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English Lesson: Collocations with Holiday

14/1/2019

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In this lesson, you will learn the most common collocations with 'holiday' as well as key phrases with 'go' that are used to talk about travel and different holiday activities. 

Note: Holiday is used in British English. American speakers say vacation. 

'Holiday' as a noun has three different meanings. 
  1. a period of time when you travel to another place for pleasure 
  2. a period of time to rest from work or school 
  3. a day fixed by law when people do not have to go to work or school 

The collocations in this lesson refer to the first meaning of 'holiday' -- when you travel to another place for pleasure. 


VERB + Holiday 
  • go on holiday 
  • have a holiday 
  • take a holiday 
  • book a holiday 
  • cancel a holiday 

Examples: 
  • We’re going on holiday to Portugal this summer. 
  • Are you having a holiday this year? 
  • It’s that time of year when we all want to switch off the laptop and take a holiday. 
  • 'Have you booked your summer holiday?' -- 'Yes, I booked it online.' 
  • I got sick and we had to cancel our holiday to Thailand. 


ADJECTIVE + Holiday 
  • a good / great / nice holiday 
  • a lovely holiday 
  • someone's dream holiday (= the best holiday you can imagine) 
  • an exciting holiday 
  • a wonderful holiday 
  • a disastrous holiday 

Examples: 
  • We had a great holiday in the Philippines. 
  • What would be your dream holiday? 
  • That was the most exciting holiday we’ve ever had. 


Holiday + NOUN 
  • a holiday brochure 
  • a holiday destination 
  • a holiday resort 
  • the holiday season 
  • holiday photos | holiday snaps 

Examples: 
  • We spent a lot of time looking through holiday brochures and searching for information on the Internet. 
  • Marmaris is one of Turkey’s most popular holiday destinations.
  • Páros is one of Greece's most popular holiday destinations for young people. 
  • We went to a holiday resort in Spain. 
  • The pool is open throughout the holiday season. 
  • I can show you some of our holiday photos. 

VOCABULARY 
  • a holiday brochure - a magazine that shows what holidays you can take 
  • a holiday destination – a town or country where a lot of people go on holiday 
  • a holiday resort – a place with many hotels where a lot of people go on holiday 
  • holiday photos (also holiday snaps) (informal) – photographs that you take when you are on holiday 


Phrases with GO 
  • go abroad 
  • go on holiday 
  • go sightseeing 
  • go camping 
  • go skiing / walking / cycling 
  • go for a walk / go for a swim 
  • go out at night 
  • go away for the weekend 
  • go by bus / car / plane / train 
  • go swimming / sailing / surfing / skiing 
  • go on a trip / tour / cruise 


Other lessons:
Story Time: Travelling in Spain 
Story Time: Travelling in France 

English conversation lessons:
English Conversation: Travel opinions 
English Conversation: Travelling in Europe and Asia 

English collocation lessons: 
English Lesson: Collocations for Leisure 
English Lesson: Collocations for Rural Life 
English Lesson: Collocations for Urban Life 


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