For Intermediate EFL students. Watch the clips and do the activities.

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Rough Guide to Activity Holidays part 1
Discuss
A) What do you like doing on holiday?
B) What is an activity holiday?
C) How many holiday activities can you think of a) on
water b) on land?
D) Look at the activites in ex. B (below). How many
would you like to do?
E) What activities do you think you could do on the
island of Tenerife?
Julia Bradbury in Tenerife
A - True or False?
1. Tenerife is the largest of the 7 Canary Islands
2. It’s a package holiday dream with year round sunshine
3. It’s a 2 hour flight from the UK
B - Which of the following activities are mentioned?
Swimming Skiing Jet skiing Water skiing Surfing Kite surfing
Wind surfing Sailing Caving Cycling Mountain Mountain
biking climbing
C – Answer the questions.
Water- skiing
• Has she water-skied before?
• How much does a lesson with Reg cost?
• What was the water like?
• What does Reg tell her she will never forget?
Paragliding
• How high is the launch site?
• How do paragliders fly?
• What is their altitude?
• What adjectives does she use to describe the
experience?
• How does she feel after the experience? What does
she say?
Whale spotting
• How much does it cost to hire a yacht?
• What does she spot straight away?
• Does she see any whales? How many?
• How does she describe the experience?
D - Which activity would you like to do? Why?

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Rough Guide to Activity Holidays part 2
Toby Amies in Laos
Toby wrote an article describing his trip. Fill in
the spaces. Some spaces need more than one
word.
Looking for an adventure with a difference, I set off on
the _____ journey to Laos. Probably not the first place
you'd think of for an activity break, Laos is building its reputation for adventure holidays
with truly stunning scenery.
I made the long journey to the north of the country, where the activities include ______ _____,
kayaking, _______, trekking and tubing.
Making the most of the rain (even though it's the dry season) I first tested a two-man Kayak.
After all that hard _____, I was delighted to paddle past an organic mulberry farm offering
“smoothies” and other mulberry treats for tired adventurers.
Refreshed and ready to go, I hit the water again - but this time for a spot of "tubing". This
tranquil, if slightly odd sounding, pastime involves ______ ____ ______ while sitting on an
inflatable tube.
Deciding to give the pub a miss for once, I swapped the river for Laos's extraordinary caves. I
climbed through Tham None, known locally as the '"Sleeping Cave", the _______ ____ in
Laos, where up to 1000 locals took refuge from the bombing during the Vietnam and Second
World Wars. I found the caves ______ and claustrophobic but the experience was certainly a
rewarding one.
Full of surprises, a trip to Laos has a huge amount to offer the adventurous traveller. And best
of all, at the end of the day you can kick back and enjoy some of the _____ _____ _____ in the
world
Writing
Use Toby's article to write a description of a holiday you have been on.
1. Introduction. Write 2 or 3 sentences to give a general description of the place and
say why you went there.
2. Main text. Give detailed descriptions of 3 or 4 activities you did there.
3. Conclusion. Give a recommendation. Explain why the reader should go there ( a
couple of reasons will be enough)
.

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Rough Guide to Activity Holidays part 1 answers
Discuss
A) What do you like doing on holiday?
B) What is an activity holiday?
C) How many holiday activities can you think of a) on
water b) on land?
D) Look at the activites in ex. B (below). How many
would you like to do?
E) What activities do you think you could do on the
island of Tenerife?
Julia Bradbury in Tenerife
A - True or False?
1. Tenerife is the largest of the 7 Canary Islands T
2. It’s a package holiday dream with year round sunshine T
3. It’s a 2 hour flight from the UK F - 4 hours
B - Which of the following activities are mentioned?
Swimming Skiing Jet skiing √ Water Surfing Kite
skiing√ surfing√
Wind Sailing√ Caving√ Cycling Mountain Mountain
surfing√ biking√ climbing
C – Answer the questions.
Water- skiing
• Has she water-skied before? No
• How much does a lesson with Reg cost? Just under £40
• What was the water like? Freezing
• What does Reg tell her she will never forget? 1st
lesson
Paragliding
• How high is the launch site? 3200 ft up
• How do paragliders fly? Powered by nothing more
than the wind, gravity and the pilot’s strength
• What is their altitude? 3130 feet high
• What adjectives does she use to describe the experience? Intense, awesome,
• How does she feel after the experience? What does she say? Officially, the best thing
she’s ever done
Whale spotting
• How much does it cost to hire a yacht? £550 for 6 hours
• What does she spot straight away? Dolphins
• Does she see any whales? How many? Yes, 2, female with baby
• How does she describe the experience? Once in a million lifetimes experience.
D - Which activity would you like to do? Why?

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Rough Guide to Activity Holidays part 2 answers
Toby Amies in Laos
Toby wrote an article describing his trip. Fill in
the spaces. Some spaces need more than one
word.
Looking for an adventure with a difference, I set off on
the 13 hour journey to Laos. Probably not the first
place you'd think of for an activity break, Laos is building its reputation for adventure holidays
with truly stunning scenery.
I made the long journey to the north of the country, where the activities include mountain
biking , kayaking, climbing , trekking and tubing.
Making the most of the rain (even though it's the dry season) I first tested a two-man Kayak.
After all that hard work, I was delighted to paddle past an organic mulberry farm offering
“smoothies” and other mulberry treats for tired adventurers.
Refreshed and ready to go, I hit the water again - but this time for a spot of "tubing". This
tranquil, if slightly odd sounding, pastime involves floating down river while sitting on an
inflatable tube.
Deciding to give the pub a miss for once, I swapped the river for Laos's extraordinary caves. I
climbed through Tham None, known locally as the '"Sleeping Cave", the largest cave in
Laos, where up to 1000 locals took refuge from the bombing during the Vietnam and Second
World Wars.
I found the caves strange and claustrophobic but the experience was certainly a rewarding
one.
Full of surprises, a trip to Laos has a huge amount to offer the adventurous traveller. And best
of all, at the end of the day you can kick back and enjoy some of the most stunning
scenery in the world.
Writing
Use Toby's article to write a description of a holiday you have been on.
4. Introduction. Write 2 or 3 sentences to give a general description of the place and
say why you went there.
5. Main text. Give detailed descriptions of 3 or 4 activities you did there.
6. Conclusion. Give a recommendation. Explain why the reader should go there ( a
couple of reasons will be enough).

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Rough Guide to Activity Holidays - Part 3
Now go here http://www.exodus.co.uk/activities-experiences to find out about
some activity holidays.
Look at the list in the Activities
and Experiences box on the left
and choose the holiday activity you
want to do. Then answer the
questions below
Answer the questions.
1. What is the activity?
2. How old do you have to be?
(over 18?)
3. Where is it? (name of place and
country)
4. How long will you go for (a week,
10 days)?
5. How much does it cost (and for
how many days)?
6. Why do you want to do this
activity? (Say why in 2 or 3
sentences)
7. Copy and paste the web page
address
8. Copy and paste a photo
Part 4) Group comparison activity
When you have finished copy and paste your answers (with the questions)
into an online forum (if you have one) or print them.
Compare them and find out;
· Whose is the cheapest?
· Whose is the most expensive?
· Whose is the most dangerous?
Now discuss and vote for one holiday which you think would be best for your
class.

6. Part 5) Writing
You have the opportunity to visit a foreign country for two weeks. Which
country would you like to visit? Use specific reasons and details to explain
your choice. (IELTS – 250 words)