Talk about your holidays
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Talk about your
holidays
Compare different types of vacation activities and
imagine your dream vacation.
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Let’s talk about holidays
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Ask and answer
● How often do you go on holiday?
● What do you like doing on holiday?
● When was your last holiday? Where did you go?
Who did you go with? What did you do?
● When is your next holiday? Where are you going
to go? Who are you going to go with? What are you
going to do?
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Your turn!
Things I do on holiday...
When it’s sunny, I go to the beach. When it’s rainy, I go to a museum.
And you?
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Zero conditional
Conditional sentences are logical constructions to talk about specific conditions and their
specific results: if present condition → present result.
PRESENT CONDITION = It is sunny
PRESENT RESULT = I go to the beach
In language, we express this idea in a zero conditional.
The grammatical construction is: if + present verb [comma] + present verb
If it’s sunny, I go to the beach.
The condition and result can be put in any order. In this case, no comma is needed.
The grammatical construction is: present verb + if + present verb
I go to the beach if it’s sunny.
We use the zero conditional to talk about real conditions and results in the general present,
like facts, general truths, and habits/routines:
If you heat water to 100 degrees, it boils.
When I go to France, I take the train.
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Complete with the correct verb form
1. If ice _____________ (melt), it _____________ (become) water.
2. If I _____________ (go) swimming, I _____________ (get) wet.
3. People _____________ (die) if they _____________ (not eat and drink).
4. If I _____________ (be) lost, I _____________ (look) at a map.
5. She _____________ (feel) anxious when she _____________ (not have) her phone.
6. I _____________ (feel) tired if I only _____________ (sleep) for six hours.
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Your turn!
● Think about the summer and things you
always do when you are on holiday.
● Write notes on the following:
○ Clothes you wear
○ Food/drink you have
○ Activities you do
● Using the zero conditional, present your
summer holiday to you partner.
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Things I want to do on my next holiday
Word or
topic
Word or
topic
Activities
Word or Word or
topic topic
Word or
topic
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First conditional
Conditional sentences are logical constructions to talk about specific conditions and their
specific results: if present/future condition → future result.
PRESENT/FUTURE CONDITION = I have money
FUTURE RESULT = I’ll go on holiday next year
In language, we express this idea in a first conditional.
The grammatical construction is: if + present verb [comma] + future form + infinitive
If I have money, I’ll go on holiday next year.
The condition and result can be put in any order. In this case, no comma is needed:
The grammatical construction is: future form + infinitive + if + present verb
I’ll go on holiday next year if I have money.
We use the first conditional to talk about real present/future conditions and future results,
like predictions and intentions/plans:
If it rains, we won’t be able to have a picnic outside.
When I go to France tomorrow, I’ll take the train.
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Complete with the correct verb form
1. If you go to a hot country, you _____________ (need) to use suncream.
2. I _____________ (not go) to the beach if it’s cold.
3. If there’s a good restaurant, we _____________ (eat out).
4. What _____________ you _____________ (do) if it rains all week?
5. If there’s a pool, she _____________ (jump) in.
6. They _____________ (not book) plane tickets if they’re very expensive.
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Your turn!
● Make plans to go on your dream holiday
using the first conditional.
My dream holiday is in Argentina. When I get there,
I’m going to stay in big hotel in Buenos Aires.
If it’s sunny, I’ll have a beer next to the river and
then I’ll go for a walk. If I’m alone, I’ll try to make
friends with local people. If I can get tickets, I’ll go
to a tango show.
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