2016-04-27 Core: 5 types of vacation

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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http://www.projectbread.org/walk - Sunday, May 1, walk to raise money for hungry people in Boston and Massachusetts (I’ll be at Park Street Station at about 8:30 am).
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Homework: p. 162 practice 1
1 I haven’t seen (This is the first time Paolo has seen James recently, so “for a while” continues to the present moment. -> present perfect)
2 Have you been (during the same time Paolo hasn’t seen him)
3 I just got back / I’ve just gotten back
4 were you (he’s not in South America now, so we use simple past)
5 I spent
6 did you get to
7 I went
8 I have heard
9 I didn’t have
10 It was too far
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I drank one cup of coffee today. = The time for coffee today is finished.
I have drunk one cup of coffee today. = The time for coffee today is not finished (I might have more).

I didn’t go skiing this year. = The time for skiing this year is finished.
I haven’t gone swimming this year. = The time for swimming this year is not finished.
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p. 59 part 9
Present Perfect: already, since, so far, this month, for, in the last ten years, (once)
Simple Past: in 2009, last summer, yesterday, for, a few years ago, once


I have lived in Boston for eight years.
I lived in Mexico for one year.

Once, I flew in a helicopter. / I once flew in a helicopter. / I flew in a helicopter once.
I have flown in a helicopter once.
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part 10 - Complete the sentences so they are true for you, and then check and compare with your partner.
1 year, month, few months, four months
2 I’ve lived in Boston for four months / four years / one month
  I’ve lived in Boston for months.
  I’ve lived in Boston four months. (sometimes we omit “for” with a specific quantity of time)
3 visited Buenos Aires, gone shopping, eaten burgers, gone swimming
4 been to New York, been to the cinema, paid rent, had a day off
5 four months, two years
6 I once worked in a company for three years. / I once worked in a restaurant for 6 months.
7 I ate beans at lunchtime. met friends / ate kiwi skin
8 I went to sleep. / I slept. / I joined the army.

last month = March, 2016
the last month = March 27 - April 27, 2016

I have visited New York on Christmas. = “New York on Christmas” is an experience I have had
I visited New York on Christmas. = On December 25, 2015, I visited New York.
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p. 60 - Where do you think these pictures were taken?
A Las Vegas, Singapore, Hong Kong, Chicago, Dubai, New York
B Australia, USA, New Zealand, South Africa, Istanbul, China, France, Canada, Mexico, Italy, Antarctica, England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland
C India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
D Indonesia, Peru, Thailand, China

The answers:
A - Hong Kong
B - Ireland
C - India
D - Indonesia (Bali)
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part 1 - Which places can be described with these words or expressions?
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BREAK
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p. 60 part 3 - Read the article about vacation trends and complete the table with types of vacation
1 cruises
2 safaris
3 bush camps
4 cultural tours
bush = wilderness
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Which of these is similar to how you like to travel?
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Grammar: present perfect continuous

Vacationers have been looking for a different vacation experience.
= They started looking in the past and they are still looking now.

I read Game of Thrones. = I read it once in the past (at some specific time).
I have read Game of Thrones. = I read it in the past but not at a specific time, and I could read it again.
I have been reading Game of Thrones. = I started in the past but I am not finished yet.

Kurt Cobain is dead.
Kurt Cobain has been dead. - emphasizes that he has been dead for a while (even if I don’t say how long)

I’m reading GoT.
I’ve been reading GoT. - emphasizes that I started in the past but haven’t finished yet

I have been traveling for the past year and I have met many wonderful people.
	(Traveling isn’t finished, but each meeting is finished.)
We’ve been tracking elephants today. We’ve taken some amazing photos.
	(Tracking isn’t finished, but each photo is finished.)
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part 8 - Match the activities with the results and make sentences using present perfect and present perfect continuous.
2 We’ve been lying by the pool. I’ve finished my book.
3 I’ve been looking for a cheap deal, but I haven’t found one.
4 We’ve been touring European cities. I have seen dozens of churches.
5 We’ve been following the coastal past and we’ve walked 10 miles.
6 We’ve been visiting local markets and we’ve spent a fortune.

I lie in bed every night.
I lay in bed last night.
I have lain in bed for an hour.

I lie to my students every day.
I lied to my students yesterday.
I have lied to my students many times.

20-90 = dozens (one dozen = 12)
200-900 = hundreds
2000-9000 = thousands
20,000-90,000 = tens of thousands
200,000-900,000 = hundreds of thousands
etc.
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Homework: read p. 63 and do p. 62 parts 4, 5, 6