LESSON 3: ASK ABOUT SOMEONE’S VACATION

LESSON 4:DESCRIBE VACATION EXPERIENCES

VOCABULARY: VACATION ACTIVITIES

Word Phonetics Meaning

take pictures [teɪk ˈpɪk.tʃərz] chụp ảnh
visit [ˈvɪz.ɪt] đi thăm quan
ride a boat [raɪd ə bəʊt] đi thuyền
go shopping [ɡəʊ ˈʃɒp.ɪŋ] đi mua sắm
explore [ɪkˈsplɔːr] khám phá
enjoy food [ɪnˈdʒɔɪ fuːd] thưởng thức món ăn
walk along [wɔːk əˈlɒŋ] đi dọc theo
go swimming [ɡəʊ ˈswɪm.ɪŋ] đi bơi
go windsurfing [ɡəʊ ˈwɪndˌsɜː.fɪŋ] đi lướt sóng
go snorkeling [ɡəʊ ˈsnɔː.kəlɪŋ] đi lặn

Photo story
get back [ɡɛt ˈbæk] trở về từ
fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] tuyệt vời, rất tốt
incredible [ɪnˈkrɛdəb(ə)l] lạ thường, tuyệt vời
awesome [ˈɔːs(ə)m] tuyệt vời

Adjectives to describe the trip

scary [ˈskɛːri] đáng sợ
bumpy [ˈbʌmpi] đường (xóc)
short [ʃɔːt] ngắn
long [/lɒŋ] dài
scenic [ˈsiːnɪk] (thuộc) cảnh vật
comfortable [ˈkəmftərbəl] thoải mái
boring [ˈbɔːrɪŋ] nhàm chán
GRAMMAR: the past tense of Be (thì quá khứ với động từ tobe: was/were)

1. Formation
Affirmative Example
I/ She / He / It/ singular noun + was The food was incredible.
You / We / They/ plural noun + were The people were friendly.

Negative Example
I/ She / He / It/ singular noun + wasn’t (was not) I wasn’t on vacation last week.
You / We / They/ plural noun + weren’t (were not) The people weren’t friendly.
Yes/No Question Example
Was + I/ She / He / It ? - Yes, I/ she / he / it was. Was your flight late?
- No, I/ she / he / it wasn’t. Yes, it was./ No, it wasn’t.
Were + you / we / they? - Yes, you/we/they were. Were the people there frendly?
- No, you / we / they / Yes, they were./ No, they weren’t.
weren’t.
Information Question Example
Wh- + was + she / he / it? - She / he / it was … Where was your brother yesterday?
Wh- + were + you / we / - I/ we / they were … When were you in Seoul?
they?

2. Usuage : The simple past tense of the verb “Be” is used with an adjective to talk
about things that happened or existed before now. (thì quá khứ đơn với động từ
tobe được sử dụng với 1 tính từ để nói về các việc đã xảy ra hoặc tồn tại trong quá
khứ)

LESSON 4: Describe Vacation Expereriences

1) Adjectives for vacations (Tính từ dùng để miêu tả kỳ nghỉ)
Từ vựng Phát âm Nghĩa
relaxing [rɪˈlæksɪŋ] thư giãn
exciting [ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ] thú vị
interesting [ˈɪntrɪstɪŋ] hấp dẫn
unusual [ʌnˈjuːʒʊəl] kỳ lạ
awesome [ˈɔːsəm] tuyệt vời
beautiful [ˈbjuːtəfʊl] đẹp
boring [ˈbɔːrɪŋ] nhàm chán
cool [kuːl] tuyệt
excellent [ˈɛksələnt] xuất sắc
famous [ˈfeɪməs] nổi tiếng
fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] tuyệt diệu
great [greɪt] tuyệt vời
incredible [ɪnˈkrɛdəbl] đáng kinh ngạc
nice [naɪs] đẹp
perfect [ˈpɜːfɪkt] hoàn hảo
scenic [ˈsiːnɪk] có cảnh đẹp
terrific [təˈrɪfɪk] tuyệt vời
wonderful [ˈwʌndəfʊl] tuyệt vời

2) Reading: Now that’s my kind of vacation!

Từ vựng Phát âm Nghĩa
client [ˈklaɪənt] khách hàng
destination [ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən] điểm đến
popular [ˈpɒpjʊlə] phổ biến
package [ˈpækɪʤ] gói (du lịch)
getaway [ˈgɛtəweɪ] nơi nghỉ ngơi
time off [taɪm] [ɒf] thời gian nghỉ
take care of (us) [teɪk] [keər] [ɒv] chăm sóc (chúng tôi)
meditation [ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən] thiền
dare [deə] dám
adventure [ədˈvɛnʧə] cuộc phiêu lưu
brilliant [ˈbrɪljənt] xuất sắc
absolutely [ˈæbsəluːtli] chắc chắn rồi
huge [hjuːʤ] khổng lồ
bungee jumping [ˈbʌnʤi] [ˈʤʌmpɪŋ] nhảy bungee
global [ˈgləʊbəl] toàn cầu
village [ˈvɪlɪʤ] làng
culture [ˈkʌlʧə] văn hóa
last [lɑːst] trải qua
incredibly [ɪnˈkrɛdəbli] không thể tin được
volunteer [ˌvɒlənˈtɪə] tình nguyện viên
definitely [ˈdɛfɪnɪtli] chắc chắn

3) Bad travel experiences (Những trải nghiệm du lịch tồi tệ)

Từ vựng Phát âm Nghĩa
The weather was …. [ðə] [ˈwɛðə] [wɒz] …. Thời tiết thật ….
horrible [ˈhɒrəbl] kinh khủng
really awful [ˈrɪəli] [ˈɔːfʊl] thực sự khủng khiếp
pretty bad [ˈprɪti] [bæd] khá xấu
terrible [ˈtɛrəbl] kinh khủng
The people were … [ðə] [ˈpiːpl] [wɜː] … Người dân đã
unfriendly [ʌnˈfrɛndli] không thân thiện
cold [kəʊld] lạnh nhạt
They lost my luggage. [ˈlʌgɪʤ]. Họ bị mất hành lý của tôi.
Someone stole my wallet. [ˈwɒlɪt]. Ai đó lấy trộm ví của tôi.
lose - lost - lost [luːz] - [lɒst] - [lɒst] mất
steal - stole - stolen [stiːl] - [stəʊl] - [ˈstəʊlən] đánh cắp

4) Good travel experience (Những trải nghiệm du lịch tốt)

Từ vựng Phát âm Nghĩa
The weather was …. [ðə] [ˈwɛðə] [wɒz] …. Thời tiết thật ….
amazing [əˈmeɪzɪŋ] kinh ngạc
fantastic [fænˈtæstɪk] tuyệt diệu
terrific [təˈrɪfɪk] tuyệt vời
wonderful [ˈwʌndəfʊl] tuyệt vời
The people were … [ðə] [ˈpiːpl] [wɜː] … Người dân đã
friendly [ˈfrɛndli] thân thiện
warm [wɔːm] nồng hậu
They found my luggage. [ðeɪ] [faʊnd] [maɪ] [ˈlʌgɪʤ]. Họ tìm thấy hành lý của tôi.

Someone returned my [ˈsʌmwʌn] [rɪˈtɜːnd] [maɪ] Ai đó đã trả lại ví của tôi.

wallet. [ˈwɒlɪt].
find - found - found [faɪnd] - [faʊnd] - [faʊnd] tìm thấy
return - returned - [rɪˈtɜːn] - [rɪˈtɜːnd] - [rɪˈtɜːnd] trả lại
returned

5) Listening
Từ vựng Phát âm Nghĩa
cruise [kruːz] du thuyền
entertainment [ˌɛntəˈteɪnmənt] sự giải trí
I don't blame you. [bleɪm] Tôi không đổ lỗi cho bạn.
believe [bɪˈliːv] tin
happen [ˈhæpən] xảy ra
Everything went wrong Mọi thứ đã diễn ra không suôn sẻ.
clean [kliːn] sạch
a bad start [bæd] [stɑːt] một khởi đầu tồi tệ
the rest of the vacation [vəˈkeɪʃən] phần còn lại của kỳ nghỉ
hard [hɑːd] khó
 GRAMMAR PRACTICE
Practice 1: Choose WAS or WERE and circle it
1. He was / were a policeman.
2. We was / were very happy.
3. Was / Were you happy?
4. They wasn’t / weren’t interested in.
5. I was / were at school.
6. It wasn’t / weren’t expensive.
7. Was / Were she your teacher?

Practice 2: Complete the text with the correct form of TO BE:

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy __were__ two of the most popular film comedians of all
time. They were born in 1890 and 1892 respectively.
Stan Laurel (1)____________ from England. Oliver Hardy (2) ____________ English, he
was from Georgia, USA. Laurel and Hardy (3)____________ in their late 30s when they
met. Their first film together (4)____________ Putting Pants on Philip (1927). They (5)
____________ funny because they were so different. Laurel (6) ____________ small and
thin. Hardy (7) ____________ big and fat. Their most famous films (8) ____________ Way
Out West (1937) and Blockheads (1938). They (9)____________ in any serious films, only
comedies.

Practice 3: Write yes/no questions and short answers. Use the past tenses of be
1. A: (your / bus trip / long) ________Was your bus trip long__________?
B: No, it wasn’t. It was less than an hour.
2. A: (the movie theater / open) _________________________________?
B: Yes, _________________. They had a late show.
3. A: (the weather / good) ______________________________________?
B: No, __________________. It rained every day.
4. A: (there / a movie / on your flight) _____________________________?
B: No, __________________. It was so boring!
5. A: (there / many people / on the train) ___________________________?
 B: Yes, __________________. We had to stand.

Practice 4: Complete the conversation with information questions. Use the past tense of
be
A: Hey, Marty. (1) ________________________________? (Where / you / last / weekend)
B: My wife and I took a little vacation.
A: Really? (2) ______________________________? (How / it)
B: Too short! But we stayed at a great resort.
A: Oh yeah? (3) _____________________________? (Where / the resort)
B: Over in Wroxton. We drove up Friday night.
A: Wroxton? That’s rather far. (4) _______________________________? (How long / the
drive)
B:About three and a half hours. There wasn’t any traffic.
A: Nice! (5) ________________________________? (And / how / the weather)
B: Actually, the weather was quite good. Only rained once!
A: Sounds wonderful. (6) ___________________________________? (How long / you /
there)
B: Just three days. We didn’t want to come home!
 READING PRACTICE

Dear Hank,

Hawaii is incredible! I arrived yesterday, and the view of the white beach from the airplane
was very scenic. Today the weather was perfect – not too hot with a beautiful blue sky. This
morning a woman gave me a soothing massage right on the beach. Wow! It was so relaxing
that I fell asleep! After that, I tried something new and different – a beverage served in a
coconut! The coconut milk tasted a little unusual, but it was pretty good. Not everything is
perfect, though. After lunch I went parasailing. A boat pulled me high up into the air. I don’t
like high places! It was really scary. And the entertainment is nice. Wish you were here!

Love, Laura

Are the following statements true, or false according to the information in the passage?
True False
1. Laura went to Michigan on vacation ______ ______
2. The weather was very hot when she came there ______ ______
3. She had a great massage in the afternoon ______ ______
4. The coconut milk was quite great. ______ ______
5. Laura went parasailing after lunch. ______ ______
 SPEAKING PRACTICE
Topic 2: Talk about your most vacation
1. Where did you go? Who did you go with?
 I went to ___________. I went with _____________.
2. How did you go there? How long did you stay there? Where did you stay?
 I went there by ______________. It stayed there for ________ days/ nights. I
stayed at ___________.
3. How was (were) the weather/ the food/ people?
 The weather/food was __________.
 The people were _____________.
4. What did you do there?
 I ________________ (Mention at least 5 activities that you did on your
vacation).
5. What did you love most about your vacation?
 What I love most about my vacation were _______________ (3 things that you
love about your vacation).
6. Did you have a good time? Did you have any bad experiences?
 Yes, I did/ No, I did not (Explain your answer)
7. Is there anything you don’t like about your vacation?
 Yes, there is/ No, there isn’t (Explain your answer).
8. What is it famous for? How did you know that place?
 It is famous for ____________.
 I knew that place because ________________.
9. What can you do there?
 I can ________________(Mention at least 5 activities that you can do there).
10. What do you love most about this place?

 What I love most about this place is _____________.

 ANSWER KEY
Practice 1
1. was
2. were
3. Were
4. weren’t
5. was
6. wasn’t
7. Was
Practice 2
1. was
2. was
3. were
4. were
5. were
6. was
7. was
8. were
9. were
Practice 3
2. Was the movie theater open?/ Yes, it was.
3. Was the weather good? No, it wasn’t.
4. Was there a movie on your flight?/ No, there wasn’t.
5. Were there many people on the train?/ Yes, there were.
Practice 4
1. Where were you last weekend?
2. How was it?
3. Where was the resort?
4. How long was the drive?
5. And how was the weather?
6. How long were you there?
Reading
1. False
2. False
3. False
4. True
5. True