I like hot weather, when I go on holidays; I like to travel to hot countries
Last year I went to Greece, which was beautiful
How about you? What kind of holidays do you like?
I like adventure holidays
I like going on holidays where there are lots of landmarks
I like relaxing beach over
I like different kinds of holidays, I love city breaks, beach holidays
I like activity holidays where we swim or cycle or do boat trips or skiing
I really like beach holidays, I love to go on beach holidays
We like relaxing holidays
We like all sorts of holidays, relaxing ones and city breaks especially
Where did you go on your last holiday?
My last holiday was on Islands
I had fantastic time, I just sat on the beach, did not very much, read couple of books
The last holiday I went on was Barley in Asia
We had a relaxing holiday on the beach, reading books and swimming
We have two children, so last time we went to Disneyland in Paris
Last year I went to Australia with my mom, there were pretty many beach holidays, we were there for two and a half weeks, it was very good, very warm
We went to New York, five ladies, it was the most wonderful place, wonderful theatres, wonderful nightlife and safe
My last holidays I went to Rome
Last holiday was a city holiday, we went to New York and a great time for Christmas, we did a lot of shopping, looking at different sights, once we stayed three days in New York we went to stay with our friends in New England
My last holiday I went to France to see some friends of mine, who live there
It was good, it was relaxing, it was a beach holiday, and the food was fantastic, great seafood
They had a really good food there
I thoroughly enjoyed every minute
It was very relaxing, a lovely weather
It was a great place
The boys really enjoyed
It is fantastic
My hero…
Everybody needs a hero. Someone to admire – someone to look up to. Find out about some childhood heroes and write about a hero of your own.
Before you watch the video, guess who Cath, Finn, Feifei and Rob’s childhood heroes were:
My childhood hero was King Arthur from the movie, Excalibur. I think I watched that movie so many times - maybe every weekend for about 5 years. I really just liked the armour he wore and I thought it was very cool. And the sword he had, Excalibur, I really loved that as well. And he fought a lot of battles, I enjoyed watching the fight scenes and I think I just wanted to be like him or like one of his knights when I was a boy.
My childhood hero was my Dad. He travelled a lot for work so he always had lots of stories to tell. I really enjoyed looking at the pictures he took: they were so beautiful. He also taught me a lot about the history of these places he visited so really my dad introduced me to the wonderful world we live in and that's one of the reasons why I started travelling when I was young, and it's also one of the reasons I came to England to study.
My childhood hero was my teacher, Mr Everett, and he did really interesting things with us in class. And he was a very warm person and we all absolutely adored him and I remember some of the things we did, we made an enormous spider and put it up on the ceiling and an enormous spiders web and it took us days and days and days but it was fantastic and he also, I mean, he taught me how to love books and how to love reading, and we used to listen to music. He was just fantastic.
My childhood hero was the footballer George Best. I loved the way he played - he was such a skilled footballer, I think everybody else agreed. When I was young, he played for Manchester United and he was a very skilled player, he was one of the greatest dribblers in fact. Everyone was amazed by the way, he played and I really wanted to play like him but I never did.
So that’s Finn and his childhood hero, King Arthur. Cath loved her teacher, Mr Everett, Feifei’s hero was her dad and when Rob was a boy he loved footballer George Best.
Now let's do a comprehension task.
When we don’t know if the person we are talking about is male or female, we can use the subject pronoun they instead of he or she, and the object pronoun them instead of him or her.
When you speak to the receptionist, they will ask you for your booking printout. Give this letter to them.
More pronunciation practice
We've seen Finn explaining how to say the ed ending words, now listen to Finn saying these words again, and practise saying them with him.
Why don't you write about your favourite hero?
Use this plan for your writing:
My childhood hero was Robinson Crusoe. Robinson Crusoe was a character in Daniel Defoe's book. He was a sailor.
During one of his trips his ship sank and he managed to got to an island. But there were no people on the island, and no one else survived the disaster. Robinson was completely alone there. So he had to struggle for his survival. He built a house, he started growing wheat and hunting for animals.
When I was a boy I read the book about his adventures lots of times. It taught me not to become desperate when tough times came. I admired his determination to live and return home. And eventually, after several decades, he got there. It was an incredible story.
I liked all the Greek mythology heroes : Heracles, Ulysses, Perseus, and so on. As I was not a strong lad in my teen age, I admired and loved all the ones that were never defeated, indeed they helped weak people never surrender as well as never fear and try to challange the stronger ones.
When I was a child, - like other millions of children - I truly adored my father. I was impressed about his power and knowledge. I was amazed when he talked about the huge universe. He knew all about animals, plants and their behavior and functioning.
This magnified image is gone now that I'm an adult. I know that it was an exaggeration, but the wonder, the same wonder, remains in the eye of the adult who looks at the world.
My childhood hero was Conan, the barbarian, a character created by the American writer Robert E. Howard. I read a lot of his novels. I think I was so fascinated, because Conan was so strong and secure, while I was pretty shy and lonesome as a child. I was also romantic and full of brave thoughts. Conan was my ideal counterpart in the realm of literature. Later, as the films of Conan came out, I was quite disappointed: the hero, as I had imagined him, was completely different! Not so rough indeed!
My Childhood hero was my uncle his name is Colon like the spanish that discovered America. He is a fishman and sometimes I went with him to fishing. My uncle had a lot skill whit the rowboat. Today I still with de idea of fishing for sport. The other people named him Tarzan the king of de jungle.
My childhood hero was Shahid Khan Afridi , he plays for Pakistan cricket team, he is all-rounder that mean he can bat and bowl too, he is very energetic player, i love to see him in the field, he is a staylish player and he made record of fastest century in just 37 balls, he famous for his strike and sixer. Cricket fans call him BOOM BOOM, and he is still playing for Pakistan cricket team.
My childhood hero was the photographer Robert Capa. I used to watch his photo about the Civil War in Spain in the 1930s and I adored him. His images were full of reality and they were so close to the subject that I moved every time I see one of his shots.
when I was a child my brother was secretly my hero. When the dentist said I would have to have my braces fitted, I didn't mind at all. On the opposite, I bubbled over because also my brother had worn braces. But he didn't like me, he was very jelaous so we couldn't get on well.
Many years after, I met a psycologist who also became my hero. In a short time, she changed me because she was very good at listening to other people.
Now after decades, I have a quite good relationship with my brother too.
My childhood hero was Ariel from the movie "little Marmaid". I liked her because she was a pretty girl with a long hair. When I was a child I played violin and as she sang beautifull I loved that. Also when I went to the beach with my family I wanted to stay there all day so finally I thing I wanted to be like Ariel to live in the beach.
My childhood hero was my aunt.
She's my mother's elder sister and now lives in London. She is smart, kind, outgoing and open-minded. I absolutely adored her because she could communicate in English.
When I was a child I lived with her here in Japan. She used to come and go between the UK and Japan, and while she was in the UK she sent me lovely birthday cards and Christmas cards. I really enjoyed looking at them which were a little rare in Japan at that time.
And I also enjoyed British style dishes she cooked. She's very good at cooking!
She had taught me the fun of studying English and the charms of the UK.
Although she is now not so young anymore, she has started using a computer since a couple of years ago. Family members and relatives were surprised about that. But now she very often emails us messages, pictures and interesting youtube videos' link as well!
She teaches me the joy of life.
She was my childhood hero and still she is!