ESL Connect - Holidays | A1 English Lesson

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Holiday plans and travel

Learn useful words for holidays and compare different trips.

Warm-up questions

Do you like holidays?
Do you prefer the beach or the mountains?
Do you travel by car, train or plane?
What is your favourite holiday activity?

Key language

The beach is hotter than the mountains.

A train is slower than a plane.

This hotel is more expensive than that one.

Camping is cheaper than staying in a hotel.

Vocabulary

Holiday words

Drag each word to the correct description.

beach hotel suitcase passport camping map

1. A place with sand and sea.

2. A place where you stay on holiday.

3. A bag for your clothes when you travel.

4. A document for international travel.

5. Sleeping in a tent on holiday.

6. Something you use to find places.

Reading

Two holiday ideas

Read the text and answer the questions.

Holiday 1: Mia is going to the beach. It is hotter than her town. She is staying in a hotel. The hotel is more comfortable than camping. She is travelling by plane because it is faster than the train.

Holiday 2: Ben is going to the mountains. The mountains are colder than the beach, but they are quieter. He is camping with his family because it is cheaper than a hotel. They are travelling by car.

1. Where is Mia going?

the city the beach the mountains

2. Mia says a hotel is ______ than camping.

more comfortable smaller slower

3. Where is Ben going?

the mountains the beach the lake

4. Camping is ______ than a hotel.

hotter cheaper busier

5. Mia travels by ______.

train plane car

Dialogue

Which holiday is better?

Complete the dialogue.

Ana: Do you prefer the beach or the mountains?

Tom: I prefer the beach. It is hotter and more relaxing.

Ana: I like the mountains. They are quieter than the beach.

Tom: A hotel is more comfortable than camping, too.

1. I ______ the beach.

2. It is ______ and more relaxing.

3. They are ______ than the beach.

4. A hotel is more comfortable ______ camping.

Grammar

Making comparisons

Use comparative adjectives to compare two things.

Adjective	Comparative	Example
hot	hotter	The beach is hotter than the mountains.
cheap	cheaper	Camping is cheaper than a hotel.
quiet	quieter	The mountains are quieter than the city.
comfortable	more comfortable	A hotel is more comfortable than a tent.

1. Spain is ______ than England in summer.

hotter more hot hot

2. Camping is ______ than a hotel.

cheap cheaper more cheap

3. A bed is ______ than a sleeping bag.

comfortabler more comfortable comfortable

4. The village is ______ than the city.

quiet more quiet quieter

5. A plane is ______ than a bus.

faster fast more faster

Questions

Complete the comparisons

Write the missing words.

1. A train is slower ______ a plane.

2. The beach is ______ than the mountains. (hot)

3. A hostel is ______ than a hotel. (cheap)

4. A hotel is more comfortable ______ camping.

Speaking

Talk about holidays

Compare two holiday ideas with a partner.

Student A asks

Do you prefer the beach or the mountains?
Is a hotel better than camping?
Is a plane faster than a train?
Which holiday is cheaper?

Student B answers

I prefer...
Yes, it is. / No, it isn’t.
A plane is faster than...
_____ is cheaper than _____.

Write your ideas

Review

Final check

Drag the jumbled options into the correct gaps.

cheaper than hotter more comfortable faster

1. The beach is ______ than the mountains.

2. Camping is ______ than a hotel.

3. A hotel is ______ than a tent.

4. A plane is ______ than a train.

5. A bus is slower ______ a plane.