Have a whale of a time

1.

… it means …
… really enjoy what
you are doing.

2.

The UK
Look at
is sending
it? To
whom?
What
dothe
youpostcard.
think theWho
postcard
is about?
Read
Where isand
each
person?
through
check.
Janet
is sending
Mike.Janet’s
Janet is
in California
The
postcarditistoabout
holiday
in
and Mike
is in the UK.
California.
California

3.

Приветствие
Greeting
Жутко страшный,
Hair-raising
ужасный
The
Тихий
Pacific
океан
ocean
Souvenir
Сувенир
До сих So
пор/пока
far
что
Возвращаться
To get back
Парусный
Sailingспорт
To
Заботиться
take care
Sailing
Wave riding
Катание
Waveна
riding
волнах
Катание на водных
Water skiing
лыжах
To sunbath
Beach
Пляж
To
Загорать
sunbath
Water skiing

4.

beach
the Pacific ocean
greeting
wave riding
sunbath
souvenir
sailing
to take care
hair raising
water skiing
to get back

5.

1. Greetings
2. Millions
3. Sailing
4. Wave riding
5. Water skiing
6. Sunbathing
7. Hair-raising rides
8. Souvenir
9. Get back

6.

Read again and fill in the missing words. Listen and check. Explain the
words in bold.
of
from
Opening remarks
have
a
and
Activities
have
on
yet
Match the paragraphs to the headings:
Closing remarks

7.

Find the adjectives in the text that describe the following nouns. Use these
phrases in sentences of your own.
exciting
1. ………………………
things
interesting
2. ………………………
people
new
3. ………………………
friends
fantastic
4. ………………………
beaches
famous
5. ………………………
theme park
hair-raising
6. ………………………
rides
beautiful
7. ………………………
pictures
The letter

8.

He has gone to the circus (= he’s still there)
has gone /
has been
He has been to the circus (= he has already come home)

9.

Read the examples. Then complete the sentences with has
gone or has been.
1. John isn’t here. He ………………………………… to the supermarket.
2. She ………………………… to the mountains twice.
3. Lucy …………………………… to a summer camp. She’ll be back in a week.
4. Tony ……………………………… to Legoland, but I haven’t.

10.

List the activities Janet has/hasn’t done yet at Camp Pacific. Imagine you
are Janet. Act out a telephone conversation with Mike.
I’ve gone water
skiing.
I’ve met a lot of
friends.
I’ve gone sailing.
I haven’t done
any souvenir
shopping yet.
The
letter

11.

You are spending a week at a holiday resort. Write a postcard to your English
penfriend. Write about where you are, what you have done so far and if you like
it there.