GETTING AWAY UNIT 7 TOUCHSTONE

FUN PLACES TO VISIT :

BEACHES, RIVERS, VOLCANOES, FORESTS, LAKES,

LAGOONS, DESERTS, FIELDS, COUNTRY, PORTS,
RESTAURANTS, PUBS, CLUBS.

WAYS TO TRAVEL :

AN AIRPLANE, A BUS, A CAR, A BOAT, A TRAIN, A

FERRY.

I´M GOING TO TRAVEL BY PLANE/ BOAT/ TRAIN

THINGS YOU ALWAYS TAKE ON A TRIP:

CREDIT CARD, DRIVING LICENSE, PASSPORT, ID
CARD, A CAMERA, CLOTHES, A CELL PHONE AND
THINGS LIKE THAT.
FUN THINGS TO DO ON A TRIP :
SWIMMING, RUNNING, EATING OUT, TREKKING,
DRINKING BEER, WALKING, SIGHTSEEING, WATER
SPORTS, VISIT THE MARKETS, GO TO THE PIERS,
TAKE A BOAT, ETC.

I’M GOING TO MY COUSIN’S HOME TO CHILL OUT

AND HAVE FUN.

I’M GOING TO RIO DE JANEIRO TO SEE THE

CARNIVAL.
IT’S GOING TO BE GREAT! (ADJECTIVE)
INFINITIVES FOR REASONS

VOCABULARY (INFINITIVES)
TO DO SOME RESEARCH
TO FIND (CHEAP FLIGHTS)
TO SEE / TO VISIT (RELATIVES)
TO GET (A NEW SUITCASE)
TO FIND/BUY BARGAINS
TO CHANGE SOME MONEY

I HAVE TO GO TO THE BANK TO CHANGE SOME

MONEY.
I’M GOING TO PUNTA ARENAS TO SEE SOME
RELATIVES/ TO VISIT TORRES DEL PAINE.
HE HAS TO GO TO THE BANK TO CHANGE SOME
MONEY.

AFFIRMATIVE
IT’S – ADJECTIVE – TO – INFINITIVE

IT’S EASY/HARD TO FIND CHEAP FLIGHTS ONLINE.

IT’S FUN TO MEET NEW PEOPLE.
IT’S GOOD TO KNOW A LITTLE OF THE LANGUAGE.

NEGATIVE
IT’S – NOT – ADJECTIVE – TO INFINITIVE
IT’S NOT HARD TO FIND BARGAINS.

THE MOST COMMON ADJECTIVES ARE:

HARD, NICE, EASY, GOOD, IMPORTANT, DIFFICULT,

FUN AND INTERESTING
GET A PHRASE BOOK / LEARN SOME EXPRESSIONS
A : I NEED TO GET A PHRASE BOOK TO LEARN
SOME EXPRESSIONS.
B: IS IT NECESSARY TO KNOW THE LANGUAGE?

Example
ROLE-PLAY UNIT 7
GETTING AWAY
A: I’m going to _____, so I need to _____________ .
I’m going to ____________ to ______________.
B: Is it necessary/important to take an umbrella?
A : well, I think it’s necessary.
B: Anyway, is it ok to have a jacket ?
A : Well, it’s really important since it rains a lot.
B: Great! and… can you use a credit card to pay in
restaurants?
A : yeah, you can pay with credit cards.
A: I almost forgot it, I have to call a travel agent to
get a room.
B : ____________________________________?

A ________________________________________

B : On a vacation trip, you need to take comfortable

clothing, like sneakers, jackets, jeans and things/
stuff like that. (VOCABULARY)

A: Yeah, and it’s important to take your ID card and

money. (VOCABULARY)

ADVICE AND SUGGESTIONS

A: I’m going to Machu pichu to know its culture.

B: Don’t forget to take comfortable shoes.
 You could take comfortable shoes.

Imagine you are planning a camping trip to the south

of Chile in the summer. Make a short conversation
using the contents for unit 7.

FOR NEXT CLASS

Respond to suggestions

Where would you like to go in your next trip?

I guess I’d like to go to Mexico.

I’d like to go to _________________ I guess.

A:Where do you have to go this week?

B: I need to go shopping I guess.
C: I need to get away I guess.
You need to take comfortable shoes.
You should take comfortable shoes.
It’s a good idea to take comfortable shoes.

I think you should…

Maybe you should…
It’s a good idea to take insect repellent.
It’s a good idea (aidia) to have sunglasses