English Speaking Exercises for A2 – Planning a holiday

1. Complete the tourist attractions with a, e, i, o and u.

8   sq__ __r__

9   th__ __tr__

10   __ld t__wn

11   r__st__ __r__nt

12   p__rk

13   sh__pp__ng d__str__ct

14   __p__r__ h__ __s__

2. Put the phrases into the correct groups.

Do you fancy …?      Either suggestion is fine by me.

I don’t mind.      I don’t think that’s a great idea.

I like that idea.      I’d rather not.      It would be nice …

I’m not sure about that.      I’m not very keen on that idea.

Let’s do that.      Shall we …?      Yes. Why not?

That sounds like a great idea.      That’s a really good plan.

They’re both good ideas.      We could always …      Let’s …

What a good idea!      What about …?      Why don’t we …?

Making suggestions

1   ……………………………………………………

2   ……………………………………………………

3   ……………………………………………………

4   ……………………………………………………

5   ……………………………………………………

6   ……………………………………………………

Accepting a suggestion

7   ……………………………………………………

8   ……………………………………………………

9   ……………………………………………………

10   ……………………………………………………

11   ……………………………………………………

12   ……………………………………………………

13   ……………………………………………………

Declining a suggestion

14   ……………………………………………………

15   ……………………………………………………

16   ……………………………………………………

17   ……………………………………………………

Expressing no preference

18   ……………………………………………………

19   ……………………………………………………

20   ……………………………………………………

3. Complete the sentences with the words below.

main      buy      nice      park      repeat

say      town      walk      recommend      worth

1   The nicest restaurant is in the ……………………… centre.

2   I ……………………… the Queens hotel near the station.

3   There’s a ……………………… little hotel in the Old Town.

4   There are some good restaurants in the ……………………… square.

5   It’s near the cathedral, which is also ……………………… a visit.

6   Sorry, did you ……………………… ‘Indian restaurant’?

7   Could you ……………………… that, please?

8   The cathedral near the ……………………… is very historic and atmospheric.

9   You can ……………………… or you can take a tram or bus.

10   I recommend you ……………………… a travel card.

4. Listen to two people discussing a trip to a city. Choose the correct answers.

1   They choose the more expensive / cheaper hotel.

2   There are a number of restaurants that serve local / foreign food.

3   They decide to buy / not to buy a travel card.

5. Read the Speaking Strategy and the task below. Then make notes on each of the four points.

You are planning a trip with a friend to a famous town in your country. Discuss the trip with your friend and agree on:

–  places to stay

–  ways to travel around

–  interesting buildings, monuments, etc.

–  good restaurants

1   Are there any good places to stay? How much do they cost? Where are they?

     ………………………………………………………………………….

2   What interesting buildings or monuments are there to see?

     ………………………………………………………………………….

3   What’s the best way to get around?

     ………………………………………………………………………….

4   Are there any good places to eat? Type of food? Where?

     First recommendation: ……………………………………………………….

     Second recommendation: ………………………………………………………..

6. Now do the task from exercise 5 using your notes.