A great vâction

Activity 1
A Pair work
Look at these people did on their vacation.
Which vacations look fun? Which don’t look fun?
The camping trip looks fun. It’s great to sleep outdoors
I don’t think I agree
B Listen
Julia, Charlie, and Michael are describing their vacations.
Write the name of each person under the correct picture
C Listen again
Who is describing his or her vacation? Check () the correct boxes
D Pair work
Discuss these questions.

Have you had a vacation like Julia’s, Charlie’s, or Michael’s?
What happened?
What did you do on your last vacation?
What’s the best vacation you’ve ever had?

Have you had a vacation like Charlie’s ?
I sure have! Last summer, my cousin visited
my hometown, and…
Activity 2
A Group work
Look at these vacation pictures.
Then discuss the questions below.

What are the people doing? Where do you think they are?
Imagine that you can take one of these vacations.
Which would you choose? Why?

B Group work
Describe your perfect vacations.
Discuss these questions.

Where would you go?
Who would you go with?
How long would you stay there?
What would you do there?

I’d go to England and Ireland with my friend Ling
C Communication task
Work in pairs. One of you should look at Task 11 on page 79,
and the other at Task 31 on page 87.
You’re going to look at more vacation pictures.
Activity 1
A Pair work
Describe this picture. Use the words in the box and your own ideas.
In the first picture, there are some beautiful mountains and
B Pair work
Guess which country the pictures show.
Then check your answer on page 93.
“ I’m not sure , but I think The country is…”
C Join another pair
Discuss these questions

Are any places where you live similar to the places in part A? Have you ever visited another country? What did or didn’t you like about it? If you could visit any country, where would you go? Why?

“We have some high mountains in the north,
and there are beaches”
Activity 2
A Pair work
Sally and Harry just returned from their vacations.
Can you guess the country each person visited?
“I think Sally visited….”
B Listen
Sally and Harry are discussing their vacations.
Answer the questions
C Group work
Discuss these questions.

Which country from part B would you prefer to visit? Why?
What are the most popular tourist attractions where you live?
Would you recommend these attractions? Why or why not?
What three things would you tell a tourist visiting your country to do or see?

Self-study
For extra grammar, listening, and vocabulary practice,
go to pages 110-111