Урок 33. Holidays and activities
Предмет: Английский язык, 8 класс

8 класс

Lesson 33

Holidays and activities

In this lesson

you will learn some new words and expressions about holidays.

Ключевые слова: native, varied, wondered, unspoilt, unique, majestic, beneath, snaps, meet the locals, see famous landmarks, have time to yourself, buy souvenirs, try the local cuisine, practice the language, visit museums, visit local markets, lie on the beach all day, explore nature, go on guided tours.

Речевой материал: введение лексических единиц по теме путешествия и каникулы, закрепление ранее изученных лексических единиц, введение фраз клише и закрепление их в речи

Пояснения:

meet the locals – встречаться с местным населением
see famous landmarks – видеть достопримечательности
have time to themselves – иметь время для себя
buy souvenirs – покупать сувениры
try the local cuisine – пробовать местную кухню
practise the language – практиковать язык
visit museums – посещать музеи
visit local markets – посещать местные рынки
lie on the beach all day – лежать на пляже весь день
explore nature – исследовать природу
go on guided tours – ходить на экскурсии с гидом.
native – local – местный
varied – different – различный
wondered – wanted to know – поинтересоваться
unspoilt – undamaged – нетронутый
unique – one of a kind – уникальный
majestic – amazing – волшебный
beneath – under – под
snaps – pictures – снимки

Основное содержание урока

M: Hi Josh, how are you? I haven’t seen you for a while.

J: Hi, Michelle. I’m fine, thank you. Maybe, that’s because I was away.

M: Really? Where have you been?

J: I visited my grandparents in Norway.

M: That’s very nice. Have you seen a lot of sights?

J: Not as many as I’d like to, but I have seen some. I have some pictures. Would you like to watch them?

M: Sure, I’d love to.

A lot of people choose travelling as their pastime nowadays. Let’s see why do people travel? They might want to:

meet the locals;
see famous landmarks;
have time to themselves;
buy souvenirs;
try the local cuisine;
practice the language;
visit museums;
visit local markets;
lie on the beach all day;
explore nature;
go on guided tours

and much more.

Now make sentences with these phrases.

Besides these phrases there are some other words that are used to describe nature, holidays and travelling. They are:

native – local,
varied – different,
wondered – wanted to know,
unspoilt – undamaged,
unique – one of a kind,
majestic – amazing,
beneath – under,
snaps – pictures

Try to guess the meanings of these words.

Тренировочные упражнения

Put the sentences in the right order to make up a dialogue.

Have you ever practiced the native language of the country?
Hi, Josh!
Oh, yes. I always try to learn some new words and practise the language.
Hello, Maria!
Me too, I like to lie on the beach or explore nature and new places. What do you usually do during your holidays?
Yes, I do. I always travel on holidays. What about you?
I usually go to different countries and visit museums and local markets.
Do you like travelling?

Fill in the right form of the word.

1) I always try to practise ________ language of the country when I’m on holiday.

2) He saw __________ view from the mountains.

3) The Amazon forests are ________.

4) When he was in Morocco, he saw a lot of _______ landscapes.

5) Have you ever _______ what it is like to dive in the Red Sea.

Choose the correct answer.

My sister dived twenty feet _________ the sea level.

1)

visit

2)

beneath

3)

explore

Sam really likes to ________ the nature.

1)

explore

2)

meet

3)

varied

You can buy the _________ at a local shop.

1)

practise

2)

snaps

3)

souvenirs

Gina is going to see famous ________ in the old city.

1)

landmarks

2)

meet

3)

guided

Sarah and her family are going on __________ tour in an hour.

1)

guided

2)

explore

3)

locals

Match the words.

meet

famous landmarks

see

the locals

have

souvenirs

buy

time to yourself

Choose the correct answer.

She enjoys swimming and visiting/lying on the beach.
Ann really likes visiting/practising museums.
She doesn’t ever have time/meet the locals to herself.
He always explores the unspoilt/snaps nature.
She had got lost, but then she met/visited the locals and asked for help.

Choose the correct answer.

1) Visiting/Buying local markets is Jill’s passion.

2) You can see a lot of famous landmarks/snaps in the UK.

3) You should buy the souvenirs/snaps until the market is closed.

4) Have you ever tried the local cuisine/explore of China?

5) Sue explores/tries the underwater world of the Caribbean Sea.

Match the words.

try

on the beach all day

practise

the local cuisine

visit

the language

lie

museums

Choose the correct answer.

1) Have you ever __________ what it was like to live in the past?

1)

wondered

2)

varied

3)

tried

2) This is a very _________ stone.

1)

unique

2)

native

3)

local

3) ___________ museums is my pastime.

1)

Meeting

2)

Visiting

3)

Buying

4) The ___ in our city are very popular.

1)

guided tours

2)

local

3)

famous

5) Let’s go to the cinema tonight? You never ___________ to yourself.

1)

have time

2)

visit

3)

meet

Контрольные задания

Вариант 1

1.

Choose the correct answer.

They prefer to ____________ when they are on holidays.

1)

lie on the beach

2)

meet

3)

visit

__________ nature is a very interesting thing to do.

1)

Going

2)

Visiting

3)

Exploring

When I was in Barcelona, I went on ____________.

1)

guided tour

2)

famous landmark

3)

the locals

While on holiday, she enjoys visiting ___________.

1)

souvenirs

2)

museums

3)

language

He has been ____________ before his trip to Paris.

1)

buying souvenirs.

2)

practising the language

3)

meeting the locals

2.

Choose the correct answer.

Unique/Snaps species of animals live there.
You can see varied/beneath landscapes in our region.
The virgin forests of the Caucasian mountains are wondered/unspoilt.
I brought a lot of holiday majestic/snaps for you.
I want to dive twenty feet beneath/unique the surface one day.
When we went to Alaska, we met native/wondered people there.
I’ve always wanted to visit/meet the British National Museum.
He was amazed by the majestic/snaps view from his room in the hotel.
Have you ever wondered/explored how much time does it take to learn a new language?

3.

Match the words.

buy

time to yourself

try

souvenirs

have

the local cuisine

see

the locals

meet

famous landmarks

Вариант 2

1.

Choose the correct answer.

They met ____________ people in Maui.

1)

native

2)

meeting

3)

snaps

She visits ____________ every weekend.

1)

museums

2)

landmarks

3)

nature

When she was in Toledo, she visited ___________.

1)

local markets

2)

lie

3)

nature

You will see a lot of famous ____________ in London.

1)

landmarks

2)

nature

3)

souvenirs

She didn’t have _______________ yesterday.

1)

time for herself

2)

practise the language

3)

cuisine

2.

Choose the correct answer.

She has taken a lot of fabulous snaps/varied.
Lake Baikal is unspoilt/wondered by the humans.
I have never seen such a majestic/snaps view.
I want to lie/to visit on the beach all day without doing anything.
Jane wants to try local cuisine/markets of Japan one day.
I would like to visit local markets/tours in Venice.
I have always wanted to buy souvenirs/nature in China.
Exploring practise/nature is the aim of our expedition.
He is in love with the local/landmarks of Prague.

3.

Match the words.

practise

on guided tour

visit

nature

lie

local markets

explore

the language

go

on the beach all day