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Everybody loves holidays! But what do people do on holiday around the world? WORDWISE to go camping – andare in campeggio wellies (short for wellington boots) – stivali di gomma heatwave – ondata di calore temple – tempio for good luck – come portafortuna to go abroad – andare all’estero CHINA UNITED KINGDOM In the UK, British people love going camping*. These three girls are camping in Glastonbury. There is a music festival here in June. But the weather isn’t always hot and sunny in England – so the girls are wearing wellies*! It’s very hot in the summer in China. Last year there was a heatwave*! The swimming pools were very busy – like this swimming pool in Nanjing! in the swimming pool in the sea in an aquapark in a lake I don’t like swimming! Y ou Where do you go on holiday? Where do you like swimming? I like swimming … THAILAND Many people visit temples* when they go on holiday in Thailand. There are more than 30,000 temples in Thailand. People can give some money, fruit or flowers to the temple for good luck*. museums art galleries safari parks monuments What places do you like to visit on holiday? I like visiting … GAZA STRIP In the Gaza Strip people don’t go on holidays abroad*. The weather is hot and sunny, so they like playing sports on the beach. This is a game of beach volleyball. UNITED KINGDOM CHINA F I ND I T! 1. ball 2. trainers Find these holiday things in the photos. Write the numbers in the correct places on the photos: You are going camping. What do you take when it’s raining? What do you take when it’s sunny? Write S for sun and R for rain: flip-flops umbrella anorak sunglasses suncream wellies GAZA STRIP 3. swimming costume 4. sand 5. baseball cap 6. bag 7. wellies 8. swimming cap like + ing, holiday activities G Y ou H A Y ou C B D E F THAILAND volleyball tennis cricket football Y ou What summer sports do you like doing? I like playing … 1 Taken from CLICK magazine ©Mary Glasgow Magazines www.maryglasgowplus.com
