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A recent trip
A.
Think of a recent trip you've made, either on business or on holiday.
How would you start to tell someone about it.
Past
tense questions
| Question-word |
Auxiliary |
Subject |
Verb |
| Where |
did |
you |
stay? |
| What |
did |
he |
do? |
| |
Did |
they |
fly? |
B.
You are talking to a colleague who recently went on a business trip.
Look at these answers. Write the questions. Use the examples in the
box above to help you. Compare your questions with a partner.
Question 1: __________________________________ ?
Answer 1: I went to Indonesia.
Question 2: __________________________________ ?
Answer 2: I stayed at the Sheraton Hotel in Jakarta?
Question 3: __________________________________ ?
Answer 3: I stayed there for 5 days.
Question 4: __________________________________ ?
Answer 4: I met the managers of our subsidiary.
Question 5: __________________________________ ?
Answer 5: Yes, I liked the food, especially the satay.
Question 6: __________________________________ ?
Answer 6: I flew with Garuda Airlines.
Check your answers with the key
below.
C.
Practice the dialog. Then make up your own conversation changing the
questions and answers to your own where you can. If you have not been
on a business trip, make one up.
Key
Question 1: Where did you go (on your business trip)?
Question 2: Where did you stay?
Question 3: How long did you stay there?
Question 4: Who did you meet? / Who did you meet with?
Question 5: Did you like the food?
Question 6: Who did you fly with? / Which airline did you fly with?
Teacher's
notes
The object of this activity is to practice making questions using
the past simple tense. In B, focus on the pronunciation, correcting
mistakes where necessary. In C, if students haven't made any business
trips, get them to invent one. Try to get students to memorise the
questions and make this as free an activity as possible.
If you have any suggestions, comments or requests, please e-mail eltweb@cambridge.org
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