Lessons·teens · intermediate
Travel & Holidays
Learn how to talk about travel, holidays, and adventures in British English — from booking trips to sharing stories.
About 20 minutes
Brits Love a Holiday!
British people are passionate about holidays — they travel more per person than almost any other nationality. Popular sunny destinations include Spain, Greece, Turkey, and Florida, but many Brits also love staycations. Glastonbury festival, the Scottish Highlands, Cornwall beaches, and the Lake District are all beloved British holiday spots. Talking about past and future trips is one of the most common conversations among British teenagers, especially when counting down the days to the summer holidays!
Türkçe
İngilizler tatiller konusunda tutkuludur — kişi başına neredeyse diğer tüm milletlerden daha fazla seyahat ederler. İspanya, Yunanistan, Türkiye ve Florida gibi güneşli yerler popüler olsa da, birçok İngiliz 'staycation' (yurt içi tatil) yapmayı da sever. Glastonbury festivali, İskoç Dağlık Bölgesi, Cornwall plajları ve Göller Yöresi en sevilen İngiliz tatil yerleridir. Geçmiş ve gelecek seyahatler hakkında konuşmak, özellikle yaz tatili için gün sayarken İngiliz gençler arasındaki en yaygın sohbetlerden biridir!
Travel Vocabulary
| English | Türkçe |
|---|---|
| staycationWe couldn't afford to go abroad, so we had a staycation in Cornwall. | evde / yurt içinde tatilYurt dışına çıkmaya bütçemiz yetmedi, o yüzden tatilimizi Cornwall'da geçirdik. |
| check inWe need to check in at the hotel by 3pm. | otele/uçağa giriş yapmakSaat 3'e kadar otele giriş yapmamız gerekiyor. |
| backpackingI want to go backpacking around Europe after my GCSEs. | sırt çantasıyla seyahatGCSE'lerimden sonra sırt çantamı alıp Avrupa'yı gezmek istiyorum. |
| jet lagI still have terrible jet lag from the flight back from Australia. | jet lag / uzun uçuş yorgunluğuAvustralya dönüş uçuşunun jet lag'ini hâlâ üzerimden atamadım. |
| must-seeThe Eiffel Tower is a total must-see when you're in Paris. | mutlaka görülmesi gereken yerParis'teyken Eyfel Kulesi kesinlikle görülmesi gereken bir yer. |
| off the beaten trackWe found a lovely little village that was completely off the beaten track. |
Future Plans — Going to vs Will
When talking about future travel plans, we use different forms depending on whether we have already decided, or if we are deciding right now.
Key Difference
✓ Use 'going to' when the plan is already made.
✗ Don't use 'will' for holidays you have already booked!
Activity — Going to vs Will
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Planning a Trip
Jake: Have you got any holidays planned for the summer?
Elif: Yes! We're going back to Turkey to visit family. What about you?
Jake: I'm going to Scotland with my dad — we're doing a road trip through the Highlands.
Elif: That sounds absolutely stunning. I've always wanted to go.
Jake: You should come sometime! It's completely off the beaten track in places.
Elif: I will one day, definitely. Is Scotland very different from England?
Jake: Totally different vibe — much wilder, more dramatic landscapes.
Elif: I think I'll plan a UK road trip before I go home. Any must-sees?
Jake: Edinburgh Castle, Loch Ness, and the Isle of Skye — non-negotiable.
Elif: Perfect. I'll add them to my list. Are you going to camp?
The Great British Seaside Holiday
If you stay in the UK for the summer, you have to experience a classic British seaside holiday. Towns like Brighton or Blackpool are famous for their piers, arcades, and pebble beaches. A proper seaside trip includes eating fish and chips out of paper on the beach, but you have to watch out for the massive seagulls — they will literally steal the chips right out of your hand! Even if it rains, Brits will stubbornly sit on the beach in their raincoats eating ice cream.
Türkçe
Yazın İngiltere'de kalırsanız, klasik bir İngiliz sahil tatilini deneyimlemelisiniz. Brighton veya Blackpool gibi kasabalar iskeleleri, oyun salonları ve çakıl taşlı plajlarıyla ünlüdür. Tam bir sahil gezisi, plajda kağıttan balık ve patates kızartması (fish and chips) yemeyi içerir, ancak devasa martılara dikkat etmeniz gerekir — kelimenin tam anlamıyla cipsleri elinizden çalarlar! Yağmur yağsa bile, İngilizler inatla yağmurluklarıyla plajda oturup dondurma yerler.
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