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Holidays

Advance Level

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Teachers Book

Unit 1: Photograph
1. Describe what you see in the photograph.
2. What do you think about taking a holiday at a beach resort?
3. What was your best beach holiday?

Unit 2: Reading Comprehension and Video
Discuss the article, vocabulary and questions with your student.

Video
1. What where these couples doing for their holiday?
2. Some people commented that the video brought "tears to their eyes" and that the "expression on the faces of the people where priceless". Why do you think they said these things about the video?
3. what was your own initial reaction to the video?

Unit 3: Question and Response
1. Do you celebrate a holiday that is similar to a Thanks Giving holiday?
2. What is the most important holiday in your country? Why?
3. Do you celebrate this holiday with your family?
4. What is the most prominent religious holiday in your country?
5. Is attending a church or temple part of that holiday?
6. Are there special prayers, blessings or fasting related to that holiday?
7. If you could spend your next holiday in any part of the world, where would you like to spend it?
8. What is the worst holiday experience you've ever had?
9. Who do you like to spend your holidays with?
10. What kind of things do you like to do when you go on holiday?