ACTIVITY 1:
Before you watch the video answer these questions:
- What do they talk about?
- Which places do you think they talk about?
- What activities do you think they talk about?
Follow this sample:
- In my opinion, they talk about...
- I believe, he/she visited...
- I think she practiced ... during her last vacation. / ...he played ... in his las vacation.
ACTIVITY 2:
Lissten now to the video and check if your prediction was right or wrong.
ACTIVITY 3:
Listen again the video and complete the text:
Man: Tell me about your last vacation.
Woman: Well, my last vacation ____ in Vietnam. I was in Vietnam for 3 weeks.
Man: And how was it?
Woman: It was fantastic! It’s a beautiful country.
Man: And what ___ you ___?
Woman: Ah, many things. Vietnam is a country that is very diverse, so the South is very different from the North. I… in the South, you can go to the beach, and I went swimming in the ocean, mmm, it’s very hot. In the North, I went to the mountains, where it’s very cold, and I went hiking.
Man: and how was that?
Woman: It was beautiful. It was… the scenery was beautiful, and they have many different ethnic groups, in the North, so it’s very interesting, to meet different people.
Man: ___ you ___ alone?
Woman: No, I ___ with a friend.
Man: And, ah… who ___ you ____, along the way?
Woman: Mmm, we ___ many families, and children, and we met many people, who were farmers, they ______________ in the rice fields, and… we also _____ lucky to have a tour guide. He ___ from the local area, and could show us all of the sights of the local area.
Man: So ___ you ___? A guide?
Woman: Yes, yes, we ___.
Man: And how did you do that?
Woman: He ____ us… mmm, he ____ us, uh… a standard rate, of how much we ___ to pay, and so uh… we ____ to the cash machine, and _______ the money, and we _____ it to him.
Man: And ___ the entire trip very expensive?
Woman: No, Vietnam is not an expensive country. I think for a three-week holiday, we only _____ around 1500 dollars, US dollars.
Man: 1500
Woman: Yes,
Man: Plus transportation to get to and from Vietnam…
Woman: Plus… yes, yes. Plus the cost for the flight.
Man: And where ___ you ____ at night?
Woman: Mmm, It’s very easy to find accommodation in Vietnam. So each time we _______ in a new city, we ______ at the bus station or the train station, and, ah, someone _____ us to a… to a hostel.
Man: You always _______ in a hostel.
Woman: We, we always _______ in a hostel, or a… a cheap hotel.
Man: ___ you ___ the local food?
Woman: Yes, we did, it was delicious. They have very fresh ingredients, and I like the Vietnamese food, I like the Vietnamese food very much because it’s not very fried, it’s very fresh. We ____ a lot of salad, and, uh… these kinds of things.
Man: ___ you ___ sick?
Woman: No… both of us _____ very lucky. We _________ sick... and we ____ a lot.
Man: Do you recommend it?
Woman: Yes, I thoroughly recommend it. It ____ a wonderful trip.
ACTIVITY 4:
When you finish completing the gaps, answer these questions:
- What is the common thing between the words you completed in the last activity?
- What is the correct way to ask questions in past? How do you start the question? How is the main verb?
- What is the past form of arrive and go? Why are they so different in past form?
METACOGNITION
Answer to these questions:
- What do I want to achieve with these activities?
- What did I apply to achieve my goals? and how?
- Did something work well and wrong? Why? What can I do to make things better?
- Can I apply this to other situation?
*If you have any other activity to be shared using this video, please feel free to leave it in the comment area!
God bless you!
