried/try the local dishes?
Julie:
Yes. They were tasty! My parents and I 5) hired/hire bikes and cycled around the island. It was
very hot! We 6) stopped/stop at a lot of beaches. My dad 7) didn’t went/didn’t go swimming,
but my mum and I 8) loved/did love the water. It was clean and cool.
Tim: Did you 9) buy/bought any souvenirs?
Julie: No, I 10) didn’t/didn’t buy. I took lots of photos, though. Do you want to see them?

2 ★★ Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple and complete the short answers.
1
A: ............................................................. (you/go) snorkelling on your holiday last week?
B: No, I .................... . I .......................................................................................... (go) swimming.
2
A: ............................................................................................... (Lisa/fly) to France on a plane?
B: No, she .................... . She ......................................................................... (travel) on a boat.
3
A: ..................................................... (your parents/enjoy) the tour of the city yesterday?
B: Yes, they .................... . They .................................................. (see) lots of famous places.
4
A: ........................................................................... (you and your sister/buy) any souvenirs
at the market this morning?
B: No, we .................... . We ..................................................................... (try) some local food.
5
A: .............................................................. (Oliver/ride) his bike to the beach last Sunday?
B: Yes, he .................... . It only ............................................................ (take) him 20 minutes.

3 a)
★★★ Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.

Hi Anna!
How are you? 1) .................................... (you/enjoy) your holiday in South Africa? We 2) .............................
(travel) to Brazil in South America last month and it was brilliant! We 3) ........................................
(not/stay) in São Paulo or Rio de Janeiro like a lot of tourists. We 4) .................................... (fly) to
Manaus. It’s 1,450 km away from the sea, so we 5) .................................... (not/visit) any beaches, but
I didn’t mind. Manaus is in the Amazon, so I 6) .................................... (go) on a tour in the rainforest
with my dad. My mum 7) .................................... (book) a boat trip on the river instead – she
8) .................................... (take) some great photos. 9) .................................... (you/see) any elephants
on your holiday? You 10) .................................... (not/post) any photos on social media. Send me
some. I’d love to see them!
Jeff

b)
★★★ Expand the prompts into full sentences, then answer them.
1
Jeff/travel/to South Africa/last month? “Did Jeff travel to South Africa last month?”
“No, he didn’t. He travelled to South America.”
2
they/stay/in São Paulo? .......................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................................
3
they/fly/to Manaus? ..............................................................................................................................
4
Jeff/go on a tour/with his mum? .....................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................................
5
Jeff’s mum/take photos? .....................................................................................................................
.......................................................................................................................................................................
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G
VOCABULARY
Holiday activities (II)
1 ★ Choose the correct word.

1 Annie rode/flew a 2 The children spent the 3 Jane learnt 4 John spent his
donkey on holiday morning building/ surfboarding/ afternoons ice
last year. going sandcastles on kayaking at the skating/
the beach. camp last summer. rollerblading.

2 ★★ Do the crossword. 1

Across
2
2 You can ride this animal.
5 You can build one on the beach.
3 4
6 You can fly one, when it’s windy.
7 You stand or lie on a board and
ride a wave. 5

8 You go on one of these when you

drive across the country in a car. 6

Down
1 You do this in a small boat with a paddle.
3 You wear boots with wheels on
to do it. 7

4 You wear special boots to do

this on frozen water. 8

3 ★★★ Write the correct words.

http://Carla’s Travels

Hi, everyone! Last week, I visited the Greek island of Santorini. My younger brother and sister were happy
on the beach. They played in the sea and built 1) s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _, but I wanted to do something more
exciting! I rode a 2) d _ _ _ _ _ through the village of Oia, and then I went 3) k _ _ _ _ _ _ _ around the
island. We’re in mainland Greece now. We’re going on a 4) r _ _ _ t _ _ _ from Athens to Thessaloniki!

Luke_21 (3 hours ago): Hi, Carla! Your holiday sounds brilliant. I’m staying on the Gold Coast
in Australia right now. It’s winter here, but it’s not cold. We go 5) s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the
sea every day, and yesterday we went 6) r _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the park. It was windy, so
we even flew a 7) k _ _ _! Like I said, it’s warm here, but this afternoon we’re actually going
8) i _ _ s _ _ _ _ _ _! Our hotel has got an ice rink. It’s great!

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 GRAMMAR
used to
1 ★ Choose the correct option.
1
Ben used to ride/used to rode the donkey on his uncle’s farm when he was a child.
2
Did your mum used/use to go kayaking?
3
My grandparents didn’t used/didn’t use to live in the UK. They’re from Bulgaria.
4
Lily didn’t use/used to like rollerblading, but now she loves it.
5
Did you use to build/built sandcastles on the beach when you were younger?
6
We use/used to spend every summer by the sea in Wales.

2 ★★ Complete the gaps with the correct form of used to and the verbs from the list.
• go • build • live • not/travel • not/go • spend

My grandma 1) ....................................... with her parents in the

countryside when she was young. They 2) .......................................
by plane when they went on holiday. They 3) ....................................
on road trips around the UK instead. Every year, they
4) ....................................... the summer at the beach. My grandma
5) ....................................... sandcastles, but she
6) ....................................... surfboarding.

3 ★★★ Choose the correct option.

Old Holiday Park

Gets New Life
In the 1950s, most British people 1) ....... to travel abroad on holiday because it
was expensive. They 2) ....... their holidays in the UK. Places like Hemsby Holiday
Park in Great Yarmouth were very popular. “I 3) ....... stay at Hemsby when I was a
child,” Edith Letts (65) remembers. “We 4) ....... surfboarding and kayaking in those
days. We used to 5) ....... in the sea, build sandcastles on the beach, fly kites and
even ride donkeys. We always had a wonderful time.”
Then, in the 1990s, air travel became cheaper and British people stopped coming.
Hemsby Holiday Park closed in 2009. Local teenagers 6)  ....... there, but they
weren’t careful and one day the park caught fire. However, this isn’t the end of the
story. In 2020, work began to build 188 new holiday homes at Hemsby for people
to stay in, just like they 7) ....... do many years ago.

1 A not use B didn’t used C didn’t use

2 A used to spend B use to spend C used to spent
3 A use to B used to C used
4 A didn’t use to go B didn’t used to go C didn’t use to went
5 A swam B swim C swum
6 A used play B use to play C used to play
7 A used to B use to C used
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VOCABULARY
Holiday equipment
G
1 ★ Match the words to the pictures.
F
A
1  first-aid kit 5  rope
B 2  knife 6  torch
3  map 7  whistle
4  matches
C
E
D

2 ★★ Choose the correct word.

Last year, I was climbing in the mountains with my family. I went off to explore on my own
when suddenly I slipped and fell into a cave. I used my 1) torch/knife to see in the dark.
Then, I blew my 2) matches/whistle to let my parents know where I was. My dad used a
3) lighter/rope to pull me out of the cave. Luckily, I only cut my hands and knees when I fell,
and my mum used her first-aid 4) kit/map to clean my cuts and put plasters on them. I was
shocked after my accident, so we decided to rest. My dad used his 5) knife/whistle to cut
some sticks from the trees, and my mum used her 6) torch/matches to light a fire. I felt
better after sitting by the fire for a while. Then, we carefully put the fire out and used our
7) map/lighter to find our way home.

3 ★★★ Write the correct word.

When you go hiking, always

take this important equipment.

1 a m _ _ so that you know 5 a r _ _ _ to help you climb

where you are 6 a w _ _ _ _ _ _ to call for
2 a t _ _ _ _ to see in the dark help
3 a l _ _ _ _ _ _ or some 7 a f _ _ _ _-a _ _ k _ _ in
m _ _ _ _ _ _ in case you case you have an accident
need to start a fire
4 a k _ _ _ _ to cut plants

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 GRAMMAR
Past continuous
1 ★ Choose the correct option.
1 It was a dark night, but the stars were shining/was shining brightly.
2 Robert wasn’t/weren’t sleeping at 10 o’clock last night.
3 My mum were/was carrying the first-aid kit and I was holding the torch.
4 You were hiking/Were you hiking at 9 o’clock yesterday morning?
5 The wind was blowing and the leaves was falling/were falling from the trees.

2 ★★ Use the verbs in the list in the past continuous to complete the gaps.
• play • wait • not/shine • not/use • hike • get • blow

Guess what happened to me last Saturday! I 1) ............................................ on the mountain with my

friends at about 10 o’clock in the morning. It was cloudy, so the sun 2) ..........................................., and
the wind 3) ............................................ hard. While we were walking higher and higher, the clouds
4) ............................................ lower and lower. Suddenly, we were inside the clouds and we couldn’t
see anything! I shouted to my friends to stop! While we 5) .......................................... for the clouds to
blow away, we 6) ............................................ games and talking. We 7) ........................................... our
smartphones because they don’t work on the mountain. It was actually really nice to just sit and talk.

3 ★★★ Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous and complete the short
answers.
1
A: ................................................................. (you/watch) TV at 8 o’clock yesterday evening?
B: No, I ...................... . I ........................................... (pack) my bag for our hiking trip today.
2
A: ................................................................................................... (Daniel/start) a fire while you
................................................... (put up) the tent?
B: Yes, he ...................... .
3
A: .......................................................................... (your parents/work) at midday yesterday?
B: No, they ...................... . They ..................................................................... (hike) in Scotland!
4
A: .......................................................................... (your sister/sleep) at 11 o’clock last night?
B: No, she ...................... . She .................................................................... (chat) on the phone.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
4 ★★★ Complete the dialogue. Use: I’m glad you’re safe now. – Me too! – That was a
huge mistake! – What did you do? – Is everything OK? – What happened? Two are extra.

A: Hi! Where were you at 4 o’clock yesterday afternoon?

B: I was exploring the caves on the mountain with my mum. We didn’t take a spare torch.
1) .....................................................................................
A: Why? 2) .....................................................................................
B: We were walking around a huge cave and both our torches stopped working!
A: Oh no! 3) .....................................................................................
B: Luckily, my mum had a lighter, so we used that to find our way out of the cave.
A: 4) .....................................................................................
B: So am I!
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NEVER GIV
VOCABULARY
Transport
1 ★ Circle the incorrect means of transport.
1 RIDE a bicycle – plane – motorbike
2 GET ON/OFF a bus – taxi – train
3 DRIVE a car – bus – helicopter
4 SAIL a ship – bus – boat
5 FLY IN a(n) helicopter – plane – underground train
6 MISS a plane – ship – motorbike
7 a plane – tram – helicopter TAKES OFF

2 ★★ Choose the correct verb.

1
At noon yesterday, we were sailing/driving our boat around the island.
2
The plane got off/took off at 8:30 yesterday evening.
3
They flew/sailed in a helicopter over the Grand Canyon.
4
Did you drive/ride your car to Cardiff?
5
It took them a long time to find a place to miss/land the helicopter.

3 ★★★ Use the verbs in the list to complete the gaps.

• rode • took off • flew • drove • missed • sailed
1
A: Did Max catch the train to Glasgow last weekend?
B: No, he didn’t. He ........................................... in his car.
2
A: Did you have fun in London?
B: Yes, we did. We borrowed a boat and ........................................... along the river.
3
A: Did your plane leave on time last night?
B: No, it didn’t. It ........................................... from the airport two hours late!
4
A: Why are you still here? I thought you were taking the train to France.
B: I ........................................... it! I have to wait an hour for the next one.
5
A: Did your mum take a taxi to work this morning?
B: No, she didn’t. She ........................................... her
motorbike.
6
A: What was the best part of your holiday?
B: When we ........................................... in a
helicopter over the city!

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 GRAMMAR
Past simple vs Past continuous
1 ★ Choose the correct option.
1 Did you ride/Were you riding your bike when you met Lucy?
2 We watched/were watching TV when my uncle arrived in a taxi.
3 I was walking home from school when it started/was starting to rain.
4 Anna didn’t wait/wasn’t waiting for the bus when I saw her.
5 Was Tom hiking when he fell/was falling and hurt his leg?

2 ★★ Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous. Then,
complete the short answers.
1
A: ................................................................... (your dad/drive) when the snow started?
B: Yes, he ...................... .
2
A: ............................................................................. (you/sleep) when the plane landed?
B: No, I ...................... .
3
A: .................................................................... (Emma/ride) her bike at noon yesterday?
B: No, she ...................... .
4
A: ....................................... (you/book) the tickets for the boat yesterday morning?
B: Yes, we ...................... .
5
A: .......................................................................... (they/stay) in a hotel in Italy last year?
B: No, they ...................... .

3 ★★★ Choose the correct option.

Leonardo da Vinci 1) ....... in Italy in the late 15th and early 16th century. He
was very interested in flying. In 1485, he 2) ....... an ornithopter – a machine
with wings that flapped like a bird’s. He also designed an ‘air screw’ that worked
like a helicopter. Da Vinci 3) ....... any of his designs, and we now know they were
too heavy to take off!
While da Vinci 4)  ....... his flying machines, the Italian mathematician Giovanni
Battista Danti 5) ....... also studying flight. Danti, however, built his invention and
6) ....... it at Lake Trasimeno. In 1503, he 7) ....... it to fly across a square in the city
of Perugia. A crowd of people 8) ....... Danti when his invention suddenly broke. He
fell from the air and 9) ....... his leg. It seems he never 10) ....... flying again!

1 A was living B lived C were living

2 A drew B was drawing C were drawing
3 A wasn’t building B didn’t build C not building
4 A was designing B design C designed
5 A were B did C was
6 A tested B was testing C were testing
7 A was using B use C used
8 A watches B were watching C watched
9 A was breaking B were breaking C broke
10 A tried B tries C was trying
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TR
VOCABULARY
Feelings
1 ★ How does each person feel? Choose.

1 glad/relaxed 2 confused/pleased 3 glad/frightened 4 jealous/proud

2 ★★ Complete with the correct feeling.

relaxed upset confused frightened pleased glad jealous proud

1
Pam feels ................................. when she sees a snake. She hates them!
2
I was ................................. when I dropped my new smartphone and it broke.
3
My parents were ................................. of my brother when he won the swimming
competition.
4
Oliver felt ................................. that he was going on holiday the next day.
5
My sister was ................................. because I went to Greece on a school trip, and she
stayed at home.
6
We were sitting on the sofa watching a film and we all felt very ................................. .
7
I’m so .................................! I can’t understand the homework at all.
8
Emily is ................................. because her cousins are coming and she always has lots of
fun with them.

3 ★★★ Fill in the correct word.

Hi Sam,
l
actually won the Nationa
How are you? I’m OK. I Dear Alice,
last week. The prize was
Short Story competition Congratulations on winning! I’m sure your
feel 1) p.........................
a holiday! I know I should mum and dad are really 5) p.........................
actually quite
about winning, but I’m of you. It sounds like your friend
because my friend Bella
2) u......................... Bella is 6) j......................... because
I
w. She stopped when
isn’t speaking to me no she didn’t win. Maybe she needs a few
I’m 3)  c.........................
won the competition. days to realise your friendship is more
e’s angry with me.
and I don’t know why sh important than a competition.
ay next weekend, but I
I’m leaving for the holid I’m really 7)  g......................... you
.......... and happy
can’t feel 4) r............... won and I hope you have an amazing
y advice?
while Bella is like this. An time on your holiday.
Alice Sam

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Subject/Object questions
1 ★ Choose the correct question to which the underlined words are the answers.
1
Kim wrote the story. 4 Luke met Anna and Jo.
a Who wrote the story? a Where did they meet Luke?
b What did Kim write? b Who did Luke meet?
2
I saw a film last night. 5 Ron has got a boat.
a Who saw the film? a What has Ron got?
b What did you see? b Who has got a boat?
3
Jack left the island at 9 o’clock. 6 Alex went to Tinos.
a Who did Jack leave? a Who went to Tinos?
b When did Jack leave? b Where did Alex go?

2 ★ Complete the questions to which the underlined words are the answers.
1
Tom booked the tickets. What ....................................................................................................... ?
2
Lisa saw Oliver at the airport. Who ............................................................................................... ?
3
Mr and Mrs Smith bought a motorbike. What ......................................................................... ?
4
Ben tried windsurfing. Who ............................................................................................................ ?
5
I called Susan. Who ............................................................................................................................ ?
6
Penny stayed in a hotel. Where ..................................................................................................... ?
7
Greg and Lewis went on a road trip. Who ................................................................................. ?
8
Tim is flying a kite. What .................................................................................................................. ?

3 ★★★ Read the text and write questions to which the underlined words are the
answers.

ce. 2) Mrs Jones drove the

Last July, Mr Jones booked 1) a holiday in Fran
from Dover to Calais,
car from London to Dover. They took 3)  a boat
weeks there. Their children
then drove to Saint-Tropez. They spent two
Jones swam in the sea. Mrs
built 4) sandcastles on the beach, and 5) Mr
urants every night and
Jones tried 6)  windsurfing. They ate 7)  at resta
g home across France, their
stayed in a five-star hotel. As they were drivin
echanics fixed
car broke down. They stayed in France until 8) m
the car. Then, they drove home.

.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
.............................................................................................................................................................................
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VOCABULARY
1 Complete with: sightseeing, dish, trip, snorkelling, souvenir.
1
I want to buy a ..................................... for my friend.
2
Can we go on a boat ..................................... this afternoon?
3
This meal is very tasty. Is it a local .....................................?
4
Kate wants to go ..................................... in the sea.
5
Why don’t we go ..................................... in the city tomorrow?

2 Complete with: fly, go on, ride, go.

1
I don’t want to ............................... a donkey.
2
Can we ............................... a road trip this summer?
3
Come on! Let’s ............................... rollerblading.
4
It’s really windy. Let’s ............................... our kite.

3 Complete with the correct equipment.

1
We need a m _ _ to show us the way.
2
I always have a t _ _ _ _ with me to see in the dark.
3
You can start a fire with a l _ _ _ _ _ _ .
4
A r _ _ _ can help you climb.
5
Blow this w _ _ _ _ _ _ to make noise if you need help.

4 Choose the correct item.

1
They want to drive/sail around the Greek islands in a boat.
2
Ben’s plane lands/flies at the airport at 9 pm.
3
I can’t believe we got off/missed the train!
4
Do you ride/drive your bike at the weekends?
5
The helicopter is taking/getting off in five minutes.

5 How does each person feel? Complete with: proud, confused, upset, jealous, relaxed.
1
“I want to go windsurfing like my sister.” .....................................
2
“I don’t understand this map.” .....................................
3
“I’m on holiday and I’ve got nothing to worry about.” .....................................
4
“I sailed the boat on my own for the first time today!” .....................................
5
“I missed my train and now I can’t get to the airport in time!” .....................................

GRAMMAR
6 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple.
1
They ...................................... (not/go) on holiday last summer.
2
Helen got on the plane, ............................ (find) her seat and sat down.
3
I ............................ (try) some local dishes yesterday and I really liked them.
4
...................................... (Jamie/move) to the USA in 2019?
5
We ...................................... (not/buy) any souvenirs yesterday.
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7 Complete with the verbs in the list and the correct form of used to.
• you/build • take • go • not/have • not/like
1
Ben ........................................... surfboarding, but he enjoys it now.
2
My dad ........................................... ice skating when he lived in Canada.
3
........................................... sandcastles on the beach when you were a child?
4
My grandparents ........................................... a donkey, but they had horses.
5
My parents ........................................... us on road trips when we were younger.

8 Put the verbs in brackets into the past continuous.

1
....................................................... (Kate/buy) souvenirs while you were sightseeing?
2
Dennis ....................................................... (walk) home at 7:30 yesterday evening.
3
My sisters ....................................................... (not/fly) their kite at noon yesterday.
4
There were grey clouds in the sky and snow ....................................................... (fall).
5
I ........................................... (not/sleep) in the car while we were driving to the mountains.

9 Put the verbs in brackets into the past simple or the past continuous.

Yesterday, we 1) ................................ (go) to the beach. At about noon, my

friends and I 2) ................................ (play) in the sea. We 3) ................................
(swim) around when suddenly I 4)  ................................ (see) a sea turtle!
Unfortunately, I 5)  .......................................... (not/pack) my underwater
camera last Saturday, so I 6) .......................................... (not/take) a photo
of the turtle. In fact, none of my friends believed me! But while we
7)  ................................ (argue) about it, one of the camp leaders
8) ................................ (come) over to talk to us. She said sea turtles come
to the UK, but it’s very, very unusual to see one. I felt very lucky!

10 Write the questions to which the underlined words are the answers.
1
....................................................................... 3
.......................................................................
John bought a souvenir. Larry drove Paul to the airport.
2
....................................................................... 4
.......................................................................
Ian took the photo. Karen went to France.

EVERYDAY ENGLISH
11 Put the dialogue into the correct order.
A I’m glad you’re safe now. E So am I.
B Oh no! What did you do? F I sat down in the boat and held
C A big storm started when we on! My uncle got us safely back
were in the middle of the lake! to shore.
D I was sailing on the lake with my G Why? What happened?
uncle. We didn’t check the H Hello! Where were you
weather. That was a huge yesterday?
mistake!
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