28 Fill in the gaps below with one of the words from the list below.

rough sea limited dangerous animals historical adventures

cheap lively nightlife exciting injury expensive

TYPES OF HOLIDAYS	ADVANTAGES	DISADVANTAGES
Package holiday on the Costa Brava	cheap flight and accommodation, modern hotels, safe bathing	little historical or cultural interest, noisy and crowded
Cruise in the Mediterranean	fresh air, organised activities. …………………………..	expensive, possibility of ………………………….
Camping in Scotland	…………………., easily organised, close to nature	risk of bad weather, need to buy/hire equipment, …………… Basic facilities
Skiing in the Pyrenees	active and ………………. Attractive surroundings, good social life	risk of ……………….., Winter season only
Tours of famous monuments in Paris	convenient public transport, ………… interest	noise and pollution, ………………………….accommodation
Safari in Kenia	………………., exotic atmosphere	tiring, vaccinations necessary, …………………………

29 Which type of holiday would you choose and why?

30 Read the text. Some lines are correct and some have a word which should not be there. If a line is correct, put a tick (√) next to it. If a line has a word which should not be there, cross the word out.

(0) Last summer I spent ten of days at a fantastic of

(00) hotel on the island of Jamaica. √

1. The Jamaica is an exotic island in

2. the Carribean. The name of the

3. hotel was called “Island Fun”. It certainly

4. was fun. I met a lot of young people. We

5. went for swimming every day and dancing

6. every night. My room was as large and

7. decorated in a typical island style.

8. The walls were painted with white, the window

9. and door frames were been painted a magnificent

10. blue and all the furniture was made up

11. of hand-carved wood. The hotel also had

12. a lovely dining room, delicious food on,

13. and a bar on the roof. It

14. was the most best holiday I ever had and I’m

15. planning to go to Jamaica again the next summer too.

31 Work in pairs. You can use the words below when you’re talking about holidays. Divide them into the six groups. There’s an example for you in each group.

hotel

countryside

mosquito nets

sunglasses

shells

plane

taking photos

swimming

coach

postcards

fire

grill

train

guest house

car

sunbathing

tent

suntan lotion

beach

guidebook

area

picnics

truck

open-fire cooking

first-aid kit

campsite

put up the tents

mountains

go sightseeing

photos

vehicle

countryside

boat

farmhouse

Transport	Accommodation	Scenery	Activities	Things to pack	Souvenirs
Car	hotel	area	swimming	sunglasses	postcards

Think of words which describe the kind of holiday you like most. Use a dictionary to help you. Add the words to the table.

32 Fill in the gaps with the correct words derived from verbs.