1. TRAVEL AND HOLIDAYS
TRAVEL PREPOSITIONS
1) Match the preposition to the correct word or expression:
A) You get _____ a bus but B) ____ a car.
C) You get _____ a train but D) _____ of a taxi.
E) You can go _____ foot or F) _____ bicycle.
G) You wait _____ the platform but the train stands H) _____ the platform.
I) You book _____ a hotel when you arrive and check J) _____when you leave
Remember!
2) Complete the gaps in the following sentences with the missing words.
A) When we arrived I booked the hotel and the porter took our luggage to the room.
B) I got the car and drove off.
C) I was waiting the platform when someone said the train had been cancelled.
D) The Manager told us we needed to check of the hotel by 10.00am.
E) Get the bus at the next stop and you'll see the bank on the corner.
F) The train standing Platform 3 stops at all stations to Euston.
G) I stopped and got of the car when I heard a strange noise coming from the engine.
H) Sam is planning to travel all the way to Greece bicycle.
I) The best way to see the local countryside is to go foot through some of the lovely
villages.
J) I got the bus and paidmyfare.
TYPES OF HOLIDAYS
1) Match pictures 1-4 with the different types of holidays.
Use the words in the word box to complete the gaps.

2. 1. _____________
2. _____________
3. _____________
4. _____________
2) Complete each definition with the correct word from the box:
A) A holiday organised by a travel agent which includes the cost of your hotel and transport. A
________ holiday.
B) A holiday spent in the mountains moving across the snow. ________
C) You do this when you want to see interesting buildings and places. ________
D) A holiday spent in a tent. A ________ holiday.
E) A holiday 'on the move' visiting different places. A ________ holiday.
F) A holiday spent on a ship. A ________.
G) A way of travelling by getting free lifts from motorists. ________.
H) A holiday where you travel with your luggage on your back. _________.
Remember!
Complete the gaps in the following sentences with the correct word.
A) I hate the snow and I'm completely unfit so a holiday really doesn't interest me.
B) We spent our holiday last year around Italy by coach.
C) Elderly people often go on a as they can take it easy on the ship.
D) I think is the best way to travel - like a tortoise with your home on your back!
E) We usually go on a holiday as we like it when the travel agent arranges everything for
us.
F) I'd love to go but my wife doesn't like the idea of sleeping in a tent.
G) My sister wants to go but my dad doesn't think it's safe for a girl to get in a stranger's
car.
H) We did lots of while we were on holiday in London and took photographs of all the
famous buildings.
TRAVELLING BY PLANE
1) Put the following into the correct order:
____ Board the plane
____ Wait for the flight to be called
____ Go through passport control
____ Take off
Hitchhiking Package Cruise Skiing
Backpacking Touring Sightseeing Camping

3. ____ Check in your luggage
____ Go to the departure lounge
____ Get your boarding pass
____ Go to the correct gate
2) Complete the text below with the missing words from the list above.
Anyway, I arrived at the airport early and checked A) really quickly. Once I had my
boarding B) I decided to go straight through C) passport so that I could
relax in the departure D) with a good book. I wasn't really concentrating and when my
flight was E) I got up and rushed off - to the wrong F) ! Luckily I had time to
spare and managed to G) the plane. Anyway, we've just taken H) and I'm
really looking forward to my holiday.
WRITING PRACTICE
This is part of a letter you receive from an English friend.
Anyway, in your last letter you said you were going on holiday. Did you have a
nice time? Where did you go? How did you get there? Let me know what it was
like.
Now you are writing a letter to this friend.
Write your letter in about 100 words.