Holiday Travel

There are many different ways to enjoy holidays.

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Some people enjoy going to the beach. People who like the beach usually enjoy swimming. They also may want to go diving, sailing or surfing. If you like staying at the beach, you might like going to Koh Samet, Bali or Goa.

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Some people like going to the mountains. In the mountains they can hike and relax. They may enjoy snow-skiing or bird-watching. People who like the mountains will enjoy going to the Andes, the Himalayas or the Grand Tetons.

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Some people like going to the desert. In the desert, they can camp, barbeque and ride camels. They also may enjoy sand surfing or driving on the dunes. People who like the desert can visit Liwa, Huachachina or Death Valley

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Some people like visiting big cities during their holidays. They enjoy shopping and people-watching. They may also want to visit the parks, the museums and the theatre. People who like big cities will probably like Dubai, New York or Singapore.

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Some people like staying at home. They enjoy spending time with their families, cooking and eating big meals, watching TV and relaxing. Sometimes people stay at home during their holiday to work on special projects, such as painting the house or redecorating.

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Task One: Grammar Spotlight.

Look at the following sentences from the text.

They enjoy spending time with their families.

They want to visit museums and parks.

Here we have two verbs together. The second verb is sometimes in the -ing form and sometimes it is in the infinitive, e.g. to retire, to drive.

Look at this list of verbs and make two groups: Group One verbs that are followed by -ing and Group Two verbs that are followed by the infinitive. Write in your file.

If you want more help, read the next text about two travelers.

Group One -ing verbs: like (Verbing)

Group Two -infinitive verbs: decide (to)

decide
like
want
love
need
go
enjoy
hate
forget
remember

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Task Two: Answer the following questions in the comment box. Use complete sentences.

1. What do you like to do during your holidays?

2. What will you do during the Eid holiday?

3. Where would you like to go in the future?

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Task Three: Use a search engine to find out where the following places are located. Write two sentences in the comment box.

Example: Dubai is in the UAE.

Koh Samet, the Andes, Death Valley, Goa, Huachachina

Jan and Leone Forster have been travelling for two months, watching the world go by from the windows of their motor-home. The fifty-five year old South Africans decided to retire early because they prefer being on the move to sitting behind a desk. They want to drive around the world. When they stopped off in the UAE last week, they had already travelled 20,000 kilometers in their “retirement cottage”.

The ‘cottage’ is a converted motor-home. It has all the things you need for a long journey including a special water filter system, which makes all water safe to drink. Inside it is just like a home with a lounge, dining room, two bedrooms, a kitchen and a tiny bathroom. There is a fridge, freezer, TV, CD player, radio and microwave oven. A table converts to a bed and there is even a shower in the bathroom.

Before he retired, Jan worked in a factory that makes motor homes. When he retired, he bought a motor-home for himself. Leone was a financial information librarian for an international company. They both love travelling. “We travel whenever we can,” says Leone. “Twenty years ago, we took a long trip to South America with our daughters when they were four and six years old. And we often travel through southern Africa.

The Vorsters began their present journey from Johannesburg, South Africa, their hometown. They drove on to Zimbabwe, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti. From Djibouti they took a ship to Yemen. They then moved on to Oman before driving into the UAE.

Jan and Leone were impressed with the Gulf countries. “We saw a spectacular camel race in Al Ain and enjoyed a great sunset in Muscat harbour. We like Dubai very much – excellent roads, very clean city, lovely parks and museums and a very interesting mix of people,” they told the Gulf News.

On the road, each of the Vorsters has their own duties. “Jan drives and keeps the vehicle going. I look at the scenery,” laughs Leone. Actually she does a lot more than that. She takes photographs, writes a daily diary and enters a report of each country on her laptop. The Vorsters also send a regular newsletter home to their friends.