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6 Use the verbs in the list in the past
continuous to complete the sentences.
ñ write ñ buy ñ ride ñ take (x2)
At 11 o’clock yesterday morning…
1 John .............................. a camel in the desert.
2 Harry and Suzy ..................................... photos
of the Pyramids.
3 Peter ................... a boat trip on the Nile River.
4 Kim and Sam ................................... souvenirs.
5 Megan .................................... some postcards.
Which of the two adventures in
the text did you enjoy most? Why? In three
minutes, write a few sentences. Tell the class.
Think!
culture, experience, adventure, end up, in the
middle of nowhere, pass by, sack, head back to,
buzz around, bite, share, long-tail boat, grab,
bush, run after, passport, embassy
Speaking
7 Tell your partner what you were doing:
at 9 o’clock last night, yesterday morning,
at 10 o’clock this morning.
At 9 o’clock last night, I was writing emails.
Hi, I’m John Thompson from Chicago, USA. I’m 19 years old, and I was travelling around the world all
last year. I learnt so much about different cultures and I had some crazy experiences, too. I thought
I’d share some of my adventures with you. I hope you enjoy them!
Listening, Speaking & Writing
8 a) Listen to Sarah talking about her
experience while travelling in Ecuador,
and put the events in the order they
happened.
She realised it was just a branch.
Her kayak hit a rock and she fell out.
It was moving closer to her.
She decided to go on a kayaking trip.
She saw a crocodile in the water.
b) Use the sentences from Ex. 8a to write
a short account of the story for Ann’s
travel website. Tell the class.
I was travelling in Ecuador and I decided…
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Big waves and little monkeys!
I had another crazy day while I was visiting the Phi Phi Islands in Thailand in March.
One morning, I decided to go on a long-tail boat trip around the islands. Unfortunately,
the wind was blowing strongly that day and before long, I was feeling very seasick. So, I
was very relieved when we stopped at a place called ‘Monkey Beach’. Hundreds of
monkeys were running towards us as we got off the boat. But then, as I was feeding a piece
of pineapple to one monkey, another grabbed my small backpack and quickly ran into the
bushes with it! I tried to run after it, but it was too fast. The bag had my passport in it! I never
saw my passport again. I had to get a new one from my embassy in Bangkok!
Travelling by oxcart!
I was travelling in India last September. One day, I somehow caught the wrong bus while trying
to get from Delhi to Agra to see the Taj Mahal. I ended up in a small village in the middle of
nowhere! “Next bus back to Delhi… tomorrow,” the bus driver told me. Just then, a man was
passing by with an oxcart. The bus driver stopped him. Before I knew it, I was sitting on top of
some sacks on the man’s cart, and we were heading back to the city. Most of the way, it was
raining, and mosquitoes were buzzing around the ox and biting me. Sanjit only spoke Hindi,
but he was smiling and laughing all the way, and he even shared his lunch with me. It was
very spicy but delicious. It took us four hours to reach Delhi! Despite the rain and
mosquitoes, it was a lot of fun.
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