English 1. VOCABULARY OF VACATIONS What are your plans for vacations? · When do you have vacation? · How long are you on vacation? · What are your plans for the summer? · What are you going to do/see on vacation? · Are you going somewhere for vacation? · Who are you going on vacation with? · Where are you going? · Where do you want to go? WHAT KIND OF VACATION DO YOU LIKE? BEACH (OCEAN) · swimming · sun tanning · playing beach volleyball or paddle ball · surfing · paddle boarding · barbecuing OUTDOORS (MOUNTAINS, LAKES, RIVERS): · camping · hiking (trekking) · rafting · backpacking · zip lining · water skiing CITY · sightseeing · visiting museums · touring the city · staying in a hotel or hostel · shopping · partying or going to the clubs WHAT DID YOU DO ON YOUR VACATION? (PAST TENSE QUESTIONS) · Did you enjoy your vacation? · What did you do for vacation? · What was your favorite part about your vacation? · Where did you go on vacation? · How was your vacation? · How long were you on vacation? · Who did you go with? · Did you go with your [family, friends, wife, boyfriend, etc.]? MORE WAYS TO TALK ABOUT YOUR TIME OFF · “go on vacation” or “take a” vacation: go somewhere or do something during time off o I’m going on vacation in two weeks. o I took a vacation a month ago. · “book” a vacation: make a reservation (i.e. hotel room, plane ticket, city tour, etc.) o I booked a vacation for the first week in December. o I’m going to book a vacation in Dubai in September. · “stay in one place”: remain in one location for a certain period of time o We’re going to relax and just stay in one place during our Europe trip. o I stayed in one place when I was in Dubai. · “take a day trip”: go on a journey, travel or visit a place and return home that same day o My friend and I went on a day trip to Valparaiso. o We’ll be taking a day trip to celebrate the New Year. · “take a long weekend”: take a three or four day vacation over the weekend o It was so relaxing to take a long weekend last March. o I’m going to take a long weekend in December. · “go sightseeing” or “do sightseeing”: visiting famous places in a city or country o I went sightseeing in Dubai on my vacation o I’ll do some sightseeing when I take my vacation in Paris. DESCRIBE YOUR IDEAL VACATION · My idea of a good vacation is… · My dream vacation would be… · I prefer to… · I’d prefer not to… · I would like to… · I hope to… · I’d rather… · I don’t like…
