Name: 用英語談論你的假期--英語口語課。 (Talking About Your Vacation in English - Spoken English Lesson)
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In this lesson, you can learn how to talk
about your vacation in English.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to answer
these questions and more in clear, natural

Did you notice how Jack says 'holiday', but
I said 'vacation'?

This is a difference between British and American
English.

Let's start with some simple language you
can use to start your answer.

Begin your answer by saying where you went,
who with and how long for.

I went to the countryside with my family for
a couple of weeks.

I went to Thailand with a group of friends
for ten days.

My girlfriend and I went to Rome for a long
weekend.

A long weekend means you go for three or four
days, usually Friday-Monday or Saturday-Monday,

maybe because there's a public holiday on
the Monday.

Pause the video and make your own sentence.

If you want extra practice, write your sentence
down.

If you really want extra practice, write down
three different sentences!

Next, let's see how you can talk about what
you did on your holiday.

Do you prefer a more active holiday, maybe
with lots of adventure sports and activities,

or would you rather do something more cultural?

Or, maybe you just like relaxing on the beach.

Whatever you prefer, it's good if you can
say something about how you spent your time

Let's look at some examples and some good
vocabulary for you to use:

Mostly, we went hiking in the hills and mountains
nearby.

We also just hung out in the village, playing
cards and eating.

Hiking means going for longer walks, often
in the hills or the mountains.

If you hang out, you spend time without having
any particular goal.

If you say we just hung out in the village,
you mean that you spent time there in a relaxed

We did some sightseeing in Bangkok: the Grand
Palace, Wat Pho and so on.

Then we hit the beaches in Krabi for some
sun, swimming and cocktails!

Sightseeing means visiting the famous places
in a city.

You can go sightseeing or do sightseeing.

For example, if you go sightseeing in Paris,
you'd probably visit the Eiffel Tower, the

Saying we hit the beaches is a very informal
way of saying we went to the beaches.

You could also say we hit the bars or we hit
the clubs.

Using hit suggests you're going somewhere
to party and have a good time, so you probably

My boyfriend and I went to Rome for a long
weekend.

We went on a walking tour of the centre and
the Vatican.

Mostly, we went to restaurants and cafes and
sampled as much of the local cuisine as we

If you go on a tour, for example a walking
tour, you pay for a guide.

Do you prefer to go on a tour with a guide,
or do you like to explore by yourself?

Sample means to try many different things.

We sampled as much of the local cuisine as
we could means that we tried many different

Did you go hiking in the mountains, go sightseeing,
or sample lots of delicious food?

Use the language from this section if you
can.

Pause the video now and make your answer.

Next, let's see how you can describe the
place you visited in more detail.

Can you think of three adjectives to describe
where you went for your last vacation?

Here, try to avoid general adjectives like
nice or good.

We stayed in a very nice village surrounded
by nice mountain scenery.

We stayed in a very picturesque, sleepy village
surrounded by some dramatic mountain scenery.

What do you think dramatic scenery means?

It means the mountains were very impressive
and beautiful.

Picturesque is another way to say 'beautiful'.

If something is picturesque, it's beautiful
like a painting.

So you can use picturesque to talk about scenery
and places.

Sleepy means that the village was very quiet
and peaceful.

You can see that using more specific adjectives
like picturesque, sleepy or dramatic makes

your answer more interesting and expressive.

Of course, you'll need different language
to talk about different places.

Bangkok is a very cosmopolitan place but it
could be a little overwhelming because there

Then we went to Krabi, which has some stunning
beaches.

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