Inglês 8 - Holidays

 
 
H
 
Holidays Activities
 
Places where you can go?
 
1. To the seaside (praia/costa)
 
E.g.: I went to the seaside by bike.
 
2. To the beach (praia)
 
E.g.: I'm going to the beach to enjoy the sun.
 
3. To the countryside (campo)
 
E.g.: I love going to the countryside to catch fresh flowers.
 
4. To the mountains (montanhas)
 
E.g.: My parents live on the other side of the mountains. We climb every morning
during the holidays!
 
5. To the city (cidade)
 
E.g.: I'm mad about this city. I pass every summer vacations here.
 
Activities that you can do!
 
6. Visiting museums/exhibitions (visitar museus/exposições)
 
7. Going to the beach (ir à praia)
 
8. Resting/Relaxing (descansar/relaxar)
 
9. Going for a walk (ir passear)
 
10. Doing sports (fazer desporto)
 
11. Dancing/Going to disco (dançar/ir à discoteca)
 
12. Going out with friends (sair com os amigos)
 
13. Reading (Ler)
 
14. Taking pictures (tirar fotografias)
 
 Useful Verbs
 

 
L
 
Leisure Activities
 
Activities: What to do?

 Meeting friends (encontrar-se com os amigos)

 Swimming (nadar)
 Surfing (surfar)
 Camping (acampar)
 Playing computer games (jogar jogos de computador)
 Painting (pintar)
 Going to the beach (ir à praia)
 Doing extreme sports (fazer desportos radicais)

 
At home

 Playing games (jogar)

 Listening to music (ouvir música)
 Chatting on the Net (conversar na net)
 Watching TV/videos/DVDs (ver televisão/vídeos/DVDs)
 Surfing the Net (navegar na net)
 Sleeping (dormir)
 Reading (Ler)

 
Places to go/hang out
 

 School (escola)
 Arcade (sala de jogos)
 Home (casa)
 Pub (pub)
 Disco (discoteca)
 Cinema (cinema)
 Café (café)
 Shopping centre (British english)/Mall (American english) (centro comercial)

 
When you go out

 Going to a concert (ir a um concerto)

 Going for a drink (ir tomar uma bebida)
 Going out for a snack/meal (ir lanchar/tomar uma refeição leve)
 Going for a walk (ir passear)
 Going to an exhibition (ir a uma exposição)
 Going to the cinema (BrE)/Going to the movies (AmE) (ir ao cinema)

 
Exercises
 
1) Read the activities above and talk about your Holidays and Leisures. Complete
the following tables expressing some of your likes, don't mind and dislikes:
 

 
2) Write a composition about your leisure activities at school.