4.2 GREAT GETAWAYS

Tell your partner about your last holiday. Did you enjoy it? How did you choose it?

My last holiday was in Vilamoura. Some years ago I bought a flat in Vilamoura, near the beach of Falésia. The building has a swimming pool. We have friends there. We can go to the Marina de Vilamoura. We can ride the public bikes for a small annual fee.

Read the website adverts

and answer the questions.

Which adverts offer free holidays?

Help out at a festival. Volunteer on a farm.

Which ones are holidays where you learn something?

Sail in the sun: learn how to sail. Top 10 language holidays: learning languages.

Which, if any, appeal to you most?

For me, the most appealing is "top 10 language holidays", because I like to learn English in a country of English speaking natives.

Listen to three conversations (4.3)

and match the people with the holiday adverts above.

M1. Conversation 1.

Volunteer on a farm.

People (man and wife), conversation 2.

Alternative city breaks, the delightful city of Seville.

Chris, conversation 3.

Top 10 language holidays.

Listen again to the three conversations

and answer the questions.

In Conversation 1, what is the man likely to enjoy the most and least about his trip?

What he enjoys the most is: he only has to work 5 hours a day; there might be some building work on the house; he gets lots of time off;. He's hoping to visit a few places at weekends and he's going to Paris one weekend;