islcollective worksheets preintermediate a2 intermediate b1 high school verb tens holiday accidents 299803414552fd23ba3d261 62759975

Match the holiday accidents
with the pictures.

1. Break a leg/ an arm/ the head
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2. Car crash
3. Lose/forget

the

passport,

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tickets, ID
Miss the flight/plane / train
Be robbed
Get lost
Forget to lock the door and

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windows
Food poisoning
Face a natural catastrophe
Get an allergy
Flight delay
Have a flat tire
The car breaks down
Oversleep
Bad room service
Face a services strike
Get a sun burn
Get sick
Carjacking
Bad weather
Fall down
Be arrested

Get a speed fine/ticket
Be bitten by an animal
Be stung
Lose the luggage/baggage
No room vacancy


David has just arrived from his holidays abroad, and is
writing an email to his friend George to tell him everything
that happened. Some words are missing. Complete the email
with the vocabulary on the other page. Pay attention to the
verb forms!
Hi George!
Finally I am at home! I have just had the worst holidays you can imagine.
On our first day, we ____________________, and when we arrived at the check-in desk
at the airport, my mum ___________________ and plane tickets at home. We had to go
back to pick them up, and of course we __________________________ . We had to
take another flight, in the evening. When we arrived at the hotel, our room reservation
had been cancelled and there was no ___________________________ .
The
receptionist called another hotel and got us 2 rooms. The hotel room was ok, but the
__________________________ was terrible. Every time we needed something we had
to wait for hours. As there was a fantastic beach near the hotel, we went there for a
swim. Imagine! The first time I went into the water, I ______________________ by a
jellyfish. I was scared and my parents took me to the hospital. There, we had to wait for
hours because there was a __________________ . Most of the staff wasn’t working.
My sister stayed there and got a _____________________ . She was so red that
looked like a lobster.
On the second day, the weather was fantastic,. As my parents wanted to go sightseeing,
they rented a car. On the way to the mountains, first we had a

_____________________, I had to help my father to change the tire. Then we got
_______________ because the car had no GPS. We finally managed to get back. My
father was tired and speeding. The police caught him, and gave him a
_______________________ . We arrived late at the hotel, but as we were hungry, my
parents ordered some food. It tasted funny. On the next day we were all __________.
We vomited, and had fever.
On the third day we decided not to leave the place to avoid more accidents, so we went
to the hotel swimming pool. When my brother was running to the pool board, he fell
_______ and ____________ his right leg. He spent the rest of the holidays on crutches.
The other three days were ok, except for the _____________ weather. It was always
raining.
When we arrived at the airport there was a 6-hour ________________ . We had to wait
there for the plane to take off.
After landing we went to the ______________ to pick up our luggage, but our
suitcases didn’t appear. They were lost. My father had to fill in some papers, before
going home. My uncle was already there waiting to bring us home. On our way home
there was a _____________. My uncle’s BMW was stolen and he had to call the
police and for 2 taxis to take us home
Home, sweet home! Here we are! Ah! The door was open, and my parents’ computer
and TV had disappeared. We ___________________ . My mother had
_________________________ the door and the windows.
I will never forget these holidays, but for the wrong reasons. And your holidays? How
were they? I hope they weren’t as bad as mine!


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Hi George!
Finally I am at home! I have just had the worst holidays you can imagine.

On our first day, we overslept, and when we arrived at the check-in desk at the airport, my
mum had forgotten the passports and plane tickets at home. We had to go back to pick them
up, and of course we missed the flight. We had to take another flight, in the evening. When we
arrived at the hotel, our room reservation had been cancelled and there was no room vacancy.
The receptionist called another hotel and got us 2 rooms. The hotel room was ok, but the room
service was terrible. Every time we needed something we had to wait for hours. As there was a
fantastic beach near the hotel, we went there for a swim. Imagine! The first time I went into
the water, I was stung by a jellyfish. I was scared and my parents took me to the hospital.
There, we had to wait for hours because there was a strike. Most of the staff wasn’t working.
My sister stayed there and got a sun burn. She was so red that looked like a lobster.
On the second day, the weather was fantastic. As my parents wanted to go sightseeing, they
rented a car. On the way to the mountains, first we had a flat tire. I had to help my father to
change the tire. Then we got lost because the car had no GPS. We finally managed to get back.
My father was tired and speeding. The police caught him, and gave him a speed ticket. We
arrived late at the hotel, but as we were hungry, my parents ordered some food. It tasted
funny. On the next day we were all sick. We vomited, and had fever.
On the third day we decided not to leave the place to avoid more accidents, so we went to the
hotel swimming pool. When my brother was running to the pool board, he fell down and broke
his right leg. He spent the rest of the holidays on crutches.
The other three days were ok, except for the bad weather. It was always raining.
When we arrived at the airport there was a 6-hour flight/plane delay. We had to wait there for
the plane to take off.
After landing we went to the baggage claim to pick up our luggage, but out suitcases didn’t
appear. They were lost. My father had to fill in some papers, before going home. My uncle was
already there waiting to bring us home. On our way home there was a carjacking. My uncle’s
BMW was stolen and he had to call the police and for 2 taxis to take us home.
Home, sweet home! Here we are! Ah! The door was open, and my parents’ computer and TV
had disappeared. We had been robbed. My mother had forgotten to lock the door and the
windows.
I will never forget these holidays, but for the wrong reasons. And your holidays? How were

they? I hope they weren’t as bad as mine!