jueves, 13 de junio de 2013

Time for a holiday

Summer time is round the corner, and this ad from Thomson can be a good reminder of how valuable holiday time is for us.

Self-study activity:
Watch the video and complete the blanks in the transcript with the missing words.

The activity is suitable for Básico 2 and Intermediate 1 students.



Time.
So much to (1) ... for.
Never in a thousand a day.
Not enough days in the week.
Everyone wants a little piece of you.
It's time you (2) ... , (3) ... off, (4) ... about time.
Put down your phone and (5) ... your loved one's hand.
Nice, isn't it?
Those close to you, (6) ... with them a week or two, and they'll cherish it forever.
The time you spent on holiday, the time when nothing (7) ... .
When there's just you, the sky, the sea and the people who (8) ... everything in the world to you.
Holidays are the most (9) ... time of all.
Let this be a lesson.

You may also like to try your hand and transcribe (no big deal, it's just like the good old dictation) this other Thomson ad.



Key:
1 answer 2 stopped 3 switched 4 forgot 5 hold 6 share7 matters 8 mean 9 precious

Remember those first steps abroad. Your first glimpse of summer shores, and your first sangaria. What fun we had. And we are bringing you another first. With a new way to travel on our holidays, with more space and comfort. It makes flying a dream. The new Thomson Dreamliner.