The receptionist called another hotel and got us 2 rooms.. As there was a fantastic beach near the hotel, we went there for a swim.. We arrived late at the hotel, but as we were hungry,
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Match the holiday accidents with the pictures.
1. Break a leg/ an arm/ the head
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2. Car crash
3. Lose/forget the passport, tickets, ID
4. Miss the flight/plane / train
5. Be robbed
6. Get lost
7. Forget to lock the door and windows
8. Food poisoning
9. Face a natural catastrophe
10. Get an allergy
11. Flight delay
12. Have a flat tire
13. The car breaks down
14. Oversleep
15. Bad room service
16. Face a services strike
17. Get a sun burn
18. Get sick
19. Carjacking
20. Bad weather
21. Fall down
22. Be arrested
23. Get a speed fine/ticket
24. Be bitten by an animal
25. Be stung
26. Lose the luggage/baggage
27. No room vacancy
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writing an email to his friend George to tell him everything
that happened Some words are missing Complete the email
with the vocabulary on the other page Pay attention to the
verb forms!
Hi George!
Finally I am at home! I have just had the worst holidays you can imagine
On our first day, we , and when we arrived at the check-in desk
at the airport, my mum _ and plane tickets at home We had to go back to pick them up, and of course we We had to take another flight, in the evening When we arrived at the hotel, our room reservation had been cancelled and there was no _ The receptionist called another hotel and got us 2 rooms The hotel room was ok, but the was terrible Every time we needed something we had
to wait for hours As there was a fantastic beach near the hotel, we went there for a swim Imagine! The first time I went into the water, I by a jellyfish I was scared and my parents took me to the hospital There, we had to wait for hours because there was a Most of the staff wasn’t working
My sister stayed there and got a _ She was so red that
looked like a lobster
On the second day, the weather was fantastic, As my parents wanted to go sightseeing, they rented a car On the way to the mountains, first we had a _, I had to help my father to change the tire Then we got _ because the car had no GPS We finally managed to get back My father was tired and speeding The police caught him, and gave him a _ We arrived late at the hotel, but as we were hungry, my parents ordered some food It tasted funny On the next day we were all
We vomited, and had fever
On the third day we decided not to leave the place to avoid more accidents, so we went
to the hotel swimming pool When my brother was running to the pool board, he fell _ and his right leg He spent the rest of the holidays on crutches The other three days were ok, except for the _ weather It was always raining
When we arrived at the airport there was a 6-hour We had to wait there for the plane to take off
After landing we went to the to pick up our luggage, but our suitcases didn’t appear They were lost My father had to fill in some papers, before going home My uncle was already there waiting to bring us home On our way home there was a _ My uncle’s BMW was stolen and he had to call the police and for 2 taxis to take us home
Home, sweet home! Here we are! Ah! The door was open, and my parents’ computer and TV had disappeared We _ My mother had _ the door and the windows
I will never forget these holidays, but for the wrong reasons And your holidays? How were they? I hope they weren’t as bad as mine!
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Finally I am at home! I have just had the worst holidays you can imagine
On our first day, we overslept, and when we arrived at the check-in desk at the airport, my mum had forgotten the passports and plane tickets at home We had to go back to pick them
up, and of course we missed the flight We had to take another flight, in the evening When we arrived at the hotel, our room reservation had been cancelled and there was no room vacancy The receptionist called another hotel and got us 2 rooms The hotel room was ok, but the room service was terrible Every time we needed something we had to wait for hours As there was a fantastic beach near the hotel, we went there for a swim Imagine! The first time I went into the water, I was stung by a jellyfish I was scared and my parents took me to the hospital There, we had to wait for hours because there was a strike Most of the staff wasn’t working
My sister stayed there and got a sun burn She was so red that looked like a lobster
On the second day, the weather was fantastic As my parents wanted to go sightseeing, they rented a car On the way to the mountains, first we had a flat tire I had to help my father to change the tire Then we got lost because the car had no GPS We finally managed to get back
My father was tired and speeding The police caught him, and gave him a speed ticket We arrived late at the hotel, but as we were hungry, my parents ordered some food It tasted funny On the next day we were all sick We vomited, and had fever
On the third day we decided not to leave the place to avoid more accidents, so we went to the hotel swimming pool When my brother was running to the pool board, he fell down and broke
his right leg He spent the rest of the holidays on crutches
The other three days were ok, except for the bad weather It was always raining
When we arrived at the airport there was a 6-hour flight/plane delay We had to wait there for the plane to take off
After landing we went to the baggage claim to pick up our luggage, but out suitcases didn’t appear They were lost My father had to fill in some papers, before going home My uncle was already there waiting to bring us home On our way home there was a carjacking My uncle’s BMW was stolen and he had to call the police and for 2 taxis to take us home
Home, sweet home! Here we are! Ah! The door was open, and my parents’ computer and TV had disappeared We had been robbed My mother had forgotten to lock the door and the windows
I will never forget these holidays, but for the wrong reasons And your holidays? How were they? I hope they weren’t as bad as mine!
See you tomorrow at the sports centre