UNIT 6
UNIT 6: VACATION
WARM-UP
A. Talk about the pictures with a partner.
What can you see?
Where are these places?
B. What do you like to do on vacation?
o sunbathe on the beach
o go to a theme park
o travel to a lot of new places
o spend your time on a farm
VOCABULARY 1: VACATION ACTIVITIES
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1. _____o go sightseeing
2. _____o go camping
3. _____o sunbathe on the beach
4. _____o visit pagodas
5. _____o go on a guided tour
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7. _____o go to a theme park
8. _____o go hiking
9. _____o visit grandparents
10. ____o go to the cinema
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B. Check (ü) the vacation activities you enjoy. Ask and answer
questions with a partner.
GRAMMAR FOCUS 1: PAST SIMPLE OF BE AND CAN
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Grammar point |
Past Simple: Be |
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Affirmative |
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I/he/she/it was in Paris. We/you/they were in Paris. |
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Negative |
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I/he/she/it wasn’t in Paris. We/you/they weren’t in Paris. |
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Interrogative |
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Was I/he/she/it in Paris? Yes, he/she/it was. / No, he/she/it wasn’t. Were you/we/they in Paris? Yes, we/they were. / No, we/they weren’t. |
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Note: wasn’t = was not; weren’t = were not |
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Grammar point |
Past Simple: Can Could is used for all persons. |
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Affirmative |
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He could swim when he was child. |
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Negative |
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He couldn’t swim when he was a child. |
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Interrogative |
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Could he swim when he was a child? Yes, he could. / No, he couldn’t. |
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Note: couldn’t = could not |
A. Complete the conversation with was, were, wasn’t or weren’t.
Rose: Where (1) _____ you last night, Anne?
Anne: Well, I (2) _____ at home with my mum.
Rose: You (3) _____ at the cinema with John?
Anne: No, I couldn’t go because my mum (4) _____ sick.
Rose: What a pity.
Anne: How (5) _____ the film?
Rose: It (6)_____ pretty good, but the ending (7)_____ very happy.
B. Write sentences using could and was
1. He / read / five
He could read when he was five.
2. John / play piano / six
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3. My brother / draw beautiful pictures / seven
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4. We / speak two foreign languages / eighteen.
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5. She / dance / eight
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6. Tiger Woods / play golf / three
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C. Write questions using the Past simple form of be and can.
1. walk / one
à Could you walk when you were one?
2. write your name / three
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3. read / two
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4. count from one to ten / two
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5. talk / three
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6. ride a bike / six
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7. swim / five
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D. Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions in Exercise D.
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LISTENING
A. People are talking about their vacations. Did they enjoy them? Listen and choose Yes or No.
1. o Yes 2. o Yes 3. o Yes 4. o Yes
o No o No o No o No
5. o Yes 6. o Yes 7. o Yes 8. o Yes
o No o No o No o No
B. Listen again and match.
1. The weather was __________. a. fantastic
2. The people were ____________. b. terrible
3. The ski trip was _______________. c. disappointing
4. Their trip to France was __________. d. nice
5. Her trip to the beach was __________. e. clean.
6. The hotel wasn’t ___________________. f. awful
7. Shopping in Thailand was __________. g. short
8. His vacation was too ___________________. h. terrific
C. People are talking about their vacations. Listen and check the correct answer.
1. She learned to surf very fast. o True o False
2. It was cool at night. o True o False
3. The museums were boring. o True o False
4. The weather was fantastic. o True o False
5. He traveled to the USA. o True o False
6. They had a comfortable trip. o True o False
SPEAKING
A. Read the information about Jim and Army. Make notes about your last vacation.
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Jim |
Army |
Me |
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Where/go? |
Vermont |
Japan |
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When/go? |
last June |
last October |
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How long/stay? |
a week |
three weeks |
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How/travel? |
train |
plane |
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Where/stay? |
a bed and breakfast |
with friends |
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What/do? |
went walking in the countryside |
visited Tokyo and Kyoto |
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What/see? |
some beautiful mountains and rivers; not any people! |
some beautiful temples; not Mount Fuji |
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Enjoy the vacation? |
yes |
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B. Work with a partner. Ask and answer questions with When did you last...? Ask another questions for more information.
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take a vacation take a photo write an e-mail
watch a DVD go to a party get a present
go shopping talk on a cell phone eat in a restaurant
Tell the class some things you learned about your partner.
READING
My First Trip to Hanoi
My name’s Nam and I want to tell you a funny story about my first trip. Last weekend I went to Hanoi with my family. We took a cheap flight and we stayed in a hotel in the city centre. I packed all my clothes and my computer in a bag. My dad asked me not to check it in but I did. We got our luggage at the airport. When I opened my bag, it was full of books and girls’ clothes. The bag looked exactly like my bag but there were skirts, shoes and lots of books and magazines. I phoned the airport but they didn’t know anything about my bag. Therefore, I spent three days without any clothes and computer. My brother gave me some of his clothes but they were too big and I looked terrible! We also visited some famous places in Hanoi such as Hoan Kiem Lake, Tran Quoc Pagoda and I took some photos of my family. On the last day of my trip, my bag suddenly arrived at the hotel. I was very happy to see it and I didn’t have to pack. Anyway, we had a great trip.
Hoan Kiem Lake
A. Read the text again and decide if the sentences are T (TRUE) or F (FALSE).
1. Nam went to Hanoi with his friends.
2. They stayed in a hotel in the city centre.
3. Nam packed only his clothes in a bag.
4. They stayed in Hanoi for a week.
5. Nam had a bad trip.
B. Read the text and answer the following questions.
1. What did Nam take with him to Hanoi?
2. Did he have his computer in Hanoi?
3. How long did he stay in Hanoi?
4. Why did Nam ‘look terrible’ in Hanoi?
4.Top of Form
Bottom of Form
Top of Form
GRAMMAR FOCUS 2: PAST SIMPLE – REGULAR VERBS & IRREGULAR VERBS
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PAST SIMPLE – REGULAR VERBS & IRREGULAR VERBS |
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Past Simple tense is used to talk about a completed action in the past. The form of Past Simple is the same for all persons. 1. Most verbs: add –ed watch à watched 2. Verbs ending in -e: add –d dance à danced 3. Verbs ending in a consonant and -y: change –y to -ied study à studied 4. Verbs ending in a short vowel and a consonant: double the consonant and add –ed chat à chatted plan à planned 5. However, there are a lot of irregular past tense forms in English. Here are some common irregular verbs in English, with their past tense forms: |
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break |
broken |
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buy |
bought |
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catch |
caught |
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do |
did |
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grow |
grew |
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hide |
hid |
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keep |
kept |
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know |
knew |
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make |
made |
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pay |
paid |
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read |
read |
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say |
said |
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see |
saw |
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sell |
sold |
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send |
sent |
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sleep |
slept |
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speak |
spoke |
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spend |
spent |
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tell |
told |
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wear |
wore |
A. Put the time expressions below in the correct order (1-9). Start with the most recent.
four years ago last year yesterday morning
yesterday afternoon last week last night
last month the day before yesterday two months ago
1. _____________________
2. _____________________
3. _____________________
4. _____________________
5. _____________________
6. _____________________
7. _____________________
8. _____________________
9. _____________________
B. Write sentences using Past simple tense.
1. they/ play/ football/ yesterday
à They played football yesterday.
2. last year/ I/ celebrate/ birthday party/ in a restaurant.
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3. My mother/ clean/ house/ at the weekend
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4. Tom/ send a message/ his girlfriend/ yesterday morning
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5. We/ travel/ Dalat City/ three years ago.
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6. My sister/ wash/ her clothes/ last night.
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7. Last week/ Peter and John/ return/ their hometown
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C. Ask each student to use each verb below to create a sentence describing his or her activity in the past.
chat cook study walk phone visit work watch play listen stay talk
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VOCABULARY 2: VACATION ITEMS
A. Match each item with a picture.
1. ______ map
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3. ______ sunglasses
4. ______ camera
5. ______ umbrella
6. ______ tent
7. ______ first aid kit
8. ______ sandals
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B. Match each item above (1-8) with a definition.
1. ______ You can take a lot of pictures with this.
2. ______ We wear these on your feet in hot weather.
3. ______ These protect your eyes when it is very sunny.
4. ______ You sleep in this when you go camping.
5. ______ You use this in case of the rain.
6. ______ You use this when you get injured.
7. ______ This helps you when you are lost.
8. ______ You show this when you enter or leave a foreign country.
WRITING
Write a short paragraph about your last vacation in the past using Past simple tense. Include the following information in your writing.
1. Note where you had
your vacation.
2. Note whom you went with and whom you met.
3. Note the place where you stayed.
4. Mention some special places you went to and food you ate during your vacation.
5. Mention some activities you enjoyed and didn’t enjoy during your vacation.
6. Provide your feeling about the vacation.
REVIEW & EXPANSION
UNITS 5 & 6
A. Put the words in the correct order to make sentences in Present continuous.
1. homework/ doing/ the/ I’m/ now
I’m doing the homework now.
2. watching/ my brothers/ TV/ are
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3. our dog/ eating/ is/ food/ its
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4. the/ shining/ is/ sun
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5. a/ Maria/ coat/ wearing/ is
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6. you’re/ the guitar/ playing
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7. my/ me/ sitting/ best friend/ next to
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8. breakfast/ cooking/ my mother/ is
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B. Make the sentences in exercise A negative.
1. ____________________________________.
2. ____________________________________.
3. ____________________________________.
4. ____________________________________.
5. ____________________________________.
6. ____________________________________.
7. ____________________________________.
8. ____________________________________.
C. Complete the questions using the Present continuous form of the verbs in brackets. Then write true answers.
1. ________ it ________ (rain) outside?
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2. ________ the sun ________ (shine)?
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3. ________ your friends ________ (sit) near you?
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4. ________ you ________ (wear) jeans?
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5. ________ you ________ (listen) to music at the moment?
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6. ________ you ________ (eat) anything at the moment?
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D. Complete the email. Use the Present continuous form (affirmative, negative or interrogative) of the verbs in brackets.
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F. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Present simple in one gap and the Present continuous in the other.
1. Tom often ___________ sandals to school, but today he ___________ shoes. (wear)
2. We ___________ a DVD at the moment, but we ___________ TV in evenings. (watch)
3. I usually ___________ a sandwich for lunch, but today I ___________ some soup. (have)
4. Jason and Tilly ___________ their rooms right now, but they usually ___________ them at the weekend. (clean)
5. He usually ___________ news on the newspaper, but he ___________ news on the computer now. (read)
G. Complete the sentences with the verbs below. Use the affirmative or negative form of the Present simple or the Present continuous.
have know laugh like prefer sing watch
1. Which _______ you _______, blue or green?
2. “Where’s Tom?” “He___________ a shower”.
3. I ___________ this pizza. It’s horrible!
4. “We ___________ the answer to this question”.
“Well, ask the teacher”.
5. “What’s that terrible noise?” “Kate ___________!”
6. “Why _______ Ben _______?”
“Because he ___________ a funny film”.
H. There are mistakes in five of these sentences. Find the mistakes and write the five sentences correctly.
1. “Are you wanting an ice-cream?” “No, thanks”.
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2. Right now I do my homework.
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3. Tom and Peter are hating maths.
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4. I doesn’t believe in ghosts.
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6. I’m sometimes play the guitar in my bedroom.
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I. Complete the Past simple sentences. Use the words in brackets
1. I usually walk to school. (cycle)
Yesterday, I cycled to school.
2. I usually watch TV before school. (listen to music)
This morning, ________________________________.
3. Most weekends, I play football. (play basketball)
Last weekend, ________________________________.
4. We’re visiting the USA. (live there)
Ten years ago, ________________________________.
5. She’s often late for school. (arrive early)
Yesterday morning, ________________________________.
6. This morning, the weather is fantastic. (rain every day)
Last month, ________________________________.
7. I usually go on holiday with friends. (travel alone)
Last summer, ________________________________.
J. Complete the sentences with you own ideas using the Past simple.
1. Last weekend, _______________________________.
2. Two years ago, _______________________________.
3. Yesterday, _______________________________.
4. Last summer, _______________________________.
5. Yesterday morning, _______________________________.
6. Last month, _______________________________.
K. Underline one mistake in each sentence. Write the sentences correctly.
1. I started school ago six years. û
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2. We trainned for six months for this competition. û
_____________________________.
3. I chat to my cousins in Italy last night. û
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4. We planed our holiday this morning. û
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5. I watched a great DVD afternoon yesterday. û
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6. My parents both studyed maths. û
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7. My uncle moved to Canada last summer ago. û
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8. The bus stoped in front of the town hall. û
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L. In some of these sentences, the past simple form is incorrect. Underline the incorrect verbs and write the sentence correctly. Tick the correct sentences.
1. I taked a lot of photos yesterday.
_____________________________.
2. I did my homework this morning.
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3. We speaked to the teacher earlier.
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4. I had cereal for breakfast.
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5. You comed home late last night.
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6. My grandfather fighted in World War 2.
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M. Complete the sentences with the Past simple affirmative form of the verbs below. All the verbs are irregular.
buy catch draw dream fall find see think
1. When I was at the beach, I ________ a picture of face in the sand.
2. She’s in hospital because she ________ off her horse.
3. He ________ presents for all of his family.
4. She ________ about her answer for a long time before speaking.
5. My friend ________ a gold ring at the bottom of a swimming pool.
6. They ________ the last bus home at midnight.
7. She ________ about becoming a film star.
8. The teacher ________ me using my smartphone in class.
N. Write sentences in the Past simple affirmative. Some verbs are regular and some are irregular.
1. we/ see/ an interesting film/ last night
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2. I/ travel/ around Japan/ last summer
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3. my brother/ bring/ home/ a cat/ yesterday
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4. I/ get/ a good grade/ last term
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5. my cousins/ arrive/ a few minutes ago
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6. the lesson/ finish/ an hour ago
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7. I/ cook/ dinner/ yesterday evening
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8. my parents/ teach/ abroad/ ten years ago
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