THE BEST HOLIDAY OF MY Fill in the blanks with the past simple of the verbs below: Our children …………………………… sandcastles Patrick ………………… and ………………………… in the sea with his friends I ………………………… a lot of presents for my friends, but I ……………………… much money It …………………………… at all, so we ……………………………… an umbrella We ………………………… a boat and ………………………… in the morning Mum finally …………………………… to drive Sam and Paula ……………………… fishing They …………………………… some fish and crabs My parents ………………………… to New York Tony …………………………… every morning He looks so attractive! 10 Andy …………………… a lovely girl 11 Sarah …………………………… lots of photos 12 The sun ……………………… every day The weather ……………………… hot and sunny 13 We ……………………… exotic food It ……………………… delicious 14 Carol …………………………… a gold medal at the Olympic Games SUNBATHE VISIT NOT RAIN TASTE SERVE HIRE MAKE LEARN BUY WIN DANCE NOT SPEND MEET BE HAVE PLAY CATCH SWIM SING GO SAIL EAT NOT NEED PEN TO PAPER! Now write a letter to a friend telling him/her about your holiday Use these questions to help you: Where did you spend your holiday? What did you do? Who you go on holiday with? What was the best about it? Match the sentences and the pictures 1 Our children MADE sandcastles Patrick SWAM and PLAYED in the sea with his friends I BOUGHT a lot of presents for my friends, but I DIDN’T SPEND much money It DIDN’T RAIN at all, so we DIDN’T NEED an umbrella We HIRED a boat and SAILED in the morning Mum finally LEARNT to drive Sam and Paula WENT fishing They CAUGHT some fish and shrimps My parents FLEW to New York Tony SUNBATHED every morning He looks so attractive! 10 Andy MET a lovely girl 11 Sarah TOOK lots of photos 12 The sun SHONE every day The weather WAS hot and sunny 13 We ATE exotic food It TASTED delicious 14 Carol WON a gold medal at the Olympic Games 15 The Smiths VISITED some really interesting museums 16 Julia and Adam HAD a baby 17 We SANG and DANCED at the disco all night long 18 The hotel SERVED a big breakfast SENTENCES & PICTURES 10 18 11 15 12 16 17 13 14