Did you have a good flight?

Activity 1 What s your idea of a great summer vacation? Consider the following: 1) Place 2) Activities 3) Accommodation 4) Meals 5) Tours 6) Other Activity 2 What s your favorite way of traveling when you go on vacation? Why? Activity 3 Did you have a good flight? Let s talk about your last travel experience 1) Where did you go? 2) How did you travel there? 3) How was your trip? 1

Activity 5 A You arrived from your trip to the beach / mountain this morning. Tell B all about it and ask him / her how s/he spent his / her vacation. Useful language - I played / met / didn t - Then / After that - was/were - Where / What last weekend? - How was that? - Did you? B This morning you arrived from your vacation. You had a great time. Tell A all about your trip and also ask him / her about his / her vacation. Useful language: - What / When did? - Did you? - I was / wasn t - I got/went - In the morning/ evening - Last Saturday Activity 6 Somebody in this class is a doctor. Nobody in this class has a BMW. There is somebody in this class who has three children. There isn t anybody here who lives in the suburbs. There are two people who work somewhere near ICANA. Somebody speaks another foreign language. No one in this class has a pet. You mustn t smoke anywhere at ICANA. The girls in this class have nothing in their coat pockets Activity 7 Once upon a time there was someone very young who lived somewhere in the woods with somebody who was rather old. There was no one else in the family. One day, this young person put on something red and went for a walk. She was very happy. An hour later, she decided to return home. On her way there she met nobody. When she arrived home, she put something on the kitchen table and went to the bedroom. To her surprise, she didn t see anyone there, but she felt something strange was going on. Suddenly, she heard someone calling her. She turned round and saw an ugly creature that frightened her. 2

Activity 8 Vicky After reading the movie reviews, you call your friend and tell her / him about the movies. Decide with your friend which movie you will see. Useful language - Someone wrote that - It says that someone/ something - In the story no one - The movie reviewer nothing Vicky s friend Vicky calls you and tells you about the movie reviews she read. Listen to her and decide with her which movie you will see. Useful language - Is there anything.? - Does it say if someone / something? - Does the movie reviewer anything? Activity 9 Part 1: Read this conversation: Barbara has just come back from her trip to Saint Marteen, a Caribbean island. Greg: Welcome back! How was your trip? Barbara: It was spectacular. Saint Marteen is a fascinating place. Have you ever been there? Greg: No, I haven t. So tell me all about it. Barbara: The place is pretty scenic. The beaches there are really great and the food was delicious. I ate a lot of seafood. Have you ever eaten seafood? Greg: Yes, I have. Actually, I went to a seafood restaurant last weekend. But, tell me about the weather there. How was it? Barbara: It was warm and sunny and it didn t rain at all. Greg: In fact, you have a nice suntan. Listen, I have to go now, but let s meet again so you can tell me more about it. Barbara: That s a good idea. Bye!! Part 2: Read the conversation again and check the things Barbara and Greg have done. Greg Eat seafood Visit Saint Marteen Go to the beach Barbara Eat seafood Visit Saint Marteen Go to the beach 3

Look at these sentences A: Have you ever been to a Caribbean island? B: No, I haven t. A: Has Greg ever eaten seafood? B: Yes, he has. Actually he went to a seafood restaurant last weekend. Choose the correct options 1) The questions make reference to a) a specific time in the past (when the action occurred) b) a non-specific time in the past. c) the listener s experience. 2) If you want to make a reference to a specific time in the past, you use a) The verb in the past tense (went) b) The verb in the present perfect tense (have been) 3) When we ask about Greg (he), we use the auxiliary a) Have b) Has When you ask someone ( you), you use a) have b) has 4) Look at these verbs: IRREGULAR VERBS: Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle To be was-were been To eat ate eaten To go went gone REGULAR VERBS: Notice the following: Infinitive Simple Past Past Participle To play played played To visit visited visited 4

5) To form the past participle of regular verbs, we add c) ing to the infinitive d) ed to the infinitive 6) We form the questions in the present perfect with + I / you / we / they + he/she + ever? Activity 10 1) tried 2) gone 4) practiced 5) taken 6) seen 7) eaten 8) drunk 9) visited Activity 11 Find someone who. 1) has been to an exotic restaurant. 2) has visited an interesting vacation place. 3) has seen a famous person. 4) has gone mountain climbing. 5) has eaten food from other countries. Ask your questions like this: Have you ever been to an exotic restaurant? No, I haven t. Yes I have. I went to an exotic restaurant two years ago. Activity 12 5

There is someone who has traveled around the world dancing ballet beautifully. Someone who had lunch on TV with national and international celebrities and has had plastic surgery. There is a place somewhere in Buenos Aires that is full of antique stores. Someone received an Oscar for one of his movies. Who was he? Someone who was a well-known Argentine F1 racer and is now involved in politics. Nobody has ever considered him a bad soccer player. Who is he? Activity 13 True or False? 1) Alison ate at different restaurants in Chile. 2) The shopping in Chile is terrible. 3) Kenji and his wife needed a vacation because they were really bored. 4) In Thailand the spa offered healthy food. 5) Arturo only went sightseeing and shopping in Tajikistan. 6) The people in Tajikistan were really great. Activity 14 Look at these activities and match them with the pictures a) b) c) 1) skydiving 2) hang gliding 3) on a sightseeing tour 4) swimming 5) mountain climbing. d) e) 6

Now, practice: A: Have you ever gone hang gliding? B: Yes, I have. A: When? B: I went hang gliding two years ago. A: Have you ever gone skydiving? B: No, I haven t. Activity 15 A You just came back from your dream vacation. Tell your friend everything about your trip, the place, the people you met, etc. Don t forget to ask him /her about his/her experience in the activities you have done. Then ask him /her about his/her dream vacation. B You are talking to a friend who just came back from his / her vacation. Ask him about the trip, the weather, the hotel, the food, the people and also tell him / her about your dream vacation. Useful Language: - I went - exciting, relaxing,scenic,etc. - I met someone. - skydiving, hang gliding, etc. - Have you ever...? - What about...? - How trip? - anything interesting? - Was..? Useful Language: - How was? - Did you go anywhere..? - What was like? - I met someone. - to a spa, gym, etc. - Have you ever? 7

Activity 16 Part A Think about a vacation you took and write notes about it. Consider the following items: Place: Weather: Activities: Transportation/ trip: Problems? Food: Hotel: Problems? People you met: Your friend s experience: Have you ever.? Part B Now, it s your time to write. Write an e-mail to a friend telling him / her about your vacation Useful language: - I have - was/were - went/ had/ drove/ - Someone/ No one - anything / anywhere / anybody - Have you ever? 8