Level

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Language Function:

reading, discussion, vocabulary,

phrasal verbs

Grammar

Present Simple or Present Continuous

Read and translate the text

Mr. Richards family was on vacation. They are Mr. and Mrs.
Richard with two sons. They went to London. They saw their
travel agent and booked their tickets. They went to the British
Embassy to get visas to enter Britain. They had booked fourteen
days tour. This includes travel and accommodation. They also
included tours around London
What is the meaning of these words?
They boarded a large Boeing flight. The flight was nearly
fourteen hours. On the plane the cabin crew were very friendly.
They gave them newspaper and magazine to read. They gave
them food and drink. There was a film for their entertainment.
They had a very pleasant flight. They slept part of the way.

work in the classroom and at home

vacation
book
ticket
embassy
On arrival at Heathrow Airport, they had to go to Customs and
include
Immigration. The officers were pleasant. Mr. Richard and his
accommodation
family collected their bags and went to London Welcome Desk.
board
They arranged the transfer to a hotel.
flight
The hotel was a well-known four-star hotel. The room had perfect cabin crew
magazine
view of the park. The room had its own bathroom and toilet.
Instead of keys for the room, they inserted a key-card to open
entertainment
the door. On the third floor, there was a restaurant serving Asian pleasant
and European food. They had variety of food.
arrival
The two week in London went fast. At the end of the 14-day, they customs
arrange
were quite tired but they felt very happy.
transfer
well-known
Questions about the text
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1. Where did Mr. Richard's family go on vacation?
insert
2. How long was the flight to London?
variety
3. Where do you think Mr. Richard's family come from?
4. Where did Mr. Richard's family stay in London?
5. How long did they spent in London?

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Find the Mistake and explain WHY

Present Simple or Present Continuous

Example:
Sentence: I am thinking he's an interesting man.
Correction: I think he's an interesting man.

Discussion questions
1. Where did you go for your last vacation?
2. Did you enjoy your last vacation? (How was your
vacation?)
3. How do you feel after a long vacation?
4. How many days was your vacation?
5. Did you face any problems during your vacation?
6. Did you meet any interesting people? Can you tell me
about them.
7. Why did you visit the place(s) you went to?
8. How did you get there?
9. How long did it take to get there?
10. Why did you choose the means of transportation that
you chose?
11. What did you do there?
12. Did you use a lot of English?
13. What was the weather/food/scenery like?
14. Where in the world would you most like to go for
your next vacation?

1. Tom works at the moment. Can I take a message?

2. I am often playing tennis on Saturdays.
3. We're working on the Smith account this week. We
usually take three weeks to complete a project.
4. We rarely go out for dinner, but this week we go out
on Saturday.
5. He is believing every word she says.
6. Angela gets up at 7 o'clock and is having breakfast.
7. Peter is asking a lot of questions every day.
8. Jason doesn't know the answer to this question. He is
knowing the other answers.
9. We attend a meeting in Chicago this weekend.
10. She is wanting to purchase a new computer.

act like: behave in a way that's like _____ .

"What's wrong with Bob? He's acting like an idiot."
add up: find the total.
"What's the total of those bills? Could you add them up and see?"
ask out: ask for a date.
"Nancy has a new boy friend. Joe asked her out last night."