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Monday, April 16, 2012

Talking About Holidays/ Vacation / Picnic



A. Dialogue on vacation

  • How much vacation time do you get?
  • Only two weeks this year, but three weeks next year.
  • We get four weeks a year after fiver years of service.
  • I may take an extra week without pay this year.
  • Where do you plan to go for your vacation?
  • I’m going to Paris.
  • When will you be back?
  • Probably in three or four weeks.
  • Are you going to take your vacation in June or July?
  • I’m going to take it in July.
  • Are you going to go to any other place?
  • No. I’m going to go to Paris.

B. Holiday plans

  • Are you taking/having a holiday/vacation (this year)?
  • Are you going on holiday/vacation in August?
  • We’ll/We won’t be having a holiday this year.
  • We have four week’s holiday a year.
  • I’m/ We’re talking a break in winter.
  • We have eight days off a year.
  • There are six public holidays a year.
  • Tomorrow is a public holiday.
  • Is there a public holiday today?
  • What’s it for?

C. Describing places

  • Where are you going this summer?
  • Are you going away?
  • I’m/We’re going away.
  • We’re staying in a hotel/with friends.
  • I’m going to Kenya.
  • We’re going abroad/to a foreign country.

D. Past holidays

  • Where did you go for your vacation?
  • What’s it like? What was it like?
  • What was the food/ weather/hotel like?
  • I/We went to Switzerland.
  • I/We had/didn’t have a good time.
  • It was fun/a break/an experience.
  • The weather was good/bad/hot/too hot.
  • I enjoyed /disliked the food/scenery/weather.

E. Stating your needs for an excursion

  • We want to go to (Greenwich).
  • I’d like to book a trip to Rye.
  • We want to see Sark.
  • We want to go on Thursday.
  • I’d like to book for next Saturday.
  • Is there an excursion (in the next few days)?
  • When is your next excursion to the beach?
  • We want to go out somewhere on Friday.
  • Are there any good excursions we could take?
  • There’ll be four of us
  • It’s for a party of six.
  • We are twelve adults and eight children.
  • I need space for eight people.

F. Asking about details for an excursion

  • Can you recommend it?
  • What’s the journey like?
  • Is it interesting/worth seeing?
  • It is a long journey/a nice journey?
  • Is it suitable for a family with children?
  • How much does it cost?
  • Does that price include everything?
  • How much would it be to hire a taxi?
  • What are your group rates?
  • Do you do a reduced price for a party of 12?
  • Do you have special rates for large groups?
  • Where do we meet?
  • Where do we catch the coach?
  • When/What time should we be there?
  • How long will the journey take?
  • When/What time should we be there?
  • How long will the journey take?
  • When/What time will we get back?

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