1. Read the postcard. Can you identify the country?
Answer:
This place is in Viet Nam.
2. Read the Learn this! box. Can you find any examples of rules a-d in the postcard?
Answer:
a I've bought you a souvenir.
b The weather has been wonderful, and we've been to a lot of tourist attractions.
d We've been in Hue for three days.
3. Imagine you are on holiday. Invent answers to these questions and make notes.
a How long have you been away? (Use for or since)
b Which countries have you visited? (Three countries.)
c What have you done? (Choose two activities)
Answer:
a Da Nang, three days
b China, Singapore, Thailand
c famous attractions, cuisines.
4. SPEAKING Work in groups. Ask and answer your questions in exercise 3.
Answer:
a I've been in Da Nang for three days.
b I've visited China, Singapore and Thailand.
c I've visit many famous attractions. I've eaten a lot of cuisines.
5. Read and listen to the dialogue. When did Fred go to Bulgaria? What happened to him while he was there?
Answer:
He went to Bulgaria last year.
He fell and broke his leg so he stayed in the hospital during the holiday.
6. Find examples of the present perfect and the past simple in the dialogue in exercise 5.
Answer:
Present perfect:
- Have you ever been to Bulgaria?
- Have you been there?
Past simple:
- I went there last year with my family.
- We didn't visit any cities. We went skiing.
7. Read the Learn this! box. Why are some verbs in the dialogue in exercise 5 in the past simple and others in the present perfect? Use rules a-c to explain.
Answer:
We often use the present perfect to ask and answer questions about an experience, and then use the past simple to give specific information about it.
8. SPEAKING Work in pairs. Ask and answer questions about your experiences. You can use the prompts.
Answer:
1 Have you ever travelled on a plane? - Yes I've.
2 Have you ever lost anything while travelling? - No I haven't.
3 Have you ever bought anything online? - Yes I've.
4 Have you ever eaten food from other country? - Yes I've.