Learning Objectives

In this lesson you will:
• Review vocabulary from the previous four lessons.
• Practise describing weather, holidays, places, and preferences.
• Ask and answer questions using familiar structures.

Exercise 1: Warm-up

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

summer
winter
national holiday
Halloween
market
bridge
a cruise ship
a ski resort

Let's Practise
Tell your tutor what you see in each picture.
For example:
“market”

Exercise 2: Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these words with your tutor.

stormy
sunny
give gifts
wear traditional clothes
try local food
go sightseeing
go hiking
drink champagne

Let's Practise
Say what you see in each picture.
For example:
“sunny”

Exercise 3: More Vocabulary

Listen and repeat these words and sentences with your tutor.

lonely
fun
ugliest
least favorite
I don’t recommend it.
It’s fantastic!
a beach
a theme park

Let's Practise
Tell your tutor which category each item belongs to.

lonely
Positive or negative?

fun
Positive or negative?

ugliest
Positive or negative?

least favorite
Positive or negative?

I don’t recommend it.
Positive or negative?

It’s fantastic!
Positive or negative?

a beach
Natural or human-made?

a theme park
Natural or human-made?

Exercise 4: Matching

Tell your tutor the correct answer to each question.

What is the weather like today?
• It is hot and humid.
• There is hot and humid.
• It are hot and humid.

What is the weather usually like in October?
• It be usually cold and rainy.
• It is usually cold and rainy.
• It are usually cold and rainy.

What is the biggest holiday in your country?
• The bigger holiday in my country is Christmas.
• The biggest holiday in my country are Christmas.
• The biggest holiday in my country is Christmas.

What do you do on this holiday?
• I give gifts and visit family.
• I gives gifts and visit family.
• I give gifts and visits family.

What is the best park in your city?
• The best park is Central Park.
• The best park are Central Park.
• The bestest park is Central Park.

What is the most beautiful building?
• The most beautiful building is the Eiffel Tower.
• The most beautiful building be the Eiffel Tower.
• The most beautiful building are the Eiffel Tower.

What country would you like to visit?
• I would like to visit Germany.
• I would like visit Germany.
• I would like visit to Germany.

Why do you want to go there?
• I wants to go shopping.
• I want to go shopping.
• I wanting to go shopping.

Exercise 5: Ordering

Put the words into the correct order.
For example:
“today What is the like weather?” → “What is the weather like today?”

today What is the like weather?
cold rainy is It and.
The holiday my country in is biggest Golden Week.
eat traditional food and champagne drink I.
would like visit to Japan I.
you go there Why do want to?
clubbing I want go to.
country you like visit What to would?

Exercise 6: Your Turn to Ask, Part 1

Ask your tutor these questions.

What is the weather like today?
What is the weather usually like in early August?
What is the weather usually like in spring?
What is the biggest holiday in your country?
What do you do on this holiday?
Do you like it?

Exercise 7: Your Turn to Answer, Part 1

Answer using the language you learned in Lessons 61–64.
Talk about yourself!

What is the weather like today?
What is the weather usually like in late December?
What is the weather usually like in fall?
What is the biggest holiday in your country?
What do you do on this holiday?
Do you like it?

Exercise 8: Your Turn to Ask, Part 2

Ask your tutor these questions.

What is the most beautiful building in your town or city?
What is the best park?
What is the most expensive restaurant?
What is your least favorite restaurant, street or building?
What country would you like to visit?
Why do you want to go there?
Where would you like to stay?
What places would you like to visit?

Exercise 9: Your Turn to Answer, Part 2

Answer using the language you learned in Lessons 61–64.
Talk about yourself!

What is the most beautiful building in your town or city?
What is the best park?
What is the most expensive restaurant?
What is your least favorite restaurant, street or building?
What country would you like to visit?
Why do you want to go there?
Where would you like to stay?
What places would you like to visit?

Corrections (Exercise 5)

What is the weather like today?
It is cold and rainy.
The biggest holiday in my country is Golden Week.
I eat traditional food and drink champagne.
I would like to visit Japan.
Why do you want to go there?
I want to go clubbing.
What country would you like to visit?