M8: Writing

Instructional objective

You will be able to write past experience about your holiday and vacation

Writing Activities 1 : Writing last experience

My last holiday

My last holiday was a five-day trip to Prague in the Czech Republic. I know Prague well because I lived there when I was at university, more than ten years ago.

Instead of staying in a hotel, I stayed with one of my old friends. It was so much fun, and a little bit like my old life. I wanted to do all the same things I did in my university days, so I visited the university. It has changed a lot and looks more modern. I also went to the supermarket near my old house. I loved seeing all the different foods. I was really happy to find my favourite cheese and chocolate biscuits but they were a bit more expensive than I remember!

We did some touristy things too. We walked up beautiful Petrin Hill and around the castle. The views of the city are amazing up there. We walked across the historic Charles Bridge. My friend’s flat is very near the TV Tower so we saw the famous baby statues climbing up it. Those things haven’t changed, of course.

Writing Tips

1. Try to make your writing interesting for the reader. To do this, you can make it personal with your own memories and experiences.
2. Use adjectives to add detail to your descriptions.
3. Write clear and simple sentences and organize your ideas in short paragraphs. Give each paragraph a different topic.
4. Use so, but, and, because and other linking words.

Writing Practice

Write your last vacation experiences

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For more exercise you can follow this link:

  1. My last holiday
  2. Write and Improve : Cambridge English