Holidays

Unit 1: Video and Photograph

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ESL Lessons on Holidays for online tutoring - picture of tourists on a mountain top.

Unit 2: Reading Comprehension

An Idiom

Taking a Holiday

A holiday can mean different things to different people. For some people a holiday simply means getting out of the rat-race to spend time with family and friends. For people who are more adventurous, a holiday may mean backpacking to some exotic island or country. However for most of us, a holiday simply means lying around on a white sandy beach sipping cocktail and a reading a good book.

Sometimes people don't really know what to do with their spare time during their days off work. They don't take the time to plan - to ask themselves what activity they would like to do, who they want to visit or how much money they want to spend. Instead they wait until the last minute before packing up their luggage to travel off somewhere. However, if you want to have a good holiday you need to put in some extra work and plan your holidays far in advance. That way your vacation remains within your budget, and you will have a more enjoyable experience.

Vocabulary Practice

Rat-race: An exhausting routine (such as a high pressured job).
Backpacking: Hiking or touring with a backpack.
Cocktail: A mixed drink.
Luggage: A case for carrying your belongings.
Vacation: A time for rest and leisure (another term for holiday).

Questions

1. What does travel mean to people?
2. What important questions should you ask before you travel?
3. Why is it important to plan in advance?
4. Do you plan your holidays or do you just let things happen?

Checkpoint Charlie's Interactive Quizzes

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1. Multiple Choice Quiz (Time Limit: 1 Minute Per Question)
Check your comprehension of the reading article, photo and video by completing these multiple choice questions. Take the Multiple Choice Quiz now!

2. Crossword Exercise (Time Limit: 5 Minutes)
Complete this crossword exercise to reinforce the vocabulary you learnt from the reading article. Solve the Crossword now!

3. Fill-in-the-Blanks (Time Limit: 5 Minutes)
Great job on the crosswords! Now use the same vocabulary to fill-in-the blanks. Complete the Fill-in-the-blanks quiz now!

4. Unjumble the Idiomatic Expression (Time Limit: 1 Minute)
This exercise requires you to unjumble a sentence that contains the idiom you learnt on this page.
Click here to complete the jumbled up interactive efl/esl quiz.

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