Book Unit 6

Vocabulary
Match each verb to a noun. Then match each verb + noun to a photo.
Duy go on see change pack stay at eat rent take a car local food
souvenir a famous place money a suitcase a hotel a photo a tour
1.____take a photo____ 2.___________________ 3._____________________
4.____________________ 5._____________________ 6._____________________
7.____________________ 8.______________________ 9.____________________
Write the activities you do before and during your vacation in the correct column.
Before During
Complete the text using the simple past of the verbs in the box. Then listen and check your
answers.
Visit buy fly take rent go see spend
Last year, we (1). __went__________to Mexico for our vacation. We
(2)______________________to Mexico City from Chicago and stayed
at a hotel in the center. One day, we (3)____________________the
subway to Chapultepec Park and visited the zoo. In the middle of
the week, we flew to Cancun and (4)_____________________a
lot of time on the beach. We also took a tour to Merida and
(5). _____________________the old city. It was beautiful and I
(6). _____________________a lot of souvenirs! Finally, we
(7).______________________ a car and (8).___________________ Uxmal.

In pairs, make sentences about a past vacation. Change the verbs into the simple past.
1. Last summer, /my family/go on/vacation. Last summer, my family went on vacation
2. We/drive/ all day._____________________________
3. In the evening. /we/arrive / at the campsite______________________________
4. Every day. /1/swim/in a lake / and/walk/in the forest.______________________
5. One day, /we/take / a tour of an old city.________________________________
Listen and check () the correct boxes in the chart. Then listen again and repeat the words.
/d/ /t/ /td/

packed
traveled
wanted
arrived
liked
visited
Communication
Make questions from the two conversations in C with these words.
1. go/where/ did/you. _________________________________________
2. did/fly to/which airport/you. __________________________________
3. did you/there/stay/ how long._________________________________
4. see/did/what/you___________________________________________
5. did/take/ any photos/ you. ____________________________________
6. theme parks/visit/ how many / did you. __________________________
7. you like/which theme park / did/ the most. ________________________
8. you/go/on/ did/ the Spider-Man ride. _____________________________

Language Expansion: Emphatic Adjectives. Write two or three emphatic adjectives below
each photo.
Adjectives Emphatic adjetives
good nice Excellent

Outstanding
magnificent
amazing
Bad awful.
terrible
horrible
interesting fascinating
tiring exhausting
dirty filthy
clean spotless
big enormous
huge
Complete the text with emphatic adjectives.
We had an (1).________________________weekend in Rome! It's a (2)._________________
city. There is so much to see: museums, churches, ruins. We stayed in
a (3).___________________hotel. Everything about it was perfect. It had a
(4)_____________________swimming pool and very friendly people.
Grammar
Simple Past of to be
Statement I was exhausted.
Negative The food wasn't great.
Information Questions How was your weekend?
Yes/No Questions Were the rooms expensive?
Short answers No, they weren't..

Complete the text with was, were, wasn't, or weren't.
It (1)_____was_____ an amazing weekend. My friend likes diving, so we
went out on his boat. There (2).__________________a lot of different fish, and we saw a
turtle. I wanted to see a shark, but there (3)._________________________any.
It (4)_____________________the wrong time of year. At night, we stayed at a cheap
hotel on an island. My bed (5)________________________very comfortable, but the
rooms (6)._________________________spotless.
Match the questions about the weekend in C to the correct answers.
1. How was your weekend? ____ a. No, it wasn't.
2. Were there a lot of different fish? _______ b. It was great!
3. Were there any sharks? __________ c. Yes, there were. And we saw a
turtle.
4. Where was your hotel? _________ d. Yes, they were.
5. Was your bed comfortable? ______ e. It was on an island.
6. Were the rooms clean f. No, there weren't. It was the wrong time of year
Read the article and answer the questions.
1. Did Bingham see ruins in Ollantaytambo?
2. How did he travel to Mandorpampa?
3. How much did he pay Arteaga?
4. Was the climb to Machu Picchu easy?
5. Where did they eat?
6. What did Bingham find on top of the mountain?
7. When did he return to Machu Picchu?
8. What did they clear?
Match the words from the article to the definitions.
1. explore f_______________
2. archaeologist. __________
3. ancient. ________________
4. Ruins__________________
5. Hut___________________
6. Clear__________________
a. very old
b. a person who studies places from the past
c. a small house
d. cut down and take away
e. old buildings with parts falling down
f. travel somewhere to find new things
In pairs, think of an ancient place you know about.
Answer as many of the questions as you can. 5. When did they
1. What is it called?
2. Where is it?
3. What was it?
4. Who built it?
5. When did they build it?
6. Other facts?

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Vocabulary

1.____take a photo____ 2.___________________ 3._____________________

4.____________________ 5._____________________ 6._____________________

7.____________________ 8.______________________ 9.____________________

Visit buy fly take rent go see spend

Last year, we (1). __went__________to Mexico for our vacation. We

(2)______________________to Mexico City from Chicago and stayed

at a hotel in the center. One day, we (3)____________________the

subway to Chapultepec Park and visited the zoo. In the middle of

the week, we flew to Cancun and (4)_____________________a

lot of time on the beach. We also took a tour to Merida and

(5). _____________________the old city. It was beautiful and I

(6). _____________________a lot of souvenirs! Finally, we

(7).______________________ a car and (8).___________________ Uxmal.

2. We/drive/ all day._____________________________

3. In the evening. /we/arrive / at the campsite______________________________

4. Every day. /1/swim/in a lake / and/walk/in the forest.______________________

5. One day, /we/take / a tour of an old city.________________________________

/d/ /t/ /td/

Make questions from the two conversations in C with these words.

1. go/where/ did/you. _________________________________________

2. did/fly to/which airport/you. __________________________________

3. did you/there/stay/ how long._________________________________

5. did/take/ any photos/ you. ____________________________________

6. theme parks/visit/ how many / did you. __________________________

7. you like/which theme park / did/ the most. ________________________

8. you/go/on/ did/ the Spider-Man ride. _____________________________

Adjectives Emphatic adjetives

good nice Excellent

Complete the text with emphatic adjectives.

We had an (1).________________________weekend in Rome! It's a (2)._________________

city. There is so much to see: museums, churches, ruins. We stayed in

a (3).___________________hotel. Everything about it was perfect. It had a

(4)_____________________swimming pool and very friendly people.

Statement I was exhausted.

Negative The food wasn't great.

Information Questions How was your weekend?

Yes/No Questions Were the rooms expensive?

Short answers No, they weren't..

It (1)_____was_____ an amazing weekend. My friend likes diving, so we

It (4)_____________________the wrong time of year. At night, we stayed at a cheap

hotel on an island. My bed (5)________________________very comfortable, but the

Match the questions about the weekend in C to the correct answers.

1. How was your weekend? ____ a. No, it wasn't.

2. Were there a lot of different fish? _______ b. It was great!

4. Where was your hotel? _________ d. Yes, they were.

5. Was your bed comfortable? ______ e. It was on an island.

Read the article and answer the questions.

1. Did Bingham see ruins in Ollantaytambo?

2. How did he travel to Mandorpampa?

3. How much did he pay Arteaga?

4. Was the climb to Machu Picchu easy?

5. Where did they eat?

6. What did Bingham find on top of the mountain?

7. When did he return to Machu Picchu?

8. What did they clear?

Match the words from the article to the definitions.

b. a person who studies places from the past

d. cut down and take away

1.take a photo 2._ 3._______

4.__________ 5._ 6.___________

7. 8. 9.__

Last year, we (1). went________to Mexico for our vacation. We

(7).____ a car and (8)._ Uxmal.

We had an (1).________weekend in Rome! It's a (2)._

It (1)_was_ an amazing weekend. My friend likes diving, so we