A1 level 3

Planning my vacation

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Hi! It’s me again, Linda. I would like to introduce my friend

Daryl who has just arrived at the fair. Accompany us to see the
activities I will do in my holidays in Italy.

To do it, you need to study the following topics:

Verbs in simple present

Future forms of verbs
Planning activities

Linda: What can I do in Italy?

Agent: You can do a lot of things in Italy. But I think the most interesting things
are in Rome and Venice.

Lynda: Very nice. I want to book those two cities for the winter break.

Agent: Sure. I will get to that right away... Everything is ready. I have the
reservations for your flights and hotel.

Lynda: Please, tell me about the activities I can do there.

Agent: Sure. We offer several tours in Rome and Venice. You will
arrive in Rome on December 21st. You will be there for three days.
You can start your tour on December 22nd. What types of activities
do you like?

Lynda: I like cultural and outdoor activities.

Agent: Ok. The best places for that are the Coliseum, St. Peter
Square, the Pantheon, the Spanish Steps, the Campo de’ Fiori, and
Trevi Fountain. Here are brochures for each of those places. It will
take two days to visit all of them.

Lynda: These look great. What about Venice, what can I do there?

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Agent: You will also be in Venice for three days.These are the outdoor and cultural
activities we offer.

Lynda: I want to go to the Grand Canal, the Palazzo Ducale, St. Mark’s Square, the
San Gallo Theater, the Via Garibaldi, and the Museum of Natural History. Can I visit
these places in three days?

Agent: Sure. You can schedule the tours online once you decide which places you
will visit.You are all set. You will receive your tickets via e-mail.

Lynda: Really? Thank you very much.

Agent: Have a nice vacation.

Daryl: So, are your plans ready for winter break?

Lynda: I just booked a trip to Italy. I will travel in December.

Daryl: Nice. What places will you visit?

Lynda: I hope to visit a lot of places. But I will not have much time. I will go to
Rome first and I think I will visit the Coliseum, St. Peter Square, the Spanish Steps,
the Campo de’ Fiori, and Trevi Fountain.

Daryl: Will you travel to other cities?

Lynda: Yes, I will go to Venice as well. I believe the places I will visit there are the
Grand Canal, the Palazzo Ducale, St. Mark’s Square, the San Gallo Theater, the
Via Garibaldi, and the Museum of Natural History.

Daryl: That sounds nice. I think you will have a nice trip.

Lynda: Thank you very much Daryl.

Daryl: Ready for the rest of the fair.

Lynda: Absolutely!

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Some expressions the travel agent uses have the form WILL because they are
things that Linda and the agent are planning. When these sentences appear is
because they are referring to a plan. The travel agent says these expressions using
WILL because she knows that if nothing goes wrong, these things will certainly
happen.

Linda’s uses other words besides will. Linda uses words like HOPE, BELIEVE and
THINK. She uses these words because she is not sure about the things she says.
They are not certain. If you are not sure about something you are planning, you
can express that with words like HOPE, BELIEVE and THINK. These words reduce
the certainty of the things you say.

She will go to the She thinks she will visit

Fontana di Trevi. Doges Palace.

She believes she will visit She will go to the She hopes to go to the
Ponte Vecchio. Leaning Tower. St. Peter´s Basilica.

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 Credits

Pedagogical Direction Script composition

Paul Cifuentes Carlos Serrano
Carlos Amaya
Content support
Direction of Art Diana Cantor
Cesar Páez
Multimedia development
ICT Leadership Edmundo Watts
Yeison Ospina Gabriel Leon
Alejandro Valencia L.
Direction of Technology
Yeison Ospina Voices
Equipo regional San Andrés.
Quality management
Juan Carlos Rojas

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