Holiday time 4 Look at the text. What type of text is it? Where could you see it? What is the purpose of the text? 2. What do the pictures tell you about the things you can do and see in Mexico? Discuss with your partner. Read and listen to check ‘Az It looks like you can do Sat et ci watersports in Mexico. 8: Soitdoes. Youcan also... aT Have you ever wanted to hike through a JURGI6, go cliff diving or climb a pyramid? Have you always dreamed of swimming with dolphins and relaxing on white sandy beaches? If you haven't lived your dream holiday yet, here's your ehaiiee to do all these things and more! Mexico City, Guadalajara, Acapulco, Oaxaca, Cancun, Chichen Itza Accommodation: Stay in luxurious 5-star hotels ~ single or double rooms and SUIIBS available. Sports activities: Try a wide fange|of water sports — waterskiing, snorkelling, windsurfing, white water rafting or jet skiing. Play gol, tennis or go horse riding. Take a hike through the jungle or try something more relaxing like GSSpsseaifishinig. Entertainment: Go to beach barbecues, and night clubs. Take part in @uitaral events with traditional costumes and dances. Eat quality food at a variety of restaurants and try delicious local dishes. Other activities: Visit museums and galleries. Buy RaAGMaGe souvenirs. Take a tour of afieienitirdins and temples and climb the pyramid at Chichen Itza. Walk along narrow, €obbled! streets. See the famous cliff divers diving from 45m and even try it yourself! Relax on white sandy beaches and swim with the dolphins. Total cost: Single room: £2,500 Double room: £3,500 Suite: £5,200 Prices include: Flight, hotels, meals and tour and transport costs. Contact: Consort Travel, 52, Hadley Street, Swansea email: consort travel.co.uk SEL3 Read the text and circle the correct answer. Speaking 1 The weather is good in Mexico. 6 Youhave just returned from Mexico. Use A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say the text to tell your partner about your trip. 2 The tour lasts for almast two weeks. A Right —B Wrong C Doesn't say 3 They offer a lot of different water sports. A Right —B Wrong C Doesn't say 4 Aroom for two people costs £5,200. * where you wenthow you got there * how long you went for ‘* what you did and saw during your stay A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say Exploring Grammar 5 The price includes breakfast only. » Present Perfect A Right —B Wrong C Doesn't say Grammar Reference 6 The tour leaves from Swansea 7 a. Read the rule and the examples, Find A Right B Wrong C Doesn't say examples in the text 4. Explain the highlighted words. Then give three | We use the present perfect to talk about a period reasons why someone should visit Mexico. of time which continues from the past until now, Mvecabul She has visited Mexico City twice. Ceapery She hasn't travelled abroad. Holidays b. In pairs, use the phrases to ask and answer. 5 a. Match the verbs to the nouns and make sentences. 1 yourride/a camel? 1 a ina hoteVat a campsite Ae Hhavayou ene de hed? 2 S ioenore 8: Yes,thave/No, thaven't : « cenltke Basie aaah 2. your parents/travel abroad? yeh 3 youltry/paella? 4 d atour rouley'P} 5 € museums/alleries 4 your familygo camping? ; f tennislgolf 5 you/dorbungee jumping? 7 9 souvenirs 5 8 swim h the sights Listening he 1 Jpeal dishes 8 |,” Listen to Bill talking toa friend. What a J ‘inthesea/pool has each person done? We enjoy relaxing on sandy beaches. Activities” © wiito cater eating Ton ¥ o ooeaate Lucy @ ciceeing lLeam nouns with the adjectives they go with. Fase os ! Thishelps you build up your vocabulary. a = a ae aul (Jhtorseriding} b, Find one more adjective in the text for 5 |_| Pat — each noun ee 1 expensive, family, hotels o 2. delicious, spicy, food - S Mie ces, baacties Bp Writing. (aholiday advert) 4 bright, colourful costumes f ——$— 5 busy, cobbied, streets 9. Portfolio: Imagine you work fora travel €. Use the phrases in Exs 5a and b to tell agent's, Write an internet advert for a your partner about your last holiday. 13-day tour in your country. Use the Last year we spent our holiday in a duxurious hotel. advert on p. 26 as a model. 2728 Let’s book now PE EXCEPT ON STAND CLEAR @) oursie nes | 2) OF THE DOORS Vocabulary Transport a. Look at the notices (1-5). Which means of transport do they match? b. Which means of transport do you enjoy/not enjoy using while on holiday? Tell your partner. Give reasons, © fast ¢ cheap * expensive * comfortable * enjoyable * safe * convenient © slow * ting ® boring {enjoy travelling by plane, Its fast. dont like travelling by coach. Its tiring Which of the following have you done? Ask and answer, as in the example. * travel on a cruise ship * fly ona plane « take the wrong bus train * ride a motorbikerbike * hire a car # use the underground A: Have you ever travelled ona cruise ship? B: No, |haven't. Have you...? NY A BC Biya Listening & Reading 3. The sentences below are from the following dialogue. Where does the dialogue take place: witha travel ‘agent? on a cruise ship? What are the people talking about? Listen, read and check. * How may | help you? = Well... when would you like to go? * Was that the Mediterranean or the Caribbean cruise? * Prices start from £450 per person if you share a cabin. ‘A: Good morning — Sunrise Travel. How may | help you? 8: Hil I've just seen an advert for a cruise in the newspaper and I'd like to find out more about it A: Certainly. Was that the Mediterranean or the Caribbean cruise? B: Actually, | can't remember now! Which one would you recommend? A Well... when would yau like to go? B: Erm ... early summer if possible A: Right, well, there's a Mediterranean cruise departing on 11th June for eight nights. B: OK. How much does that one cost? A: Prices start from £450 per person if you share a twin cabin. B: That sounds great. I'll discuss it with my wife and get back to you tomorrow morning. A: Certainly, sir. Goodbye4 Read again and mark the sentences 1-4 T 1 The man read the advert in a magazine. 2 The man knows exactly what the wants. 3. The man wants to go on holiday. 4 The man is married. Speaking 5, Portfolio: You've seen this advert in a newspaper. Call the travel agent's and act ‘out a dialogue similar to the one in Ex. 3 Cruise Oy ery MeL? Exploring Grammar & Present Perfect e Grammar Reference ‘at no time, a short time ago, at any time, until now, before now She has already booked the tickets. He has just posted the letters, They haven't been to Moscow yet She has never travelled by train. Have you ever tried paella? wewna 7 Complete the exchanges. 18 (you/ever/be) on a package holiday? B: No, {never/be) on one 2A: Don't forget to book tickets. Bi si (already/do) that. 3. Avs the bus here? B: Yes, it (ust/arrive) 4 A: Where's Tom? B: He (not/come in/yet) 8 Fill in foror since, then make sentences. (true) or F (false). Correct the false statements, Use sentences from Ex. 3. Record yourselves, 6 Match the adverbs in bold to the meaning: 1 years and years; 2 last summer, 3 1998; 4 ages; 5 was four; 6 Christmas; 7 three months Q _Lizand Bob are going on holiday. Look at their list. In pairs, ask and answer. * pick up tickets 7 * pack suitcases ¥ + buy rolls of film x * cancel milk delivery x A: Havethey...? B: Yes, they've already ./No, they haven't... yet. Listening 10 ... Listen to the dialogues and tick (¢) the correct answer (A, B or C) 1 What time did the train leave? ee @ @ fl] ey] fl] 2 What has happened? iA [B I] 3 What has the woman lost? ae [A fe] Intonation > Reacting to bad news 41 |... listen and repeat. What do you think has just happened to each person: findifly in soup, see/spider in bathroor, fail/exam, miss/bus. 1 Yuck! 2 Nol 3 Tut! 4 Aaaah! 1 He has just found a flyin his soup. ZB Writing. (a cruise advert) 12 Portfolio: Write a short advert about a cruise. Use the one in Ex. 5 as a madel 29iil Reading Garay rats Predicting content ‘The title, subheadings, pictures and layout of a text can help you predict what information to look for. 1 a. Lookat the text, the title, the subheadings and the pi «i 2 Read again and complete the gaps (1-8). Listen and check. Explain the words in bold. 3 a. Which adjectives does Philip use to describe the: * weather # caber-tossing contest * Scottish dish © costumes © street parade a b. Using your dictionaries, suggest opposites for each adjective. jictures. What type of text is it? What do you think itis about? Speaking b. How are the pictures related to the title 4 What activities does Philip mention for of the uni from? Read through and check. oe tere Tae ODD Pa 6 each festival? Make a |i talk about these festivals. it? Which country is each Use your list to {ve never seen 0) so many flowers in my ie as 1 saw at the Tulip Festival in Ottawa, Canada in 2001. The Weather was beautiful and sunny! The festival lasted 1) three days and | got the chance to see many ‘bands performing live. | voted for the best tulip garden and | even made a flower arrangement myself! ‘I've just returned 2) beautiful Scotland, where | had an incredible time at the Highland Games, 3) ‘traditional Scottish contest of athletics, dancing and music. | loved the sound of bagpipes and | enjoyed the exciting tossing the caber contest. | bought a tartan kilt and | even tasted haggis, a famous traditional Scottish dish! Despite the terrible things I've ‘heard about 4) , | found it pretty tasty! The first time | went on a balloon ride in my life was 5)... 2003, during the Balloon Festival in New York! Soon after the launch, the sky changed into a colourful canwas as hot air balloons of all shapes 6) sizes rose into the: air. | attended the Paekche Festival while | was in Korea in 2002. People wore the mast impressive costumes !ve 7)... Seen and there was a spectacular street parade | took many pictures and | even performed the Korean tan dance, a tradition people 8) sons Kept alive for years!Vocabulary > Festive activities a. Match the words in the columns. Which of the five festivals do the phrases describe? Make sentences. 1 let off a colourful costumes 2 eat b around the Maypolefin 3 wear the streets 4 putun — § sevieties ee oem traditional songs @ dace fireworks f decorations 7 sing a ofts 8 watch fh wreaths/pumpkin lanterns 9 exchange j parades 0 dressup j_stuffed turkey Halloween is on October 31st. Children cress up as witches and ghosts and make pumpkin lanterns. b. In pairs, think of other festivals/ celebrations that you know. What customs are related to them? Exploring Grammar »> Present Perfect vs Past Simple Grammar Reference Compare the sentences. Which tense is used for an action that happened: «at an unstated time in the past? * ata definite time in the past? (stated or implied) We've put up the decorations. (When? We don't know) She finished an hour ago. (When? An hour ago.) Was the weather good when you were on holiday? (When? When you were on holiday. ~ time is stated) 7. Put the verbs in brackets into the present perfect or the past simple. 1 A; IsAnn here? B: No, she _ (already/leave). 24 “(Tony/artive/yet)? B: ['mafraid not. His plane (not/land) because of bad weather. .. (yourtry) haggis? Yes, I. ... (eat) haggis when ae oss (be) in Scotland last month, It was delicious. (you/ever/travel) 34 B: abroad? B: Yes, 1 (go) to Spain last year. It (be) great. Oh! He (cut) himself B: Really? How .. (he/do) that? Use the adverbs of time to make sentences. yet * ago «since * yesterday « last month * for * never * in 2004 * already * just last summer * ever Everyday English © Catching up on news 9 Read the language box. Imagine you attended one of the festivals on Philip's homepage. You are back now. Use the language to tell your partner: where you were, what you did, what you saw, if you liked it I've been tofin + I've been really busy for (a few daysAweeks etc) * Thaven’t been around for a while * Where have you been? +. Thaven't seen you for ages! + I’sbeen a tong time! A: Where have you been? B: I'vebeen to the Balloon Festival in New York. Writing. (a homepage) 10 Portfolio: Think of festivals you have attended in your country. Make your own homepage. Write: + name of festival » where it happens * when you were there ® what you did/saw Use Philip's homepage as a model. 31Greetings from .. Getting started 4 Do you send letters while on holiday? Who to? What do you write about? Spidergrams can help you brainstorm words related to the : topic and to organise your ideas © 2. Underline the key words in the rubric. Answer the i before 5 questions. Let's look closer Imagine you are on holiday. Think You are on holiday. Write a letter to a friend at home. of words related to the topic and Write about the place you are staying at and what you have sean ead done. complete the spidergram. 1 Who are you writing the letter to? ae Lae BS “ 2. How can you start/end your letter? 8 \ 3. What should you write about? 1 ™® 4 3 Read the letter and correct the underlined mistakes. “S/.S°1-/ "4 3 \ of XZ storbeiienent hi — how are your fm on holiday in Hawaii and | thought fa drop you a line to tell you a about it. > were stay in a lovey little hotel by the sea, Right G Portfolio: Use your answers in ‘the spidergram to write a letter now, fm on the beach with Matt. Mum and Dad thas gone shopping, but. wwe were too tired to go. Hawaii is a wonderful place. Weve done all sorts 10 your friend (50-80 words). You can use the letter in Ex. 3.as a model. of exciting things. Yesterday, we climbed to the top of Mount Haleakala. The view was spectacular, but Matt is a bit frightened! rve bought some great souvenirs, too! [> well, that's ail for now. see you soon tove, Jane ‘All rooms which overlook’ the sea are €25, es 4 Which paragraph is about: + what you have done so far — past activities = name of place — reason for writing + closing remarks ‘= where you are staying ~ who with — what you are doing now ou were on holiday. Mime what you did. Your partner tells the class. 32 How much does it cost | promise not to look?ding & Listening the introduction and ook atthe pictures. What do you think you can doin these three 4 something you can put your hands on. 5 somewhere you can eat ink : What: s on in Orlando Florida? its The coolest place to visit this summer! With its year-round sunshine and magnificent collection of exciting theme parks, restaurants, water parks and museums, Orlando, Florida, has something for everyone! Take a look. at ust a few of the wonderful attvactions on offer! EE nter a magical world full of ic ome and see what's ‘ake 9 journey into space at the A Kennedy Space Center Here fun for the whole family at happening at. Orlando's ies you can touch a meteorite from ‘Walt Disney World. ‘SeaWorld Adventure Park! Watch J Marsand meet an astronaut Enjoy the exciting new rides, the underwater circus at the Watch 4 30 space film on a giant shows and attractions in the Nautilus theater. Enjoy a meal in iaeen at the Imax theatre and Magic Kingdom. Goon an African the underwater restaurant, then fexperience the thrill of a space safari in Dsneys Animal Kingdom feed the dolphins in Dolphin Cove. fight. Don't forget to put your Park. Don’t miss the amazing At SeaWorld, you can meet Thame on the list for a future space fireworks display at the Epcot Shamu, the famous kiler whale Wwission! Center. The kids wil love it! and even count the teeth of a (Guided bus tours of the space center shark! beave ffom the entrance every 15 Iinutes rom 10 am to 345 prr Polaco ‘of what you can see and do in each place. Use your notes to give a short summary of the text to s5. Which of the attractions above would you like to visit the most? Why? Explain the words in bold. tfolio: in groups, make a similar brochure for a place in your country and present it to the Write: recommendation, where the place is, what the visitor can see/do there 33