Movie session: The Holiday

Have you ever exchanged homes with someone from another city? This is what the ladies of The Holiday do! 

This is an interview with Kate Winslet, who performs Iris, one of the main characters in this movie. She's an English woman who swaps her house with Amanda (Cameron Diaz) who lives in the USA. Both of them spend a holiday in another country and meet people who change their lives.

 

. What does Kate think about Amanda's house and Iris's English cottage?
. What about you? Would you like to exchange homes with someone else on your holiday? Why?
. What are the advantages and disadvantages of exchanging homes?

Song: Day Tripper by The Beatles

Got a good reason, for taking the easy way out
Got a good reason, for taking the easy way out, now

She was a day tripper, one way ticket, yeah!
It took me so long to find out, and I found out

She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there
She's a big teaser, she took me half the way there, now

She was a day tripper, one way ticket, yeah!
It took me so long to find out, and I found out

Tried to please her, she only played one night stands
Tried to please her, she only played one night stands, now

She was a day tripper, Sunday driver, yeah!
It took me so long to find out, and I found out

Day tripper
Day tripper, yeah!

What's the meaning of the highlighted words and phrases?

You can click on this link to have access to online dictionaries.
dictionary.cambridge.org

At the travel agent's

Have you ever booked a holiday at a travel agent's? 

Let's imagine we are selling a holiday to someone. We are the travel agents and we have to convince our costumer that we are offering him a great holiday! Shall we start? 

We can use a special website http://www.voki.com

> There we can create our own avatar that will be the travel agent. You can record your voice and make you avatar speak English!

  

> Remember that you have to give information about the holiday destination, such as accomodation, food, excursions, prices and any other details you think are important to have a great holiday! 

> Once you have finished post the link of your VOKI as a comment so that we can all listen to you! 

Are you ready to start recording? Let's see who's the best travel agent?

If you don't have a VOKI, click on this link to watch a tutorial about how to use it:

create your voki

Moments of being

   In Argentina there are so many beautiful places. There are lakes, mountains, hills, grasslands, beaches, even waterfalls! Breathtaking landscapes wherever we go. In summer I love taking my backpack to start my way to the south and start taking photos. I took this one last february in Lago Puelo, in Chubut province. I was kayaking and I felt so happy there; I was in the middle of the lake, surrounded by enormous mountains, feeling a soft breeze and the warmth of the sun. I watched how the clouds emerged from the mountains and I couldn't help capturing this moment with the camera. That was the second time I visited this place, and I'm looking forward to going back soon!

Now it's your turn! I'd like to look at some photos you've taken on your trips! Shall we share some pics and discover new places?

Do you have any favorite photos?

Show your photos using flickr and write there a description of one of your favorite pictures and share it with us! 

 . Where did you take the photo? 
. What were you doing in that place?
 . How did you feel? 

. Why is it one of your favorite pics?

You can watch this tutorial to know how to use flickr.

Moving around

Are you ready to start travelling? Let's watch this video. 

Bon voyage!

 Have you ever been to some of the places shown in the video? 

Share with us an anecdote about a memorable trip or journey. Tell us about why you still remember it. 

Where did you go?
Who with? 
Where did you stay?
What food did you eat?
Who did you meet there?
Did you have any problems?
Did you have a good time?

 

Let's see if we've been to the same places and how each of us sees the world!

When you travel ...

 

What does travelling mean to you ?

Let's create a wordle with words related to travelling!

You can share your wordle in this blog by posting the links. We're going to vote for the most creative one! 

Let's start creating!

   

If you have doubts about how to use and save your WORDLE you can watch this video that shows how to use it.