LESSON 14-My last vacation

DIALOGUE
Jerry: Hey man! How are you doing! Long time no see!

Clark: Hey! I’m ok! I guess! We are back to school again. Another semester. I can’t wait to finish all this, honestly!

Jerry: Oh come on! It’s not all bad! We just came back from vacation! By the way! How was your vacation!? What did
you do of special?

Clark: Maybe that’s why I’m so blue! My vacation was so freaking awesome. I traveled to the beach with my family! It
was glamorous!

Jerry: Shut up! Where did you go to? California, Charleston or perhaps Florida?

Clark: Oh! None of these! We went to Hawaii, more specifically to Manele Bay! Also we stayed at a resort there. It
was amazing!

Jerry: That’s really something! What did you do there? Did you meet any pretty girls?

Clark: The place is amazing. It’s called Lanai resort. It is in one of the last unspoiled parts of the island. There were
many different rooms and apartments. Waiters served you all the time, plus I was able to eat as much as I could
because it was all inclusive.

Jerry: Sweet, but I was told that Hawaii is famous for its beautiful beaches with bright sand, giant waves and
awesome surfers. Did you surf or scuba dive or at least hunt for oysters?

Clark: No, no! I did not do any of these. I preferred to stay by the pool, having some drinks, checking on the cheeks
and suntan myself. After all, I went there to relax! One week of pure relaxation, massage and good services. All that I
needed.

Jerry: That’s easy to understand why you didn’t want to come back! My vacation, in the other hand was full of things
to do! I got a part time job at Mr.Downfrey’s delicatessen in order to get some extra cash; you know.

Clark: Why did you do that? Are you short of cash? Do you want to do anything special?

Jerry: Well I have to save some money to buy my first car, so I didn’t want to waste any time and started working part
time only.

Clark: So it means you didn’t do anything fun on your vacation!?

Jerry: I went to Comic Con this year! It was nice!

VOCABULARY- TRAVELING

Passport Hotel Bellboy To see off

Boarding pass Hostel Guest(s)/Residents To set off
Baggage claim Resort Hotelier To take off
Immigration Fleabag Non residents Check in
Flight attendant Campsite Maid Get on
GRAMMAR POINT: SIMPLE PAST

USAGE
1- TO TALK ABOUT ONE OR MORE PUNCTUAL ACTIONS 2-TO TALK ABOUT ROUTINE IN PAST
IN PAST. a)When I was a boy I walked a mile to school every day.
a)I met my wife in 1983. b)We swam a lot while we were on holiday.
b)We went to Spain for our holidays. c)They used to visit their friends every weekend.
c)They got home very late last night, because they went
to a party.

STRUCTURE:

1-VERB TO BE

I/He/She/It WAS/WASN’T

You/We/They WERE/WEREN’T

• He was a famous doctor ten years ago/You were at your mother’s house yesterday
• Suzan was at the phone/John and Ann were married.

2-ACTION VERBS

- regular: verbs that have ED at the end - irregular: verbs that DON’T HAVE ED at the end
Ex: watch – watched study – studied Ex: go – went drink - drank
play – played call – called take – took eat – ate

SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT

I was a student in 1997
Ann and Mark were at home yesterday
She played volleyball for the national league

SUBJECT VERB COMPLEMENT

I Was NOT a student in 1997
Ann and Mark Were NOT at home yesterday
She DID NOT play volleyball for the national league

AUXILIARY SUBJECT COMPLEMENT

Was I a student in 1997?
Were Ann and Mark at home yesterday?
Did She volleyball for the national league?
PRACTICE TIME-EXERCISES

EXERCISES

1. Put the sentences into SIMPLE PAST:

a) She works at school every day. b) I go to the club on

Saturdays.____________________________________
____________________________________________ ________

c) Peter doesn’t like to play soccer. ___________________________________________

d) My family has lunch together on weekends. ____________________________________________

2. Look at the example and make the same.

Ex: Did you like to go to the club yesterday? / Yes I did. I liked to go to the club yesterday. / No I didn’t. I didn’t
like to go to the club yesterday.

a) Did you have dinner last night?

________________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________

b) Did they go to the game last Friday?

________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________

c) Was he at home yesterday?

________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________

d) Did she drink so much at the party?

________________________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________________

3. Complete the sentences with the correct verb in the past:

GIVE–CHANGE–DRINK–BUY –WIN–RETURN–LIKE–HURT–EAT–ROLL–GO

a)My team _______________ all games in the tournament.

b)Sarah ________________ the stairs and __________________ all her body.

c) Yesterday was my mom’s birthday. I _________________ her a big present.

d) I _____________ to my cousin’s wedding, I ________________ a lot of food and _____________ a lot of wine.

e) Yesterday Mary ________________ some clothes, but she ___________________ very much. So, she
________________ to the store and ______________ them.
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