Unit 10 Where did you go on vacation? Section A

The past form of verbs work – worked look – looked clean – cleaned play – played live – lived hope – hoped stop – stopped plan – planned study – studied carry – carried

am, is – was are – were go – went do – did have – had come – came take – took say – said eat – ate see – saw get – got put – put

Make a survey Ask two of your classmates about their weekends. Name What? How? Emma went to the beach great Useful language: A: Emma, how was your weekend? B: It was great. A: What did you do last weekend? B: I went to the beach. A: Sounds like you had fun.

Talk show Talk about your classmates’ weekends. Sample: My friend Emma had a great weekend. She went to the beach …

Brainstorming What do people usually do on vacation? For example: take a trip, go the park, visit museums, go to the movies, spend time with friends, visit friends, go shopping …

Where did you go on vacation? I went to Paris.

I went to the Great Wall.

Tian’an Men Square Hainan Huangshan Mountain Qingdao

Tibet Goddess of Freedom

— Where did the boy go on vacation? — He went to the library.

— Where did they go on vacation? — They went to the beach.

1a 1. stayed at home ____ e 2. went to New York city ___ b 3. visited my uncle ___ d 4. went to summer camp ___ c 5. went to the mountains ___ a 6. went to the beach ___ f 7. visited museums ___ g

stayed at home Listening Listen to the tape and complete the chart. Who Where did he / she go on vacation? Tina Xiang Hua Sally Brad Tom went to the mountains went to New York City stayed at home visited his uncle went to summer camp

Pairwork Talk about their vacations with your partner. Tom Tina Sally Xiang Hua Sample: My friends all had different vacations. Tina … Brad

Guessing Game — Did you …? — Yes, I did. / No, I didn’t.

Guessing Game — Did she …? — Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t.

Guessing Game — Did she …? — Yes, she did. / No, she didn’t.

Guessing Game — Did he …? — Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t.

Guessing Game — Did he …? — Yes, he did. / No, he didn’t.

Guessing Game — Did they …? — Yes, they did. / No, they didn’t.

Guessing Game — Did they …? — Yes, they did. / No, they didn’t.

Listening 2a Listen. Where did Nancy, Kevin and Julie go on vacation? Match the person with the place. People Places 1. Nancy c a. went to the beach 2. Kevin ____ b. stayed at home 3. Julie ____ c. went to New York City a b

Listening 2b Listen again. For each question check (√) “Yes, I did.” or “No, I didn’t.” Did you … Yes, I did. No, I didn’t. Nancy go to Central Park? √ Kevin play volleyball? swim? Julie go to the movies? study for exams? √ √ √ √

Filling in the blanks. 3a Fill in the blanks. Use “was” or “were” . Examples: It was rainy . The mountains were beautiful. Amy: How was your vacation, Lin? Lin: It _____ pretty good. Amy: How _____ the beaches? Lin: They _____ fantastic. Amy: How _____ the weather? Lin: It _____ hot and rainy. Amy: How _____ the people? Lin: They _____ unfriendly. was were were was was were were

— How was your vacation? — It was … relaxing great fantastic awful terrible boring

Pairwork 3b What did these people think of their vacations? Make conversations like the one in 3a. How was her bus trip? How was the museum? How was the food? How were the beaches? It was relaxing. It was boring. It was awful. They were beautiful.

Describe your vacation!