Lesson 07 – Unit 04
DESTINATIONS
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DESTINATIONS
Lesson Contents
Grammar:
01 Travel Activities 02
Simple Past
Talk about
03 Listening Practice 04
Past Vacations
01 Travel Activities
Here are some tourist activities!
exchange
buy souvenirs pack a suitcase book a hotel
money
visit famous
rent a bike take photos eat local food
places
When do you do these activities,
before or during your vacation?
exchange
buy souvenirs pack a suitcase book a hotel
money
visit famous
rent a bike take photos eat local food
places
Before During
When do you do these activities,
before or during your vacation?
Before During
rent a bike
pack a suitcase visit famous places
exchange money take photos
book a hotel eat local food
buy souvenirs
Can you name some
more tourist activities?
Can you name some
more tourist activities?
○ Activities before the trip
○ Activities at the beach
○ Activities in the mountain
○ Activities in a foreign country
Can you name some
more tourist activities?
○ Activities before the trip read reviews
○ Activities at the beach go
swimming
○ Activities in the mountain go hiking
Grammar:
02 Simple Past
Grammar Focus:
Simple Past
EXERCISE 01: Complete the sentences with the simple past
form of a verb from the box.
buy do eat fly go
pack rent see stay take
EXERCISE 01: Complete the sentences with the simple past
form of a verb from the box.
1. We _______________ photos of Machu Picchu.
2. I _______________ the local food in Vietnam and I liked it!
3. They _______________ so many famous places on their trip to Europe.
4. My parents _______________ a car when they visited me.
5. _______________ you change money at the airport?
6. Juana _______________ souvenirs at the market.
7. He _______________ with a friend in Kyoto.
8. Ting _______________ one small suitcase for the weekend.
EXERCISE 02: Write the simple past form of the verb. Some
verbs are regular, some are irregular.
EXERCISE 02: Write the simple past form of the verb. Some
verbs are regular, some are irregular.
asked left
bought needed
ate
flew said
went saw
helped
knew told
learned traveled
EXERCISE 03: Choose the correct verb for each sentence.
9. Marisol and Javier _______________ Lima on Saturday.
a. arrived b. left c. stayed
10. They _______________ to Cusco.
a. flew b. visited c. left
11. The flight _______________ about an hour and a half long.
a. was b. are c. went
EXERCISE 03: Choose the correct verb for each sentence.
13. In Cusco, they _______________ a taxi from the airport to the hotel.
a. went b. rented c. took
14. They _______________ to the hotel and unpacked their suitcases.
a. stayed b. checked in c. changed in
15. On Sunday, they _______________ some famous places in Cusco.
a. spent b. went c. saw
Grammar Focus:
Simple Past of To Be
EXERCISE 04: Complete the sentences with was, wasn’t, were,
weren’t.
My weekend (15) _______________ fun. I went to the beach with friends.
The weather was great. It (16) _______________ hot and sunny. The beach
was crowded. There (17) _______________ a lot of people there. The water
(18) _______________ very warm, but we swam anyway. For lunch, we
bought sandwiches at the snack bar, but they (19) _______________ very
good. So we ate ice cream instead. We saw some people playing soccer on the
beach, so we joined them. They (20) _______________
good players. I (21) _______________ exhausted when I got home!
EXERCISE 05: Two people are talking about a vacation. Write the
questions.
22. Q: _________________________________________________
A: I went to Buenos Aires, in Argentina.
23. Q: _________________________________________________
A: I stayed there for a week.
24. Q: _________________________________________________
A: I visited some famous places and ate great food.
EXERCISE 05: Two people are talking about a vacation. Write the
questions.
Where did you go?
22. Q: _________________________________________________
A: I went to Buenos Aires, in Argentina.
How long did you stay there?
23. Q: _________________________________________________
A: I stayed there for a week.
What did you do during your trip?
24. Q: _________________________________________________
A: I visited some famous places and ate great food.
EXERCISE 05: Two people are talking about a vacation. Write the
questions.
25. Q: _________________________________________________
A: I bought a new jacket.
26. Q: _________________________________________________
A: Yes, I really enjoyed it! It’s a beautiful city!.
EXERCISE 05: Two people are talking about a vacation. Write the
questions.
What did you buy on the trip?
25. Q: _________________________________________________
A: I bought a new jacket.
Did you enjoy the trip?
26. Q: _________________________________________________
A: Yes, I really enjoyed it! It’s a beautiful city!.
Listening
03 Practice
EXERCISE 06: Complete the conversations. Use the words in
parentheses to write questions and answers in simple past. Then
listen and check your answers.
Andres: Tell me about your vacation, Magaly. (27) ___________ (where /
go)?
Magaly: (28) _______________ (we / go / to India). It was great!
Andres: (29) _______________ (where / fly to)?
Magaly: (30) _______________ (fly / to New Delhi). We stayed for two
nights. (31) _______________ (then / we / take / a train to Agra).
EXERCISE 06: Complete the conversations.
Andres: (32) _______________ (what / do in Agra)?
Magaly: (33) _______________ (we / visit / the Taj Mahal). It was
beautiful!
Andres: What about the food in India? (34) _______________ (you / like
it)?
Magaly: Yes! (35) _______________ (we / go) to some great restaurants.
EXERCISE 07: Listen. Then choose T for True and F for False.
36. Fumiko and Emilio are talking about a long weekend. T F
37. Fumiko went on a cruise with her family T
F
38. First, they flew to Mexico.
T F
39. They spent the whole time on the cruise ship. T
F
40. Fumiko visited a city called Merida.
Talk about your
04 Past Vacations
Let’s talk about past vacations.
Pyramid of the Magician in Uxmal, Mexico
Finish the story with simple past.
went
Last year, we _________ to Mexico for our vacation.
We _________ (fly) to Mexico City from Chicago and stayed at a hotel in
the center. One day, we _________ (take) the subway to Chapultepec Park
and visited the zoo. In the middle of the week, we flew to Cancun and
_________ (spend) a lot of time on the beach. We also took a tour to
Merida and _________ (visit) the old city. It was beautiful and I _________
(buy) a lot of souvenirs! Finally, we _________ (rent) a car and _________
(see) Uxmal. The pyramids were amazing!
Finish the story with simple past.
went
Last year, we _________ to Mexico for our vacation.
flew
We _________ (fly) to Mexico City from Chicago and stayed at a hotel in
took
the center. One day, we _________ (take) the subway to Chapultepec Park
and visited the zoo. In the middle of the week, we flew to Cancun and
spent
_________ (spend) a lot of time on the beach. We also took a tour to
visited
Merida and _________ (visit) the old city. It was beautiful and I _________
bought rented
(buy) a lot of souvenirs! Finally, we _________ (rent) a car and _________
saw
(see) Uxmal. The pyramids were amazing!
Language Review:
Sequence Connectors
❏ First
❏ Next
❏ Then
❏ After that
❏ Finally
SPEAKING
HOMEWORK
Record your answers to the following questions and submit onto
IPP SYSTEM.
Your Past Vacation
1. Where did you go on your last trip? When did you go there?
2. Who did you go on a vacation with?
3. What did you do on your vacation?
4. What did you see during the trip?
Thank you!
