Holidays and Travel Planning

Holidays and travel is one of the most important GCSE Spanish topics, tested extensively in all four papers. You need to talk about past holidays, plan future trips, book accommodation and deal with travel problems. This lesson covers essential vocabulary, past and future tenses and model answers.

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1. Holiday Vocabulary (Las vacaciones)

Spanish	English
las vacaciones	the holidays
un viaje	a trip / journey
el destino	the destination
el extranjero	abroad
la playa	the beach
la montaña	the mountain
el campo	the countryside
la costa	the coast
la isla	the island
el lago	the lake
una excursión	a day trip / excursion
un crucero	a cruise
un vuelo	a flight
un billete / un boleto	a ticket
el pasaporte	the passport
la maleta	the suitcase
hacer las maletas	to pack

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2. Transport (El transporte)