IELTS Expert User A2 Term 7 subject 2 lesson 6
PART 1
Voicino 1
Listen and repeat.
PART 2
Passagino
Deborah rented a room in her Vancouver home to Nico for five days. Read their reviews of the experience. Did Deborah and Nico enjoy the activities they did together? Why or why not?
Home Here and There
Review your guest
Deborah Nico was a great guest. Most days he explored the city on his own. I gave him a map and some guidebooks. On the weekend, I was his tour guide. I’m always happy to help if my guests want a local guide. We visited lots of interesting landmarks together. When I’m with my guests, I always have a good time. It’s like being a tourist in my own town!
Review your stay
Nico If you stay in someone’s home, you get a good idea of life there. I rented a room in Deborah’s apartment. It’s right in the heart of downtown. Perfect! Deborah was a great host. On the weekend, I really wanted to go hiking in the mountains, but she took me to a classical music concert instead. Not really my thing. Most days, I borrowed a guidebook from her and explored on my own, so it was OK. Vancouver is a great city!
PART 3
It's your turn
It’s your turn
SPEAKING
Imagine you’re a host to some tourists. Think of places to take them in your town. You can go online for ideas. Where is the best place to take them… if they want to eat traditional food?
☐if they want to see the sights?
☐when it’s cold or rainy?
☐when it’s very hot?
☐if they’re interested in funny or unusual sights?
GROUP WORK Share your ideas with some of your classmates. Do you all agree?
PART 4
Practicino 1
A Cross out the word that is different.
1 tourists tour guide check-in counter
2 backpack luggage tour bus
3 backpack check-in counter suitcase
4 bus station flight details airplane
5 guidebooks maps tour guide
Match the two halves of the sentences.
1 When I stay in hotels, …
2 When I only have one suitcase, …
3 When I arrive at the airport, …
4 When we take a tour bus, …
5 If I’m in a city for the first time, …
a I find the check-in counter first.
b I always bring a map to know where I am.
C I always sleep late.
d we always see a lot of the city.
e I don’t usually check my luggage.
Practicino 2
Use the information in the chart to write complete sentences.
Situation
Kim travels to Hawaii Matt flies internationally
If/ When
When
If
When
If
we visit a new town they plan a trip
When
I go on a bus tour
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2
3
Option
stay near the beach
travel first class try the food
use guidebooks to get ideas bring my camera with me
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5
GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY
Use the information in the chart to write questions using if or when.
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2
3
Situation
travel abroad
have free time
go sightseeing
go hiking
go on vacation
Option 1
bring one suitcase
visit new places bring a guidebook travel with a suitcase meet new people
Option 2
bring more than one suitcase do nothing and stay home bring a map
travel with a backpack
spend time with friends
When you travel abroad, do you bring one suitcase or more than one suitcase?
B
4
5
Answer the questions in exercise A with your own information.
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2
3
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Practicino 3
A
Look at the words in the box. Find words that mean …
airplane backpack bus station check-in counter guidebook
map suitcase tour bus tour guide tourists
1 two places where you begin or end a trip:
2 two objects that give you information about a city:
3 people who are on vacation:
4 a person who takes you to interesting sights when you’re on vacation:
5 two kinds of luggage:
B
Use the correct form of the words in the box in part A to complete the sentences. Use each word or phrase only one time.
1 Last time I went to the airport, it was awful. I arrived very late, and there was a long line at the ………………………… .
2 We live near the airport, so we often see ………………………… in the sky over our house.
3 When I go on vacation, I always take two big………………………… .One for my clothes and one for the things I buy. My sister doesn’t like shopping, so she just brings one large ………………………… .
4 Last year I worked as a ………………………… . I worked on a………………………… . It left from the central and took people all around the city. The loved it!
5 When I visit a new city, I always buy a local ………………………… to tell me about the best restaurants. Then I use the………………………… on my phone to help me find them!