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10 My Greek Vacation 1 of 2

A Before you watch

Write the simple past form of each verb. Circle the regular verbs.

Base Form Simple Past Base Form Simple Past

go went make
swim stay
catch have
see take
ride want

B While you watch

1 Check the things that Elena did on her vacation. Add more information about each activity if possible.
swam went to a concert rode a bicycle
caught fish stayed in Athens took pictures
visited islands visited monuments made videos

2 W
 atch the beginning of the video again and underline the words that sound strongest. Read the
conversation aloud along with the video.
Josie: Elena, that is so beautiful!
Elena: Isn’t it nice?
Josie: You are so lucky! I really want to go there.
Elena: I know. I want to go back so much, you can’t imagine!
Josie: I bet. And I want to come with you next time.
3 Write the questions for these answers.
1 Tom: Where ?
Elena: Greece.

2 Tom: Why ?
Elena: Because my mom was born there.

3 Josie: Didn’t ?
Elena: Well, it was wonderful, but I also wanted to come home.

4 What does Elena say about the Parthenon and the evzones? Make notes.

1 The Parthenon

2 The evzones

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10 My Greek Vacation 2 of 2

C After you watch

Write notes about your last vacation. Tell a partner.
1 Where did you go?
2 Why did you go there?
3 Where did you stay?
4 What did you see?
5 What did you do?
6 Who did you go with?
7 Why did you like / dislike your vacation?

D Language points
Read these sentences from the video. Choose the sentence with the same meaning as the word or phrase in
italics.
1 Elena: I want to go back so much. You can’t imagine. Josie: I bet.
a Yes, I understand.  b I don’t believe you.

2 Elena: This is the beach near my hotel. Josie: Cool!

a Interesting!  b Fantastic!

3 Elena: It’s over 2,000 years old. Josie: Are you serious?
a That’s incredible.  b You’re crazy.

4 Tom: Those are really neat pictures, Elena.

a Your pictures are funny.  b Your pictures are nice.

5 Elena: Hmmm… let me think about it.

a It’s a problem.  b I’m not sure.

E Your viewpoint
What kinds of activities do you like to do when you are on vacation? Do you prefer active sports or relaxing
on the beach? Discuss with your partner.
I like to go skiing or hiking on my vacations. What about you?

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