eng6-V3· Vocabulary· ~13 min

Holidays & On Holiday

Words for holiday places, activities and facilities.

When we go on holiday, we visit different places like the beach or the mountains. We do fun activities like swimming and taking photos. We also take special things with us, like a suitcase and a passport. This lesson helps you learn the most important holiday words in English.

Key terms

beach — a place with sand next to the sea where people swim and sunbathe
campsite — an outdoor place where people sleep in tents and stay close to nature
suitcase — a bag with a handle, used for carrying clothes when you travel
passport — a small book with your photo inside — you need it to travel to other countries
explore — to walk around a new place and look at everything there
reception — the front desk in a hotel where you arrive and get your room key
Holiday Words by Group
WordGroup
beachholiday place
swimholiday activity
suitcaseholiday item
swimming poolhotel facility
campsiteholiday place
take photosholiday activity
receptionhotel facility
tentholiday item

Four groups of holiday words: places, activities, hotel facilities and items.

✎How to Answer an Odd-One-Out Question
  1. 1Step 1: Read all the words carefully. Example: beach, seaside, lake, mountain
  2. 2Step 2: Think about what each word means. Beach = sand and sea. Seaside = area near the sea. Lake = water with land around it. Mountain = a very high hill.
  3. 3Step 3: Find what three of the words have in common. Beach, seaside and lake are all places with water.
  4. 4Step 4: Choose the word that does not belong. Mountain is the odd one out — it has no water.
🚫Common mistake

Don't mix up 'seaside' and 'seasight'. 'Seaside' is the area next to the sea. 'Seasight' is not a real English word — don't use it!

💡Note

Many holiday words can be both nouns and verbs: 'a swim' (noun) and 'to swim' (verb), 'a walk' (noun) and 'to walk' (verb).

⚠️Caution

Always say 'take photos', not 'make photos'. The verb 'make' is wrong with 'photos' in English.

Rules

  1. 1Holiday places answer the question 'Where?': beach, seaside, mountains, countryside, campsite, hotel, island, lake.
  2. 2Holiday activities answer the question 'What do you do?': swim, sunbathe, go sightseeing, take photos, go camping, relax, explore.
  3. 3Hotel facilities are things inside a hotel: swimming pool, reception, restaurant.
  4. 4Holiday items are things you take with you or use: suitcase, passport, ticket, map, tent, sunglasses.
  5. 5The verb 'take' is used with 'photos' — never say 'make photos'.
  6. 6Some words can be both things and actions. For example, you can 'swim' (action) and you can go for 'a swim' (thing).

Practice

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