Holidays (problems and complaints)

1.

Holidays
(problems and complaints).

2.

Types of Holiday
selfcatering
camping
package
backpacking
tour
1
4
2
3

3.

Places to stay
B&B
chalet
hostel
1
hotel
4
2
3

4.

… the weather was ...
rainy
windy
boiling hot/scorching freezing
3
1
2
4

5.

Look at the cartoon. What’s the problem? How do
you think the people feel?

6.

EX. 2b, p. 84
service
travel/transport
food
weather
accommodation
crime
the
town/resort
belongings
health

7.

apartment (place)

8.

backpacking (type)

9.

beach holiday (type)

10.

boiling hot (weather)

11.

calm day (weather)

12.

Campsite (place)

13.

cruise (type)

14.

freezing cold (weather)

15.

Guided-tour (activity)

16.

hiking (activity)

17.

hostel (place)

18.

hotel (place)

19.

self-catering (place)

20.

sightseeing (activity)

21.

rainy-day (weather)

22.

skiing (type)

23.

souvenir-shopping
(activity)

24.

sunny day
(weather)

25.

swimming (activity)

26.

windy day (weather)

27.

28.

Oh dear!
How terrible!
Oh no!
What a shame! How awful! That’s too bad!
What a terrible experience!
How disappointing!
What an absolute nightmare!
You must feel really disappointed.

29.

Describing a bad experience
You’ll never guess what happened!
I had a really terrible experience!
A:
B:
A:
B:
…. I once went …. . For a start …..
………………………………….!
And to make matters worse …… .
…………………………………..!

30.

Ex.5, p.85
A
ask about holiday
ask what went wrong
sympathise
sympathise again
B
reply negatively
say what problem
(s) you had
say what other
problem (s) you had
end the conversation