Travelling/Holidays/Free Time

Music & Songs

Songs can obviously be used as a starting point for many activities; in these exercises
the text of the song is used in much the same way as any other written or audio text.

Level: Lower Intermediate

Time: 45 - 50 minutes

Topic: Free Time / Holidays

Skills: Listening/Speaking

Summer Holiday

We’re all going on a summer holiday,

No more working for a week or two.

Fun and laughter on our summer holiday.

No more worries for me or you,

For a week or two.

We’re going where the sun shines brightly.

We’re going where the sea is blue.

We’ve seen it on the movies,

Now let’s see if it’s true.

Ev’rybody has a summer holiday,

Doing things they always wanted to.

So we’re going on a summer holiday

To make our dreams come true,

For me and you.

Cliff Richard Summer Holiday

Pre-Listening

1. What feelings do you associate with the seasons?

Write your ideas in columns.

Winter Spring

Summer Autumn

2. Before you listen to the song, think of words that rhyme with:

a. two________________________________________
b. holidays____________________________________

While-listening

3. Now listen to the song. The following statements express the mood of the singer.

True or false?

a. I’m excited because it´s summer.

b. I’m depressed because I have nothing to do.
c. I’d feel better if I went to the movies.
d. I’m fed up with the daily routine.
e. I’m happy because I’m going to the beach.

4. According to the song what does the word holidays mean?

_________________________________________________

Post-listening

5. Find eleven weather words in this puzzle. Which one(s) is/are in the song?

B F L S N R S S D

R S I U C S N H S

E T G N L H O O X

E O H T O I W W M

Z R T H U N D E R

E M N W D E L R V

H A I L P S T S B

S U N N Y S M O G

R S G A L E Z H Y