UNIT 8
VISITING OTHER PLACES
Aaron Ramsey & Gareth Bale
WALES – COUNTRY OF SUPERLATIVES
1. It has a town with the ____________ name in the
world.
2. It has the _____________ suspension bridge in the
world.
3. It has one of the _____________ tenors in the world.
4. It has the _____________ mountain in England and
Wales.
5. It has some of the ____________castles in Great
Britan.
most interesting longest highest
oldest best
WALES – COUNTRY OF SUPERLATIVES
1. It has a town with the ____________ name in the
world.
most interesting longest highest
oldest
longest
best
WALES – COUNTRY OF SUPERLATIVES
2. It has the _____________ suspension bridge in the
world.
most interesting longest highest
oldest best
oldest
The Menai Suspension Bridge
WALES – COUNTRY OF SUPERLATIVES
3. It has one of the _____________ tenors in the
world.
most interesting longest highest
oldest
best
best
WALES – COUNTRY OF SUPERLATIVES
4. It has the _____________ mountain in England and
Wales.
most interesting longest highest
oldest best
highest
Snowdon mountain
WALES – COUNTRY OF SUPERLATIVES
5. It has some of the ____________castles in Great
Britan.
most interesting longest highest
oldest
most interesting
best
Conwy Castle
Fill in the missing forms of the adjectives in the table and
make sentences with each of the adjective (Activity 1d, p. 76)
basic comparative superlative
fit
healthier
oldest
small
best
more
interesting
expensive
easiest
boring
difficult
worse
basic comparative superlative
fit fitter fittest
healthy healthier healthiest
old older oldest
small smaller smallest
good better best
interesting more interesting most interesting
expensive more expensive most expensive
easy easier easiest
boring more boring most boring
difficult more difficult most difficult
bad worse worst
Fill in the missing forms of the adjectives in the table and
make sentences with each of the adjective (Activity 1d, p. 76)
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Positive:
• I/ you / we / they + have + past participle
• He / She / It + has + past participle
• Example:
- I have been to Ha Noi twice.
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Negative:
I/ you / we / they + haven't + past participle
He / she / it + hasn't + past participle
Example:
I haven’t seen a ghost in real life.
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Question:
Have + I/ you / we / they + past participle
Has + he / she / it + past participle
Example:
• Have you been to Ho Chi Minh city?
Yes, I have.
No, I haven’t.
• Has she visited Hoi An ancient city?
Yes, she has.
No, she hasn’t.
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Use
• To talk about a state or an action that started
in the past and continues in the present.
Ex: - They’ve been married for nearly 50 years.
• To talk about experience up to the present
Ex: - I haven’t been to Hanoi.
PRESENT PERFECT TENSE
Use
• To talk about life experience
Ex: - I’ve watched some interesting Indian movies.
- He’s never written any poem.
- Have you ever seen a ghost?
be in a blackout
try an exotic food
try an extreme sport
lose your wallet
find someone’s wallet
wear flip-flops to school
get sick from food
get seasick
Find a good name for each photo
1 2 3
4
8
76
5
• A: Have you ever got sick
from food?
•B: Yes, I have.
•A: When did you get that?
•B: Two years ago.
•A: What did you eat?
•B: Seafood.
Simple past vs. present perfect
Simple past Present perfect
- With definite time expression in
the past
I went to France last year.
- Express an action happened and
ended in the past
I wrote this letter yesterday.
- No definite time expression
I have come to France three times.
-Express an action happened in
the past and continue until the
present
-I have written this letter since
yesterday.
Put the verbs into the correct form, present perfect or
simple past.
1. What time...........................(you/finish) work
yesterday?
2. When I ...............(get) home last night, I
..................... (be) very tired, so I ............... (go)
straight to bed.
3. Robert ..................(not/be) very busy last week.
4. Mr. Lee.......................(work) in a bank for 15 years.
Then he quit.
5. Kelly lives in Toronto. She ................(live) there all
her life.
6. I don’t know Karen’s husband. I ...........................
(never/meet) him.
did you finish
got
was went
wasn’t
worked
has lived
have never met
Simple past vs. present perfect
Simple past vs. present perfect
Simple past vs. present perfect
Listen to the 4 speakers answering in a survey done by the Welsh
Tourist Board and fill in the box (Activity 2a, page 77)
Been to
Wales?
How often? Comments?
Speaker 1  many times the most beautiful
place
Speaker 2  once the most boring
holiday
Speaker 3  want to come
Speaker 4  once really enjoyed it
An Indian summer
• An Indian summer = A period of warm, sunny
weather in autumn
Read through the paragraphs and try to find the words (page 79)
1. What is the synonym of “to reserve”?
2. What is the synonym of “area”:
3. A person who owns and manages a restaurant is
a __________
4. A person who visits particular areas, especially
in New England, to view the autumn foliage is a
________________
5. Find word or phrase in the paragraphs to
describe the picture below: ______________
to book
restaurateur
leaf-peeper
snow-topped mountains
region
Put the 4 paragraphs into the correct order (activity 3b, page 78)
Paragraph 1:
Paragraph 2:
Paragraph 3:
Paragraph 4:
Just in time for the holiday...
And to the delight of...
Their message to visitors...
It’s one of the weekends we’re...
Sheila has just come back from a trip to New England. Listen to
her conversation with the friend Irene and make a note of 3
things Sheila did and 3 things she didn’t do on her trip (Activity
3a, page 78)
She did She didn’t
went leaf-peeping see bears
took photos tour around New England
flew up to Boston visit Vermont
saw whales drive
studied the maps

Unit 8

  • 1.
  • 2.
    Aaron Ramsey &Gareth Bale
  • 4.
    WALES – COUNTRYOF SUPERLATIVES 1. It has a town with the ____________ name in the world. 2. It has the _____________ suspension bridge in the world. 3. It has one of the _____________ tenors in the world. 4. It has the _____________ mountain in England and Wales. 5. It has some of the ____________castles in Great Britan. most interesting longest highest oldest best
  • 5.
    WALES – COUNTRYOF SUPERLATIVES 1. It has a town with the ____________ name in the world. most interesting longest highest oldest longest best
  • 6.
    WALES – COUNTRYOF SUPERLATIVES 2. It has the _____________ suspension bridge in the world. most interesting longest highest oldest best oldest The Menai Suspension Bridge
  • 7.
    WALES – COUNTRYOF SUPERLATIVES 3. It has one of the _____________ tenors in the world. most interesting longest highest oldest best best
  • 8.
    WALES – COUNTRYOF SUPERLATIVES 4. It has the _____________ mountain in England and Wales. most interesting longest highest oldest best highest Snowdon mountain
  • 9.
    WALES – COUNTRYOF SUPERLATIVES 5. It has some of the ____________castles in Great Britan. most interesting longest highest oldest most interesting best Conwy Castle
  • 10.
    Fill in themissing forms of the adjectives in the table and make sentences with each of the adjective (Activity 1d, p. 76) basic comparative superlative fit healthier oldest small best more interesting expensive easiest boring difficult worse
  • 11.
    basic comparative superlative fitfitter fittest healthy healthier healthiest old older oldest small smaller smallest good better best interesting more interesting most interesting expensive more expensive most expensive easy easier easiest boring more boring most boring difficult more difficult most difficult bad worse worst Fill in the missing forms of the adjectives in the table and make sentences with each of the adjective (Activity 1d, p. 76)
  • 13.
    PRESENT PERFECT TENSE Positive: •I/ you / we / they + have + past participle • He / She / It + has + past participle • Example: - I have been to Ha Noi twice.
  • 14.
    PRESENT PERFECT TENSE Negative: I/you / we / they + haven't + past participle He / she / it + hasn't + past participle Example: I haven’t seen a ghost in real life.
  • 15.
    PRESENT PERFECT TENSE Question: Have+ I/ you / we / they + past participle Has + he / she / it + past participle Example: • Have you been to Ho Chi Minh city? Yes, I have. No, I haven’t. • Has she visited Hoi An ancient city? Yes, she has. No, she hasn’t.
  • 16.
    PRESENT PERFECT TENSE Use •To talk about a state or an action that started in the past and continues in the present. Ex: - They’ve been married for nearly 50 years. • To talk about experience up to the present Ex: - I haven’t been to Hanoi.
  • 17.
    PRESENT PERFECT TENSE Use •To talk about life experience Ex: - I’ve watched some interesting Indian movies. - He’s never written any poem. - Have you ever seen a ghost?
  • 18.
    be in ablackout try an exotic food try an extreme sport lose your wallet find someone’s wallet wear flip-flops to school get sick from food get seasick Find a good name for each photo 1 2 3 4 8 76 5
  • 19.
    • A: Haveyou ever got sick from food? •B: Yes, I have. •A: When did you get that? •B: Two years ago. •A: What did you eat? •B: Seafood.
  • 20.
    Simple past vs.present perfect Simple past Present perfect - With definite time expression in the past I went to France last year. - Express an action happened and ended in the past I wrote this letter yesterday. - No definite time expression I have come to France three times. -Express an action happened in the past and continue until the present -I have written this letter since yesterday.
  • 21.
    Put the verbsinto the correct form, present perfect or simple past. 1. What time...........................(you/finish) work yesterday? 2. When I ...............(get) home last night, I ..................... (be) very tired, so I ............... (go) straight to bed. 3. Robert ..................(not/be) very busy last week. 4. Mr. Lee.......................(work) in a bank for 15 years. Then he quit. 5. Kelly lives in Toronto. She ................(live) there all her life. 6. I don’t know Karen’s husband. I ........................... (never/meet) him. did you finish got was went wasn’t worked has lived have never met
  • 22.
    Simple past vs.present perfect
  • 23.
    Simple past vs.present perfect
  • 24.
    Simple past vs.present perfect
  • 25.
    Listen to the4 speakers answering in a survey done by the Welsh Tourist Board and fill in the box (Activity 2a, page 77) Been to Wales? How often? Comments? Speaker 1  many times the most beautiful place Speaker 2  once the most boring holiday Speaker 3  want to come Speaker 4  once really enjoyed it
  • 26.
    An Indian summer •An Indian summer = A period of warm, sunny weather in autumn
  • 27.
    Read through theparagraphs and try to find the words (page 79) 1. What is the synonym of “to reserve”? 2. What is the synonym of “area”: 3. A person who owns and manages a restaurant is a __________ 4. A person who visits particular areas, especially in New England, to view the autumn foliage is a ________________ 5. Find word or phrase in the paragraphs to describe the picture below: ______________ to book restaurateur leaf-peeper snow-topped mountains region
  • 28.
    Put the 4paragraphs into the correct order (activity 3b, page 78) Paragraph 1: Paragraph 2: Paragraph 3: Paragraph 4: Just in time for the holiday... And to the delight of... Their message to visitors... It’s one of the weekends we’re...
  • 29.
    Sheila has justcome back from a trip to New England. Listen to her conversation with the friend Irene and make a note of 3 things Sheila did and 3 things she didn’t do on her trip (Activity 3a, page 78) She did She didn’t went leaf-peeping see bears took photos tour around New England flew up to Boston visit Vermont saw whales drive studied the maps