Vocabulary
Name 4 types of accommodation you can stay while travelling
Hotel, hostel, apartment, campsite, resort, cabin.
Last summer, we ___ (go) to the beach
went
we___ (leave) the hotel early and ____ (catch) the first train to London.
left - caught
Your flight leaves two hours later than planned. What is the problem?
It is delayed / a delay.
You want to ask the price of a ticket. What can you say?
How much is the ticket?
Name 5 things you can find or use at an airport
Boarding pass, passport, luggage, gate, baggage claim, security, departure board.
Change to negative: "She visited the museum"
She didn't visit the museum.
She ___ (lose) her passport, but luckily someone ___ (find) it and ___ (gave) it to the hotel receptionist.
lost - found - gave
You arrive at the airport, but you can’t find your suitcase. What is the problem?
Lost luggage
You are lost and need directions to your hotel. What can you say?
How can I get to the hotel? / Where is the hotel?
Sightseeing
Change to a question: " They stayed in a hostel"
Did they stay in a hostel?
Find and correct the three mistakes
" Last summer, we taked a train to Paris, buyed some souvenirs and then come back to our hotel."
Last summer, we took a train to Paris, bought some souvenirs and then came back to our hotel.
You arrived late at the airport and the plane left without you. What happened?
You missed your flight.
You arrive at your hotel, but the receptionist says there is no reservation under your name. What can you say?
I’m sure I made a reservation. Could you check again, please?
I booked a room online. Could you check the reservation under my name?
Explain the difference between travel, trip and journey.
Travel : the general activity of going from one place to another
Trip: visiting a place and usually returning
Journey: travelling from one place to another, focusing on the movement/time
While I ____ (take) photos, my brother ___(buy) souvenirs.
While I was taking photos, my brother bought souvenirs.
Yesterday, I ___ (wake) up late, ___ (forget) my passport at the hotel, ___ (run) back to get it and almost ___ (miss) my flight.
woke - forgot - ran - missed
The hotel has no rooms available. What can the receptionist say?
We are fully booked / There are no vacancies
Make a sentence using past continuous + past simple about a holiday interruption.
Example: I was swimming when I lost my sunglasses.
Name 5 travel problems (Ex. lost passport)
Missed flight, delayed flight, lost luggage, cancelled flight, getting lost, bad weather, wrong hotel reservation.
Complete the story. Use Past Simple or Past Continuous
While we ___ (wait) to board the plane, the airline suddenly ____ (announce) that our flight ___ (be) cancelled. We ___ (try) to contact our hotel when my phone ___ (run) out of battery, so we ____ (decide) to spend the night at the airport.
While we were waiting to board the plane, the airline suddenly announced that our flight was cancelled. We were trying to contact our hotel when my phone ran out of battery, so we decided to spend the night at the airport.
Rewrite the sentence in the Past Simple, changing all the verbs correctly:
"We take a taxi to the airport, but the driver chooses the wrong road. We become worried because we think we are going to miss the flight. In the end, we get there just in time."
We took a taxi to the airport, but the driver chose the wrong road. We became worried because we thought we were going to miss the flight. In the end, we got there just in time.
After a long trip, you feel tired and confused because of the time difference. What is this called?
Jet lag
You are visiting a city that is very crowded but has many historic monuments and interesting places to see. Recommend the city to another tourist using at least three expressions from the unit.
It’s a lively city with lots of historic monuments. It can be packed with tourists, but it’s definitely worth visiting