ACTIVITY - HOW WAS YOUR VACATION?

 

SCENE 1

A. Read each question Marie asks Mr. Rashid. Then circle the response you hear in the video episode.

1.” Was your flight OK?”

a.” It was wonderful.”

b.” No, pretty bad, actually.”

 

2.” Was the hotel room nice?”

a.” The room was fine, but…”

b.” It was wonderful”

 

3.” Did you go shopping at all?”

a.” A little bit…”

b.” Yes, I did”

 

4.” Was the flight home OK?”

a.” It was very scary.”

b.” Actually, they canceled my flight

 

B. Circle the adjectives Mr. Rashid uses to talk about his vacations.

1. Mr. Rashid says his vacation was (bad/wonderful).

2. His flight was (terrible/bumpy).

3. The weather was (rainy/sunny).

4. The food was very (salty/bad).

5. The waiters were (great/unfriendly).

6. He meet a very (nice/beautiful) person.

 

C. Write the verbs you hear in the video episode.

Marie: __Did__ you __have__ nice weather after you arrived?

Mr. Rashid: No, the weather __was__ terrible. Very rainy. I actually never __saw__ the sun.

Marie: That´s awful! So what __did__ you __do__?

Mr. Rashid: I __stayed__ inside the hotel.

Marie: __Was__ the hotel room nice?

Mr. Rashid: The room __was__ fine, but it __was__ right next to the café, and the music __was__ very loud. I __didn´t sleep__ much.

 

SCENE 2

A. Match the person with the place he or she traveled to. Write the person´s name in each blank. Then check  ☑, whether it was that person´s worst or favorite vacation.

                                                                                         Worst Vacation                        Favorite Vacation

1. a cruise _______Marie_______                                        ☑   

2. the beach ________Bob_________                                                                                          ☑

3. China __________Cheryl___________                                                                                     ☑

4. Disney World _____Bob_______                                      ☑

5. the Caribbean ______Marie_______                                                                                         ☑

       

B. Complete the sentences. Circle the correct answers.

1. During last year´s vacation, someone stole __Chery´s__ car.

a. Bob´s                            b. Marie´s                          c. Cheryl´s

 

2. When Marie was in the Caribbean, __she swam with dolphins__.

a. she got sick                b. she swam with dolphins               c. someone stole her car

 

3. When Cheryl was in China, __every was friendly__.

a. everyone spoke English                b. everyone was friendly                c. the weather was terrible

 

4. At the beach, Bob ___ate shrimp__.

a. ate shrimp               b. lost his map                 c. read books

 

C. Complete the sentences with the verbs you hear in the video episode.

1. “I __went__ on a cruise and . . .”

2. “I went to Disney World and someone __stole__ my map.”

3. “It __took__ ten minutes to get another map.”

4. “I __spent__ two weeks in the Caribbean last year.”

5. “Everyone __wanted__ to practice their English with me.”

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