Tuesday, February 28th 2023

Lesson goals
 To Talk about past events, vacation, and a trip
 To use simple past express past events
 To use appropriately Past with Be

buy change eat a car a famous place a hotel

go on pack rent local food money a photo
see stay at take souvenirs a suitcase a tour

1. 2. 3.

4. Buy souvenirs 5. 6. See a famous place

7. Stay at a hotel 8. Change money 9. Rent a car

B Write the activities you do before and during your vacation in the correct column.
Before During

C In groups, write other things you do before and during a vacation. Then share your ideas with
the class.

D Complete the text using the simple past of the verbs in the box. Then listen and check your
answers.

buy - fly - go - rent - see - spend - take - visit

Last year, we (1) went to Mexico for our vacation. We (2) flew to Mexico City from Chicago and
stayed at a hotel in the center. One day, we (3) ______ the subway to Chapultepec Park and
visited the zoo. In the middle of the week, we flew to Cancun and (4) ______ a lot of time on the
beach. We also took a tour to Merida and (5) saw the old city. It was beautiful and I (6) bought a
lot of souvenirs! Finally, we (7) rented a car and (8) visited Uxmal. The pyramids were amazing!

The Pyramid of the Magician in Uxmal, Yucatán, Mexico.

E In pairs, make sentences about a past vacation. Change the verbs into the simple past.
1. Last summer, / my family / go on / vacation.
2. We / drive / all day. - We drived all day
3. In the evening, / we / arrive / at the campsite – In the evening we arrived at the campsite
4. Every day, / I / swim / in a lake / and / walk / in the forest. – Every day I swam in a lake and
walked in the forest
5. One day, / we / take / a tour of an old city. – One day we took a tour of an old city

GOAL CHECK Describe Past Vacations

1. Think about your favorite vacation. Write sentences about what you did. Describe some of the
following:
• the place or country • transportation
• the accommodations (hotel, campsite) • the food
• tours and sightseeing • shopping
• activities (e.g., relaxing, swimming)

2. In pairs, describe your favorite vacation using your sentences

B (tr.31) Listen to two conversations about two different types of vacations. Write the types of
vacations.
Conversation 1: _____________ Conversation 2: _____________

C Listen again. Circle T for true or F for false. Correct the false statements in your notebook.
Conversation 1
1. Mike had a long vacation. T F
2. Chen went to Tanzania. T F
3. He took a boat to an island. T F
4. Chen climbed up Mount Kilimanjaro. T F
5. He photographed animals. T F

Conversation 2
6. Ellie took a day trip to Orlando. T F
7. Ellie visited five theme parks. T F
8. She didn’t like Sea World. T F
9. She went on the Spider-Man ride. T F
10. Mike wants to go there. T F
D (tr.32) Listen and check ( ) the correct boxes in the chart. Then listen again and repeat the
words.
/d/ /t/ / d/
packed
traveled
wanted
arrived
liked
visited

E Listen to the sentences and check ( ) the pronunciation of the -ed endings.
/d/ /t/ / d/
We stayed in a hotel.
I packed my bags.
We rented a car.

F Look at exercise D on page 75. Read the text aloud and practice saying the simple past verb
endings correctly.

Communication

G Make questions from the two conversations in C with these words.

1. go / where / did / you
2. did / fly to / which airport / you
3. did you / there / stay / how long – How long did you stay there?
4. see / did / what / you – what did you see?
5. did / take / any photos / you - Did you take any photos?
6. theme parks / visit / how many / did you -
7. you like / which theme park / did / the most
8. you / go / on / did / the Spider-Man ride

H In pairs, ask and answer the questions in

G. Use the answers from the audio or make new answers.

 GOAL CHECK Ask about a Trip
1. Work in pairs. Ask your partner to choose one of these types of trips:
• a vacation • a long weekend or short break • a day trip

2. Write 5 questions for your partner about his / her trip.

3. Take turns asking and answering the questions

B Complete the text with emphatic adjectives.
We had an (1) _______ weekend in Rome! It’s a (2) _______ city. There is so much to see:
museums, churches, ruins. We stayed in a (3) _______ hotel. Everything about it was perfect. It
had a (4) _______ swimming pool and very friendly people.

C Complete the text with was, were, wasn’t, or weren’t.

It (1) ______ an amazing weekend. My friend likes diving, so we went out on his boat. There (2)
______ a lot of different fish, and we saw a turtle. I wanted to see a shark, but there (3) ______
any. It (4) ______ the wrong time of year. At night, we stayed at a cheap hotel on an island. My
bed (5) ______ very comfortable, but the rooms (6) ______ spotless.
D Match the questions about the weekend in C to the correct answers.
1. How was your weekend? ___ a. No, it wasn’t.
2. Were there a lot of different fish? ___ b. It was great!
3. Were there any sharks? ___ c. Yes, there were. And we saw a turtle.
4. Where was your hotel? ___ d. Yes, they were.
5. Was your bed comfortable? ___ e. It was on an island.
6. Were the rooms clean? ___ f. No, there weren’t. It was the wrong time of year

Conversation
E (tr.34) Listen to the conversation. What was good about the weekend? What was bad?
Alex: How was your weekend?
Camilo: It was good. I went camping with Lee.
Alex: Really? How was the weather?
Camilo: It was bad on the first day. It rained non-stop!
Alex: Oh no! What did you do?
Camilo: We went to a hotel, but there weren’t any rooms. Then we found another hotel. It was
more expensive, but the rooms were clean and the food was good.
Alex: So did you go hiking?
Camilo: Yes, on the second day. It was sunny, so we hiked to a big cliff. It was tiring, but a lot of
fun. The view from the top was good! Anyway, how was your weekend?
Alex: It was OK, but it was very boring compared to yours!
F Practice the conversation in pairs. Switch roles and practice again.
G Change the underlined adjectives to emphatic adjectives and practice again.

GOAL CHECK Talk about Your Weekend

1. Think about a recent weekend when you did something special. Make notes about what you
did.
2. In pairs, ask and answer questions about your weekends.