1. Unit 10 Where did you go on vacation? Section A

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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.

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

6. 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 …

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

8. I went to the Great Wall.

9. Tian’an Men Square
Hainan
Huangshan Mountain
Qingdao

10. Tibet
Goddess of Freedom

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

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

13. 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

14. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

23. 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

24. 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? √ √ √ √

25. 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

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

27. 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.

28. Describe your vacation!