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1 Where to go

Match the cities to the countries.

1. Rome 3. Seville 5. Marrakesh 7. Boston

2. Budapest 4. Sydney 6. Shanghai 8. Buenos Aires

a. Spain c. Hungary e. China g. Argentina

b. Australia d. Morocco f. USA h. Italy

2 What to pack

Match the words to the pictures.

a boarding pass a lock a passport a phone charger

a tablet a toothbrush a travel adapter travel guides

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

What other things do you take when you go on a short trip?

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3 Transport in the city

Match the ways to travel around a city with the signs.

by bike by boat by bus by metro

by taxi by train by tram on foot

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

Choose the best way for each person below to travel.

1. Pedro: "I hate traffic jams, but I don’t really like to walk or cycle. I like to travel fast and look out
the window at the view."
2. Annabelle: " When I visit a place, I like to travel slowly and see a lot. I like cycling but it’s
dangerous when you don’t know the city. I also don’t like to spend a lot of money on transport."

3. Erik: " Cities are very crowded, so I don’t like to walk to get somewhere. So, I think the best way
to travel is underground."
4. Claudia: I like busy cities. The traffic is usually bad, but I think it’s okay when someone else drives.
I don’t like public transport though.

When you visit a city, how do you travel around?

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4 Places to go

Match the verbs on the left with the words on the right to make phrases.

1. visit a. a meal

2. look b. a museum

3. eat c. at paintings in a gallery

4. walk d. a walk in the park

5. take e. some coffee

6. go f. souvenirs

7. buy g. to a club

8. drink h. up a tower

What other things can you do in a city?

5 Talking about your trip

Look at the table below. Fill in the gaps.

The past simple forms of there is/there are are there was/there wasn’t.

singular plural

+ There was a park. + There some

- There wasn’t a castle. restaurants.
? a market? - There
any shopping centers.
? Were there any theaters?

Short answers
Yes, there was. / No, there wasn’t.
Yes, there were. / No, there weren’t.

• We often use there was / there were with a/an, some and any.
• We use some and any with plural nouns.
• Use some in positive (+) sentences, and any in negative sentences (-) and questions (?).
• some = not an exact number.

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Complete the conversation below with was/were/wasn’t/weren’t.

1. 3. 5.
2. 4. 6.

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Key

1. Where to go

1. h 2. c 3. a 4. b 5. d 6. e 7. f 8. g

2. What to pack

Students can work alone and check in pairs.

1. a phone charger 2. a toothbrush 3. a lock 4. a travel adapter
5. travel guides 6. a tablet 7. a passport 8. a boarding pass

3. Transport in the city

Students can work in pairs and then check with the teacher.
1. by metro 2. by tram 3. by bus 4. on foot
5. by train 6. by taxi 7. by bike 8. by boat

1. by train 2. on foot (or by tram) 3. by metro 4. by taxi

4. Places to go

1. b 2. c 3. a 4. h
5. d 6. g 7. f 8. e

5. Talking about your trip

Work together as a class on the first part of the exercise. Make sure students understand the explanation.
1. Was there a market? 2. There were some restaurants.
3. There weren’t any shopping centers.

1. was 2. wasn’t 3. were

4. were 5. were 6. were’t

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