a Read Iria’s blog about her CouchSurfing trip.

Did she have a good time?

b Answer the questions.

1 What color was the desert in New Mexico?
2 Where were the big, beautiful houses?
3 Which state didn’t have much to do?
4 Wh information did she have in case things didn’t work out?
5 What was a problem she had?
6 How did she feel before meeting a host?

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5 VOCABULARY & SPEAKING
vacations

Complete the vacation phrases using a verb from the list.
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b In pairs, plan a vacation.

You are going to visit three cities on the same continent.

Your vacation can he a maximum of ten days.

Answer the questions:

• What cities are you going to visit?
• Where are you going to stay?
• How are you going to get there?
• How long are you going to stay in each city?
• What are you going to do in each place?

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c Change partners. Tell each other about your vacation plans.

We’re going to go to South America — to Buenos Aires, Rio, and Montevideo.
We’re going to CouchSurf because we don’t have much money...

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d Do you prefer your new partner’s plans?

Would you like to change partners and go with him / her?

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6 WRITING

7 A FORMAL EMAIL

a Read the advertisement and Marco’s email.

Complete the email with the words in the list.

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