IELTS Vocabulary: Holiday

Chắc hẳn các bạn cũng biết các từ "flight", "tour", "view"...tuy nhiên, để diễn đạt khả năng sử dụng tiếng Anh trong việc kết hợp với các từ khác để tạo những cụm từ mang nghĩa nhấn mạnh và biểu thị cảm xúc như thế nào?
Những cụm từ dưới đây giúp bạn ăn điểm trong phần speaking cũng như writing.

Part 1: Style questions
Examiner: What kind of holiday do you like?
Answer: I try to avoid tourist trap...I like to get away from it all and I prefer going somewhere off the beaten track. Last year I had the holiday of a lifetime around a two week wildlife safari in Kenya.

Examiner: What do you like to do when you're on holiday?
Answer: I enjoy visiting the local places of interest, I like to go sightseeing and always sign up a guided tours as it's a chance to be shown around and take photos...one of my hobbies.

Examiner: Do you have many tourists in your country?
Answer: Yes, we have lots of holiday resorts along the coast that are popular with tourists. Most people come on package holidays and stay in one of the many hotels and self- catering.

Part 2: style task
Describe a beautiful place you one visited. You should say: 
- when you  went to this place
- where it was
- who you went with
and say why you liked it so much

A few years ago I went on a long weekend to Lake District in the UK, it's a very popular  holiday destination in the north of England. I went on my own and had a wonderful time, I stayed in a youth hostel and make some really nice people. But the most memorable thing about the holiday were the breathtaking views and lovely picturesque village, it can get very busy of hordes of tourists so I decided to go out of season in the fall. The weather was fantastic and the shops were full of local crafts, a really great holiday. It's certainly not a kind of the short break for someone looking for a busy nightlife but if you want to relax in the middle of a stunning landscape, I would certainly recommend a  holiday to Lake District.

Part 3: Style questions
Examiner: What do you think has led to the growth in the tourism industry?
Answer: It's much easier and affordable to travel now, nowadays you can get cheap chart - flights or all- in packages to somewhere near or to a far - off destination.

Examiner: How do people tend to choose the destination?
Answer: The Internet was a great source of information and high street travel agents are very popular...that where I like to go to get a holiday brochures for the places i'm interested in.

Examiner: People sometime say flying is the most glamorous form of travel. Do you agree?
Answer: I'm not so sure really... flying can be quite boring ...queuing up at the check in desk ...going through passport control...sitting for ages in the departure lounges ...then the flight itself can be quite uncomfortable ...no... i'm not sure agree.

Definitions

1. tourist trap: a place that attracts lots of tourists and where food, drink, entertainment  is more expensive than normal, nơi bóc lột khách du lịch.
2. to get away from it all: to take a holiday to escape a busy or stressful lifestyle: cách xa, trốn đi đâu đó để thoát khỏi cuộc sống bận rộn hay mệt mỏi, xả trét
3. off the beaten track: not well known: nơi hẻo lánh, không nổi tiếng lắm
4. holiday of the lifetime: a special holiday that you are unlikely to repeat: kỳ nghỉ đặc biệt trong đời
5. wildlife safari: a holiday, often in Africa, to observe wild animals: thiên nhiên hoang dã
6. places of interest: sites of interest to tourists: những điểm tham quan
7. to go sightseeing: to look around tourist sites: tham quan, ngắm cảnh
8. guided tours: an organised groups shown around a place of interest by an expert, chuyến du dịch có hướng dẫn viên
9. holiday resort: a place where lots of people go for holiday. nơi mà nhiều khách đến đỏ để nghỉ dưỡng, hay còn gọi là khu nghỉ dưỡng
10. all - in package / package holiday: a holiday where you purchase the travel and accommodation together: gói kỳ nghỉ du lịch ( giá cả cố định, bao gồm cả ăn ở, vận chuyển...)
11. self- catering: a holiday where you supply your own food, ăn uống tự do
12. holiday destination: where you go for holiday, điểm đến du lịch
13. youth hostel: a cheap form of accommodation: nhà trọ dành cho du khách trẻ, thanh niên
14. breathtaking views: an extremely beautiful view: cảnh đẹp ngoạn mục
15. picturesque villages: a very pretty village: ngôi làng đẹp như tranh
16. hordes of tourist: crowded of tourist: đông khách du lịch
17. to go out of season: outside of the main holiday period, trái mùa
18. local craft: objects produced locally, sản phẩm thủ công do dân địa phương làm
19. short break: a short holiday, kỳ nghỉ ngắn
20. stunning landscape: extremely beautiful countryside, phong cảnh miền quê tuyệt vời
21. charter - flights: a cheaper form of flying than a scheduled flight, chuyến bay dành riêng cho du khách
22. far- off destination: somewhere a long way away điểm đến xa xôi
23. travel agent: a shop that specialises in booking holiday.
24. holiday brochure: a glossy publication with details of holiday packages cuốn sách nhỏ về những kỳ nghỉ
25. check- in desk:  the place at the airport where you register your flight and deposit your luggage quầy làm thủ tục
26. departure lounge: where you wait for your flight to be called,  phòng chờ lên máy bay