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1. Travelling, Holidays,
Accommodation
(Cestování, dovolená, ubytování)

2. Travelling, Holidays, Accommodation
 Destinations
 Means of transport
 Walking, cycling, hitchhiking
 Accommodation
 Travel agency x holiday on one‘s own
 Documents, money, luggage
 My best holiday
 Dream holiday

3. What destinations are popular with tourists?
Travelling around our republic
Travelling abroad/to foreign countries
Travelling overseas
Seaside resorts
Mountains
Places with beautiful nature
Towns and cities
Sights, monuments, must go/must see places

5. What destinations are popular with
tourists?
Examples of answers:
We can travel around our country or abroad, we
can visit world metropolies – Prague, Paris, Rome,
Amsterdam, London.
We can also fly overseas and visit the USA,
Canada, Australia or New Zealand.
Some people prefer travelling to nature – they go
to the mountains, lakes, ponds or the sea.

7. How can tourists get to their destination?
Go/travel by car x drive a car
Fly/travel by plane
Go/travel by bus/coach/train
Ride a bicycle/motorbike
Go by boat/travel by sea

8. How can tourists get to their destination?
There are many ways how to travel.
Turists can walk, ride a bicycle or motorbike,
travel by car, by train or coach, or they can fly to
their destinations.
Every way has its advantages and disadvantages.

9. The advantages and disadvantages of
different means of transport
Travelling on foot is cheap, but slow.
T...by car is fast and comfortable, but expensive.
T...by plane is fast and comfortable, but expensive.
T...by coach or train is cheaper, but less comfortable.
T…by ship is slow, but romantic.

10. How can tourists get to their destination?
Examples of answers:
Travelling by car is comfortable and fast. We can
stop where we want and we aren´t depended on the
time-table. Disadvantage is quite a high price,
traffic jams and the danger of accidents. Sometimes
it is difficult to find a place for parking.

11. How can tourists get to their destination?
Examples of answers:
Travelling by public means of transport is cheaper
and faster, but buses and trains are often crowded and
they can be delayed.
Travelling by plane is fast and comfortable, but
very expensive. We mostly travel by plane to foreign
countries and for long distances. Some people are
afraid of flying. And nowadays there is also the
danger of terrorist attack.

13. What is the cheapest form of travelling?
Examples of answers:
The cheapest forms of travelling are walking,
cycling or hitch-hiking.
Hitch-hiking is mostly used by young people for
fun and adventure. This type of travelling is really
cheap, but it is very dangerous and time-consuming.

14. What kinds of accommodation do you
know?
There are many types of accommodation,
tourists can stay in:
•a hotel
•a motel
•a boarding house
•a bed&breakfast (B&B)
•a tent in a campsite.

15. What kinds of accommodation do you
know?
Hotel is the most comfortable, but the most
expensivte.
Bed and Breakfast (B&B) is a private home where
breakfast is included in the price.
Camping is the cheapest, but the least
comfortable type of accomodation.

17. What is a difference between travelling with
the travel agency and a holiday on your own?
Examples of answers:
Travel agency can arrange everything for us –
•journey
•accommodation
•travel insurance
•meals – half board/full board/all inclusive
•trips
Everything is pre-arranged and the only thing we need
is to choose from the catalogues of a travel agency.

18. What is a difference between travelling with the
travel agency and a holiday on your own?
Examples of answers:
When we travel on our own, we can go
whenever we want and do whatever we want.
We are not depended on timetable.
On the other hand we have to arrange
everything by ourselves.

19. What do you need when you go on holiday?
•valid passport
•visa
•travel insurance
•foreign currency – money
•knowledge of foreign language
•maps, plans, guides
•tips for accommodation

21. What do you need when you go on holiday?
Examples of answers:
When going abroad we must get necessary
documents (passports and a visa). We must have
travel insurance. Besides, we must change
money to foreign currency in a bank or at an
exchange-office.

22. What do you need when you go on holiday?
When going by train we must buy tickets and
when we fly, we must get air tickets and find
out our flight number and departure time.
We should know foreign languages because it is
important for making ourselves understood.

23. What is the best holiday you have ever
had?
Examples of answers:
My favourite country is Croatia, because I like
clean see and nature there. In Croatia there are
many beautiful places like National Park
Paklenica, island Korcula and Plitvice lakes, and
also many fine cities like Dubrovnik or Zagreb.

25. What is your dream holiday? Which place
would you like to visit and why?
I would like to visit…………,because……
One day I would like to go to……….,because……

26. Useful vocabulary
Make a reservation………………zarezervovoat
Book a room……………………..zamluvit si pokoj
Youth hostel…………………mládežnická ubytovna
Bed & Breakfast…………………nocleh se snídaní
Full board………………………..plná penze
Half board……………………….polopenze
All inclusive……………………...vše v ceně
By ouselves………………………sami

27. Journey……………………………cesta, výlet
Stay…………………………….....pobyt, pobývat
Destination………………………..cíl, místo určení
Holiday resort…………………….rekreační středisko
Sightseeing……………………….prohlížení památek
Guide……………………………..průvodce
Arrival……………………………příjezd
Departure………………………...odjezd
Valid passport…………………….platný pas

28. Identity card (ID)……………....občanský průkaz
Travel insurance………………...cestovní pojištění
Foreign currency………………..zahraniční měna
Luggage………………………...zavazadlo/zavazadla
Suitcase…………………………kufr
Backpacker……………………...turista/baťůžkář
On one´s own……………………na vlastní pěst
Hitch-hike……………………….stopovat
On foot…………………………..pěsky