2A WE HAD AN ADVENTURE 0 READING AND LISTENING a Ask and answer the questions. 1 Where do you like to go on vacation? 2 Do you like to try new things on vacation? What? 3 Can you think of any kind of vacation you wouldn ’ t enjoy? b Read “ Yes Man Changed My Life ” and answer the questions. 1 What is Danny Wallace ’ s book “ Yes Man ” about? 2 What did Richard do after he read “ Yes Man? ” C Read Day One and Day Two and then answer the questions. Day One 1 Why did Richard go into the travel agency? 2 What vacation did he book? 3 Did he book the kind of vacation he usually likes? Day Two
Learn to talk about past vacations G Simple past V Tourism
YES MAN CHANGED MY LIFE by Richard Collins Yes Man is the best book I ’ ve ever read. It ’ s the true story of a year in the life of author Danny Wallace. Before Danny Wallace became the “ Yes Man, ” his life was boring and he feit old. So he decided to make things more exciting. He started saying “ yes ” to every question people asked him. And he did it for a whole year. From the day he started, it completely changed his life, and he had all kinds of adventures. It ’ s a fantastic story. When I finished the book, I wanted
1 Why did Richard go to the beach? 2 What did he buy at the beach? 3 What is he going to do on day three? How does he feel about it? d "'J| Would you like to try waterskiing? Do you think Richard will enjoy it? e Olfh&IB Listen to Richard describing day three. Are sentences 1-5 true (T) or false (F)? Correct the false sentences. 1 The dass began with a lesson before they went in the ocean. 2 Richard feit fine when they went out on the boat. 3 He found it difficult to stand up on the waterskis. 4 He hated waterskiing. 5 When he got back to the hotel, he went to bed. f Can you think of a time when you were surprised you enjoyed something? 0 GRAMMÄR Simple past: affirmative a Underline the simple past forms of these verbs in the article.
to change my life like Danny Wallace. So I took a vacation from work and became a “ Yes Man ” for a week. This is what happened.
C Complete the sentences with the simple past forms of the verbs in parentheses. 1 I as a waiter for a day, for no money. (work) 2 I a day fishing with five Costa Rican fishermen. (spend) 3 I at a beach party until six in the morning. (stay) 4 I a dance competition. (win) 5 I the same boat trip three times. (take) 6 swimming at midnight. (go)
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Wh ich of the activities in 2c do you think Richard enjoyed? Teil a partner. Listen and check. b Qllhfiihl Listen again. What is Richard ’ s last question? Do you think he will say “ yes ” or “ no ” ? Why? C Cwj Ask and answer the questions. 1 Do you ever say “ yes ” when you don ’ t want to? When? 2 Would you like to be a “ Yes Man ” for a week?
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b Which verbs in 2a end in -ed in the past tense? How do the other verbs change? You can find a list of irregulär verbs on p. 168.
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