Learning Goals:

Here are some activities people do on vacation. Match the pictures with the words in the box. Listen and check.

Script a. She’s diving. b. He’s snowboarding. c. They’re hiking. d. They’re cycling. e. They’re swimming. f. They’re camping.

Check the activities you like to do. Compare your answers with a partner’s.

Four people are talking about what they like to do in different seasons. Listen and number the seasons in the order you hear them (1–4).

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What activity does each person like to do? Circle the correct activity.

Script 1.The mountains are so beautiful in the fall. My friends and I love to go driving up there when the weather’s fine. 2.In the summertime what could be better than enjoying the ocean? My family goes swimming at the beach at least one time every summer. 3.There’s a big park near my house. It’s so much fun to go there in the springtime with my friends, walking through the park, and looking at the beautiful flowers. 4.One of my favorite things is to visit the zoo, in early winter before it gets too cold. I think it’s really interesting, watching the animals at the zoo.

Listen to the short conversations. Circle the activity they are talking about.

Listen again. When will they do the activity? 1. a 10:00 a.m. b 10:00 p.m. 2. a tomorrow afternoon b this afternoon 3. a Saturday b Sunday 4. a tomorrow morning b tonight 5. a next week b this weekend

Listen again. When will they do the activity? 1. a 10:00 a.m. b 10:00 p.m. 2. a tomorrow afternoon b this afternoon 3. a Saturday b Sunday 4. a tomorrow morning b tonight 5. a next week b this weekend

Listen to the conversations again. Which phrases do the speakers use? Check ( ✔ ) the boxes.

Script 1. A: I have an idea. Let’s go skateboarding tonight. B: Oh, yeah. The mall parking lot will be empty. OK, meet you at A: I’m wondering what we could do this afternoon. B: Why don’t we go bowling today? 3. A: Do you want to go roller skating with mesomeday? B: Sure. Let’s go Saturday. We haven’t gone in a long time! 4. A: I was thinking about going swimming at the lake before lunch. B: Let’s go to the public pool tomorrow. It opens at 9. Then we’ll have lunch. 5. A: Why don’t we go clothes shopping this weekend at Uptown Square Mall? B: That’s a good idea. I need some new clothes for next week.

Match the picture to the season. Listen and check.

Script a. It’s summer. b. It’s autumn or fall. c. It’s spring. d. It’s winter.

Which months are winter in North America and Europe? __________ Which months are autumn in New Zealand and Australia? __________ 1. December January February 3. June July August 2. March April 4. September October November Answer these questions with a partner. B.

Which months are winter in North America and Europe? __________ Which months are autumn in New Zealand and Australia? __________ 1. December January February 3. June July August 2. March April 4. September October November Answer these questions with a partner. 1 2 B.

Two students are in a photo booth. Number the seasons 1–3 (one season is not used). a. summer ___ b. fall ___ c. winter ___

Two students are in a photo booth. Number the seasons 1–3 (one season is not used). a. summer ___ b. fall ___ c. winter ___ 231

Listen again. Which photograph do they choose for each season? Check ( ✔ ) a or b.

Listen again. When the speaker says “How about you?” or “What about you?” what does he or she mean? Check the question they are asking. 1 a Do you like ice-skating? b Is winter your favorite? 2 a Do you like the beach? b Do you like swimming in the ocean? 3 a Is spring OK? b Do you like that?

Listen again. When the speaker says “How about you?” or “What about you?” what does he or she mean? Check the question they are asking. 1 a Do you like ice-skating? b Is winter your favorite? 2 a Do you like the beach? b Do you like swimming in the ocean? 3 a Is spring OK? b Do you like that?

Script (G1 = Girl 1; G2 = Girl 2) 1. G1: This is the photo machine I was telling you about. G2: It has good backgrounds? G1: Yeah, so many background scenes. Come on. Let’s take some pictures. G2: OK. First let’s get a winter scene. G1: Yeah, OK. Winter’s my favorite. How about you? G2: Oh, me too. We could choose a skating scene. You know, ice-skating on the lake. G1: But I love skiing!!!!!!! G2: OK! OK! There’s a mountain scene, too. G1: Skiing in the mountains in winter! G2: Yeah! Ready, 3, 2, 1.

Script 2. G2: OK, what’s next? G1: We did winter, so let’s do summer. G2: Good idea. G1: I like swimming or surfing in the ocean. What about you? G2: The ocean, hmm? OK, but let’s do something on the beach. G1: How about hanging around with people on the beach in summer? G2: Yeah, yeah, yeah! G1: This has people on the beach and the ocean in the back. G2: Great! Push this button... OK, say “Cheese.” G1: Cheese!

Script 3. G1: OK, let’s go. G2: No, no, no, no! Let’s get one more. G1: What else can we get? G2: I don’t know. Spring? G1: Doing what? I like fall. G2: Fall’s OK. Here’s one—“Walking in the woods in fall.” G1: I like that one. How about you? G2: Sure, why not? Choose the colorful leaves. G1: Ready? Last picture. 3, 2, 1, smile. G2: Yeah!

Listen to these two sentences with “How about you?” and “What about you?”. Each sentence is said twice. In normal conversation, the second way sounds more natural than the first. I like that one. How about you? I love summer. What about you?

Listen and check ( ✔ ) the question the speaker asks.

Script 1. I like the mountains more than the ocean. How about you? 2. I can skateboard. How about you? 3. I have been shopping there before. What about you? 4. I think winter’s more fun than summer. What about you? 5. Some people say bowling is boring. What about you? 6. We all wanna go play volleyball. How about you?

Answer the questions. Then ask your partner. Write your partner’s answer. Example: A: Which month do you want to go skating? B: I want to go skating in July. How about you? A: Me too. A: Which season do you want to go camping? B: I want to go camping in fall. What about you? A: I want to go in spring.

Answer the questions. Then ask your partner. Write your partner’s answer. Example: A: Which month do you want to go skating? B: I want to go skating in July. How about you? A: Me too. A: Which season do you want to go camping? B: I want to go camping in fall. What about you? A: I want to go in spring.