A.4 What a Weekend!

Did You Have a Good Time?

Pairs. Think about the dialog from the video.

What can you remember? Work together to fill in
the blanks. Then practice the conversation.
Chris: ______________________ your
weekend, Ana?
Ana: ______________ in L.A. on Saturday
and Sunday.
Chris: Oh, wow! What _________________?
Ana: We did a bunch of tourist stuff — ______________________.
Chris: Ah. ______________________ a good time?
Ana: Oh, yeah, ______________________ great!
Role play. Imagine you went away last weekend. Tell your partner about your trip.
Use the conversation above as a model.

Information Gap: Who Was Where?

Pairs. Student A, look at this page. Student B, look at page 17.

Imagine last weekend was a holiday. Find out where Leroy, Sonia and Bill, Pablo,
Toni and Ella, and Jasmine went. Write where they went on a piece of paper.
Use this language:
A: Where was Leroy last weekend? B: He was in ____________.

CANADA

Toronto Alex and Jo Boston

Evan and Sue Niagara Falls

Detroit New York City

Tim
Chicago Philadelphia Atlantic
Tao Tao Pittsburgh Ocean
Baltimore
UNITED Mariana
Indianapolis STATES Washington, D.C.

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 Search Game: Did You Eat Spaghetti?

Whole class. First, work alone. Imagine you went to another country on your last vacation. On a
piece of paper, write 2 sentences about what you did on your trip. Then write a sentence about
where you went. Look at the example on the right.
Now your teacher will collect all the papers and give you
someone else’s paper. Ask yes-no questions to find the person I ate Peking duck.
who matches the information on your paper. This person
I visited the
must say yes to all 3 of your questions. Make sure you use the
shortened phrase “didja” in your questions. Forbidden City.
I went to Beijing.
Use this language:
Did you eat Peking duck?
Did you visit the Forbidden City?
Did you go to Beijing?
When you have all finished, tell the class about the person you found.

Sentence Frames

Pairs. Sit back-to-back. What do you think your partner did last weekend? Complete the sentence
frames. Use verbs like go, play, talk, and visit.

On Friday night, (your partner’s name) _______________________________.

On Saturday morning, he/she _______________________________________.
On Saturday afternoon, he/she ______________________________________.
On Saturday night, he/she __________________________________________.
On Sunday morning, he/she ________________________________________.
On Sunday afternoon, he/she _______________________________________.
And on Sunday night, he/she ________________________________________.

When you both finish, turn your chairs back. Tell your partner what you guessed.
Use this language:
A: On Friday night, B: No, I didn’t!
you went to the movies.
A: What did you do? B: I stayed home and did the laundry.

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 Board Game: Amelia’s Weekend

Groups of 4. Two pairs will compete. Each pair needs 1 marker. See page 62 for complete instructions.
Example
Pair 1, toss the coin. Move 1 space.
Pair 1, Student A: Look at the cue (early Saturday morning). Ask: “What did Amelia do
early on Saturday morning?”
Pair 1, Student B: Look at the picture. Say: “She practiced the guitar.”

1 2 3
START

FINISH
early Saturday morning Sunday night Saturday night
11 4
Amelia’s diary
Friday

early Sunday afternoon Saturday Sunday

Friday night
10 5

early Saturday afternoon Sunday morning

9 8 7 6

late Sunday afternoon late Saturday morning early Sunday morning late Saturday afternoon

Now fill in Amelia’s diary in the center of the board game. What did she do each day?

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 Information Gap: Who Was Where?

Pairs. Student B, look at this page. Student A, look at page 14.

Imagine last weekend was a holiday. Find out where Tim, Evan and Sue, Mariana, Tao Tao, and
Alex and Jo went. Write where they went on a piece of paper.
Use this language:
A: Where was Leroy last weekend? B: He was in ______________.

CANADA

Toronto Boston
Niagara Falls
Toni and Ella
Pablo
Sonia and Bill
Detroit New York City
Jasmine
Chicago Philadelphia Atlantic
Pittsburgh Leroy Ocean
UNITED Baltimore
STATES
Indianapolis Washington, D.C.

WebTalk

Groups of 5. Imagine you went to the country you read about on the web.
Tell your group about the trip you took:
A: Where did you go?
B: I went to Iceland.
C: Why did you choose Iceland?
B: Because it’s beautiful!
D: How long did you stay?
B: Ten days.
E: What did you do there?
B: I visited the Solhema Glacier.
Now make an ad for your tour.

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 Appendix
Instructions for Board Games
Use these instructions for the games on pages 3, 16, 28, 47, and 51.
Groups of 4 (2 pairs). Use 1 book and 1 coin. Pairs compete against each other. Each
pair needs 1 marker.
Pairs 1 and 2: Put your markers on the “Start” square. To move forward on the
board, toss the coin. One side of the coin = move 1 space; the other side of
the coin = move 2 spaces.
Pair 1: Begin playing. Toss the coin and move your marker to the correct square.
Use the cues and/or pictures in the square and/or in the middle of the
board to complete the task. Look at the example on the page for more
information.
Pair 2: Make sure Pair 1 completes the task correctly. If you aren’t sure, ask your
teacher.
Pair 1: If you are correct, your marker can stay on the square. If you are not
correct, move the marker back to where you started.
Pair 2: Toss the coin and move to the correct square. If you land on the square
with Pair 1’s marker on it, move to the next square. Complete the task.
Pairs 1 and 2: Take turns. Play until one pair gets to the “Finish” square.

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