Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala: Facultad de Ciencias Básicas Ingeniería Y Tecnología
Universidad Autónoma de Tlaxcala: Facultad de Ciencias Básicas Ingeniería Y Tecnología
Unit 11
Getting away
6. I went to an exciting soccer game last weekend! The players were very good.
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9. This food isn´t great, but it’s not bad. It’s ok.
2. What do you think? Label the pictures with two possible adjectives from exercise 1
4. Label the pictures with the correct questions and answers from exercise 3.
1. Was Lola in class on Monday morning?
No, she wasn’t.
2. Were they an amusement park at yesterday?
Yes, they were.
3. How was Jim’s weekend?
It was fun and exciting.
4. Where were you and Chris on Friday afternoon?
We were at a museum.
5. Complete the text with the correct forms of the simple past to be (not)
Gwennie
Dan91
LukeMan
Wow, Dan91! You’re kidding, right? Moby Dick was not interesting at all! It’s 822 pages!
KatyG
Ok, long, yes, but boring, no! Moby Dick was exciting. I read four Herman Melville books,
and they were all great!
TylerT
What? I don’t think so. I read three of his books, and they were not great. They were all
terrible!
B: That’s great!
1. Read the news. Is it good or bad? Write G (good news) or B (bad news).
1. I got a promotion. I’m so happy! G_
2. I missed my flight. Now I’m waiting for the next flight. _B_
3. I was sick yesterday. My friends saw a great play without me. _B_
4. I won a contest and got a trip to Mexico. It’s so exciting! _G_
5. I lost my new cell phone. I bought is last week, and it was $150! _B_
6. I got a new job. It’s very interesting! _G_
3. Write a conversation with some of the sentences from the box. Use the conversation in
exercise 2 as a model.
A: Did you have a good weekend?
B: It wasn’t great. I lost my wallet.
A: That’s terrible!
B: Thanks. And how was your weekend?
A: It was good. I saw an interesting play.
B: That’s excellent!
C: My vacation
1. Complete the sentences with vacation activities. Use the simple past of the verbs.
1. Tim shopped in markets and buy souvenirs in Tokyo.
2. Donna went to a festival in Cuzco.
3. Eric went to the beach and relaxed in Rio.
4. Tina took photos of the Eiffel Tower is Paris.
5. Laura took a tour of the Taj Mahal in Agra.
6. Rick and Lisa went sightseeing in San Francisco.
2. Cross out the words that don’t make phrases with the verbs.
1. go: to the beach pictures sightseeing
2. take: a tour to a festival pictures
3. relax: souvenirs at home at a hotel
4. buy: new clothes souvenirs sightseeing
5. Shop: in a market online a tour
3. Look at the tour information. Then answer the questions in full sentences.
1. Where did Patty go on vacation? She went to Miami.
2. What did Hiro and his wife do in Miami? They went sightseeing.
3. Who did Lucy travel with? She traveled with her husband and two children.
4. How did Harry get to Miami? He got to Miami in a bus.
5. What time did Patty’s tour start? Patty’s tour started at 10:00 am.
6. How did Ricardo and his family get to Miami? They got to Miami in a bus.
7. What time did the art festival end? The art festival ended at 6:00 pm.
8. What did Ricardo and his family do in Miami? They went to the Seaquarium.
4. Read the answers. Write the Wh-questions for the underlined part of the answers. Use the
information from Exercise 3.
1. How did Lucy and her family get to Miami? They drove.
2. Who did Ricardo travel with? He traveled with his wife and child.
3. What did Patty do in Miami? She took a tour of the Miami Science Museum.
4. What day did Harry go to the art festival? He went to the art festival on Tuesday.
5. How did Hiro and his wife travel in Miami? They took a train.
6. What time did the art festival start? It started at 2:00 p.m.
6. Think about the last time you visited relatives or friends in another city or country. Answer
the questions.
1. Where did you go? I went to Puebla.
2. How old were you? I was 21 years old.
3. Who did you see? I saw my uncle.
4. Who did you travel with? I traveled with my family.
5. How did you get there? I took a bus.
6. What did you do there? I went sightseeing.
7. What did you eat there? I ate mole and cemitas.
8. What did you buy there? I bought some candies.
9. Did you get up early or late? I got up late.
10. Was it exciting or boring? It was interesting.
D: Travel experiences
1. Label the pictures with the correct headings from the text in exercise 2.
1. Make a calendar
2. Remember your wallet
3. Check the weather
4. Get a hotel