Module 7 going places

When was the last time you travelled? Where did you go?

Where would you like to go? What do you want to see or to do there?

Do you know where these tourist attractions are?

1. Pronunciation

1.1 Which irregular verb has a different sound? Listen and check.

1. sent made went said

2. bought saw told caught

3. put spoke took could

4. paid said made came

1.2 How do you pronounce –ed in these sentences? Listen and repeat.

1. We booked a holiday.

2. We sunbathed.

3. They rented a house.

4. We decided to go to Sweden.

5. We walked to the hotel.

6. We argued all day.

2. Vocabulary and speaking

2.1 Match the verbs and pictures.

• go abroad

• go swimming/sailing

• go sightseeing

• go camping

• go by car / bus / plane / train

• go to the beach

• go out at night

• go away for the weekend

• go for a walk

2.2 Complete the phrases with the verbs from the box.

buy have hire meet rent spend stay sunbathe take walk

1. _____ in a hotel/campsite

2. _____ photos

3. _____souvenirs

4. _____ on the beach

5. _____ a good time

6. _____ time/money

7. _____an apartment

8. _____ in the mountains/around the place

9. _____ friends

10. _____ a car

2.3 Complete the questions about your last holiday.

Your last holiday

Where/go? When?

Who/go with?

How/get there?

Where/stay?

How long/be there?

-/have good weather?

What/do during the day?

What/do at night?

-/have a good time?

-/have any problems?

2.4 Answer the questions using the words and phrases from 2.1 and 2.2.

2.5 Work in pairs. Practise asking and answering the questions with a partner.

Use your partner’s answers to tell the class about his/her last holiday.

3. Grammar

3.1 Look at the picture. Which verbs show a complete action in the past? Which show an action in progress at a specific moment in the past?

L ast summer Jeff was on holiday in England.

- What happened to him there?

Someone took his bag with all his money and passport.

- How did it happen?

He was looking at the tower when someone took his bag.

3.2 Look at the pictures and complete the sentences.

a. I ______ coffee when I _____ her.

HAVE / SEE

b . They _____ golf when it _____ to rain.

PLAY / START

c. She _____ an accident when she _____ to the shops.

SEE / WALK

3.3 Match the halves of the sentences.

1. He met his wife	c. when she went out?
2. They were waiting for us	e. when you phoned me.
3. Was she wearing a coat	a. when he was working in Japan.
4. What were you doing	f. when you were giving the instructions.
5. I was driving	g. when I woke up this morning.
6. I wasn’t listening to you	d. at 7.30 last night?
7. It wasn’t raining	b. when we arrived.

3.4 Put the verbs into the correct past forms.

1. She (arrive) when we (have) dinner.

2. I (break) my arm when I (play) football.

3. (drive) you fast when the police (stop) you?

4. It (snow) when we (leave) the café.

5. I (not see) the match because I (work).

6. When you (call) me, I (talk) to my boss.

7. At six o’clock last night I (drive) home.

8. She (sit) at home when she (see) the news on TV.