2a    This activity gives students practice in understanding the key vocabulary in spoken conversation.

Point to the three people's names and read the names to the class. Point to the three vacation activities and ask a student to read the activities to the class.

Say, This is a recording about three people's vacations. Please match the people with the places they went to on vacation.

Play the recording the first time. Students only listen.

Play the recording a second time. This time, ask students to write the letters of where people went on vacation next to their names. Point out the sample answer next to item 1.

Correct the answers.

2b    This activity provides more listening practice using the target language.

Call attention to the chart. Ask a student to read through the names and activities listed.

Say, Now listen to the recording again. This time,please listen to the conversations and put a checkmark in the "Yes, I did." or "No, I didn't." blank after each activity.                                    |Play the recording the first time. Students only listen.

Point out the sample answer under Yes, I did in the first blank after the words "Nancy... go to Central Park?" Say, Did Nancy go to Central Park? Yes, she did.

Play the recording again. Ask students to put checkmarifl in the correct blanks.

2c    This activity provides guided oral practice using the target language.

Say, Get into groups of three. One of you will be Nancy, one will be Kevin, and one will be Julie. Ask each other about the vacations. You can talk about the activitiesfrom the chart in 2b or about any other activities you like.

As students talk, move around the room, monitoring the conversations and offering support as needed.

You may want to have a group of students present their conversation to the class.

3a   This activity provides reading and writing practice using the target language.

Point out the pictures in the photo album. Ask students to describe what they see. (In picture 1 there is a man with a bowl of soup. There is also a waiter. He looks angry. In picture 2 there is a beautiful beach. There is a man. He looks unhappy.)