Talking About Holidays (Past Simple) Where did you go for your last holiday? How was it? Questions • • • Where did you go on holiday? What did you see there? Where did you stay? Responses • • • I went to Paris with my husband We saw the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre We stayed at The Royal Hotel Follow-up Questions • • • How was it? What were they like? Was it good? Responses • • • It was wonderful They were really interesting Yes, it was It was very comfortable Sounds like… 1) Where did you go? //weardija// 2) What was it like? //wozz’i// 3) How was the weather? //howuz// Practice i Use the information to practice asking and responding i.e • a b c d e f Hawaii - great A) Where did you go? B) I went to Hawaii A) How was it? B) It was great England - nice Bali - relaxing New Zealand - incredible California - fantastic France - interesting India - exhausting Practice ii Use the information to practice asking and answering questions about things on your holiday i.e • the hotel/comfortable – comfortable/quiet A) Was the hotel comfortable? B) Yes, It was The hotel was comfortable and/but quiet a the people/kind – kind/friendly b the food/good – delicious/expensive c the weather/warm – warm/sunny d the prices/reasonable – very reasonable e the public transport/reliable – reliable/old f the beaches/quiet – crowded/noise Exercise i Match the words on the left with the phrases on the right i.e We went I saw We ate fish They stayed She made We watched He had a b c d e f g Big Ben many new friends a great time a fantastic musical and chips to San Francisco with some old friends Exercise ii Complete the sentences below using the past tense i.e • I to the beach every day while I was on holiday (go) I went to the beach every day while I was on holiday We some wild monkeys (see) I a lot of delicious food (eat) My children friends with some others (make) My husband a new suit (buy) We up late everyday (get) I too much money (spend) Exercise iii Choose the correct form for each statement i.e • How was/were your holiday? What was/were the weather like? The hotel was/were really nice There wasn’t/weren’t many people It was/were very relaxing How was/were the restaurants? Were/was there a swimming pool? Listening Angie and Tony are talking about the summer holidays Tony: Hi Angie Did you have a good summer? Angie: Hi Tony Yes, I did I went to The Bahamas with my family It was fantastic Tony: The Bahamas? That’s great! Where did you stay? Angie: We stayed on a small island in a really nice family-run hotel It was ever-so comfortable Tony: How long did you stay? Angie: We were there for five days and six nights Every day we relaxed by the pool or on the beach while the kids played We visited some famous spots on the island, too It was so relaxing Tony: Was the food good? Angie: Yes, it was Everything was fresh and the dishes were amazing We ate like Kings Tony: Nice I’d love to visit The Bahamas one day 1) 2) 3) Where did Angie go for her holiday? What was the hotel like? What did they every day? Application Discussion/activity Think about a holiday you have been on Interview your partner about their holiday and be prepared to tell the class about it Consider the following questions to help you:• Where did you go? • Who did you go with? • How long did you stay? • What was the weather like? • How was your hotel? • What did you every day? • • Was the food good? Were the people friendly?