UNIT 42: HOLIDAYS

Vocabulary

aquariu	/əˈkweə.ri.əm/	n
bar	/bɑːʳ/	n
crocodile	/ˈkrɒk.ə.daɪl/	n
elephant	/ˈel.ɪ.fənt/	n
giraffe	/dʒɪˈrɑːf/	n
gorilla	/gəˈrɪl.ə/	n
grandparent	/ˈgrænd.peə.rənt/	n
kangaroo	/ˌkæŋ.gərˈuː/	n
museum	/mjuːˈziː.əm/	n
orchestra	/ˈɔː.kɪ.strə/	n
picnic area	/ˈpɪk.nɪk ˈeə.ri.ə/	n
private	/ˈpraɪ.vət/	adj
shop	/ʃɒp/	n
safari park	/səˈfɑː.ri pɑːk/	n
service	/ˈsɜː.vɪs/	n
souvenir	/ˌsuː.vənˈɪəʳ/	n
tennis court	/ˈten.ɪs kɔːt/	n
tiger	/ˈtaɪ.gəʳ/	n
zebra	/ˈzeb.rə/	n
zoo	/zuː/	n

Expressions

What was it like?= How was it?

I was on holiday.

What about the children?

Listening

Donald: Hello, John! Where were you last month?
John: Oh, I was on holiday.
Donald: Oh, really? But you were on holiday in January.
John: Yes, I was in Switzerland in January.
Donald: Where were you last month?
John: I was in Florida.
Donald: Florida! What was it like?
John: Fantastic! The weather was beautiful… the sea was warm.
Donald: What was the hotel like?
John: Excellent! There was a swimming-pool and private beach. There were three restaurants and two bars.
Donald: What were the people like?
John: They were very friendly.
Donald: Was your wife with you?
John: No, she wasn’t. She never comes with me on holiday.
Donald: What about the children? Were they with you?
John: No, they weren’t. They were with their grandparents.

Questions

Question 1

Look at the picture below, read the example and write the similar sentences.

E.g.

There was a swimming pool.
There were three restaurants.

* HOTEL ROYAL

- There was a swimming pool.
- There were three restaurants.
- There was a private beach.
- There were two bars.
- There was a discotheque.
- There were two orchestras.
- There was a casino.
- There were four tennis courts.

Question 2:

Write the sentence basing on the words given.

E.g:

weather: What was the weather like?

restaurants: What were the restaurants like?

1. service - What was the service like? 2. shops - What were the shops like? 3. food - What was the food like?

4. beaches - What were the beaches like? 5. hotel - What was the hotel like? 6. people - What were the people like?

Grammar

THERE + BE in THE SIMPLE PAST TENSE

- Affirmative :

There was a pirate beach.
There were two pirate beach.

- Negative:

There wasn’t a café.
There weren’t any crocodiles.

- Interrogative:

Was there a swimming pool?  Yes, there was.
Were there any tigers?No, there weren’t.

WHAT + BE + …. + LIKE? …

- What was the weather like?

It was beautiful.

- What were the people like?

They were very friendly.

Language summary

There	was wasn’t	a restaurant.		Was there a beach?	Yes, there was. No, there wasn’t
	were	some hotels.		Were there any bars?	Yes, there were. No, there weren’t.
	weren’t	any buses.