Unit: 2 – Travel and Tourism

Learning Outcomes

• Lesson A: Talk about past holidays.

• Lesson B: Describe difficult journeys.

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 Lesson
LessonA:
A:Past
PastSimple
Simple
We use the past simple to talk about completed actions and situations in the
We use the past simple to talk about completed actions and situations in the
past
past

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Positive statements with other main verbs
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ANSWERKEY
KEY
 Exercises with simple past tense
Example:
Simple present: Carol is my classmate in the University now
Simple past: Carol was my classmate in the University the last weekend
• Now change this sentences to simple past
Sentence in simple present Sentence in simple past

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1. My mother is in her house now
2. The children are in the play yard in this moment. _________________________________________
3. My father is in a mechanic
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4. Joe buys shoes every year
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5. My cousins Camila and Alex eat pizza every
Saturday _________________________________________
6. Kate and Dan study English every afternoon
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To form negative statements and questions, we use
the auxiliary verb did.

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 Conjugation: using the simple past with Irregular verbs
Complete the conjugation, follow the model given

Conjugation Model Your practice

Sentence: Luis wore a black t-shirt yesterday Liz knew her husband in a church two years ago.
Question: Did Luis wear a black t-shirt yesterday?
Aff long answer: Yes, Luis wore a black t-shirt yesterday?
Aff short answer: Yes, He did.
Neg. long answer: No, Luis did not wear a black t-shirt
yesterday?

Negative short answer: No, He did not.

Lesson B: Past continuous

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Use the past continuous with the past simple

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 Don’t use ing with most stative verbs

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TIME TO PRACTICE:

1. like, 2. listen, 3. wears, 4. teaches, 5. do

Answers

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Choose the correct question word in the box to complete the questions

what where who how why when what time how much

1. _______ did you go last vacation?

I went to Paris last vacation.
2. _______ did you travel with?
I traveled with my husband.
3. _______ was the trip?
It was great!
4. _______ did you spend on your journey?
I don’t know exactly.
6. ______ did your flight land?
At 10:30 p.m.
7. _______ didn’t you buy souvenirs?
I didn’t have time to buy them.
8. _______ were the people like?
They were nice.

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EXERCISES
Write an email about your last vacation:

Where did you spend your last vacation? Did you like it? Yes, no , why?
Give details, at least three activities, 70-80 words
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References:
Empower – Students book with online assessment.
Empower – Teacher’s Book.

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