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B GOAL Ask about a Trip
Listening
A Look at the different types of vacations. Which can you see in the photo? Which types of vacations do you like? Why?
| adventure and safari beach camping cruise sightseeing and guided tour skiing theme park |
B 🎧31 Listen to two conversations about two different types of vacations. Write the types of vacations.
Conversation 1: _______________________
Conversation 2: _______________________
C 🎧31 Listen again. Circle T for true or F for false. Correct the false statements in your notebook.
Conversation 1 Conversation 2
1. Mike had a long vacation. T F 6. Ellie took a day trip to Orlando. T F
2. Chen went to Tanzania. T F 7. Ellie visited five theme parks. T F
3. He took a boat to an island. T F 8. She didn't like Sea World. T F
4. Chen climbed up Mount Kilimanjaro. T F 9. She went on the Spider-Man ride. T F
5. He photographed animals. T F 10. Mike wants to go there. T F
REAL LANGUAGE
A vacation is more than a few days off from work or school.
A break is time off, usually because of a holiday.
A day trip is a short, one-day trip.
A long weekend is taking an extra day or two off before or after the weekend.
| PRONUNCIATION: Sounds of -ed Endings |
| Regular simple past verbs have three endings. /ıd/ when the verb ends in /t/ or /d/. /t/ when the verb ends in a voiceless sound (/p/, /t/, /k/, /s/, /ʃ/, /t/). /d/ when the verb ends in a voiced sound (all other sounds, including vowels). |
A herd of elephants in Tanzania
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D 🎧32 Listen and check (✔) the correct boxes in the table. Then listen again and repeat the words.
| /d/ | /t/ | /ıd/ | |
| packed | ✔ | ||
| traveled | |||
| wanted | |||
| arrived | |||
| liked | |||
| visited |
E 🎧33 Listen to the sentences and check (✔) the pronunciation of the -ed endings.
| /d/ | /t/ | /ıd/ | |
| We stayed in a hotel. | |||
| I packed my bags. | |||
| We rented a car. |
F Practice saying the endings of the following simple past verbs correctly.
| rented stayed packed visited climbed photographed wanted shopped packed arrived |
Communication
G Unscramble the words to make questions.
1. go / where /did / you ________________________________________________________________________
2. did you / there / stay / how long ____________________________________________________________
3. see / did / what / you ________________________________________________________________________
4. did / take / any photos / you ________________________________________________________________
5. theme parks / visit/ how many / did you _____________________________________________________
6. you like / which theme park / did / the most _________________________________________________
7. 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.
Where did you go...?
Did you take...?
How long did...?
Did you like...?
