Activity 1 A Pair work Look at these people did on their vacation. Which vacations look fun? Which don’t look fun? The camping trip looks fun. It’s great to sleep outdoors I don’t think I agree B Listen Julia, Charlie, and Michael are describing their vacations. Write the name of each person under the correct picture C Listen again Who is describing his or her vacation? Check () the correct boxes Who . . . ? Julia Charlie Michael enjoyed watching the stars    expected to be bored, but wasn’t    went to the zoo    got wet and scared    missed his or her friends    went to the opera    thinks the country is too quite    wishes he or she had planned better    walked over 100 miles    D Pair work Discuss these questions. Have you had a vacation like Julia’s, Charlie’s, or Michael’s? What happened? What did you do on your last vacation? What’s the best vacation you’ve ever had? Have you had a vacation like Charlie’s ? I sure have! Last summer, my cousin visited my hometown, and… Activity 2 A Group work Look at these vacation pictures. Then discuss the questions below. What are the people doing? Where do you think they are? Imagine that you can take one of these vacations. Which would you choose? Why? B Group work Describe your perfect vacations. Discuss these questions. Where would you go? Who would you go with? How long would you stay there? What would you do there? I’d go to England and Ireland with my friend Ling C Communication task Work in pairs. One of you should look at Task 11 on page 79, and the other at Task 31 on page 87. You’re going to look at more vacation pictures. Activity 1 A Pair work Describe this picture. Use the words in the box and your own ideas. In the first picture, there are some beautiful mountains and B Pair work Guess which country the pictures show. Then check your answer on page 93. “ I’m not sure , but I think The country is…” C Join another pair Discuss these questions Are any places where you live similar to the places in part A? Have you ever visited another country? What did or didn’t you like about it? If you could visit any country, where would you go? Why? “We have some high mountains in the north, and there are beaches” Activity 2 A Pair work Sally and Harry just returned from their vacations. Can you guess the country each person visited? “I think Sally visited….” [...]... Sally and Harry are discussing their vacations Answer the questions Sally Harry 1 What season was it? 2 What was the weather like? 3 What did he or she enjoy the most? 4 What was disappointing? 5 What souvenirs did he or she buy? 6 Who did he or she travel with? 7 What country did he or she visit? fall C Group work Discuss these questions Which country from part B would you prefer to visit? Why? What... questions Which country from part B would you prefer to visit? Why? What are the most popular tourist attractions where you live? Would you recommend these attractions? Why or why not? What three things would you tell a tourist visiting your country to do or see? Self-study For extra grammar, listening, and vocabulary practice, go to pages 110-111 . What happened? What did you do on your last vacation? What’s the best vacation you’ve ever had? Have you had a vacation like Charlie’s ? I sure have! Last. think Sally visited….” B Listen Sally and Harry are discussing their vacations. Answer the questions Sally Harry 1. What season was it? fall 2. What was the