The Douglas family like travelling and sharing impressions of their trips
1) What do they say about their trips? Complete the sentences with the words from the box. Explain your choice. Translate the sentences.
last year
every summer
now
soon
yet
next week
from June 15th to June 28th
last year
many times
in a week
when I was 7
We travel around England ….
I have travelled since ….
I travelled to America ….
I am travelling around Britain …
I will travel to Scotland ….
I am going to travel to Spain …
I am travelling to London ….
I was travelling around Britain…
I have not travelled to Australia
I have travelled around Britain .
2) Match the verb forms with the tenses. (AB ex. 1)
Marie and Marc took photos when they were touring London.
1) What events are the photos on p. 133 about? What do you think?
2) While walking around the centre of London, Marie and Marc met Roy Benson. What did he tell them about? Choose the correct verb form.
My family and I (are taking part in/have taken part in) a 10-mile stroll1 around London today.
My Dad and I (strolled/were strolling) around London from 9 am to 3 pm.
We (have to/had to) check three times during the stroll. The atmosphere (was/is) fun. There (are/were) a lot of people, some people (wore/were wearing) fancy dress. Cadbury* people (are giving/were giving) out free chocolates.
While we (strotled/were strolling), we visited some great sights of London. At the finish I (got/get) a prize.
It is one of the most exciting days out I (had/have ever had).
3) What was special about the stroll?
4) What Is Roy’s Impression of the stroll?
5) What is the London Marathon*? (AB ex. 2)