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

2. Travelling, Holidays, Accommodation
 Destinations
 Means of transport
 Accommodation
 Walking, cycling, hitchhiking
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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,
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. The advantages and disadvantages of
different means of transport
On foot –cheap, but slow
By car – fast and comfortable, but expensive
By plane – fast and comfortable, but expensive
By bus/coach/train – cheaper, uncomfortable
By ship – slow, but romantic

9. How can tourists get to their destination?
Examples of answers:
There are many ways how to travel.
We can travel by car, train, bus , plane – every way
has its advantages and disadvantages.
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.

10. 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.

12. What kinds of accommodation do you
know?
Hotel
The largest of all accommodation types.
A wide range services is available, such as room
service, dining service (restaurant).
There is typically a common reception area, where
guests check in and out.

14. What kinds of accommodation do you
know?
Motel
Is an accommodation situated near a road for
car travellers and has a safe parking site.

16. What kinds of accommodation do you
know?
Guest house
Is an accommodation in a private home which
offers dining services.

18. What kinds of accommodation do you
know?
Boarding house/guest house
Is often a family house in which there is one or
more rooms for one or more nights.

20. What kinds of accommodation do you
know?
Backpacker’s Hostel
Is a simple accommodation in dormitory style for
holiday, sport or study of young visitors that offers
dining or cooking facilities.

22. What kinds of accommodation do you
know?
Bed & Breakfast
A Bed and Breakfast (B&B) is a private home in
which guests can be accommodated at night in
private bedrooms. Breakfast is included in the
price.

24. What kinds of accommodation do you
know?
Visitor’s apartment
Is an accommodation with food-preparing
facilities. Rooms to let - overnight
accommodation, usually situated close to a major
road or city centre.

26. What kinds of accommodation do you
know?
Campsite
Is a place used for overnight stay in the outdoors –
in a tent or a caravan/camper.

28. What is the cheapest form of travelling?
Walking/ Going on foot
Cycling/riding a bicycle
Hitch - hiking
Examples of answers:
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.

29. 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, trips. Everything is prearranged and the only thing we need is to choose from
the catalogues of a travel agency.
When we travel on our own, we can go whenever we
want and do whatever we want. We are not dependent
on timetable.

30. 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

32. 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.

33. 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.

34. 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 the Croatia there
are many beautiful places like National Park
Paklenica, Kornati and Plitvička lakes. And
many fine cities like Dubrovnik or Zagreb.

36. 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……

37. Useful vocabulary
Make a reservation………………zarezervovoat
Book a room……………………..zamluvit si pokoj
Guesthouse………………………pension, ubytovna
Youth hostel…………………mládežnická ubytovna
Bed & Breakfast…………………nocleh se snídaní
Full board………………………..plná penze
Half board……………………….polopenze

38. 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

39. 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