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8 9 Getting away Grammar Present continuous for future | be going to
will & won’t
Vocabulary Holidays | The weather
Challenge Plan a day out
Interaction Making arrangements
Writing A blog entry

READING

1 In small groups, discuss the questions. 2 Quickly read the webpage and match the photos
with the comments.
● Where did you go on your last holiday?
● Who did you go with?
● What did you do?
● What were the best and worst bits?

Comments

I’m going to go on a driving holiday around
Europe – in a 40-year-old campervan! We’re
leaving in exactly five weeks’ time. We’re
starting in France … after that, we’ve got
COMING It’s that time of the year no plans. We’re going to decide on the road!
When I say ‘we’, I mean my brother and two
again. School is nearly
cousins. The campervan’s cool but it’s small,
over and the holidays are
A too. One thing’s for sure – it isn’t going to be
coming fast. What are you comfortable!
going to do this summer? Daryl
We want to know! We’re renting a cottage on the west coast of
Ireland for two weeks. We’re flying to Cork at
the end of July. Then we’re hiring a car at the
airport and my dad’s driving. The cottage is
in the hills but it’s only 10 minutes from the
beach. We stayed there last year, too – my
mum’s crazy about Ireland. This time I want
to go surfing. The water’s always freezing so
D
B I’m going to wear a wetsuit.
Zoe

My sister Tilly and I are going on a camping
holiday in Scotland – for a whole month!
We’re planning to walk and hire bikes. It’s
going to be fun but tough. I’m not too happy
about sleeping in a tent all that time so we’re
going to stay in youth hostels as well.
Becky

We aren’t going away for a long holiday this
year. We’re going to take short breaks and stay
in B & Bs and rent holiday apartments. My
parents want to visit Rome and Madrid (and
maybe Berlin) and do loads of sightseeing.
C I wanted to go on an adventure holiday –
but it wasn’t my decision!
Felix
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