Tell me about your last vacation

ACTIVITY 1:

Before you watch the video answer these questions:

1. What do they talk about?
2. Which places do you think they talk about?
3. What activities do you think they talk about?

Follow this sample:

1. In my opinion,  they talk about...
2. I believe, he/she visited...
3. 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:

1. What is the common thing between the words you completed in the last activity?
2. What is the correct way to ask questions in past? How do you start the question? How is the main verb?
3. What is the past form of arrive and go? Why are they so different in past form?

METACOGNITION

Answer to these questions:

1. What do I want to achieve with these activities?
2. What did I apply to achieve my goals? and how?
3. Did something work well and wrong? Why? What can I do to make things better?
4. Can I apply this to other situation?

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God bless you!