Time off

Time off

Intentions and wishes

Discuss the following questions.

• Are you usually free at the weekend or do you have a lot of study?

• How many weeks' holiday from school do you have every year? Is it enough?

• Do you think people in your country have enough free time, generally? (Think about people in different types of job.)

A live wire is someone who is very active and has a lot of energy.

A couch potato is someone who spends a lot of time sitting and watching television.

Open Ended

Are you a live wire or a couch potato?

Free time

When you have some free time, do you go away for the day/weekend? Use the prompts to make questions with planning to, would like or would rather, then ask two other people.

I'm planning to buy a new computer.

I'd like to buy a new computer.

I'd rather buy a new computer than second-hand one.

Free time

a.(plan/have) any days or weekends away for future. Who (plan/go) with?

b.Which places near your home (like/visit) for the day?

c.Which other parts of country (like/visit) for a few days?

d.For a weekend away, (rather/visit) the mountains, the seaside or a city?

e.Which of these cities (rather/visit) for a long weekend: Paris, London or Rome?

f.Which other cities (would/like) visit one day?

Poll

Which of these are most important to you on holiday?

• the weather

• sightseeing/culture

• the food

• who you go with

• the accommodation

What can you see in the photos? Do they show positive or negative things about holidays?

Holiday

Ideal holiday:... here I'm sitting in the warm sunshine with a cool drink, ...

Awful holiday: ...unfortunately, our flight was delayed for six hours so we had to sit...

Not sure/either:...has spent most of his time in the swimming pool which is OK, but I'd like to ...

What’s the worst holiday you’ve ever had?