UNIT 4

TRAVEL AND HOLIDAYS

A. Grammar & Vocabulary

Exercise 1: Complete the sentences with the types of holidays in the box.

A beach holiday a city break a family holiday a language exchange

An adventure holiday

1. You can do lots of activities, like cycling and horsing riding, on ______________.
2. My friends want to go on ______________, but I don’t enjoy relaxing by the sea all the time.
3. I went on ______________to Paris. It was interesting to visit all the museums.
4. My sister is going to ______________ and will stay with a family in Italy.
5. I went on ______________with my parents and we camped by a lake.

Exercise 2: Complete the table using the words in the box.

go horse riding go on cycling tours go on cultural visits see famous buildings

see local attractions visit beach resorts swim in the sea go mountain climbing
stay with host families learn new language try local food

City break Adventure holiday

Beach holiday Language exchange

Exercise 3: Complete the sentences with the holiday activities in the box.

go horse riding go mountain climbing go on a beach holiday

go on a cultural trip go on a cycling tour go on day trips go shopping
stay with host family visit local attractions visit water parks

1. We often _____________in the airport where you can buy things cheaper.
2. When I visit my aunt on her farm, we often _____________in the countryside. I love animals.

3. You can visit _____________like an old castle in my town.

4. Families like to _____________when the weather is hot so they can cool down.
5. From the city, you can _____________by coach to the countryside.
6. It is often cheaper to _____________in their own home than in a hotel.
7. If you are fit, a good way to see more of a country is to _____________.
8. You shouldn’t _____________alone as it can be a dangerous sport.
9. When you _____________to a city, you have the chance to see museums and art galleries.
10. If you _____________, you can enjoy being by the sea and doing sports, like surfing and waterskiing.

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

boring cultural delicious famous fun interesting local

natural popular traditional

1. The USA is a very __________country to visit. Last year, it had over 70 million visitors.
2. I think it is more __________ to go on holiday with friends than with family because you are interested in doing
similar activities.
3. I would prefer to see animals in their __________ environment than in the zoo.
4. If you go on a language exchange programs, you can learn a lot about the __________ area where your host family
lives.
5. A lot of people like go to the beach for holidays, but I find it __________.
6. I prefer to do __________ activities on holiday, like visiting museums and art galleries, than to spend all my time on
the beach.
7. Barcelona has o lot of __________ buildings. Many of them were designed by the artist Antoni Gaudi.
8. On the last night of my holiday, I ate the most __________ meal in the restaurant by the sea.
9. The Eiffel Tower is the most __________ building in Paris – people all over the world know what it looks like.
10. I love to eat __________ food when I go on holiday. I don’t always like it, but it is fun to try it.

Exercise 5: Read the conversation and choose the correct answers.

A: Do you like/ You like going on holiday?

B: Yes, I do/ I did . I always have a great time on holiday with my family.
A: Me too. Where do you usually go/ did you usually go?
B: We usually go on a beach holiday, but last summer we go/ went on a city break.
A: What do you do/did you do there?
B: Well, because my parents enjoy/enjoys going to the theatre, we all go/ we all went to see a play by a famous
British writer.
A: Is it/ Was it good? I don’t really like/ not really like plays. I think they are boring.
B: I thought that, too, but this one didn’t/ wasn’t boring at all. It was really fun

Exercise 6: Complete the email with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

Hi Tony,

I ___________(go) to Germany with my family in February last year. My family and I ___________ (not/like) beach holidays,
so we ___________ (decide) to go to Berlin for a week. Usually on holiday, I ___________ (enjoy) visiting lots of famous
museums and monuments but we ___________ (not/ have) time to see everything, so we just ___________ (see) the main
ones, like the Berlin Wall and the Brandenburg Gate. In my opinion, I think they are (be) both very interesting
monuments. I ___________ (learn) about them at school last year. Unfortunately, we ___________ (feel) cold lot of the
time because it ___________ (be) the middle of winter. Where ___________ (you/like)

going on holiday? ___________ (you/prefer) city breaks in the winter or beach holidays in the summer?

Take care,
Sarah

Exercise 7: Match the sentence halves.

1. I go to the French lessons ● ● stay with a host family?

2. The weather in Stockholm ● ● twice a week.

3. I’m not good at sport ● ● but I enjoy hiking and horse riding.

4. Did you decide to ● ● wasn’t very nice.

5. Are you good ● ● at sailing?

Exercise 8: Choose the best words for the gaps. The first question has been done for you.
1. I didn’t go on the language exchange because my language level wasn’t high enough.
2. __________we enjoy kayaking, we decided to go on an adventure holiday this year.
3. The host family spoke English really well __________ I wasn’t worried that we wouldn’t be able to communicate.
4. We prefer city breaks __________ we find laying on a beach for a week really boring.
5. __________ my parents enjoy trying traditional food, they went on a food tour.
B. Language Builder

Exercise 1: Match the words with the pictures. Use the words in the box.

computer games cooking gym radio restaurant shopping television

walking

________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

________________ ________________ ________________ ________________

Exercise 2: Choose the correct answers to complete the sentences.

1 He likes plays/ playing/ play football.
2 They hate listen/ listening/ listens to the radio in English.
3 I loves/ love/ loving reading a book at home.
4 She hate/ hating/ hates shopping in the mall.
5 We don’t like does/ do/ doing sport.
6 Do you like cook/ cooks/ cooking for friends.
7 Don’t they hate goes/ going/ go for walks in bad weather?
Exercise 3: Match the sentence halves.

1. I like going ● ● surfing the internet.

2. I hate shopping ● ● to the gym with my friends.

3. I don’t like going for ● ● to the news on the radio.

4. I don’t like listening ● ● for clothes.

5. I hate playing ● ● dinner for my family.

6. I don’t like spending time ● ● walks in the rain.

7. I love cooking ● ● tennis.

Exercise 4: Complete the sentences. Use the words in the box.

boring fit friendly funny happy interesting lazy sad

1. She does a lot of sport. She’s very ___________.

2. He makes me laugh. He’s really ___________.
3. They don’t like working hard. They’re ___________.
4. They are always smiling. They’re ___________.
5. She cries a lot. She’s ___________.
6. He always tells the same stories. He’s very ___________.
7. My teacher explains things well and I want to learn more. She’s is ___________.
8. The neighbors are every kind and helpful to us. They are very ___________.

Exercise 5: Read about William and his friends. Complete the sentences with the correct adjectives.

Hello, my name’s William. I’m an engineer and I work for a big company. I know lots of people at work and
some of them are also my friends. My best friend is called Eddie. We work in the same office. He always
makes me laugh because he’s so boring/ funny. He loves playing tennis and football. He also likes swimming.
Eddie is very fit/ lazy, because he does so much sport. My sister, Maxine, also likes playing tennis and she
loves going for long walks, but her main interest is shopping for clothes! I often go with her to the shopping
mall, but I hate shopping myself. For me, it’s boring/ friendly to wait while someone chooses lots of clothes, so
I normally sit and play games on my mobile phone while I wait for her. That’s much more interesting/ sad! My
other friends are all very different. John, for example, hates doing sport and is only funny/ happy when he’s at
home reading a book or watching TV. Another friend, called Dave, is a really nice guy who loves going out
with friends. Dave hasn’t got a job and he doesn’t want one, because he doesn’t like working. He’s very
interesting/ lazy. Marta is my sister’s best friend. She’s very friendly/ sad so loves chatting for hours on the
internet. She has hundreds of online friends.
Exercise 6: Complete the sentences. Use the phrases in the box.

hate doing like going out like playing loves going loves reading loves
talking

1. My best friend _____________football.

2. Maxine _____________to the gym.
3. John and Martin _____________sport.
4. Thomas _____________a book at home.
5. I _____________to restaurants with my friends.
6. Marta _____________to friends on the internet.

Exercise 7: Read the profiles of the people from the internet. Choose True or False.
Kyra
Hello, my name’s Kyra. I’m from Mexico, but I live in Germany now. I’m 22 years old, but I’m not married. I like reading
and playing the piano. I love watching tennis and football on the TV, but I don’t like doing sport. My friends say I’m a
bit lazy and I think they’re right. I’m a student, by the way.
Lars
Hi, I’m Lars. I’m from Sweden. I’m 24 years old and I’ve got lots of friends. I like inviting them for dinner at the
weekend. I love cooking French and Italian dishes. People say that I’m a friendly person and I think they’re right
because I like being with people and helping them. I’m quite sporty and fit. I don’t like sitting at home watching TV or
playing computer games.
Rachel
Hi there, my name’s Rachel. I’m 26. I’m from France. I like playing football and I love swimming. That’s my main
interest. I go to the swimming pool about three or four times a week. Most of my friends like doing sport as well.
They’re all quite fit. At the weekend we all love going for long walks and then in the evening we love having a meal
together in a restaurant. That’s usually great fun.
True False
1. Kyra is German. ○ ○
2. Kyra loves playing tennis. ○ ○
3.Kyra is lazy. ○ ○
4. Lars is Italian. ○ ○
5. Lars loves cooking. ○ ○
6. Lars loves playing video games. ○ ○
7. Rachel enjoys swimming. ○ ○
8. Rachel’s friends are fit. ○ ○
9. Rachel loves going for walks with her friends in the evening. ○ ○

Exercise 8: Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences.

1. I the friends cinema with love my going to .

2. Hate for clothes shopping I .

 3. The park going for long don’t like walks in I .

4. The to like radio I listening .

5. Really love Ic hatting on internet the .

6. Guy best really nice is friend a my .

7. Friendly very wife is my .

C. Reading & Writing

Exercise 1: Match the words with the pictures. Use the words in the box.

airport beach castle fun park

hotel museum restaurant skyscraper

1. _____________ 2. _____________ 3. _____________

4. _____________ 5. _____________ 6. _____________

7. _____________ 8. _____________

Exercise 2: Read the information about a museum. Complete the sentences with one word or a number
from the text.

At the Nature Museum, you can find out about many different animals, from dinosaurs to dolphins. The
animals in the museum are not only to look at. Visitors are welcome to play with them, learn how they eat,
and of course, take lots of photos. From May until September, on the second floor, visitors can learn about
 how dinosaurs lived in the past, play with our friendly model dinosaur, and even make their own dinosaur.
Visitors can take a group tour of the museum, or explore the museum on their own with our new mobile
phone app. If you get tired, you can visit our café on the third floor for hot drinks, sandwiches and cakes.
There is also a shop on the ground floor, where you can buy presents for your friends and family.
The museum is open from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. from Monday to Friday, and 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. at
the weekend. Tickets cost £6.00 for adults and £3.00 for children. A family ticket for two adults and
two children costs £12.00. The museum is free on the first Saturday of every month.

1. Visitors to the Nature Museum are welcome to take ___________.

2. From May until September, there is a model of a ___________ that visitors can play with.
3. Visitors can take a tour of the museum in a ___________ or on their own.
4. The café is on the ___________ floor of museum.
5. The museum closes at ___________pm at the weekends.
6. A family ticket to the museum costs £ ___________.
Exercise 3: Read the text about a famous building. Complete the gaps with the correct verbs.

The Burj Khalifa is a modern skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is made/ take of metal and glass
and it is over 800 metres high. Many people from all over the world travel/visit the Burj Khalifa every day.
Visitors can take a lift to the 148th floor and look out of the windows at the city. Inside the Burj Khalifa,
visitors can eat in the highest restaurant in the world, which serves fantastic food. Visitors can also look at
and enjoy paintings by famous artists from the Middle East. They can even leave/ stay there for the night, in
the world’s highest luxury hotel. The Burj Khalifa is not only for tourists as many people live in the building, in
luxury apartments or visit/ work in one of the many offices inside the building. It is also a good place to
celebrate special occasions. For example, on New Year’s Eve, many people go to the Burj Khalifa to see the
famous fireworks at midnight.
The Burj Khalifa is an important tourist place in Dubai, because it is the highest building in the world. It is also
the most popular place to visit in the United Arab Emirates. Many people from all over the world want to go to
the top of the world’s highest building and put/ take their photos on the internet. Many people see/ watch the
photos and then want to visit Dubai. If you like/ want to visit Dubai, you should definitely go/ see to the Burj
Khalifa.

Exercise 4: Read the postcard from Tom to his friend Adam. Choose True or False.

Dear Adam,
Hello from Coconut Island! I am having a brilliant time relaxing on the beach with my aunt and uncle and my
brother. It’s a shame that my parents aren’t here – they had to stay at home and work. The beach has
beautiful white sand, palm trees and clear blue water. I went swimming this morning, and the water was
lovely. It wasn’t too cold. There are a lot of different activities to do on the beach. Yesterday morning me and
my brother tried surfing. He was much better than me, but I still enjoyed it. My favorite activity was the boat
trip yesterday afternoon. We saw dolphins and a lot of colorful fish. Yesterday evening, we had dinner in a
restaurant next to the beach and ate fish. I usually don’t like fish, but the food at the restaurant was
delicious!
See you next week.
Best wishes,
Tom

True False
1. Tom is on holiday with his parents. ○ ○
2. The water was very cold when Tom went swimming. ○ ○
3. Tom did some activities on the beach yesterday. ○ ○
4. Tom’s brother was good at surfing. ○ ○
5. Tom’s favorite activity was surfing. ○ ○
6. Tom didn’t like the fish at the restaurant. ○ ○
Exercise 5: Read the text about a famous fun park. Match the headings in the box to the paragraphs A–E.

Different times of year How to visit Things to do What is Tivoli Gardens?

Why is it so popular?

A _____________________
Tivoli Gardens is a fun park in Copenhagen, the capital city of Denmark. The park was built a very long time ago in
1843. In the past, Tivoli Gardens had many famous visitors, including the Danish children’s writer Hans Christian
Andersen and the American filmmaker Walt Disney. Today, the fun park is still one of the most popular places for
tourists to visit in Copenhagen and people who are both young and old enjoy visiting the park every day of year.
B _____________________
There are a lot of popular things to do for tourists to Tivoli Gardens. It is most famous for its rides. The oldest ride in
the park was built in 1914, and people can still ride on it today. One quite scary ride is called ‘vertigo’ and it travels at
100 km per hour. This ride won the prize for the Best Ride of 2014. There are also many restaurants, where people can
eat food from all over world. There are many old buildings and the beautiful gardens are a very good place to relax.
C _____________________
Many people ask the same question about Tivoli Gardens – how does it still get so many visitors after all these years?
One reason why so many people love Tivoli Gardens is because there is something there for everyone. Some of riders
are old, and others are new. Some riders are scary and other are relaxing. The rides are not just popular with children.
Adults enjoy them too because they make them think about when they were young. Is has beautiful buildings and
gardens, and colored lights at night time, so people feel relaxed and happy.
D _____________________
Tivoli Gardens is open all year, and there are different things to see and do all year round. In spring, visitors can enjoy
the beautiful flowers in the gardens. In summer, the park is open until late, and there are dance shows. There are
pumpkins, spiders and witches for Halloween, and in winter there are many colored lights on the trees and a market. It
is a popular place to go celebrate the New Year, when there are fireworks at midnight.

E _____________________
There are two different types of ticket that visitors can buy to visit Tivoli Gardens. They can pay to enter the gardens
and pay for rides later, or they can pay a little more for a ticket which includes as many rides as they like. This is
generally the best ticket to choose, as it saves spending a lot of extra money on rides. If guests have a Copenhagen
visitor card, they can enter the Garden for free. People can buy tickets at the gardens or on the internet.
Exercise 6: Put the words in the correct order to complete the sentences.

1. In Empire State Building New York is a famous building the .

2. Is of building wood made the .

3. If very old for it’s is an place tourists important because

.

4. With there beautiful flowers are gardens .

5. Has sand where beach relax beautiful can people the

white

6. Where restaurants there many are eat can people .

7. A people can buy presents shop there is where .

8. Tickets internet buy the on can people .

Exercise 7: Complete the sentences with the correct words.

1 Most people like to relax in/ on/ to the beach.
2 You can swim at/ in/ on the sea every day – it is not too cold.
3 You cannot take photos in/ on/ to this museum.
4 You can eat in/ on/ to a restaurant every night.
5 People can take pictures at/ in/ to the top of a tall building.
6 We went in/ on/ to an amazing boat trip.
Exercise 8: Match the sentence halves.

1. The castle is over ● ● A thousand years old.

2. The hotel has ● ● Glass and metal.

3. Over a million people ● ● The gardens are open until late.

4. In summer ● ● Ten floors and 100 rooms.

5. the fun park is close to the ● ● City center.

6. The building is made of ● ● In the museum café.

7. People can have lunch ● ● Most popular place for tourists.

8. The Royal Palace is the ● ● Visit the museum every year.

Exercise 9: Read the text about the Burj Khalifa. Match the information with paragraph A or B

A The Burj Khalifa is a modern skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is made of metal and glass and
it is over 800 meters high. Many people from all over the world visit the Burj Khalifa every day. Visitors can
take a lift to the 148th floor and look out of the windows at the city. Inside the Burj Khalifa, visitors can eat
in the highest restaurant in the world, which serves fantastic food. Visitors can also look at and enjoy
paintings by famous artists from the Middle East. They can even stay there for the night, in the world’s
highest luxury hotel. The Burj Khalifa is not only for tourists as many people live in the building, in luxury
apartments or work in one of the many offices inside the building. It is also a good place to celebrate special
occasions. For example, on New Year’s Eve, many people go to the Burj Khalifa to see the famous fireworks
at midnight.
B The Burj Khalifa is an important tourist place in Dubai, because it is the highest building in the world. It is
also the most popular place to visit in the United Arab Emirates. Many people from all over the world want to
go to the top of the world’s highest building and put their photos on the internet. Many people see the
photos and then want to visit Dubai. The Burj Khalifa is popular with people of all ages. Young people,
families and older people will all enjoy visiting this amazing building. If you want to visit Dubai, you should
definitely go to the Burj Khalifa.

A B

1. where to eat. ○ ○

2. Why the building is important. ○ ○

3. People of diffeernt ages like visting the building. ○ ○

4. A place to stay. ○ ○

5. How some people find out about the building. ○ ○

6. A description of the building. ○ ○

Exercise 10. Write a description of an important place for tourists in your country. Use the notes to help
you.

Notes
1. Say what type of place it is.
2. Say where it is.
3. Say what people can do there.
4. Say why it is important

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C. Listening & Speaking

Exercise 1: Listen to the descriptions and match them with the different kinds of holiday.
(Tracks 4.1 – 4.6)

1. City break ____________

2. Language exchange ____________
3. Sailing holiday ____________
4. Wildlife holiday ____________
5. Adventure holiday ____________
6. Beach holiday ____________
Exercise 2: Listen to people talking about activities they like to do on holiday and match them with the
pictures. (Tracks 4.7 – 4.12)

1. __________________ 2. __________________ 3. __________________

4. __________________ 5. __________________ 6. __________________

Exercise 3: Listen to John talking about the different places he’s visited. Match the countries with the
main reasons he went to them. (Track 4.13)
1. Turkey ● ● So he could study art.

2. Morocco ● ● Because he loves mountain climbing.

3. Italy ● ● So he could improve his language skills.

4. Thailand ● ● So he could try the food.

5. Russia ● ● Because he loves beach holidays.

6. Spain ● ● Because his grandmother lives there.

Exercise 5: Listen to Cristina talking about her holiday. Choose the correct answers. (Track 4.14)
1. Cristina usually goes on 5. Cristina and her friends went to the Palace of
○Adventure holidays. Versailes
○Beach holidays. ○By bus.
○Sailing holidays. ○By car.
2. Cristina and her friends stayed ○By train.
○In a gueshouse. 6. Cristina
○In a hotel. ○Didn’t enjoy her holiday.
○With a family. ○Enjoyed her holiday.
3. On the first day, Cristina and her friends visited ○Wasn’t sure if she enjoyed her holiday.
○The Eifel Tower. 7. Cristina thinks that Paris is
○The Louvre museum. ○Expensive
○The Pompidou Centre. ○Great.
4. Cristina says that the food in the restaurant was ○Very clean.
○Delicious.
○Not very dood.
○Very expensive.

Exercise 7: Put the words in the correct order to make sentences. Practice saying the sentences.

1. With family we a stayed host .

2. On I went trips day .

3. Water parks they visited .

4. Attractions I saw local .

5. A cycling tour we went on .

6. Travelled they by train .

7. They visits cultural went on .

8. And galleries visited museums we .

Exercise 8: Choose the correct words to complete the sentences.

1 I like to go on wildlife holidays because I prefer to see animals in their delicious/ fun/ natural environment.
2 I’m an architect, so when I travel, I like to visit easy/ famous/ long buildings like the Burj Al Arab in Dubai.
3 I don’t like beach holidays so going to a beach resort is very boring/ interesting/ short for me.
4 I love travelling to China because the food is cultural/ delicious/ quick.
5 I enjoy going to museums, so I often go on cultural/ delicious/ difficult visit.
6 When I’m on holiday, I like shopping and visiting boring/ difficult/ local markets.
7 I love eating, so when I go on holiday to another country, I think it’s famous/ fun/ popular to try traditional food.
8 I think France is great. It’s a very local/ natural/ popular country to visit. It has over 50 million visitors a year.
Exercise 9: Complete the sentences with so or because.
1. I love animals ___________ I often go on wildlife holidays.
2. We satyed in a guest house ___________ hotels are very expensive.
3. she loves sports ___________ she went on an adventure holiday.
4. He wanted to improve his Italian ___________he went on a language exchange Rome.
5. They love holidays by the sea ___________they stayed at a beach resort.
6. I went on a city break to London ___________ I love visiting museums.
Exercise 10: Describe a holiday you really liked. Look at the ideas below. Spend a few minutes thinking
about what to say.

Talk about:
• where you went
• what you did on the trip
• why you went
• why you liked it.