<p> Talking About Holidays (Past Simple) Where did you go for your last holiday? How was it?</p><p>Questions  Where did you go on holiday?  What did you see there?  Where did you stay? Responses  I went to Paris with my husband.  We saw the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre.  We stayed at The Royal Hotel. Follow-up Questions  How was it?  What were they like?  Was it good? Responses  It was wonderful.  They were really interesting.  Yes, it was. It was very comfortable. Sounds like… 1) Where did you go? //weardija// 2) What was it like? //wozz’i// 3) How was the weather? //howuz//</p><p>Practice i Use the information to practice asking and responding. i.e.  Hawaii - great A) Where did you go? B) I went to Hawaii. A) How was it? B) It was great. a. England - nice b. Bali - relaxing c. New Zealand - incredible d. California - fantastic e. France - interesting f. India - exhausting</p><p>Practice ii Use the information to practice asking and answering questions about things on your holiday. i.e.  the hotel/comfortable – comfortable/quiet A) Was the hotel comfortable? B) Yes, It was. The hotel was comfortable and/but quiet. a. the people/kind – kind/friendly b. the food/good – delicious/expensive c. the weather/warm – warm/sunny d. the prices/reasonable – very reasonable e. the public transport/reliable – reliable/old f. the beaches/quiet – crowded/noise Exercise i Match the words on the left with the phrases on the right. i.e.</p><p>1. We went a. Big Ben 2. I saw b. many new friends 3. We ate fish c. a great time 4. They stayed d. a fantastic musical 5. She made e. and chips 6. We watched f. to San Francisco 7. He had g. with some old friends</p><p>Exercise ii Complete the sentences below using the past tense i.e.</p><p> I ______to the beach every day while I was on holiday. (go) I went to the beach every day while I was on holiday. 1. We ______some wild monkeys. (see) 2. I ______a lot of delicious food. (eat) 3. My children ______friends with some others. (make) 4. My husband ______a new suit. (buy) 5. We ______up late everyday. (get) 6. I ______too much money. (spend)</p><p>Exercise iii Choose the correct form for each statement. i.e.</p><p> How was/were your holiday? 1. What was/were the weather like? 2. The hotel was/were really nice. 3. There wasn’t/weren’t many people. 4. It was/were very relaxing. 5. How was/were the restaurants? 6. Were/was there a swimming pool?</p><p>Listening Angie and Tony are talking about the summer holidays. Tony: Hi Angie. Did you have a good summer? Angie: Hi Tony. Yes, I did. I went to The Bahamas with my family. It was fantastic. Tony: The Bahamas? That’s great! Where did you stay? Angie: We stayed on a small island in a really nice family-run hotel. It was ever-so comfortable. Tony: How long did you stay? Angie: We were there for five days and six nights. Every day we relaxed by the pool or on the beach while the kids played. We visited some famous spots on the island, too. It was so relaxing. Tony: Was the food good? Angie: Yes, it was. Everything was fresh and the dishes were amazing. We ate like Kings. Tony: Nice. I’d love to visit The Bahamas one day.</p><p>1) Where did Angie go for her holiday? 2) What was the hotel like? 3) What did they do every day?</p><p>Application Discussion/activity. Think about a holiday you have been on. Interview your partner about their holiday and be prepared to tell the class about it. Consider the following questions to help you:-  Where did you go?  Who did you go with?  How long did you stay?  What was the weather like?  How was your hotel?  What did you do every day?  Was the food good?  Were the people friendly?</p>