Talking About Holidays/ Vacation / Picnic

A. Dialogue on vacation

• How much vacation time do you get?
• Only two weeks this year, but three weeks next year.
• We get four weeks a year after fiver years of service.
• I may take an extra week without pay this year.
• Where do you plan to go for your vacation?
• I’m going to Paris.
• When will you be back?
• Probably in three or four weeks.
• Are you going to take your vacation in June or July?
• I’m going to take it in July.
• Are you going to go to any other place?
• No. I’m going to go to Paris.

B. Holiday plans

• Are you taking/having a holiday/vacation (this year)?
• Are you going on holiday/vacation in August?
• We’ll/We won’t be having a holiday this year.
• We have four week’s holiday a year.
• I’m/ We’re talking a break in winter.
• We have eight days off a year.
• There are six public holidays a year.
• Tomorrow is a public holiday.
• Is there a public holiday today?
• What’s it for?

C. Describing places

• Where are you going this summer?
• Are you going away?
• I’m/We’re going away.
• We’re staying in a hotel/with friends.
• I’m going to Kenya.
• We’re going abroad/to a foreign country.

D. Past holidays

• Where did you go for your vacation?
• What’s it like? What was it like?
• What was the food/ weather/hotel like?
• I/We went to Switzerland.
• I/We had/didn’t have a good time.
• It was fun/a break/an experience.
• The weather was good/bad/hot/too hot.
• I enjoyed /disliked the food/scenery/weather.

E. Stating your needs for an excursion

• We want to go to (Greenwich).
• I’d like to book a trip to Rye.
• We want to see Sark.
• We want to go on Thursday.
• I’d like to book for next Saturday.
• Is there an excursion (in the next few days)?
• When is your next excursion to the beach?
• We want to go out somewhere on Friday.
• Are there any good excursions we could take?
• There’ll be four of us
• It’s for a party of six.
• We are twelve adults and eight children.
• I need space for eight people.

F. Asking about details for an excursion

• Can you recommend it?
• What’s the journey like?
• Is it interesting/worth seeing?
• It is a long journey/a nice journey?
• Is it suitable for a family with children?
• How much does it cost?
• Does that price include everything?
• How much would it be to hire a taxi?
• What are your group rates?
• Do you do a reduced price for a party of 12?
• Do you have special rates for large groups?
• Where do we meet?
• Where do we catch the coach?
• When/What time should we be there?
• How long will the journey take?
• When/What time should we be there?
• How long will the journey take?
• When/What time will we get back?