LISTENING COMPREHENSION

A 4:16 LISTEN FOR MAIN IDEAS Listen to the conversations. Check whether, at the end of the vacation,
the person had a good experience or a bad one.
1 a good experience a bad experience 3 a good experience a bad experience
2 a good experience a bad experience 4 a good experience a bad experience

B 4:17 LISTEN FOR DETAILS Listen again and complete the statements about each vacation.
1 The food was (very good / really awful). 3 He didn’t have any more (clothes / money).
The room was (OK / pretty bad). The people were very (nice / cold).
The entertainment was (really bad / amazing). The hotel was (great / terrible).
2 The hotel was (terrible / terrific). Someone stole his (passport / laptop).
Someone stole their (car / luggage). 4 The food was (fantastic / pretty bad).
Miami was (horrible / wonderful). The people were (cold / nice).
The vacation was too (short / long).

now you can Describe vacation experiences

A NOTEPADDING Make a list of some of your good and bad vacation experiences.

Good experiences Bad experiences Ideas for topics

I went to Bangkok, and the
people were really friendly.
Good experiences
When I went to Los Angeles, • your luggage / wallet /
they lost my luggage. laptop / phone
• the trip / flight / train / bus
• the weather
• the food
Bad experiences • the hotel / front desk cler
server k/
• the activities / shopping
• the entertainment
• the airport / museum /
beach

B PAIR WORK Now tell your partner about the good and bad vacation experiences
on your notepad. Ask questions about your partner’s experiences.
RECYCLE THIS LANGUAGE.

Ask Respond Describe

How was the __? That’s [good / great / fantastic / wonderful]! I had a [wonderful] time.
How long was __? No kidding! The [flight] was __.
What did you __? Oh, no! The __ drove me crazy.
When did you __? That’s too bad. The __ didn’t work.
Where did you __? I’m sorry to hear that. I was in the mood for __, but __.
Tell me about __. They didn’t accept credit cards.

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