1. Upper-Intermediate Lesson 23
An unusual holiday
Upper-Intermediate Lesson 23

2. Today we are going to learn:
Words and collocations to describe holidays
How to ask questions using 2nd conditional forms

3. It’s always better to plan a holiday than to buy a hot tour or just travel spontaneously. You’re better off when you do absolutely nothing. The best holidays are the ones when you’re just staying in. Perfect holidays are expensive; the more you spend, the better they are.

4. What’s the difference?
charming - charmingly refreshing - refreshingly ecological - ecologically technological - technologically mouth-watering - mouth-wateringly incredible - incredibly convenient - conveniently

5. charmingly situated refreshingly cool ecologically friendly technologically advanced mouth-wateringly delicious incredibly invigorating conveniently located

6. Correct the mistakes:
1. Ecological friendly travel companies promote hiking and cycling tours. 2. The uniquely location bungalows allow direct access to the beach. 3. The recently redecorate hotel is children friendly. 4. The central heating means the chalet is comforting cosily in the winter.

7. Answers:
1. Ecologically friendly travel companies promote hiking and cycling tours. 2. The uniquely located bungalows allow direct access to the beach. 3. The recently redecorated hotel is children friendly. 4. The central heating means the chalet is comfortingly cosy in the winter.

8. Describe a holiday destination:
a bungalow by the seaside
a chalet in the mountains
a boat on the Loire river
a tent in the Himalayas
a tree house on the island of Bali
a penthouse in NYC

9. If you won the lottery, what would you do
If you won the lottery, what would you do? If you had a private jet, where would you go? If you could have a gap year, what would you do? If you could have a dinner with a celebrity, who would it be?

10. Second conditional sentences
describe an imaginary, unlikely or impossible situation in the present or future and their results
Statements:
if + past simple/continuous,
subject + would/might/could + V
Questions:
would/might/could + subject + V?

11. Put the words into correct order
1. If/ exceed/ travelled/ budget./ mainly/ you/ might/ your/ you/ spontaneously,/ 2. you/ you/ soon./ If/ would/ terribly/ did nothing,/ get bored/ absolutely/

12. Put the words into correct order
3. If/ you/ could be/ just/ comfortingly/ you/ were/ relaxed./ staying in,/ 4. if/ You/ awful/ have/ cost you/ holiday/ could/ an/ appallingly/ even/ it/ an arm and a leg./

13. Answers:
1. If you travelled mainly spontaneously, you might exceed your budget. 2. If you did absolutely nothing, you would get terribly bored soon. 3. If you were just staying in, you could be comfortingly relaxed. 4. You could have an appallingly awful holiday even if it cost you an arm and a leg.

14. Complete and answer the questions:
If you chose any transport...?
If you went to undiscovered places...?
If you visited Antarctica...?
If you went back-packing...?
If you chose a book for a long trip on your own...?

15. Today we have learned: Words and collocations to describe holidays
How to ask questions using 2nd conditional forms