Topic: Travelling

Level: A2
Date: 19.09.2022

Warm up/Speaking

Discuss the questions:

1. Have you travelled abroad?

Vocabulary

1. Complete the 15 sentences with the words from the box.

arrive depart hotel information desk international

landmark luggage map passport postcard

sightsee souvenir ticket tourist trip

1. It’s usually a great idea to travel with a good ________________ so you don’t get lost.
2. The Great Pyramids of Egypt and the Eiffel Tower in Paris are very famous
________________s.
3. I always buy lots of ________________s when I travel because I like to remember the
places I’ve travelled to.
4. What time does our flight leave, or ________________?
5. When will you get there, or ________________?
 6. Where can I buy a train ________________?
7. Last month, when I was in Vienna, I sent my grandmother a ________________ of
the city.
8. Our flight leaves from Gate 43, but I don’t know where Gate 43 is. Let’s ask at the
________________.
9. My family and I are flying to Taiwan tomorrow, so we need to go to the
________________ airport.
10. Millions of ________________s visit the Great Wall of China every year.
11. The way my face looks changes as I get older, so I need to get a new
________________ every ten years.
12. Don’t forget to bring everything you need in your ________________. We’ll be
travelling for two weeks.
13. Should we travel with a tour group and take our cameras when we ________________
around the country?
14. Did you enjoy your ________________ to Dubai?
15. After we arrive in Berlin, we’ll check in at a nice ________________ and get some
rest.

2. Complete the holiday-related compound nouns. Use the words below. Which of
them are written as one word?

back camp pen sun sun sun travel travel

1 …………………….guide

2 …………………….burn

3 …………………….friend

4 …………………….cream

5 …………………….pack

6 …………………….glasses

7 …………………….site

8 …………………….programme
 3. Write the correct words in the boxes below the pictures.

4. Complete the sentences with an appropriate word or phrase from the box.

airport seat belt baggage meals boarding card

check-in desk gate plane overhead locker departures board

1. The large building you go to take a plane is called the _______________.

2. The thing you have to wear when the plane takes off is called a _______________.
3. The things you put your clothes in and carry when you go on holiday are called
_______________.

4. The food you eat at set times each day are _______________.

5. The piece of paper that says your flight number and seat number is called a
_______________.

6. The place in the airport where you show your ticket and leave your baggage is called the

_______________.

7. The place in the airport where you wait to board the plane is called the _______________.

8. The large machine that flies people from one airport to another airport is called a

_______________.

9. The part of the plane where you can keep your small bags and baggage is called the

_______________.

10. The big electronic sign that shows flight details and gate numbers is called the
_______________.

Reading comprehension

Read the texts about Holidays without parents and do the exercises given below.

Before reading the text familiarise yourself with the vocabulary items below:

Strange - dziwny Look after- zajmować się kimś, opiekować się kimś

Include - włączać, wliczać, zawierać Canoeing – kajakarstwo

Miserable – nieszczęśliwy, nędzny Recover – dochodzić do siebie, powracać do zdrowia

Experience – doświadczenie Hitch-hike – jechać autostopem

Tent – namiot To camp – obozować, spać pod namiotem

Against the odds - pomimo wszystkich przeciwności, pomimo wszelkich przeszkód

Backpacking – wędrówka z plecakiem Backpack – plecak

To book – rezerwować, zamawiać, bukować Cheap – tani

Pouring – ulewny To pour – lać (o deszczu)

Eventually – ostatecznie, w końcu Field – pole

Covered – pokryty, okryty Mud – błoto Dry – suchy, bezdeszczowy

Have you ever been on holiday without your parents? Would you like to? Read this before
you decide …

SAM

I come from a strange family. My parents have always believed that we should learn to look
after ourselves from an early age. That included holidays. I remember my poor brother went
on a canoeing trip on the River Thames with a cousin when they were both just twelve years
old. They had a miserable time and have never really recovered from the experience. When I
was fifteen, they decided I was old enough to go on holiday with just my best friend. ‘You’re
going to hitch-hike to the Lake District with a tent and a backpack; you’re going to camp, up
in the mountains, for a week; and then – if you’re still alive – you’re going to hitch-hike back
again. ‘So we hitch-hiked for hundreds of kilometres, we camped, we got cold and wet and
scared, and couldn’t afford to buy enough food. But, against the odds, we survived.

HARRIET

I’ve been on a number of holidays without my parents, but the first holiday was two years
ago, when I was sixteen. Six of us decided to go backpacking in Wales during the school
holidays. I booked cheap hotels before we left. The first two days were fine. But at the end of
the second day, we lost our way. It was pouring with rain and it was getting dark. We
eventually came to a farmhouse and knocked on the door. We were so dirty and wet that they
didn’t let us into the house. We had to wait in the garage! But they let us phone the hotel.
Anyway, the hotel manager kindly sent a car for us. But the next day it was still raining so we
decided to take the train home. I’ve learned why no one goes backpacking in Britain in March
– it rains non-stop and the fields are covered in deep mud. I’ve never had such a miserable
time! My holidays since then have been in warm places with dry weather!

1. Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)?

1 Sam’s parents chose his holiday.

2 Sam had a frightening experience.

3 The weather was good during Harriet’s holiday.

4 Harriet’s holiday was shorter than she expected.

2. For questions 1-4, choose the correct option (a-d).

1 When Sam’s brother was twelve, he and his cousin

a did not enjoy their trip together.

b had a terrible holiday, but got over it quickly.

c went camping near the River Thames.

d went canoeing with his parents.

2 On Sam’s first holiday without his parents, he

a walked all the way to the Lake District.

b had to hitch-hike across some mountains.

c kept warm, but couldn’t keep dry.

d ate less food than he wanted to eat.

a went on holiday with six friends.

b has been on one holiday without her mum and dad.

c arranged accommodation before the holiday.

d had a miserable time from the start of the holiday.

4 The holiday taught Harriet

a that it’s best to take a map with you when you go backpacking.

b never to go backpacking in Britain.

c why backpacking in Britain in March isn’t popular.

d to check the weather forecast before a holiday.

Listening comprehension

London sightseeing

Watch a video about the main tourist attractions in London. For questions 1 to 6, choose
the correct answer.

Link to the video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWcV95jZ1jk

a. is 135 meters high.

b. is more than 35 meters high.

c. has 35 glass capsules.

2. You can't ... in the parks.

a. run fast

b. walk and relax

c. cycle

3. What happened to the Millennium Bridge?

a. They had to close it because of the bad weather.

b. There was a problem and was closed temporarily.

c. There was an accident.

4. At St Paul's Cathedral, you can go up ...

a. 530 steps and see a view of London.

b. 513 steps and see the Gallery.

c. 513 steps and see a view of London.

5. About the changing of the guard, they say that ...

a. it happens twice a day.

b. it lasts thirty minutes.

c. you should arrive early to see it.

6. About Tower Bridge, they say that you can ...

a. cross Tower Bridge in 15 minutes.

b. walk from one tower to the other of the bridge.

c. see big boats crossing the bridge every 15 minutes.