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• ☐ ☐ ☐ a honeymoon n. - the vacation trip after a wedding
• ☐ ☐ ☐ as long as exp. - if, provided that
• ☐ ☐ ☐ That sounds fair. exp. - Okay. That’s reasonable.
• ☐ ☐ ☐ spectacular adj. - beautiful
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a peninsula n. - a piece of land surrounded by water on three sides
• ☐ ☐ ☐ the scenery n. - the natural features of a landscape
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a mountain range n. - a group of mountains
• ☐ ☐ ☐ plenty of exp. - a lot of
• ☐ ☐ ☐ a rain forest n. - a thick forest with a lot of rain
• ☐ ☐ ☐ lush adj. - full of beautiful green plants
• ☐ ☐ ☐ stay in town exp. - not leave your hometown or city

n. - noun,    v. - verb,    phv. - phrasal verb,    adj. - adjective,    exp. - expression

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Mr. Evans	Marie	Cheryl	Bob	Paul

• Mr. Evans, Marie, Cheryl, Bob, and Paul all work in a travel agency.
• Bob and Cheryl are getting married soon.

1. What do Bob and Cheryl want advice on?
   The best place to get married
   A location for their honeymoon
   A good time to have a wedding
   
   
2. Who is going to choose the location?
   Mr. Evans
   Cheryl
   Bob
   
   
3. Why is he/she making the decision?
   Bob doesn't like to travel.
   Mr. Evans is a tourism expert.
   Cheryl has traveled to many places.
   
   
4. What does Bob want?
   A hotel near the beach
   A hotel room with a TV
   A hotel room with a large bed
   A hotel room with a nice bathroom
   
   
5. What are some of the good things they say about Cozumel?
   Beautiful national parks
   Clear blue ocean water
   Comfortable hotels
   Lush rain forests
   Nice beaches
   Lots of fish
   
   
6. Why does Marie think that it is not a good choice?
   It is too dark.
   It is very expensive.
   It has too many sharks.
   There are many scorpions.
   
   
7. What are some of the good things about Tierra del Fuego?
   Beautiful national parks
   Clear blue ocean water
   Comfortable hotels
   Lush rain forests
   Nice beaches
   Lots of fish
   
   
8. Why does Marie think that it is not a good choice?
   There are many scorpions.
   It has too many sharks.
   It is very expensive.
   It is too dark.
   
   
9. What are some of the good things they mention about Malaysia?
   Beautiful national parks
   Clear blue ocean water
   Comfortable hotels
   Lush rain forests
   Nice beaches
   Lots of fish
   
   
10. Why does Paul suggest that it is not a good choice?
    It is too dark.
    It is very expensive.
    It has too many sharks.
    There are many scorpions.
    
    
11. Where does Bob want to go?
    Paris
    Mexico
    A nearby hotel
    
    
12. Why does he want to go there?
    It has a big TV.
    He can learn Spanish.
    He loves French food.
    
    

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Directions: 1) Read the conversation and choose the sentence that best matches the meaning of the underlined phrase.

• Cozumel is spectacular. The island itself is pretty flat, but the beaches are beautiful and the ocean is so blue.
• Aren't there too many sharks to go swimming there?
  It is safe to go swimming.
  It is not safe to go swimming.
  
• No! It's very safe. What? Oh! But it's somewhat overrated.
  
  
• The scenery is extraordinary! The mountain ranges and national parks are breathtaking.
• But in June won't it be too dark to do very much?
  They will be able to do many things.
  They won't be able to do many things.
  
• No! Plenty of people go there in June to go skiing or. . . . But, of course, it's probably not romantic enough for a honeymoon.
  It is a good place for a honeymoon.
  It is not a good place for a honeymoon.
  
• I've heard the jungles and rain forests in Malaysia are a must-see.
• They're so lush. . . . Of course, some people feel that the scorpions make it too dangerous to hike.
  They can hike there.
  They can't hike there.
  

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Use a present time frame (tense).
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( ) = opcional   [ ] = necessário

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( ) = 선택 사항   [ ] = 필수 사항

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Використовуйте теперішній час.
( ) = необов'язково   [ ] = обов'язково

Cheryl / Bob / ask / friend / for / advice / where / go / honeymoon

Cheryl and Bob ask their friends for (some) advice [about/on] where to go on their honeymoon.

Cheryl / say / Bob / not / like / travel / so / she / can / choose / place

Cheryl says (that) Bob doesn’t like [to travel/traveling], so she can choose the place.

however / Bob / need / hotel / have / nice / bathroom / and / TV

However, Bob needs the hotel to have a nice bathroom and a TV.

Cheryl / first / choice / Cozumel / because / beautiful / beach

Cheryl's first choice is Cozumel because of its beautiful beaches.

Cheryl's first choice is Cozumel because it has beautiful beaches.

however / Marie / say / there / too / many / shark / go / swim / there

However, Marie says (that) there are too many sharks to go swimming there.

then / Cheryl / mention / Tierra del Fuego / which / have / breathtaking / mountain / range / and / national / park

Then Cheryl mentions Tierra del Fuego, which has breathtaking mountain ranges and national parks.

however / Marie / worry / it / might / too / dark / do / very / much

However, Marie worries (that) it might be too dark to do very much.

However, Marie is worried (that) it might be too dark to do very much.

Paul / add / it / probably / not / romantic / enough / honeymoon

Paul adds (that) it is probably not romantic enough for a honeymoon.

final / Cheryl / suggest / jungle / and / rain / forest / Malaysia

Finally, Cheryl suggests the jungles and rain forests [in/of] Malaysia.

but / Paul / say / scorpion / often / make / it / too / dangerous / go / hike / there

But, Paul says (that) scorpions often make it too dangerous to go hiking there.

so / Bob / suggest / stay / town / for / honeymoon / which / seem / make / Cheryl / angry

So, Bob suggests staying in town for their honeymoon, which seems to make Cheryl angry.

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Instruções: Reproduza o clipe de áudio e tente repetir o que você ouve. Clique em "Show" para ver o texto.

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Everyone, we'd like to ask your opinion about something.

We're trying to decide where to go on vacation after the wedding.

We thought you might be able to help us decide on a location.

Where are you thinking of going?

So he's agreed to go wherever I want to go.

As long as the hotel has nice bathrooms and a TV.

I've always wanted to go to Cozumel.

The island itself is pretty flat, but the beaches are beautiful.

Aren't there too many sharks to go swimming there?

What else are you thinking of?

Plenty of people go there in June to go skiing.

I've heard the jungles and rain forests in Malaysia are a must-see.

Some people feel that the scorpions make it too dangerous.

We could go to that hotel on Grand Street along the river.

1. What three places do they mention in the video? Which one would you most like to visit?
2. They mention something positive and negative about each place. If they mentioned your country (or city), what would they say? One good thing, one bad thing.
3. Other than price and location, what is most important for you when you choose a hotel?
4. Where is the perfect place for a honeymoon? Why?
5. Do you think a honeymoon has to be far from home to be special?