Ethan: Josh! Hi, !
Josh: Ethan! You're ! You look really !
Ethan: Thanks! How your summer?
Josh: It was OK. I to Cornwall with my mum, my dad and my little , Ruby. We in a little house near the for two . And there was no Wi-Fi!
Ethan: Oh no! So what did you ?
Josh: I surfing . On the first day, I off the board again and again. And Ruby up at once. She's only ! Ugh! So cringe.
Ethan: Ha ha! Was the nice?
Josh: No, it for five days. We stayed and board games. !
Ethan: Did you fish and chips?
Josh: Yes, every ! And Cornish pasties. A pasty is a big pastry with and inside. In the old days, them for lunch.
Ethan: And did you a cream tea?
Josh: Yes! Scones with and cream. In Cornwall, you put the jam , then the cream. Oh, and a seagull my ice cream! Ruby it.
Ethan: Poor Josh!
Listen from 0:00 to 1:13, and drag the missing words into the dialogue.Écoute de 0:00 à 1:13, et fais glisser les mots manquants dans le dialogue.
Listen from 1:13 to the end, and drag the missing words into the dialogue.Écoute de 1:13 à the end, et fais glisser les mots manquants dans le dialogue.
Josh: What about you? You went to , didn't you?
Ethan: Yes, I went to a summer for three weeks. I from London to San Francisco. The eleven hours!
Josh: Eleven hours! What did you do on the ?
Ethan: I films and I a bit. When we , a camp counsellor us at the airport.
Josh: Where did you ?
Ethan: In a wooden in the , with seven other boys. And we had no !
Josh: Ha! me! What did you do at the camp?
Ethan: We went , canoeing and climbing. One day, we Yosemite National Park. We giant trees and big . And one night, a walked past our cabin!
Josh: A bear? Were you ?
Ethan: A bit! In the evening, we around the and s'mores: a hot marshmallow and some between two biscuits. Yummy!
Josh: Did the Americans you?
Ethan: Yes, they were really . And they my British !
Josh: Sick! Next summer, I want too.
Ethan: Let's go together! My lives in the of France, near the Mediterranean Sea.
Josh: Great idea! I can bring my !
Ethan: There aren't many , Josh!
Josh: Never mind. I'll my parents . See you at tomorrow!
Ethan: See you, Josh!
Ethan: Yes, I went to a summer for three weeks. I from London to San Francisco. The eleven hours!
Josh: Eleven hours! What did you do on the ?
Ethan: I films and I a bit. When we , a camp counsellor us at the airport.
Josh: Where did you ?
Ethan: In a wooden in the , with seven other boys. And we had no !
Josh: Ha! me! What did you do at the camp?
Ethan: We went , canoeing and climbing. One day, we Yosemite National Park. We giant trees and big . And one night, a walked past our cabin!
Josh: A bear? Were you ?
Ethan: A bit! In the evening, we around the and s'mores: a hot marshmallow and some between two biscuits. Yummy!
Josh: Did the Americans you?
Ethan: Yes, they were really . And they my British !
Josh: Sick! Next summer, I want too.
Ethan: Let's go together! My lives in the of France, near the Mediterranean Sea.
Josh: Great idea! I can bring my !
Ethan: There aren't many , Josh!
Josh: Never mind. I'll my parents . See you at tomorrow!
Ethan: See you, Josh!
Read the rule, then choose the right question.Lis la règle, puis choisis la bonne question.
Asking questions in the past
Did + subject + base verb: Did you eat fish and chips? (notdid you ate!)
Question word + did + subject + base verb: What did you do? · Where did you sleep?
With be, no did: Was the weather nice? · Were you scared?
Did + subject + base verb: Did you eat fish and chips? (not
Question word + did + subject + base verb: What did you do? · Where did you sleep?
With be, no did: Was the weather nice? · Were you scared?
- How your summer?
- So what ?
- the weather nice?
- fish and chips?
- And a cream tea?
- What on the plane?
- Where ?
- A bear? scared?
- you?
- a bear?
Read the rule, then write the verbs in the past.Lis la règle, puis écris les verbes au prétérit.
Regular and irregular verbs
Regular verbs: base verb + -ed: stay → stayed, play → played, rain → rained.
Irregular verbs: learn them by heart! go → went, have → had, fall → fell, eat → ate, fly → flew, sleep → slept…
Same form for all the persons: I / you / he / she / we / they went.
Regular verbs: base verb + -ed: stay → stayed, play → played, rain → rained.
Irregular verbs: learn them by heart! go → went, have → had, fall → fell, eat → ate, fly → flew, sleep → slept…
Same form for all the persons: I / you / he / she / we / they went.
Josh in CornwallI (go) to Cornwall with my family.
We (stay) in a little house near the sea.
I (have) surfing lessons.
On the first day, I (fall) off the board.
It (rain) for five days, so we (play) board games.
Miners (eat) pasties for lunch.
A seagull (steal) my ice cream.
Ethan in CaliforniaI (fly) from London to San Francisco.
I (watch) films and I (sleep) a bit.
We (visit) Yosemite National Park.
We (see) giant trees.
A bear (walk) past our cabin!
We (stay) in a little house near the sea.
I (have) surfing lessons.
On the first day, I (fall) off the board.
It (rain) for five days, so we (play) board games.
Miners (eat) pasties for lunch.
A seagull (steal) my ice cream.
Ethan in CaliforniaI (fly) from London to San Francisco.
I (watch) films and I (sleep) a bit.
We (visit) Yosemite National Park.
We (see) giant trees.
A bear (walk) past our cabin!
Your turn: talk about your holidays!À toi : parle de tes vacances !
1. Interview (in pairs): ask your partner about their last holidays. Ask at least five questions in the past. Then tell the class about your partner's holidays.
Where did you go? · Who did you go with? · How long did you stay? · Where did you sleep? · What did you do? · What did you eat? · Was the weather nice?
2. Write (on a sheet of paper, 6 to 8 lines): you are Josh or Ethan. Write a postcard to a friend about your holiday: where you went, what you did, what you ate, what was great and what was not so great.
Useful: Hi! · I'm in… / I went to… · We stayed… · I had… · I saw… · I ate… · It was sick! · It was boring. · See you soon!
General comprehension · The details · Listen and complete · Questions in the past · Regular and irregular verbs · Your turn · The words · Back to Talking about the holidays