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Workshop 2
How was your vacation-

Unit 1
Learning objectives
Communicative goals
● Greet someone arriving from a trip.
● Ask about someone’s vacation
● Discuss vacation preferences
● Describe good and bad vacation experiences

Vocabulary
● Adjectives to describe trips
● Intensifiers
● Decline and accept help
● Good and bad vacation experiences

Listening skills/ pronunciation

● Listen for main ideas

● Listen for details
● Infer meaning

Pronunciation

● The simple past tense ending.

 ● Regular verbs

1. Match the activities for Dublin, Ireland, with the types of interest. Write the
letter on the line​.
_C___ 1. Play golf on an island in Dublin Bay.
___D_ 2. Enjoy fresh, local seafood
___A_ 3. See the 1.200-year-old book of Kells at Trinity College.
___E_ 4. Visit the Dublin Zoo in Phoenix Park.
__B_ 5. Watch a performance of traditional Irish music and dance.
A- History
B- Entertainment
C- Physical activities
D- Good food
E- Family activities

2. What do you like to do on vacation? Number the boxes in order, making number
1 your favorite.
___3_ take pictures __1__ swim ___2_go snorkeling
__4__ go shopping _6__ lie in the sun __7__ walk around
___8__ eat in a restaurant _12___watch movies or shows __ 10__go to
clubs
__9__ visit museums __5__ walk on the beach __11__ play golf

3. In Colombia, where would you go on vacation for …

Cartagena City
1. Good food and entertainment?
Street Food Tour of Cartagena
2. History and culture?
Cartagena City Shore Excursion
3. Family activities?
Rumba in Chiva Party Night!
4. Physical activities?
go swimming to Rosario island
4. Complete the conversations. Write the best response on the lines. Use sentences
from the box​.

1. Man: Can I give you a hand?

Woman:​ ___I'm fine thanks ____________________

2. Man: So, how was the trip?

Woman:​ __It was pretty long and boring ______________________

3. Man: I’ll bet the food was terrible

Woman:​ ______that's too bad___________________
 4. Woman: Of course, the train wasn’t on time.
Man:​ _______that's too bad________________________

5. Woman: But it was very scenic

Man: _that's too bad_

Grammar in action
Listen careful the videos, then, do the exercises.
1- Verb "to BE" | English grammar lesson & exercises
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wvzgid7RvU
2- Question Words in English
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gyK47DD0ogg

5. Write statements. Use the words in parentheses and was, were, wasn’t or
weren’t.
1. (The cruise / terrific): -- the cruise was terrific
2. (The shop / quite nice): __The shop was quite nice
 3. (our room / really small): ______Our room wasn't really small
4. (There / not / many family activities): _There weren't many family activities
5. (There / a lot of friendly people: __There were a lot of friendly people
6. (The flight /not / very long): _The flight wasn't very long

6. Write yes / no questions and short answers. Use the past tense of be.

1. A:(your /bus trip/ long): was you bus trip long?

B: No, It wasn´t. It was less than an hour.

2. A: (the movie theater/ open):__Was the movie theater open?

B: Yes, it was. They had a late show.
3. A:(the weather / good): __Was the weather good ?
B: No,_it wasn't. It rained every day.
4. A: (There / a movie /on your flight): was There a movie on your flight ?
B: No, there wasn't. It was so boring!
5. A: (there /many people /on the train) Were there many people on the
train?
B: Yes, there were. We had to stand.

7. ​ omplete the conversation with information questions. Use the past tense of be​.
C
A: Hey, Marty. Where were you last weekend?
1. Where /you / last weekend
B: My wife and I took a little vacation.
A: Really? _How was it?
2. How / it
B: Too short! But we stayed at a great resort.
A: Oh yeah? Where was the resort?
3. Where / the resort
B: Over in Wroxton. We drove up Friday night.
A: Wroxton? That’s rather far. How long was the drive?
4. How long / the drive
B: About three and a half hours. There wasn’t any traffic.
A: Nice! And how was the weather?
5. And / how / the weather
B: Actually, the weather was quite good. Only rained once!
A: Sounds wonderful. __How long were you there?
6. How / long you / there
B: Just three days. We didn’t want to come home!

GOOD LUCK
AND GOD BLESS YOU