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I check social media go dancing listen to music play video games

spend time with watch TV

friends and family

Check (•/) the activities you do in your free time. List three other activities you do in your free time.
What are your favorite free-time activities? Are there activities you don't like? Which ones?

CONVERSATION What did you do last weekend?

O A Listen and practice.

NEIL So, what did you do last weekend, Cara?

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CARA Oh, 1had a great tim e. My friends and 1had pizza

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on Saturday and then we all went dancing.

NEIL How fun! Did you go to The Treadmill?

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CARA No, we didn't. W e went to that new place downtown.

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How about you? Did you go anywhere?

NEIL No, 1didn't go anywhere all weekend. 1just stayed

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home and studied for today's Spanish test.

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%-TIL CARA O ur test is today? 1forgot about that!

NEIL Don't worry. You always get an A.

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O B Listen to the rest of the conversation. What does Cara do on Sunday afternoons?
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A Complete these conversations. Then practice with a partner. regular verbs

1. A : _________________you_________________ (stay) home on Sunday?
w ork — » w orked
B: No, I _________________(call) my friend Anna. W e _________________ (drive)
invite — » invited
to a nice little restaurant for lunch.
2. A: How________________ you_________________ (spend) your last birthday? study — » studied

B: I ________________ (have) a party. Everyone_________________ (enjoy) it, stop — » sto pped

but the neighbors next door _ (not, like) the noise.

3. A: W hat___ _________you_________________ (do) last night?
B: I _________________(see) a sci-fi movie at the Cineplex. I
_________________(love) it! Amazing special effects!
4. A : _________________you__________________(do) anything special over
the weekend?
B: Yes, I ________________ . I _________________ (go) shopping. Unfortunately,
I ________________ (spend) all my money. Now I'm broke!
5. A : _________________you__________________(go) out on Friday night?
B: No, I _________________. I _________________(invite) friends over, and
I _________________(cook) spaghetti for them.

B PAIR W ORK Take turns asking the questions in part A.

Give your own information when answering.
A : Did you stay home on Sunday?
B: No, I didn't. I went dancing with some friends.

PRONUNCIATION Reduction of d id yo u

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

following questions.
[did3a]
Did you have a good time?
[wad id 3a]
What did you do last night?
[haudid3a]
How did you like the movie?

B PAIR WORK Practice the questions in

Exercise 3, part A again. Pay attention
to the pronunciation of did you.
5 WORD POWER Chores and activities

A PAIR WORK Find two other words or phrases from the list that usually
go with each verb. Then add one more word or phrase to each verb.

a lot of fun dancing a good time shopping a bike ride

the bed chores the laundry a trip a video

do my homework
9° online
have a party
make a phone call
take a day off

B GROUP WORK Choose the things you did last weekend. Then compare with your partners.
A: I went shopping with my friends. We had a good time. What about you?
B: I didn't have a very good time. I did chores.
C: I did chores, too. But I went dancing in the evening, and . . .

DISCUSSION Ask some questions!

GROUP WORK Take turns. One student makes a statement

about the weekend. Other students ask questions.
Each student answers at least three questions.

A: I went shopping on Saturday afternoon.

B: Where did you go?
A: To the Mayfair Center.
C: Who did you go with?
A: I went with my friends and my sister.
D: What time did you go?
A: We went around 3:00.

E l LISTENING Did you have a good holiday?

O A Listen to Andrew tell Elizabeth what he did yesterday. Check (/) the things Andrew did.

Activities Reasons
O w er|t to the gym

played soccer

n saw a movie

w atched TV

f~l w en t to a baseball gam e

] spent tim e with fam ily

O B Listen again. Look at the activities Andrew didn't do. Why didn't he do them? Write the reason.

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8 INTERCHANGE 7 Memories

Play a board game. Go to Interchange 7 on page 121.

CONVERSATION Lucky you!

O A Listen and practice.

Leah: Hi, Cody. How was your vacation?
Cody: It was excellent! I went to California with
my cousin. We had a great time.
Leah: Lucky you! How long were you there?
Cody: About a week.
Leah: Cool! Was the weather OK?
Cody: Not really. It was pretty cloudy. But we
went surfing every day. The waves were
amazing.
Leah: So, what was the best thing about
the trip?
Cody: Well, something incredible happened. . . .

O B Listen to the rest of the conversation. What happened?

GRAMMAR FOCUS
Past of be

Were you in California? Yes, I was. Contractions

Was the w eather O K? No, it wasn't. w a sn 't = w as not
Were you and your cousin on vacation? Yes, we were. w e re n 't = w ere n o t
Were your parents there? No, they weren't.
How long were you away? I was aw ay for a w eek.
How was your vacation? It was excellent!
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Complete these conversations. Then practice with a partner.

1. A: you in New York last weekend?
B: No, I ______. I _________________ in Chicago.
A: How............... it?
B: It _great! But it cold and
windy as usual.
2. A: How long your parents in Chile?
B: They___________ there for two weeks.
A: th e y in S a n tia g o th e w h o le tim e ?
B: No, they . They also went to Valparaiso.
3. A: _________________you away last week?
B: Yes, I ________________ in Madrid.
A: Really? How long _ _ you there?
B: For almost a week. I __ there on business.
DISCUSSION Past and future vacations

A GROUP WORK Ask your classmates about their last vacations.

Ask these questions or use your own ideas.
Where did you spend your last vacation? What did you do?
How long was your vacation? How was the weather?
Who were you with? What would you like to do on
your next vacation?

B CLASS ACTIVITY Who had an interesting vacation?

Tell the class who and why.

WRITING A blog post

A Read the blog post.

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Greetings from sunny Puerto Vallarta, Mexico!

I'm having a great time. Yesterday, I took a tour
of the old town. The buildings and monuments
were amazing! This morning, I went swimming
and snorkeling. Then I went shopping at one of
the town's open markets. I bought a very beautiful
handmade ceramic vase and tried the famous fish
on a stick. Delicious!
I'm having a really great vacation!
Casey

B PAIR WORK Write a blog post to your partner about your last vacation. Then exchange posts.
Do you have any questions about your partner's vacation?

LISTENING I was on vacation.

O A Listen to Daniel and Amanda talk about their vacations.

Did they have a good time? Check (/) Yes or No.
Yes No
Daniel □ □
Amanda □ □
O B Listen again. Complete the chart with information about their vacations.

Daniel's vacation Amanda's vacation

Place Place
W ho with W ho with
A ctivities A ctivities

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READING
A Look at the pictures. What do you think each person did on his or her vacation?

Profile Photos Share Friends

Awesome Vacations
X Marco Tianzi Mountains
I came to this awesome place three days ago. These
are the Tianzi Mountains, in Hunan Province, China.
The mountains cover 67 square kilometers (or over
16,000 acres), and they are named for a famous
farmer who lived in the area. I took a cable car up to
the mountains. The ride was about six minutes long.
The views are breathtaking! The mountains look almost
like they are man-made. Sadly, my trip is almost over
and I have to go home. But I want to come back soon!

X Letitia Desert Breath

Guys, look at this! This is in the desert near Hurghada,
Egypt. I was just there with my friend Carla. Desert Breath
is a piece of land art made by three people in the nineties -
an artist, an architect, and an engineer. It’s made of sand,
and it covers a large area of the Sahara Desert - 100,000
square meters (or about 25 acres). Every year, some of the
art disappears. The wind moves the sand away. For now,
it’s so large that satellites in space take photos of it. How
cool is that?

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X Kelly Giant Salt Lake
I flew from La Paz to Uyuni to see this spectacular
place. I took so many pictures. It’s called Salar de
Uyuni, and it’s in beautiful Bolivia. It was part of a
giant salt lake in prehistoric times. I went there in a
group with a guide. You have to walk a lot, so you
need to be in pretty good shape. We walked for a
whole day! Sometimes you feel like you’re walking
on clouds. When I saw the lake, it looked like a
giant mirror. I’ll never forget it!

B Read the online posts. Then write the number of the post where each sentence could go.
It was pretty tiring, but I enjoyed every minute of it.
The ride was scary because we were so high up.
______ I hope to meet the people who made it.

C PAIR WORK Answer these questions.

1. Which person used an unusual form of transportation?
2. Who saw a piece of art?
3. Who had a very active vacation?
4. Which place do you think is the most interesting? Why?

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