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C GOAL Talk about Your Weekend
Language Expansion: Emphatic Adjectives and Adjectives of Attitude
A Write two or three emphatic adjectives below each photo.
| Adjectives | Emphatic Adjectives |
| good nice | excellent outstanding magnificent amazing |
| bad | awful terrible horrible |
| interesting | fascinating |
| tiring | exhausting |
| dirty | filthy |
| clean | spotless |
| big | enormous huge |
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B Complete the text with adjectives of attitude.
| Adjectives of Attitude |
| exciting | excited |
| amusing | amused |
| shocking | shocked |
| satisfying | satisfied |
| amazing | amazed |
We were so (1) __________ to spend a weekend in Rome! It's a(n) (2) __________ city. There were so much to see: museums, churches, ruins, etc. We stayed in a(n) (3) __________ hotel. Everything about it was perfect. We all felt (4) __________ after the trip.
Grammar (See Grammar Reference pp. 153-154)
| Passive Voice in the Simple Past |
| Affirmative Statements | This photo was taken on my trip to Japan. |
| Negative Statements | It wasn't printed then. |
| Wh-Questions | Where was this postcard sent from? |
| Yes/No Questions | Were they greeted at the hotel? |
| Short Answers | Yes, they were. | No, they weren't. |
C Complete the blanks with the passive form of the verbs in parentheses.
We had an amazing trip to Europe last summer. The dates (1) _________ (choose) two months before we started. Our flight (2) _________
(book) at that time as well, but our hotel (3) _________ (not arrange) until the day before our departure. However, we enjoyed the trip a lot. We took many photos and we (4) _________ (treat) very well by the tour organizers. Our only regret was that we bought some souvenirs, but they (5) _________ (lose) on our way home.
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D Make questions about the trip in C. Then match them to the correct answers.
1. when the dates / choose / ? a. Yes, it was.
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2. the flight / book / the same time/ ? b. Two months before their departure.
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3. when the hotel / arrange/ ? c. Yes, they were.
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4. they treat / well / ? d. The last day before they started.
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Conversation (Optional)
E 🎧34 Listen to the conversation. What was good about the weekend? What was bad?
Alex: How was your weekend?
Camilo: It was good. I went camping with Minh.
Alex: Really? How was the weather?
Camilo: It was bad on the first day. It snowed non-stop! Everything was covered with lots of snow.
Alex: Oh, no! What did you do?
Camilo: We went to a hotel, but there weren't any rooms. Then we found another hotel. It was more expensive, but the rooms were clean. Actually, they were repainted a few days ago. The food was good, and it was even brought to our rooms!
Alex: So, did you go hiking?
Camilo: No. It was still snowing on the second day, so we decided to go skiing instead. It was tiring, but a lot of fun. Look, this photo was taken right when I had the biggest fall of the whole day! Anyway, how was your weekend?
Alex: It was OK, but it was very boring compared to yours!
F Practice the conversation in pairs. Switch roles and practice again.
G Change the underlined adjectives to emphatic adjectives or adjectives of attitude and practice the conversation again.
✔️GOAL CHECK
Talk about Your Weekend
1. Think about a recent weekend when you did something special. Make notes about what you did.
2. In pairs, ask and answer questions about your weekends.
SPEAKING STRATEGY
Asking about Your Weekend
How was your weekend / the weather / your hotel / the party?
What did you do? Where was the hotel? Who was there?
(It was) Great! / OK. / Not bad. / Boring.
