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    Week 5: Discuss Past Vacation: Vocabulary Word Bank: Vacation Activities

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    Hiram Bingham, an American archaeologist, traveled to Peru in 1911 looking for ancient Inca ruins. He was directed to Machu Picchu by a local man named Arteaga, who he paid 50 cents a day to guide them there. The climb to reach Machu Picchu was exhausting. When they arrived, they found Inca walls made of white stone and knew it was an amazing discovery. Bingham returned in 1912 and began clearing away the forest, revealing more of the outstanding ruins of the lost city of Machu Picchu.

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    Hiram Bingham, an American archaeologist, traveled to Peru in 1911 looking for ancient Inca ruins. He was directed to Machu Picchu by a local man named Arteaga, who he paid 50 cents a day to guide them there. The climb to reach Machu Picchu was exhausting. When they arrived, they found Inca walls made of white stone and knew it was an amazing discovery. Bingham returned in 1912 and began clearing away the forest, revealing more of the outstanding ruins of the lost city of Machu Picchu.

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    Hiram Bingham, an American archaeologist, traveled to Peru in 1911 looking for ancient Inca ruins. He was directed to Machu Picchu by a local man named Arteaga, who he paid 50 cents a day to guide them there. The climb to reach Machu Picchu was exhausting. When they arrived, they found Inca walls made of white stone and knew it was an amazing discovery. Bingham returned in 1912 and began clearing away the forest, revealing more of the outstanding ruins of the lost city of Machu Picchu.

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    WEEK 5: DISCUSS PAST VACATION

    VOCABULARY
    Word Bank: Vacation Activities
    Visit places of interest Buy a map Make train/bus/car
    Take a bus tour Go for a boat ride reservation
    Check into the hotel Exchange money Take a walking tour
    Rent a car Go to the tourist Try local foods
    Take photos information office Take a walking tour
    Pack/unpack suitcase Get vaccination Buy souvenirs

    A. Which of these activities do you do before and during your vacation?


    Before During
    GRAMMAR: SIMPLE PAST TENSE
    Simple Past Tense
    Statement He rented a car on his trip to Europe last
    November.
    Negative I didn’t have a reservation yesterday.
    Yes/No questions Did they go to Asia last year?
    Short answers Yes, they did./ No, they didn’t.
    Information questions Where did you go for your vacation last year?

    *We use the simple past tense to talk about completed actions or conditions
    *Some verbs are regular in the *Some verbs are irregular in the
    simple past tense. They have an –ed simple past tense. They have many
    ending. different forms.
    learn – learned travel – traveled eat – ate tell – told
    arrive – arrived want – wanted buy – bought leave – left
    play – played need – needed fly – flew say – said
    ask – asked help - helped know – knew see – saw
    go – went take - took

    A. Unscramble the questions and answer.

    1. Q: to Europe Did you go year ? last


    A: to we No , went America .

    . Q: ______________________________
    A: ______________________________

    2. Q: did buy you those Where souvenirs ?


    A: them bough in We Boston .

    . Q: ______________________________
    A: ______________________________
    B. Fill in the blanks using the simple past tense of the words in parentheses.

    Normally we go to Spain for our vacation, but this year we (1)


    __________ (not go). Instead, we (2) __________ (decide) to go
    somewhere different, and we (3) __________ (choose) Dubai in the
    United Arab Emirates. We (4) __________ (stay) at the Burj Al Arab
    hotel – “The Best Hotel in the Middle East.” There are nine restaurants
    in the hotel, but we (5) __________ (not eat) in all the restaurants. And
    of course, the shopping was fantastic. We (6) __________ (buy) lots of
    clothes and a few souvenirs. We also (7) __________ (rent) a car and
    (8) __________ (go) to the desert. It is really beautiful, and we (9)
    __________ (take) hundreds of photos. It was an excellent vacation.
    GRAMMAR: SIMPLE PAST TENSE OF TO BE
    Simple Past Tense of to be
    Statement I was exhausted.
    Negative The food wasn’t great.
    Information questions Why was your vacation awful?
    Yes/No questions Were they tired?
    Short answers No, they weren’t.

    A. Complete the sentences with was or were.


    1. We didn’t enjoy our vacation. The weather __________ very bad.
    2. How __________ the food?
    3. __________ you tired when you got home?
    4. I __________ really interested in the ruins. They were amazing.
    5. __________ the hotel clean?

    B. Complete the sentence with correct forms of to be.

    Last year we went diving at Pulau Sipadan, Malaysia. It (1)


    __________ amazing! There (2) __________ lots of turtles, and we saw
    some hammerhead sharks, as well. We also went to Barracuda Point,
    but unfortunately, there (3) __________ any barracuda. It (4)
    __________ the wrong time of year. We stayed at the Dive Center and
    the food (5) __________ excellent. The rooms (6) __________ spotless.
    CONVERSATION
    A. How long did Maria stay in Venice? ____________________
    Christine : Hey, I love that scarf, Maria. Where did you buy it?
    Maria : I bought it in Italy. We went to Italy for our vacation last
    year.
    Christine : Wow! Sounds cool. Did you go to Rome?
    Maria : No, we flew directly to Venice. I wanted to see the
    Doge’s Palace.
    Christine : How long did you stay there?
    Maria : We stayed for five nights.
    Christine : Lucky you!

    B. Practice the conversation with a partner. Switch roles and practice it again.

    C. Practice the conversation again and change the underlined words. You can use the
    information in the chart to help you, or use your own ideas.

    Country Italy United States Great Britain


    Capital Rome Washington, D.C. London
    Other city Venice Orlando Edinburgh
    Place of special
    Doge’s Palace Disney World The Castle
    interest

    D. Take turns with a partner talking about a vacation you took.


    READING

    THE CRADLE OF THE INCA EMPIRE

    Most people travel for vacations, but some people travel to explore and
    discover new places. In 1911, Hiram Bingham, an American archeologist,
    traveled to Peru where he discovered Machu Picchu, the lost city of the Incas.
    Read his report of the discovery.
    In 1911, I went to Cuzco in Peru looking for ancient Inca ruins. We left
    Cuzco and traveled to the modern city of Urubamba. We then continued down
    the Urubamba River until we came to the beautiful little town of
    Ollantaytambo. We continued down the river, and six days after we left Cuzco,
    we arrived at a place called Mandorpampa. A man came and introduced himself
    as Arteaga, and I asked him about ruins. He told us of some ruins in the
    mountains, called Machu Picchu. I offered to pay him 50 cents per day to take
    us to the ruins, and he agreed.
    The next day, we crossed the river and began an exhausting climb. At
    noon we arrived at a little grass hut. The people there were very friendly and
    gave us some boiled potatoes and cool water. The view was magnificent, the
    water was delicious, but there were no ruins. However, we continued upward
    until at last we arrived on top of the mountain. Immediately, we found some
    ancient Inca walls made of white stone. I knew at once that this was a truly
    amazing discovery.
    I returned to Machu Picchu in 1912, and we began to clear the forest.
    We started to see the ruins, and they were outstanding. The walls are made
    from enormous stones, and as we continued to clear the forest, we discovered
    more and more ruins. At last, the lost city of Machu Picchu appeared before us.

    A. Answer the questions.


    1. Did Hiram Binghan discover Inca Ruins in Ollantaytambo? _______________
    2. How much did he pay Arteaga? _______________
    3. Was the climb to Machu Picchu easy? _______________
    4. Where did they eat? _______________

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