Happy Holidays! What Are You Doing This Summer? (with Vocabulary for Talking about Holidays)

What are you doing this summer? (with Vocabulary for Talking about Holidays)

Congratulations! You have all worked hard this year and you deserve a good break!

Summer holidays are finally here and I am so glad that we can finally rest. This year has been so challenging but we have finally made it to July. Hooray! What are your plans for July and August?

You can use the sentences below to answer this question.

I’m visiting my cousin who lives in Spain this summer. I can’t wait to see her!
Actually, I’m flying to Lagos tomorrow. My family lives there!
I’ll visit Paris in the middle of July and I’ll stay there for two weeks.
I’ve booked a trip to South Africa and I’ll stay in an all-inclusive resort. This will be in August.
My brother and I are going to climb Mount Everest! Isn’t that great?
I’m staying at home. I don’t want to mess with Coronavirus.
My parents are coming to see me and I’ve already arranged sightseeing visits for them in town.
I’ve enrolled in a course to learn how to code. My schedule is so tight during the school year, so I guess that July is the right month for me.
I’m driving to the lake this Friday and I’ll sleep in a cottage.
My friends and I are going mountain-climbing in the Alps.

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What are you doing this summer? More Vocabulary to Talk about Your Holidays

Describing Activities

To book a trip/ a room in a hotel/ a taxi, etc
To confirm one’s reservation
To cancel a reservation
To pack one’s luggage
To travel
To do a safari
To rent a car/a house/an apartment/a flat/a cottage, etc
To stop over in Madrid
To go on an excursion
To spend the day at the beach/in the countryside
To go sightseeing/To hitchhike

Describing Types of Holidays

A package holiday
An all-inclusive holiday
African safari holiday
A honeymoon holiday
A luxury holiday
A special interest holiday
A spa holiday
An ecotourism holiday
A family holiday
A house swap holiday
A working holiday
A staycation

Describing Places

A guest house
A hotel
A lodge
An inn
A rest house
A hotel
A luxury hotel
A motel
A resort
A seaside resort
A youth hostel
A campsite

What are you doing this summer? Other Ideas to Explore

You might also use this time to polish your English more. Why not travel vicariously by going to places where you have never been and discover other people and cultures?

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO YOU ALL AND SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!