Holidays and travel
Advice
Going on holiday and travelling in the target country is a great way to provide opportunities to practise your language skills. You can use the target language from the moment you arrive at the airport until the time you leave. When planning your trip make sure that you can do some of the following in the target language:
At the airport
- give your name, address and occupation to the police
- state how long you intend to stay and what you are going to do
- explain what you have in your case to the customs officials
In the taxi
- say where you want to go
- check the price
At the hotel
- give your name and say that you have a reservation
- ask where the restaurant is
- ask what time breakfast is served
At the restaurant
- ask for the menu
- order a meal
- order your drinks
- ask for the bill
There is nothing like a trip abroad to motivate somebody to learn a language. Quite often people book a holiday abroad and then feel the need to brush up their language skills before departure. If you want to motivate one of your children to learn a language or to try harder at school, a trip abroad could act as a strong stimulus or as a reward.
One word of warning, however. If you travel as a family, or group of friends, and stick together most of the time, you'll reduce your chances of interacting with native speakers.
LINKS (in alphabetical order)
Travlang For the traveller
Virgilio La guida
Italiana ad Internet.
Holidays in Italy & Travel to Italy:
Company Name
Agritour Ltd Farm holidays in Italy
Blue Holidays All aspects of holidays in Italy
Central Holidays Tours, cruises, ski vacations
Dolce Vita Fashion, travel, cuisine, events, design
Dolomites Ski Tours Ski-ing
Flavours Flavours offer quality Italian cooking holidays in luxury villas in Rome, Puglia, Ravenna, Sicily, Tuscany and Bologna.
Gemstone Travel Gemstone travel can arrange cheap flights to Italy, bargain package holidays, self-catering or hotel / hotels accommodation, car hire and travel insurance etc.
Global Directions All aspects of travel
Guiliadi Gallese Farm holidays
Italy One Call All aspects of travel
Keycamp Holidays Camping holidays
Lafenice Farmhouse The Bologna region
Lastvillas.com Last minute self catering holidays
Moreitaly.com Villas, farmhouses, hotels; cookery classes, wine.
Nature Trek Birdwatching & botanical holidays
Perillo Tours Tours of Italy
Thomas Behnke Villas and farms in Tuscany
Travel.it Travel information
Ware Farmhouses in italy
World Walks Walking holidays in Italy including The Italian Lakes