UNIT 2: Amazon Journey
Book 2 – Unit 2
Grammar
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Vocabulary: Verbs: |
Amazon Journey
Lance: Hi Dan
Dan: Hi Lance. Where were you last summer?
Lance : I was on a boat with a guide on the Amazon river.
Dan : How was the experience?
Lance: It was a great adventure. It was exciting.
We started the trip in Manaus and went up river
Dan : What was there?
Lance : Monkeys, snakes, alligators.
Dan: What else?
Lance: There were lots of Indians.
Dan : Was the adventure expensive?
Lance: No, it wasn't because I won it in a Draw.
Dan : Fantastic, I have to go now, bye.
Lance : See you
Ex. 1 - Answer the questions:
1. Where were they talking about?
2. How was the trip?
3. What was there?
4. What else was there?
5. When was the trip?
6. Who won the Draw
7. Why was the trip free?
Present
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Past
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Present
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Past
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Eat
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ate
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Try
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tried
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Live
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Lived
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Continue
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continued
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Pass
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passed
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Open
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opened
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Take
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took
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He/she/it is
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He/she/it was
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Sleep
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slept
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Like
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Liked
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Buy
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Bought
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Start
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Started
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Get up
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Got up
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Have
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Had
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Take
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Took
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Meet
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Met
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Make
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Made
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Need
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Needed
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Watch
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Watched
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Fight
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Fought
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Wrap
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Wrapped
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Roll
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Rolled
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Become
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Became
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Swim
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Swam
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Don't
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Didn't
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Can
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Could
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Ex. 2 - Fill in the correct form of the verbs:
1. They their trip from Manaus. (start)
2. Where you last summer? (to be)
3. I in The Amazon last summer (to be)
4. The trip exciting. (to be)
5. We by boat upriver. (go)
6. Brazil the World Cup five times. (win)
7. the trip expensive? No, it free. (to be)
8. you on an adventure last summer? (to be)
9. No, I , I sick last summer (to be)
10. any elephants in The Amazon? (to be)
11. No, there any elephants. (to be)
Ex. 3 - Make the questions for these answers:
1. ?
No, the trip wasn't last winter, it was last summer.
2. ?
No, the trip wasn't on The Nile.
3. ?
No, there weren't any elephants in the Amazon.
4. ?
Yes, the trip was exciting
5. ?
No, the trip wasn't expensive.
6. ?
No, he wasn't on the Titanic.
Ex. 4 - Unscramble these sentences:
1. last / Lance / was / river / Amazon / the / on / summer
2. Manaus / trip / started / he / his / at
3. saw / animal / many / there / he
4. expensive / the / wasn't / trip
5. went / to / Manaus / he / first
6. it / was / exciting / an / experience?