Holiday

Holiday

Holiday is a period of time when we are free from school or work. Holiday also a special moment for us to enjoy ourselves by doing our hobbies. In this way, we can refresh our mind after hard studying or working.

Examples of activities that can be done during holidays are:

1. fishing : memancing

2. reading : membaca

3. gardening : berkebun

4. camping : berkemah

5. rock climbing : panjat tebing

6. dancing : menari

7. cooking : memasak

8. swimming : berenang

9. playing volleyball : bermain voly

10. playing tennis : bermain tenis

11. playing guitar : bermain gitar

12. playing chess : bermain catur

13. collect stamps : mengumpulkan perangko

14. going to the zoo : pergi ke kebun binatang

15. going to the beach : pergi ke pantai

Example of sentences :

1. Mr. Bara usually spends his holiday by going to the beach.

  (Pak Bara biasanya menghabiskan hari liburnya dengan pergi ke pantai.)

2. We usually play tennis on holiday.

   (Kami biasanya bermain tenis pada saat liburan.)

3. I spend my holiday by going to the zoo.

   (Saya menghabiskan hari libur saya dengan pergi ke kebun binatang.)

4. I like go camping on holiday.

   (Saya suka pergi berkemah pada saat liburan.)

5. I like dancing very much. It is interesting.

   (Saya sangat suka menari. Menari sangat menarik.)

To ask other people's opinion can use expressions :

1. What do you think about playing tennis

(Bagaimana pendapatmu tentang bermain tenis?)

2. Do you think swimming make us healthy?

(Apakah menurutmu berenang membuat kita sehat?)

Answers to express opinions:

1. In my opinion ......

   (Menurut pendapat saya......)

2. I think .....

   (Saya pikir ......)

3. It is better for you to .....

   (Itu lebih baik bagimu untuk ...)

To ask where someone usually goes on vacation, we can use the sentence:

1. Where do .... usually go on holiday?

   (Kemana ..... biasanya pergi pada hari libur?

   The question sentence above is used for the subject : you, we, they and that person the number is more than one (plural)

  Contoh : X : Where do you usually go on holiday? (Kemana kamu biasanya pergi pada hari libur?)

               Y : I usually go to the beach.

(Saya biasanya pergi ke pantai.)

2. Where does .... usually go on holiday?

   (Kemana ..... biasanya pergi pada hari libur? The question sentence above is used for the subject : he, she atau the number of people one (single)

Contoh : X : Where does he usually go on holiday?

(Kemana dia biasanya pergi pada hari libur?)

              Y : He usually goes to the beach.

(Saya biasanya pergi ke pantai.)

If you want to ask where someone is going on the next vacation come on, use sentences :

Where will .... go next holiday?

(Kemana .... akan pergi pada liburan yang akan datang?)

Contoh : X : Where will they go next holiday?

                    (Kemana mereka akan pergi pada liburan yang akan datang?)

              Y : They will go to Borobudur Temple.

                    (Mereka akan pergi ke Candi Borobudur.)

There are also public holidays (Public Holiday) on which everyone is off from school activities or work. Public holidays in Indonesia, for example:

1. 17th of August (Independence Day)

2. 1st of January (New Year)

3. 25th of December (Christmas Day)