‘1 READING & LISTENING a Read the title and the introduction to a story. Which of the four things do you think is the worst to lose when you're on holiday? b_ Read the story sent by a reader to an online magazine. What did Stuart lose? Did he find it? © Read the story again. Then cover it and correct the bold information. 1 Stuart went to the Alps with his fa Stuart went t (One day, they went eycling. It took three hours to get to the top of the mountain, They had a snack at the top of the mountain, The view wasn’t very good. Stuart wanted to take another photo, but he couldn't find his camera, 7. He went back up the mountain with one of his friends. 8 They spent an hour looking for the phone. 9 Itstarted to get warmer. 0 7 ily. He found his phone in his bag. His friends were angry about it. d_ @2.1 Listen to a recording sent to the magazine. What did Marta lose? Did she find it? e Listen to Marta's story again. Answer the questions. 1. When did it happen? 2 Where did Marta want to go on holiday? Why? 3. Why did she fly to Brussels? 4. What happened at the gate in Brussels airport? 5 How did she feel? 6 What did the policeman say? 7. Where did she fly in the end? What happened there? Have you ever lost anythit What was it? What happened? portant on holiday? ome! Where's my passport? GEE LP eaular verbs: -ed endings) ‘Passport, tickets, money, phone? It’s the mantra we always say to ourselves when we ‘go on holiday to make sure we haven't forgotten anything. But what happens when one of those things is suddenly missing? Email us your stories or send usa recordit Last year, | went on holiday to the Alps with a group of friends, One day, we climbed a mountain - well it wasn’t really a climb, but it was a long walk - and it took about two hours to get to the top. When we got there, we had lunch. The view was amazing - we could see the sea in the distance. We took photos and just sat in the sun for a while Then we went down again, and when we got back to the car, | wanted to take another photo, but | couldn't find my phone — it wasn't in my bag. | thought ‘Oh no! It's probably at the top of the mountain, where we had lunch | decided the only thing to do was to go back up the mountain to get it, because | didn't want to leave my phone up there. My friends said ‘OK, but you can’t {go on your own, so in the end we all went up again, ‘which was another two hours, When we got to the top we spent about half an hour looking for the phone, but we couldn't find it anywhere. Then it started to get colder it was now late afternoon - so | took my jacket out of my bag, and... my phone was in my jacket pocket! Ifelt terrible, and really stupid! My friends were very nice about it, but they never let me forgetit! ‘Stuart, from Exeter, UK2 GRAMMAR past simple: regular and 4 irregular verbs a ‘a Write the past simple form of these verbs. Are they regular or irregular? Check in Stuart's story. 90 get climb want be think decide take say b have spend can start sit feel 5 b Complete the negative verbs. Then check in Stuart's story. a vit really a climb, but twas a long walk 2 Iwanted to take ancther photo, but! ____find my phone. 31 want to leave my phone up there © How do you make [=land [2]in the past simple...? ‘+ with was/were * with could * with other verbs d- @p.128 Grammar Bank 2 3 PRONUNCIATION -ed endings a @2.3 Listen to three sentences from Marta’s story in 1. What regular verb do you hear in each sentence? b @2.4 Listen and repeat the sounds and sentences. b at tie | booked a hotel We missed our flight. < \arrived at the airport. Bh 5 | ic phones our tends She invited us to stay. Adi neaded a new passport D Regular past simple verbs The -ed ending is usvally pronounced i! or e.g, booked, arrived. We only pronounce the e in -ed when there is at ora dbefore it, eg. wanted, ended, -ed d © Say the past simple of these verbs. In which ones is -ed pronounced (ili? e ‘ask call check decide happen live rent start_stop thank want d @2.5 Listen and check. VOCABULARY holidays In one minute, write down five things you like doing when you're on holiday, e.g. walking in the ‘mountains, exploring a city, going to museums. Then compare with a partner. @p.152 Vocabulary Bank Holidays SPEAKING @2.9 Listen to four conversations. Complete the phrases that B uses to show that he / she is interested in what A is saying. ‘D Useful language for showing interest 1A Lwent to New York last week B_____1 Did you lke it? 2. A The weather was terible~it rained every day B Oh 1 What a What dig you de? 3. A We went to a show in the West End 8 ! What show was it? 4 A Lost my phone on the fist day. 8 2 How ' How did you loseit? Listen again and repeat. Copy B's ‘interested’ intonation. Look at Your last holiday. What are the questions? Your. last 6 What / do during Where / go? 2. When / go? the day? 3 Who / go with? 7 What / do in the 4 Where / stay? evening? What / like? 8 / havea good time? 5 What / the weather ike? 9 / have any problems? Think about your answers to the questions. ‘Work in pairs. Ask your partner about his / her last holiday. Show interest in what he / she says, and try to ask more questions. Then swap roles.ory GRAMMAR BANK 2A past simple: regular and irregular verbs ular irregular EE] We stayed at a hotel last summer. EE] He didn’t stay with fiends. [I Didyou stay forthe weekend? Dw Yes,1 did, WhI]_ Where did you stay? No, we didn't. Why did you go? + We use the past simple to talk about finished actions that happened once or more than once in the past. + The form of the past simple is the same for all persons. * To make the past simple Sl of regular verbs add -ed. See the spelling rules in the chart. * Many common verbs are irregular in past simple, 2.9. go went, see ~ saw. See Irregular verbs p.164. O22 I went to Turkey twice last year. She didn't go to France. Did you go to Madrid? + We use didn’t + infinitive for negatives and Did... + subject + infinitive for questions. += Use ASI and QuAS! to remember word order in questions. See 1A p.126. spelling rules for regular verbs Infinitive past spelling work worked: added stay stayed like kad add dif verb inshes in & study studied y+ iedaftera consonant if vet finishes in consonant stop stopped _vowel-consonart, double the final coneonant 2B past continuous: was / were + verb + -ing ‘Ax 8.45 last Saturday | was walking in the park, ‘The birds were singing. It wasn't raining. ‘A Was it raining when you got up? B No, it wasn’t. ‘A What were you doing at 11 o'clock last night? B | was watching TV. a 1/He/She/It was working. Was he working? ‘Were they working? = We use the past continuous to describe an action in progress at a specific moment in the past. * We often use the past continuous to describe the situation at the beginning ofa story, e.g, In 1972 I was living in London, On You/ We /They were working. ] —W/Heshe/it_wasn'tworking. You/We/ They weren'tworking. Yes, hewas./No, he wasn't. Yes, they wore. /No, they werent past simple or past continuous? We were walking in the gardens when hhe took a photo of us. (My sister arrived when I was having lunch, O22 ‘+ We often use the past continuous and the past simple together in the same sentence. We use the past continuous to talk about a longer action ‘that was happening in the background when the. shorter past simple action happened, 2C time sequencers (On their frst date they went to a restaurant. After that they started meeting every day. (On Thursday had an argument with my boss. ‘The next day I decided to look for a new job. ‘We sat down to eat. Two minutes later my phone rang, When I came out ofthe club, he was waiting for me, ‘The accident happened when | was crossing the road. 217 + We use time sequencers to say when or in what order things. happen. *+ We use when as atime sequencer and also to join two actions. I was watching TV when the phone rang, (two verbs. joined by when) D then, after that “The most common way of linking consecutive actions is with then or after that, but NOT after, e.g. | got up and got dressed. Then / After that / made a cup of cofee NOT shtortmadescopofeotiee, connectors: because, so, but, although because and so ‘She was driving fast because she was in a hury ‘She was in a hurry, 30 she was driving fast. O28 + We use because to express a reason. + We use so to express a result but and although She tried to stop the car, ut she it the man, ‘Although she tried to stop the car, she it the man. ‘She was very tired, but she couldn't sleep, ‘She couldn't sleep, although she was very ti 219 *+ We use but and although to show a contrast. * Although can go at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence.2A ‘a. Put the verbs in brackets in the past simple. b_ Complete the questions in the past simple. Two summers ago we fac (have) a holiday in Scotland. Where did you go_ on holiday lest year? We ri therefor London, bu our ar ‘We went to Vancouver. 2 reak) down on the motorway and we 4 Wow = Ethrane aimitonthnen tM 2 god ine wet (get) to Edinburgh we © (go) a _ to our hotel, but they & (not can) find our oh reservation, and they? (be) full We | went with my family &____ (not know) what to do, but in the end we i.__________._§_¥ + ffind) a Bed and Breakiast and we We stayed in a hotel stay) there for the week. We " 4 the plane tickets, (see) the castle and (buy) alot of souvenirs. 2 We ® (want) to go to Loch Ness, but we They cost about £2,000. %__tnot have) much time and it 5 the weather ike? (be) quite far away. The weather (ot be) itwas hotand sonny. very good -it ” (start) raining on the day é the evening? we (leave) London, and it never ” ————— rh (eel ‘We usually went out for dinner. Ons 2B a Complete the sentences with the verb in the past. _b__ Put the verbs into the past simple or past continuous. continuous. | was eating dinner, 8 | didn't answer the phone. (eat) She arrived _when we were having dinner. 1 Itook this photo when we (arrive, have) in Greece. (travel) vw my arm when | football. 2 He methis wife when he - (break, play) in Japan. (ve) 2 you fast when the police 3 she a coat you? (drive, stop) when she went out? (wear) 3 it when we the pub. 4 The sun when | went to work. (snow, leave) (shine) 4 |______the match because | 5 What you ‘at 7.30 lastnight? (do) (not see, work) 61 when you gave the 5 When you met tomy instructions. (not listen) boss. (cal, talk) 7 They TV when | arrived. 6 We ____in Cambridge when we (oot wateh) (tudy, meet) 8 Itstarted to rain whenwe in 7 they__in Rome when they the park. (run) their first baby? (lve, have) @ yay 2c a Put the sentences in the correct order. A [ll He explained that he was looking for a thief, and then he got on the bus. B Ill Then another man tried to do the same. CC I Last week | was waiting for a bus. D 1 The next day, | saw the story on a local news website. E [ll When | asked the second man what he was: doing, he told me that he was a policeman. F [ll A few seconds later, he got off the bus with the thief. G Ill The bus arrived, but suddenly a man ran in front of me and got on. H [ll After that, @ police car came and took the thief away. Complete the sentences with so, because, but, or 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 although. We couldn't find a taxi, so_we walked home. itwas very cold, she wasn't wearing a coat. | woke up in the night there was a noise. I called him, is mobile was turned off. she's very nice, she doesn’t have many friends. There was nothing on TV, went to bed. All the cafés were ful She wanted to be a doctor, The garden looked very beautiful, photograph, the team played wel, they did't win. it was a public holiday. she falled her exams. took a OpsHolidays VOCABULARY BANK 1 PHRASES WITH GO 2 OTHER HOLIDAY PHRASES a Match the phrases and photos. a Complete the verb phrases. book buy have hire han! rent spend stay sunbathe 'sanbeid! take stay ___in a hotel / at a money (or time) ‘campsite / with fiends ‘an apartment photos a iicycle (or skis) souvenirs u:vaniz - a flight online fon the beach (ora hotel) a good time b @2.7 Listen and check. D rent or hire? Rent and hire mean the same but we normally use rent for a longer period of time, e.g. you rent a flat or an apartment, and hire fora short time, e.g. you hire sks, a bike, a boat, etc. With a car you can use hire or rent. © Test yourself. Cover the verbs. Remember the phrases. 3 ADJECTIVES a Match the questions and answers. 1. What was the weather like? It was.. 2 What was the hotel like? It was. 3 What was the town like? It was. 4 What were the people like? They were. comfortable, luxurious Elbasic, dirty, uncomfortable friendly, helpful unfriendly, unhelpful beautiful, lovely Binoisy, crowded farm, sunny Elvery windy, foagy, cloudy b @2.8 Listen and check. a D General positive and negative adjectives {go by bus (or car, plane, train) @ Ok, not bad, allright 90 camping @ awiul horrible, terible {0 for a walk g0.on holiday eciouatyiht ACTIVATION Talk to a partner. Which do you prefer? Why? 1 go sightseeing /satsin * going abroad or going on holiday in your country 90 skiing (or walking, cycling) * going by car, bus, plane, or train 90 swimming (or sailing, surfing, fishing) + gona tothe beach or going tay . + staying in a hotel (or apartment) or going camping b @2.6 Listen and check. + sunbathing, going sightseeing, or going for walks * hot, sunny weather or cool, cloudy weather * going on holiday with friends or going with your family Opis ¢ Cover the phrases and look at the photos. Test yourself or a partner.