UNIT 2

Level: B1 Intensive Date: Wednesday May 19, 2021

Unit: Unit 2A-C Travel and Tourism
LESSON OBJECTIVE:
-Talk about past holidays.
-Use phrases to ask for information in a public place.

2A We had an adventure

1.READING AND LISTENING

Ask and answer the questions.

1 Where do you like to go on holiday?

I like to go to Mexico on holiday.

2 Do you like to try new things on holiday?

Yes, I do it because I try their typical food.

Read yes Man changed my life and answer the questions.

1 What is Danny Wallace’s book, Yes man about?

It’s about Man who says yes to every questions for a year.

2What did Richard do after he read Yes man?

He took a holiday from work and became a ‘yes man’ for a week.

Listen to Richard describing day three.Are sentences 1-5 true (T) false (f)? Correct
the false sentences.

1. The class began with a lesson before they went out to sea? T
2. Richard felt fine when they went out on the boat? F He was really worried.
3. He found it difficult to stand up on the water skis. T
4. He hated water skiing. F Aer the third time, he loved water skiing.
5. when he got back to the hotel, we went to bed? F Later on in the evening he had
a drink with the other water skiers.
 GRAMMAR

Past simple: negative and question

PAST SIMPLE:

VERB TO-BE WAS-WERE

WAS I, SHE, IT

WERE YOU, WE, THEY

(+)

PRESENT
I’m an excellent soccer player.
You are my best friend.
I’m 15 years old…..
PAST
I was an excellent soccer player.
You were my best friend.
I was 15 years old.
I was born in 1999
They were born at 9pm.

(-)

I WASN’T AN EXCELLENT SOCCER PLAYER.

YOU WEREN’T MY BEST FRIEND.

(?)

WERE YOU AN EXCELLENT SOCCER PLAYER? YES, I WAS. / NO, I

WASN’T.

WERE YOU MY BEST FRIEND? YES, I WAS. / NO, I WASN’T.

PAST SIMPLE OTHER VERBS LAST, AGO, YESTERDAY

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

Work worked Feel felt
Travel travelled Drive drove
Play played Drink drank
Watch watched Buy bought
Stay stayed
Study studied
Enjoy enjoyed
(+) VERB PAST

I WORKED AT THE UNIVERSITY. I DID MY HOMEWORK AT NIGHT.

I BOUGHT A NEW TV LAST MONDAY.

(-) DIDN’T

I DIDN’T WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY.

I DIDN’T BUY A NEW TV LAST MONDAY.

(?) DID

DID YOU WORK AT THE UNIVERSITY? YES, I DID. / NO, I DIDN’T

DID YOU BUY A NEW TV LAST MONDAY? YES, I DID. / NO, I DIDN’T

a.-Complete the sentences with the words in the box.

1 Some of my experiences weren’t

1) Weren’t
2) Didn’t
3) Did
4) Was

2C What time’s the next train?

1 LISTENING

What kind of information do people ask for in these places? Think of two kinds of
information for each place.

Train stations times of trains, which platforms they leave from.

Tourist offices places of interest to visit, shows and entertainment.
Airports how long a delay is, changing a flight.

Watch or listen to Part 1 . Again Answer the questions.

1) The next train leaves in four minutes.

2) The train leaves in 30 minutes.
3) That train leaves from 12 platforms.
4) Annie comes back Sunday.
5) The Annie ticket is 26, 30 pounds.

2 USEFUL LANGUAGE Asking for information in a public place

Complete the dialogue with words from the box.

A Hi, could you tell me wehre the museum is,please?

B Yes, it’s not far.It’s by the river look on he map – here

A I see. And what time does it open?

B From 8 am till 4 pm.

A How much is a ticket?

B For adults it’s $ 14.

A Where can I buy a ticket?

B I can sell you a ticket here,or you can buy one at the museum.

A Oh,I’ll buy one here. Can I pay by card?

B of course—That’s no problem.

Level: B1 Intensive Date: thursday May 20 th, 2021

Unit: Unit 2B-2D Travel and Tourism
LESSON OBJECTIVE:
-Talk about past holidays.
-Use phrases to ask for information in a public place.

2B Everyone Was Waiting For Me

VOCABULARY travel collocations

a) look at the list of a ways to travel, Which do you prefer? Why?

*car *bus *train

*plane *coach *on foot

I prefer to travel by train because is interesting and

GRAMMAR
 PAST CONTINUONS TENSE

S + was 7 were + V-ing

She was cooking all morning.

S+was/were + not+V-ing?
She was not sleeping when he came home?

Was/ were + S + V-ing?

Was she sleeping when he came home?

USAGE EXAMPLE

While I was washing the dishes, I

To describe parallel actions
heard a loud noise...

To describe what someone was I was working in the garden all

doing at a particular point in time. day yesterday

To express interrupted action in I was driving work when I

the past. crashed my car.

To describe repetition and He was always complaining in

irritation. class.
 + - ?
I was working I wasn’t working Was I working?
You were working You weren’t working Were you working?
HE / SHE / IT working HE SHE It wasn’t working Was he / she it working?
We were working We weren’t working Were we working?
You weren working You weren’t working Were you working?
They were working They weren’t working Were they working?

SPELLINIG RULLES FOR VERBS IN “ING” FORM

BASE FORM ING FORM

Cook-eat -Speak Cooking-eating-Speaking
Buy – Enjoy-Try Buying – Enjoying-Trying
Go -Do Going -Doing
Lay - Lie Laying - Lieing
Skip- Put-Swim Skipping- Putting-Swimming

listen and complete the past continuous verbs in the sentences.

1.- it was raining when I left the house .

2.-when I boarded the plane,all the other passengers were waiting for me.

3.- I was reading my book,when one of the flight attendants spoke to me.

4.- I was sitting on the toilet when the trains turbulence started.

Complete the sentences with the past continuous or past simple forms of the verbs
in Brackets.

1.-The train was leaving (leave) the station, when I realised (realise)was on the wrong
train.

2.-When I was traveling travel around Australia,

I lost lost(lose) my passport

3.-I was running (run) for the bus when my bag opened (open) and all my things fell
(fall) out.

4.- I was driving (drive) to a family wedding when my GPS stopped (stop) working.
2D Skills for writing This city is different, but very friendly

1 SPEAKING AND LISTENING

look at the pictures of Indonesia ask and answer the questions.

1. What can you see in the photos? Traffic jam

2. what do you know about Indonesia? It’s really humid, because this is the rainy
season.
3. Have you been there? would you like to go there? why/ why not? I haven't
because.

Listen to Karen talking to her nephew. Tim about Indonesia. Answer the questions.

1. Why is Tim phoning Karen? to ask for advice about arriving in Indonesia.
2. When did she travel to Indonesia? about ten years ago
3. Which of the things in the photographs? (a tra" ic jam), c (a storm with heavy
rain and lightning)

2 READING
Read the blog again and answer the questions.

1. What did Tim do on the flight? I'm asleep most of the day away.
2. Why was the Journey to the Centre slow? He huge of scope traffic jam
3. Why did Tim think the taxi driver was happy? Drive was weren’t
4. What did he think of the food at the restaurant? Ducks to do with what's
happened
5. What did he see in the old town? A lots of old buildings.

2 WRITING SKILLS
C) Put but when so or because where you see in the sentence.

1.- we were very tired so we went the straight to bed.

2.-When we got to the hotel in unpacked.

3.-it was the middle of the night so the streets were completely empty.

4.-The restaurants looked small and cheap but the food was amazing.

5.- we gave the waiter $5 because the service was excellent.

5.- we ran into a shopping Centre when the storm began.

6.- we went to the National Museum because we wanted to understand more about the
country's history.