Name : Greacia Novi Mayo Sianipar

SRN : 2012150009

Task : Destinations (Advanced Reading and Writing)

1. Do you know the names of these places? Where are they?

2. Do you enjoy the travelling? Why?

= Yes, because traveling makes our minds fresh again after going through a hectic job or college
assignment.

A. GOAL 1 TALK ABOUT PAST VACATION TRIPS

Vocabulary

A. Match the photos to an activity from the box

Visit places of interest 5 Take photos 1

Take a bus tour 3 Pack/unpack suitcases 2

Check into the hotel 4 Buy souvenirs 7

Rent a car 6

B. Which of these do you do before and during your vacation?

Before : Pack suitcases, check into the hotel, rent a car.

During : unpack suitcases, take a bus tour, visit places of interest, take photos, buy souvenir.
Grammar: Simple past tense

A. Complete the sentences. Use the simple past tense form of the verb in parentheses.

1. Last year, we visited (visit) Machu Picchu in Peru.

2. We don’t like (not, like) the hotel.
3. We bought (buy) some interesting souvenirs.
4. When did you arrived (you arrive) at the airport?
5. We went (go) to Paris and Rome last year.

B. Unscramble the words to write questions and answer.

1. Q: to Europe Did you go year? Last

Q: Did you go to Europe last year?
2. A: to we No, went America.
A: No, we went to America.
3. Q: did buy you those Where souvenirs?
Q: Where did you buy those Souvenirs?
4. A: them bought in We Egypt.
A: We bought them in Egypt.

B. GOAL 2 EXCHANGE INFORMATION ABOUT VACATIONS

C. GOAL 3 USE WAS/WERE TO DESCRIBE A PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

Language Expansion: Emphatic Adjective

A. Write an emphatic adjective below each picture.

 Horrible
 Exhausting
 Filthy
 Spotless
  Enormous
B. Use emphatic adjective to complete the text.
We had an fascinating vacation. We visited six European countries in six days. My
favorite country was Italy. Rome is a enermous city. There is so much to see: museums,
churches, ruins. We stayed in a Everything about it was perfect. It had spotless
swimming pool and very friendly people.

Grammar: Simple past tense use of to be

A. Match the questions and the answers.

1. Were you tired? D a. No, he wasn't. He was on time.

2. Where were they? B b. They were in Peru.

3. Was the weather good? E c. No, they weren't. They were filthy.

4. Was he late? A d. Yes, I was. I was exhausted.

5. Were the rooms clean? C e. Yes, it was.

B. Complete the sentences with was or were.

1. We didn't enjoy our vacation. The weather was very bad.

2. How was the food?

3. Were you tired when you got home?

4. I was really interested in the ruins. They were boring

5.Were the hotel clean?

D. GOAL 4 TALK ABOUT A DISCOVERY FROM THE PAST

Reading

c. Answer the questions.

1. Did Hiram Bingham discover Inca ruins in Ollantaytambo?

= Yes, he found it
2. How much did he pay Arteaga?
= Pay him 50 cents per day
3. Was the climb to Machu Picchu easy?
= exhausting
4. Where did they eat?
= at a little grass hut
5. How did the incas cut the stones?
= The Incas used solar power, not manpower, to cut the huge stones.

Writing

Read the postcard. Write a similar postcard about your last vacation or one of the vacations on
page 67

Hi everyone,

Greetings from Jogja. We're having a great time here. We arrived in Jogja last year and we went
to Prambanan Temple. It was fascinating. There was an enormous statue of the Buddha God. The
hotel was spotless and the food was excellent. It is much more Relaxing here in Jogja. People are
friendly and polite

Love Cia
E. VIDEO JOURNAL MACHU PICCHU

Before You Watch

A. Which of these beaches would you like to visit? Why?

= The second picture, because I prefer to see the beautiful, quiet and peaceful sea view of the
beach. if it's crowded like that it's less fun.

B. Fill in the blanks. Use the words in the box to complete the video summary

Video summary

When Hiram Bingham discovered Machu Picchu it was a quiet place. Now, many tourist go to
Machu Picchu every day. Some people say it is good for business but other people say it is bad
for the environment.