How was your holiday?
Student s Worksheet
A. Put the words and phrases in the right columns:
airport, jeep, yacht, bus stop, platform, take off, taxi rank, harbour, train, boat, helicopter, bus,
gondola, taxi, ship, coach, tram, port, plane, ferry, lorry
Land Air Water
B. Translate the words into Polish. Then tick (')
the activities you do in your free time:
1. ¨ð bungee jumping
2. ¨ð camping
3. ¨ð cycling
4. ¨ð exploring caves
5. ¨ð fishing
6. ¨ð horse-riding 11. ¨ð sightseeing
7. ¨ð rafting 12. ¨ð snorkelling
8. ¨ð running 13. ¨ð sunbathing
9. ¨ð sailing 14. ¨ð swimming
10. ¨ð scuba-diving 15. ¨ð trekking
C. Cross the odd one out:
1. single  family  terminal  double
2. timetable  return  single  travel card
3. bed and breakfast  dinner  hostel  hotel
4. trip  excursion  delay  journey
5. swimming  skiing  ice skating - snowboarding
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How was your holiday?
Teacher s Notes
by B. Skulski
Type of activity: individual work, pair work B.
(follow-up) Give your students 15 minutes to complete
the activity. Check the answers:
Focus: to revise vocabulary from the eighth of
the Gimnazjum Exam topics -  Podróżowanie
Answers:
i turystyka
1. skoki na bungee
2. biwakowanie
Level/age group: gimnazjum, grade 3
3. jeżdżenie na rowerze
Time: 45 minutes
4. zwiedzanie jaskiń
5. wędkowanie
Preparation: Copy the worksheet (one per
6. jazda konno
student)
7. spływy pontonem
Lead-in:
8. bieganie
Ask the students the following questions:
9. żeglowanie
10. nurkowanie z akwalungiem
1. When was the last time you went on holiday?
11. zwiedzanie
2. Where did you go?
12. nurkowanie w masce i fajce
13. opalanie siÄ™
3. How was it?
14. pływanie
Answers: 15. wędrówki piesze
1. students answers
2. students answers
C.
3. students answers
Give your students 5 minutes to complete
the activity. Check the answers:
Procedure:
Hand out the copies of the worksheet.
Answers:
1. terminal (it s not a type of room)
A.
2. timetable (it s not a type of ticket)
Give your students 10 minutes to complete
3. dinner (it s not connected with
the activity. Check the answers: accommodation)
4. delay (it s doesn t include moving from
Answers:
one point to another)
5. swimming (it s not a winter sport)
Land: bus, bus stop, coach, jeep, lorry,
platform, taxi, taxi rank, train, tram
Air: plane, airport, helicopter, take off
Water: boat, ferry, gondola, harbour, port,
Suggested follow-up:
ship, yacht
Put the students into pairs (A and B). Student A
describes a place he/she has been to (he/she is
not allowed to use geographical names). Student
B has to guess what place it is. Then they swap
roles.
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