Summer-themed ESL worksheet with vocabulary, word search, and a reading comprehension activity about a child's summer experiences.

Let’s work through the task step by step.

The student is asked to complete sentences about the story “My Summer Vacation” using 1, 2, or 3 words from the text.

We’ll go sentence by sentence and find the correct answers in the story.

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Sentence 1: Nick’s grandparents live _________________________________.

Look at the first paragraph:
> “In June Nick visits his grandparents and he stays with them in their cottage near the river.”

So, they live in a cottage near the river.
But we can only use 1, 2, or 3 words. The most direct answer is:
→ near the river (3 words) — this fits perfectly.

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Sentence 2: His granddad ________________________________ in the morning.

From the same paragraph:
> “In the mornings, he goes fishing to the lake with granddad.”

So, granddad goes fishing with Nick in the morning.
Answer: goes fishing (2 words)

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Sentence 3: Nick ________________________________ and ________________________________ with his friends.

Still in the first paragraph:
> “Then he meets his friends and they play badminton or ride their bikes.”

So, Nick plays badminton and rides bikes with friends.
We need two actions:
→ plays badminton and rides bikes

But let’s check word count:
“plays badminton” = 2 words
“rides bikes” = 2 words → total 4 words? Wait — the instruction says “Write 1, 2 or 3 words to complete the sentences” — meaning per blank? Or for the whole sentence?

Looking again:
“Write 1, 2 or 3 words to complete the sentences about the story.”
And there are blanks like:
“Nick ________________________________ and ________________________________ with his friends.”

That’s two separate blanks. So each blank should be filled with 1–3 words.

So:
First blank: plays badminton (2 words)
Second blank: rides bikes (2 words)

Perfect.

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Sentence 4: Nick goes ________________________________ in July.

Second paragraph:
> “In July, Nick’s family goes on vacation. They go to the seaside.”

So, Nick goes to the seaside in July.
Answer: to the seaside (3 words)

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Sentence 5: He ________________________________ and ________________________________ at the beach.

Same paragraph:
> “His father and brother windsurf, mum sunbathes and Nick plays beach ball, makes sandcastles and swims in the sea.”

So at the beach, Nick does multiple things: plays beach ball, makes sandcastles, swims.

We need two things he does. Let’s pick two that fit well.

Possible answers:
- plays beach ball (3 words)
- makes sandcastles (2 words)
- swims in the sea → too long? “swims” alone might be okay, but better to be specific.

The sentence says “at the beach”, so “swims in the sea” is accurate, but “swims” alone is 1 word — acceptable.

But let’s see what’s most natural. Since the sentence already says “at the beach”, maybe “swims” is enough.

However, looking back, the story says “swims in the sea” — but since the sentence specifies “at the beach”, we can simplify.

Actually, let’s stick close to the text.

Best pair:
→ plays beach ball and makes sandcastles

Both are clearly stated and fit within 3 words each.

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Sentence 6: Nick sleeps ________________________________ when he goes camping.

Third paragraph:
> “Every August, Nick goes camping with his friends. They sleep in tents in the campsite.”

So, he sleeps in tents.
Answer: in tents (2 words)

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Now, let’s compile all answers:

1. near the river
2. goes fishing
3. plays badminton / rides bikes
4. to the seaside
5. plays beach ball / makes sandcastles
6. in tents

All answers are 1–3 words as required.

Final Answer:
1. near the river
2. goes fishing
3. plays badminton, rides bikes
4. to the seaside
5. plays beach ball, makes sandcastles
6. in tents