We had a great time!

1 SNAPSHOT

In Their Free Time The Top Eight Leisure-Time Activities in the United States

read watch TV spend time with family fish

do gardening play sports go to the movies spend time with friends

Source: The Harris Poll

Check (✓) the activities you do in your free time.

List three other activities you do in your free time.
Put the activities you do in order from your favorite to your least favorite.

2 CONVERSATION Did you do anything special?

A Listen and practice.

Rick: So, what did you do last weekend, Meg?

Meg: Oh, I had a great time. I went to a
karaoke bar and sang with some
friends on Saturday.
Rick: That sounds like fun. Did you go to
Lucky’s?
Meg: No, we didn’t. We went to that new place
downtown. How about you? Did you go
anywhere?
Rick: No, I didn’t go anywhere all weekend.
I just stayed home and studied for today’s
Spanish test.
Meg: Our Spanish test is today? I forgot all
about that!
Rick: Don’t worry. You always get an A.

B Listen to the rest of the conversation.

What did Meg do on Sunday?

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3 GRAMMAR FOCUS
Simple past
Did you work on Saturday? What did Rick do on Saturday?
Yes, I did. I worked all day. He stayed home and studied for
No, I didn’t. I didn’t work at all. a test.

Did you go anywhere last weekend? How did Meg spend her weekend?
Yes, I did. I went to the movies. She went to a karaoke bar and sang
No, I didn’t. I didn’t go anywhere. with some friends.

For a list of irregular past forms, see the appendix at the back of the book.

A Complete these conversations. Then practice with a partner. regular verbs

1. A: . . . . . . . you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (stay) home on Saturday? work → worked

B: No, I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (call) my friend. We . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (drive) invite → invited
to a café for lunch. study → studied
2. A: How . . . . . . . you . . . . . . . . . . . (spend) your last birthday? stop → stopped
B: I . . . . . . . (have) a party. Everyone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (enjoy) it,
but the neighbors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (not, like) the noise. irregular verbs
3. A: What . . . . . . . you . . . . . . . (do) last night?
do → did
B: I . . . . . . . . . . . (go) to the new Jim Carrey film.
forget → forgot
I . . . . . . . . . . . (love) it!
have → had
4. A: . . . . . . . you . . . . . . . (do) anything special over the weekend? go → went
B: Yes, I . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . . . . (go) shopping. Unfortunately, sing → sang
I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (spend) all my money. Now I’m broke! spend → spent
5. A: . . . . . . . you . . . . . . . (go) out on Friday night?
B: No, I . . . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (invite) friends over,
and I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (cook) dinner for them.

B Pair work Take turns asking the questions in part A.

Give your own information when answering.
A: Did you stay home on Saturday?
B: No, I didn’t. I went out with some friends. We saw the new
Brad Pitt movie.

4 PRONUNCIATION Reduction of did you

A Listen and practice. Notice how did you is reduced in the
following questions.

[ddə] [wəddə]
Did you have a good time? What did you do last night?

B Pair work Practice the questions in part A of Exercise 3 again.

Pay attention to the pronunciation of did you.

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 5 WORD POWER Chores and activities
A Find two other words or phrases from the list that usually
go with each verb.

the bed a vacation a good time a trip shopping

a lot of fun the dishes dancing the laundry some photocopies

do my homework
................................... ................................... ...................................

go .bowling
.................................. ................................... ...................................

have . . . .party
a ............................... ................................... ...................................

make .a. . .phone

. . . . . . . . .call
...................... ................................... ...................................

take .a. . .day

. . . . . .off
......................... ................................... ...................................

B Circle the things you did last weekend. Then compare with a partner.

A: I went bowling with my friends and had a good time.

B: I didn’t have a very good time. I did the laundry and . . .

6 DISCUSSION Any questions?

Group work Take turns. One student
makes a statement about the weekend.
Other students ask questions. Each
student answers at least four questions.

A: I went dancing on Saturday night.

B: Where did you go?
A: To the Rock-it Club.
C: Who did you go with?
A: I went with my brother.
D: What time did you go?
A: We went around 10:00.
E: How did you like it?
A: I...

7 LISTENING What did you do last night?

A Listen to John and Laura
John Laura
describe what they did last night.
Check (✓) the correct information had a boring time
about each person.
had a good time
met an old friend
B Listen again. What did each got home late
person do? Take notes. Then take
turns telling their stories to a partner.

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8 CONVERSATION How was your vacation?
A Listen and practice.

Celia: Hi, Don. How was your vacation?

Don: It was excellent! I went to Hawaii
with my cousin. We had a great time.
Celia: Lucky you. How long were you there?
Don: About a week.
Celia: Fantastic! Was the weather OK?
Don: Not really. It was cloudy most of the
time. But we went surfing every day.
The waves were amazing.
Celia: So, what was the best thing about
the trip?
Don: Well, something incredible happened.
You won’t believe it.

B Listen to the rest of the conversation.

What happened?

9 GRAMMAR FOCUS
Past of be
Were you in Hawaii? Yes, I was. Contractions
Was the weather OK? No, it wasn’t. wasn’t = was not
Were you and your cousin on vacation? Yes, we were. weren’t = were not
Were your parents there? No, they weren’t.

How long were you away? I was away for a week.

How was your vacation? It was excellent!

Complete these conversations. Then practice with a partner.

1. A: How long . . . . . . . . . . . your parents in Europe? London

B: They . . . . . . . . . . . there for two weeks.
A: . . . . . . . . . . . they in London the whole time?
B: No, they . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . They also went to Paris.
2. A: . . . . . . . . . . . you in Los Angeles last weekend?
B: No, I . . . . . . . . . . . . I . . . . . . . . . . . in San Francisco.
A: How . . . . . . . . . . . it?
B: It . . . . . . . . . . . great! But it . . . . . . . . . . . foggy and cool
as usual.
3. A: . . . . . . . . . . . you away last week?
B: Yes, I . . . . . . . . . . . in Istanbul.
A: Really? How long . . . . . . . . . . . you there?
B: For almost a week. I . . . . . . . . . . . there
on business.

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10 DISCUSSION On vacation
A Group work Ask your classmates about their last vacations.
Ask these questions or your own ideas.

Where did you spend your last vacation? What did you do there?
How long were you away? How was the weather? the food?
Who were you with? Do you want to go there again?

B Class activity Who had an interesting vacation? Tell the class who and why.

11 LISTENING Welcome back.

Listen to Jason and Barbara talk about their vacations.
Complete the chart.

Vacation place Enjoyed it? Reason(s)

Yes No
Jason ........................................ ............................................................

Barbara ........................................ ............................................................

12 WRITING A postcard
A Read this postcard.

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terrific. T Love,
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B Write a postcard to a partner about your last vacation. Then

exchange postcards. Do you have any questions about the vacation?

13 INTERCHANGE 7 Vacation disasters

Imagine you took a vacation but everything went wrong. Go to Interchange 7.

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14 READING Vacation postcards
1
Look at the pictures. What do you think each person did on his or her vacation?

Anita,
st
my trip is almo
I can’t believe Isla nd
Ea st er
over. I came to a
ago. I was with
just two weeks ity. We
unive rs
group from the on
milies that live
stayed with fa d th e stone
stud ie
the island. We an d the
d mo ai,
statues, calle d a
I really learne
cave paintings. ed every
bu t I lov
lot. I’m tired,
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minute of my tr
rgaret
2
Take care, Ma
means “Hello.”
Island, Iorana
PS: On Easter

Hi, Luis!
My Hawaiian vacation just ended, and
I am very well rested! I spent my whole
vacation at a spa. Every day for a week,
I exercised, did yoga, meditated, and ate
vegetarian food. I also went swimming
and snorkeling. I feel fantastic! I’m looking
forward to seeing you soon.
Love, Debbie
3
Dear Michelle,
Alaska is terrific! I just
returned from a trip to the
Arctic
National Wildlife Refuge. There
were
six people on the trip. We cam
ped
outside for ten days. Then we
took
rafts to the Arctic Ocean. I
saw
a lot of wildlife, including som
e
caribou. Now, I’m going to Anc
horage.
See you soon!
Kevin

A Read the postcards. Then write the number of the postcard where
each sentence could go.

........ I lost five pounds and feel terrific!

........ This was kind of dangerous, but we got there safely!
........ It’s a tiny island about 2,300 miles west of Santiago, Chile.

B Pair work Talk about these questions. Explain your answers.

1. Which person learned a lot on vacation?

2. Who had a vacation that was full of adventure?
3. Who had a very relaxing vacation?
4. Which vacation sounds the most interesting to you?

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 Units 7–8 Progress check
SELF-ASSESSMENT
How well can you do these things? Check (✓) the boxes.

I can . . . . Very well OK A little

Listen to and understand the simple past and past of be (Ex. 1)

Describe events using the past tense (Ex. 1)
Ask and answer questions using the simple past (Ex. 2)
Ask and answer questions using the past of be (Ex. 2)
Describe the locations of places with there is /are; one, any, some (Ex. 3)
Talk about neighborhoods with how many / much and quantifiers (Ex. 4)

1 LISTENING Frankie’s weekend

A A thief robbed a house on Saturday. A detective is questioning
Frankie. The pictures show what Frankie really did on Saturday. Listen
to their conversation. Are Frankie’s answers true (T) or false (F)?

1:00 P.M. T F 3:00 P.M. T F 5:00 P.M. T F 6:00 P.M. T F 8:00 P.M. T F 10:30 P.M. T F

B Pair work What did Frankie really do? Use the pictures to retell the story.

2 DISCUSSION What can you remember?

A Can you remember what you did yesterday? Check (✓) the things you
did. Then add two other things you did.

got up early went shopping did the dishes went to bed late
went to class ate at a restaurant watched TV .........................

made phone calls did the laundry exercised .........................

B Group work Ask questions about each thing in part A.

A: Did you get up early yesterday?

B: No, I didn’t. I got up at 10:00. I was very tired.

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 COMPUTER THIEF!
A Listen to a police officer interview Mike Doe. Number
the events of each day from 1 to 5 in the order they happened.

Date: __________________
March 3
Name: __________________
Mike Doe
Saturday Sunday
___ He went shopping. ___ He stopped at the office.
___ He watched TV. ___ He went to bed.
___
1 He worked. ___ He did laundry.
___ He walked home. ___ He spent time at the park.
___ He cooked dinner ___ He walked home
at home. and watched DVDs.

B Listen again. Do you think Mike took the computer?

Why or why not?

I’M LOST.
A Listen to people ask for the location of the places below. Where do
you think they are? the city center a small town the suburbs

B Listen again. Draw the places on the map.

post office grocery store bookstore café (2)

travel agency music store laundromat pay phone (3)

WASHINGTON STREET
FIRST STREET

SECOND STREET

THIRD STREET

bank hotel

drugstore
LINCOLN STREET
school
theater
library
JEFFERSON STREET

gym
CLINTON STREET

T-134 • Units 1–16 Self-study

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