UNIT 10 Have you

ever been to a
magic town?

LESSON A DIFFERENT ACCOMMODATIONS

1. DISCUSS WITH YOUR CLASS.

• Where do you like to go on vacation?

• What kind of accommodation do you prefer when you go on vacation?

2. MATCH THE PICTURES WITH THE WORDS.

1. 2. 3. 4.

5. 6. 7. 8.

hotel recreational vehicle (RV) campsite /tent cabin

resort hostel / bed and breakfast airbnb house cruise

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 3. LISTEN TO A CONVERSATION BETWEEN YESSICA AND LAURA AND COMPLETE IT
WITH THE WORDS FROM EXERCISE 1.

Laura: Hello Yessica! What are you doing?

Yessica: Hi Laura! Oh I am looking for a nice (1) ____________________. My friends and I decided to go on vacation
to Huichapan. Have you ever been there?
Laura: Mmm, I just have been to Huichapan for a couple of times visiting my sister, she has lived there since
last year, she lives in a beautiful (2) ____________________.
Yessica: Oh that´s cool. We have already bought the bus tickets, but we haven´t booked a
(3)____________________ yet. Do you know a good one? Can your sister recommend me something?
Laura: Well if you want to, I can give you her cell phone number, but I remember she stayed in a
(4)____________________ for some days until she found a better place, it was really cheap but she had to
share everything with everyone, she didn’t have privacy.
Yessica: No, I’d like something better, my friends and I would like something more private, we would like
something like an (5) ____________________.
Laura: My sister´s friend has one to rent! it is going to be just for you, but it is expensive. Have you ever
stayed in one before?
Yessica: No, I haven’t. My friends and I have never stayed in a place like that. That’s why we would like one,
but yeah, I know that it is expensive to rent one, so I have been
looking for different options. Since my vacations in Cancun in
2010, I haven’t stayed in a (6) ____________________ and I would like to
return to one, but it is expensive too.
Laura: Yeah, I know. Oh! I have the solution for you and your friends.
My friend Michelle has a big (7) ____________________ and he rents
it, he has been on vacation for six months and he returns on
Monday, it is not expensive and it is private. I´m sure that he can
rent it to you.
Yessica: Yeah, it’s gonna be cool!
Laura: And in Huichapan there are lots of (8) ____________________
Yessica: We have never been to a place like that. It will be fun. Thank you.
You’ve saved our lives.

4. LISTEN AGAIN AND CHECK ( ) TRUE OR FALSE.

TRUE FALSE
1. Laura has a sister.
2. Laura has been in Huichapan four times.
3. Yessica and a friend have bought tickets to go to Huichapan on vacations.
4. Yessica has never stayed in a rented house.
5. Yessica stayed in a resort in 2010.
6. Laura’s sister rents a cabin.
7. Laura’s friend has a tent to rent.
8. Michelle returned last Monday.
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5. LOOK AT THE SENTENCES IN BOLD IN EXERCISE 3 AND COMPLETE THE TABLE.

AT NO TIME AT ANY TIME

6. GO TO GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 10.

7. CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT BEST COMPLETES EACH SENTENCE.

1. Has your brother ever / never bought an

airplane ticket before?
2. You told me you have ever / never tried
pastes.
3. Has your sister ever / never traveled to
Hidalgo?
4. Joshua has ever / never been to
Zacualtipan, he’s planning to go with with
his girlfriend.
5. We have ever / never had such a wonderful
day before.
6. Has Celina ever / never listened such a
catchy song?
7. Juan has ever / never eaten barbacoa
because he is vegan.
8. Real del Monte is the most incredible place
I have ever / never visited with my family.
9. Karina has ever / never traveled to Zimapan.
YET
10. My friends have wanted to go to Huasca
ever / never since they visited Hidalgo.

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 8. ANALYZE THE CONVERSATION FROM EXERCISE 3 AND COMPLETE THE
FOLLOWING TABLE.

ALREADY YET

We _________ _________ _________bus ticket. We _________ _________ the hotel _________.

_________ you _________ _________ _________ bus _________ you _________ a hotel _________?
ticket?

9. GO TO GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 10.

10. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING SENTENCES USING ALREADY OR YET.

1. Does your girlfriend want some hot chocolate? No, she has ____________ had a cup.
2. Has your girlfriend run a marathon? No, she hasn’t ____________
3. My sister has ____________ traveled to Hidalgo.
4. Have the packages arrived ____________?
5. My father is surprised that my history teacher hasn’t visited the Tula Atlantes ____________.
6. Don´t worry. We have ____________ paid our tickets.
7. I haven´t been to Huasca ____________ but I really want to go

11. INTERVIEW SOME OF YOUR CLASSMATES AND FIND SOMEONE WITH SPECIFIC
EXPERIENCES, USE THE EXAMPLE BELOW.

Example:
A: Have you ever had an accident during a trip?
B: Yes, I have.
A: Have you ever stayed in a hotel?
B: No, I have never stayed in a hotel.

FIND SOMEONE WHO... NAME

1. ...has never had an accident during a trip?

2. ...has already traveled by plane?
3. ...has ever traveled on an RV?
4. ...hasn’t gone camping on the forest yet?
5. ...has never stayed in a hotel?
6. ...has already been to Zimapan?
7. ...has ever stayed in a cabin?
8. ...has gone on a cruise yet?

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 LESSON B TRAVELING EXPERIENCES

1. LOOK AT THE TEXT IN EXERCISE 2. WHAT KIND OF TEXT IS IT? HAVE YOU WRITTEN
A TEXT LIKE THIS?

2. READ THE PARAGRAPH AND COMPLETE THE TABLE.

My travel blog

Hi! My name is Mikkel. I really love travelling with my friends or family and I like to stay in
each continent of the world.

I have visited many European countries but I haven´t visited Asia yet. My father has been in
Japan 3 times but he hasn´t been in France and Spain like me. My friends love traveling too
but they haven´t had the opportunity to travel to another country. They just have been in
different towns near here. They always ask me, How have you done to travel to many
different places? Has your father traveled with you? Have you and your friends had a bad
experience during a trip?

But I’m going to answer this kind of questions some other day.

AFFIRMATIVE NEGATIVE QUESTION

I __________ __________ I've I__________ __________ haven't How__________you_________

many European __________ Asia yet. _to travel to many
countries. different places?

My father __________ He's He __________ __________ hasn't __________your father

__________ in Japan. __________ in France and __________ with you?
Spain like me.

They just __________ They've They __________ __________ haven't __________ you and your
__________ in different __________ the friends __________ a bad
towns. opportunity to travel. experience during a trip

3. GO TO GRAMMAR REFERENCE UNIT 10.

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 4. FILL THE GAPS WITH THE APPROPIATE FORM OF PRESENT PERFECT.

Hello, hello guys! I am Kenneth I (1) _________ _________(be) a traveler since I was 16 years old. I love
travelling but I (2) _________ _________ _________ (travel) alone. I really like traveling with my friends.
They (3) _________ _________ (visit) Africa several times but they (4) _________ _________ _________ (travel)
to America yet.
Sometimes I travel with my girlfriend she (5)_________ _________ _________ (have) a backpacking
holidays like me but she (6) _________ _________ (stay) in many hostels. It is difficult to answer, What
(7) _________ _________ (be) your favorite place? Where (8) _________ you _________ (live) your best
experiences?

5. COMPLETE THE CHART WITH THE VERBS FROM KENETH´S PARAGRAPH. ADD MORE
VERBS RELATED TO TRAVELING AND THEIR PAST PARTICIPLE FORMS.

PAST PARTICIPLE

REGULAR VERBS IRREGULAR VERBS

visit visited be been

6. COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS WITH THE VERBS FROM THE BOX.

buy run meet feed be (x2) visit (x2) walk watch

1. ______________your parents ______________a new car?

2. She _______________________________ (not) the Prismas Basalticos.
3. He _______________________________my son yet.
4. ______________ Julia ______________ the cat?
5. Polo and David _______________________________Huejutla.
6. My dog _______________________________ (not) with me since the accident.
7. A: How _______________________________? B: I’ve been great, thanks!
8 I _______________________________ (not) this movie yet.
9. My friends _______________________________ (not) together since highschool.
10. We _______________________________ for hours. I’m really tired.
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LESSON C GOOD AND BAD EXPERIENCES

1. LISTEN TO MARY AND ANSWER THE QUESTIONS.

1. Mary has / hasn´t planned to go around the world in eighty days.

2. Mary has / hasn’t traveled around the world for more than 20 days.
3. She has / hasn’t been in Huasca before.
4. She is / isn’t behind schedule.
5. She has / hasn’t fall in love with Huasca.

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2. LISTEN AND READ. CHECK YOUR ANSWERS

Interviewer: Welcome to the traveler’s guide. I´m here in Huasca de

Ocampo because today I am going to talk to a
controversial person. She is Mary, the girl that plans to
travel around the world in 80 days. She has travelled for 20
Mary: days but now she is in Huasca, Hidalgo. Mary, how long
have you been here?
Interviewer: Hello! I´ve been here for one week and I am planning to
continue here for more time. I love this place!
Mary: People say that if you want to go around the world and you
have been here since may 27th so you have wasted lots of
time from your 80 days. What do you think about this?
Interviewer: Well, according to my plans I´ve missed only two days but
I love this place. This place is magical, so, now I don’t know
if I’m going to continue travelling or stay here. I’d love to
live here!
Yeah! Huasca is one the magic towns that we have in
Hidalgo. I understand that now you need to think about it
now. Thank you for your time.

3. LOOK AT THE HIGHLITED WORDS IN THE TEXT. WRITE THEM NEXT TO THEIR
CORRESPONDING FUNCTION.

a) contrast
b) give a reason
c) give a result
d) add information
e) show options

4. READ THE INTERVIEW AGAIN AND COMPLETE THE STATEMENTS WITH THE MISSING
WORDS. THEN MATCH THE WORDS WITH THEIR FUNCTIONS.

a) I’ve been here _____________ one week. It is used with a specific time.
b) You have been here _____________ May 27th. It is used to ask time questions.
c) _____________ have you been here? It is used with a period of time.
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 5. COMPLETE THE QUESTIONS WITH THE CORRECT FORM OF THE PRESENT PERFECT.
ANSWER THEM WITH FOR OR SINCE.

know use work live have play have study

1. How long _______________ your kid _______________ his smartphone? ________ a long time.
2. How long _______________ you _______________ him? ________ primary school.
3. How long _______________ you _______________ in the same place? ________ 2018.
4. How long _______________ your family _______________ in Pachuca? ________ a couple of months.
5. How long _______________ you and your friends _______________ soccer? ________ fifteen years.
6. How long _______________ Betty _______________ a new pet? ________ her birthday.
7. How long _______________ Maria _______________ new husband? ________ May.
8. How long _______________ we _______________ in this school? ________ four months.

6. ANSWER THE SURVEY ABOUT TRAVEL EXPERIENCES AND ADD TWO MORE
QUESTIONS.

1. How long have you been without visiting a new place?

2. Have you ever had an accident when traveled?

3. Have you ever met a weird person during your holidays?

4. What has been the best travel experience of your life?

5. What has been the worst travel experience of your life?

6. How long have you been away from home?

7. ________________________________________________________________?

8. ________________________________________________________________?

7. WORK IN PAIRS. ASK THE QUESTIONS FROM THE SURVEY AND TAKE NOTE OF YOUR
CLASSMATE´S ANSWERS.

8. WORK IN GROUPS. TELL YOUR GROUP WHAT YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT YOUR PAIR.
SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES AND DISCUSS, WHAT HAVE BEEN THE BEST AND WORST
EXPERIENCES.
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 LESSON D TALKING ABOUT TRIPS

1. WORK IN PAIRS AND DISCUSS THE QUESTIONS.

• What kind of places do you like?

• What is the most interesting place you have visited?

2. MATCH THE WORDS TO THEIR MEANINGS.

1. one of a kind a) unforgettable

2. gives a pleasant feeling b) historical
3. very memorable c) unique
4. extremely beautiful d) ideal
5. opposite to violence e) comfortable
6. concerns past events f) breathtaking
7. something desirable g) peaceful

3. COMPLETE THE SENTENCES WITH THE WORDS FROM EXERCISE 2.

1. When you visit Hidalgo, you need to visit downtown Pachuca. There are ___________________ buildings, some of
them are more than a 100 years old.
2. The hotel where we stayed in was really ___________________ .
3. Ixmiquilpan is the___________________ place for swimming. There are lots of aquatic parks.
4. Mineral del Chico has ___________________ forests. There are not similar forests in the world.
5. We had an ___________________ experience in Zimapan, I will always remember it.
6. Huasca is a ___________________ place, it is quiet and calm.
7. From her cabin window, she has a ___________________ view of the camp.

4. LISTEN TO EVA, JULIET AND SASHA, THREE TOURISTS TALKING ABOUT ZIMAPAN.
DID THEY LIKE IT?

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 5. LISTEN AND WRITE IF THE STATEMENT WAS MADE BY SASHA (S), JULIET (J) OR EVA
(E).

1. She thinks that Zimapan is unforgettable.

2. She likes extreme sports but not the routes.
3. She likes the routes but not extreme sports.
4. Zimapan is the ideal place for people who like extreme sports.
5. People in Zimapan weren´t friendly.
6. She was lucky with the people she met.
7. She prefers to go to another place for the historical places.
8 The routes were breathtaking.
9. She thinks Zimapan is unique.

6. TALK TO A PARTNER.

• Have you even been to a magic town?

• What have you enjoyed the most there?
• Explain, what your experiences have been in a magic town?
• Have you had an unforgetable experience there?

7. USE THE ADJECTIVES GIVEN TO DESCRIBE PLACES YOU HAVE VISITED.

(unique) I have visited Huasca. The Prismas Basalticos were unique.

1. (comfortable)
2. (historic)
3. (unique)
4. (ideal)
5. (unforgettable)
6. (breathtaking)
7. (peaceful)

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 LESSON E EXTREME ACTIVITIES

1. WORK IN PAIRS AND DISCUSS THE QUESTIONS.

• What kind of activities do you do when you travel?

• Have you ever practiced any extreme activities? Would you like to practice one?

2. WRITE THE NAMES OF THE SPORTS UNDER THE CORRECT PICTURE.

CANYONING CLIMBING HORSERIDING

SWIMMING TREKKING HIKING RAPPELLING

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 3. READ MIKKEL´S BLOG ABOUT HIS TRIP TO MINERAL DEL CHICO.

SURROUNDINGS: MINERAL DEL CHICO, MY BACKPACK AND I

By Mikkel Nielsen (German, from Hamburg) Saturday 28th

Friday 27th I always travel alone, but I had thought that having
My holidays in Mineral del Chico have started, a traveler companion would be a cool idea. Kenneth
and it´s really exciting. I am resting on a bench and I are going hiking on the mountains in the
9,370 kilometers from Hamburg, my native city afternoon. We are thinking about traveling to
and I have just came across Kenneth, my another magic towns that are near here by jeep but
neighbor, when I was a little kid. It was a surprise we can use the local transport so we have decided
for me, because I really didn’t have any idea that not to rent one. Kenneth hasn’t used the local
he was here too. We started to talk about our life transport here, so it is going be something new for
and he told me that he has spent the last 2 years him.
of his life in Hidalgo and I was wondering: “what Posted in Mineral de Chico Hidalgo
has he done during his time here? At the end we 1 comment
decided to continue our journey together
starting tomorrow at 9 am with horseriding.

Posted in Mineral de Chico Hidalgo

2 comments Monday 30th
Everything on this trip has been spectacular,
until today. I experienced the greatest fear
when Kenneth and I went to a place called Las
Monjas to practice something similar to
Sunday 29th
canyoning, I have never practiced something
Which have been the most beautiful forests that I have
like that. When I was a teenager, I practiced
seen?
some rappelling and climbing, but this was even
Kenneth has always had the best ideas since the trip
more extreme first I thought it would be easy,
began. Although we have not gone somewhere else but
but no, I was really afraid and I am very tired.
here, we had a great experience. We reached the best
trekking route that I have experienced for several years. It
Posted in Las Monjas Hidalgo
has not been the most exhausting day of my life but it was
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definitely one of them. It was worth visiting this forest.

Posted in Mineral de Chico Hidalgo

4 comments

Tuesday 31st
It has been 4 days so far and we decided to go to the Prismas
Basalticos. We went swimming for a few hours. Later, Kenneth
couldn’t refuse my invitation so we have decided to close this great
adventure with a hot air balloon trip. I hope not to fall.

Posted in Prismas Basalticos Hidalgo

2 comments

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 4. READ AGAIN AND CHOOSE THE CORRECT ANSWER.

1. Where has Kenneth been for the last 2 years?

a) Puebla
b) Hidalgo
c) Queretaro

2. What did Kenneth and Mikkel do on Saturday morning?

a) horseriding
b) trekking
c) hiking

3. How did they decide to travel to a another magic town?

a) by jeep
b) by local transport
c) on foot

4. Has the trekking route been one of the most exhausting experiences in Kenneth and Mikkel´s life?
a) No, only in Mikkel´s life.
b) No, only in Kenneth´s life.
c) Yes, it has.

5. What extreme actvities Mikkel practiced in his adolescence?

a) canoying and rappelling
b) climbing and canoying
c) rappelling and climbing

6. What was the last activity they did?

a) swimming
b) hot air balloon flight
c) climbing

5. WRITE A BLOG ENTRY ABOUT THE MOST MEMORABLE HOLIDAYS YOU HAVE EVER
HAD.

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