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Unit 10 Where did you go on vacation Language goal In this unit students learn to talk about past events New language Where did you go on vacation I went to the mountains Where did they go on vacation They went to New York Where did he go on vacation He stayed at home Where did she go on vacation She visited her uncle Did you go to the beach Yes I did No I didn t Section A Ask questions about what students did last Saturday Write some past tense statements on the board Ask Who went to the movies last Saturday Point to a student who raises his or her hand Sara went to the movies last Saturday Repeat Write this sentence on the board Underline the word went Ask Who visited a friend last Saturday Point to a student who raises his or her hand Carlos visited a friend last Saturday Repeat Write this sentence on the board Underline the word visited Point to the words went and visited in the sentences on the board Say We use these words to talk about things that happened in the past Then write these pairs of words on the board go went visit visited Ask a student to point out the words that talk about the past 1 a This activity introduces the key vocabulary Focus attention on the picture Ask students to tell what they see Say Each picture shows something a person did in the past Name each activity and ask students to repeat went to the mountains went to New York City went to summer camp visited my uncle stayed at home went to the beach and visited museums Point out the numbered list of activities Say each one again and ask students to repeat Then ask students to match each phrase with one of the pictures Say Write the letter of each picture next to the name of the activity Point out the sample answer Check the answers 1 b This activity gives students practice in understanding the target language in spoken conversation Point to the picture Ask students to tell what the person did in each scene For example Tina went to the mountains or She went to the mountains Play the recording the first time Students only listen Play the recording a second time This time say There are three conversations The people talk about what they did on vacation Listen to the recording and write numbers of the names in the white boxes in the picture Please write only five numbers Point out the sample answer next to the picture showing went to the mountains Correct the answers 1 C This activity provides guided oral practice using the target language Point out the example conversation Ask two students to read the dialogue to the class Say Now work with a partner Make your own conversations about the pictures Say the dialogue in the picture with a student Do a second example if you wish Then have students work in pairs As they talk move around the room monitoring their work Offer language or pronunciation support as needed 2a This activity gives students practice in understanding the key vocabulary in spoken conversation Point to the three people s names and read the names to the class Point to the three vacation activities and ask a student to read the activities to the class Say This is a recording about three people s vacations Please match the people with the places they went to on vacation Play the recording the first time Students only listen Play the recording a second time This time ask students to write the letters of where people went on vacation next to their names Point out the sample answer next to item 1 Correct the answers 2b This activity provides more listening practice using the target language Call attention to the chart Ask a student to read through the names and activities listed Say Now listen to the recording again This time please listen to the conversations and put a checkmark in the Yes I did or No I didn t blank after each activity Play the recording the first time Students only listen Point out the sample answer under Yes I did in the first blank after the words Nancy go to Central Park Say Did Nancy go to Central Park Yes she did Play the recording again Ask students to put checkmarifl in the correct blanks 2c This activity provides guided oral practice using the target language Say Get into groups of three One of you will be Nancy one will be Kevin and one will be Julie Ask each other about the vacations You can talk about the activitiesfrom the chart in 2b or about any other activities you like As students talk move around the room monitoring the conversations and offering support as needed You may want to have a group of students present their conversation to the class 3a This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language Point out the pictures in the photo album Ask students to describe what they see In picture 1 there is a man with a bowl of soup There is also a waiter He looks angry In picture 2 there is a beautiful beach There is a man He looks unhappy After that read the first two lines of the dialogue to the class Point out the answer was in the first line Then point out the blanks in the rest of the lines of the dialogue Read the conversation to the class saying the word blank for each blank line How blank the beaches Then say Write the word was or were in each blank Ask students to complete the activity on their own Correct the answers 3b This activity provides guided oral practice using the target language Point to each of the pictures and ask students to say what they see Then read the words under each picture Pronounce any new words and explain what they mean if necessary For example In this picture a girl is on a bus The girl is taking a bus trip Ask What does relaxing mean Does it mean you are excited or quiet How do you look when you relax If students don t know the meaning of relaxing demonstrate by leaning back in your seat and half closing your eyes Say Now work with a partner Make your own conversations about the pictures Say a dialogue with a student Point to the food picture Ask How was the food The student replies It was awful Do a second example if you wish Then have students work in pairs As they talk move around the room monitoring their work Offer language or pronunciation support as needed 4 This activity provides speaking practice using the target language Explain to the students that they are going to make a vacation photo album and talk about it with their classmates You may want to provide students with magazines which they can cut up for their photo albums or askthem to draw the photos or have them make their photo albums at home for homework Once students have completed their photo albums draw students attention to the vacation pictures in the student book Tell them that they are pictures from your las