Finding a Vacation Destination: Summer Ads (A1) and Winter Ads (A2) 🗺️
One family, two seasons, two levels. In summer (A1), the family looks for an affordable destination in July: four ads — Croatia, Portugal, Spain, Morocco — and four questions to extract the right information. In winter (A2), the same family looks for the best option in December: five ads — France, Thailand, Canary Islands, Canada, Italy — and six questions, including a real budget calculation.
Both versions end with the same task: place the countries on the map, then call the establishment to book — a ready-made oral practice. The answer keys are printed on the worksheets, with the full budget calculations for the A2 version. The summer US Letter PDF with watermark is free for everybody; everything else is for Premium members.
✨ What students practise
First, reading a real-life document: an ad has a price, a place, a list of services, a phone number — the student learns to scan it, not to read it word by word. Then, comparing: which ad answers the question? At A1, the answers are direct; at A2, question 5 asks for a full calculation — 14 nights at the given price, plus the travel cost for four people.
And finally, speaking: « Appelez un de ces établissements pour réserver. » The phone numbers are in the ads, the situation is set — the role-play starts by itself. In short, one worksheet that covers reading, logic, maths and oral expression, in a situation every family knows: choosing where to go on holiday.
Family of four, two weeks, July or December, and the budget constraint.
Underline the prices, the services and the free options in each ad.
Answer the questions, place the countries on the map — and calculate at A2.
Role-play: phone the establishment and book for the family.
☀️ The summer version (A1): four ads
The brief: a couple with two children (6 and 8), two weeks in July, a tight budget. Four destinations, four prices, and the details that change everything:
❄️ The winter version (A2): five ads, and a real budget
Same family, December, and a new variable: the travel cost. A cheap night in Bangkok means nothing if the flight costs 450 € per person — and that is exactly what question 5 asks the students to calculate.
🎁 The free summer version, with watermark
The A1 summer worksheet in US Letter, with our watermark: four ads, four questions, the map and the oral task, answer key included.
🎁 Free PDF – Summer A1, US Letter, with watermark
The four summer ads and the questions, free for everyone.
🔓 Want the clean summer files and the winter version?
Become a Premium member to unlock the clean PDFs, the DOCX files and the A2 winter worksheet.
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❓ Frequently asked questions
📚 What levels are these worksheets for?
The summer version is A1: four ads and direct questions. The winter version is A2: five ads, a travel cost to add, and a full budget calculation in question 5.
🗂️ What does each worksheet contain?
A family brief, the vacation ads with prices and services, comprehension questions, a map task (place the countries), an oral task (phone the establishment to book), and the answer key.
🧮 What makes the A2 version harder?
The travel cost. The students calculate the total for 14 nights plus the flights or the car trip for four people, then compare with the 2 000 € budget. The answer key shows every calculation.
🎁 Which version is free?
The summer A1 worksheet in US Letter, with watermark. The clean summer files and the whole winter version are reserved for Premium members.
📞 How to use the oral task?
In pairs: one student is the receptionist, the other calls to book for the family, using the phone number printed in the ad. Five minutes of role-play, no preparation needed.
