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Reading: what do you like doing on vacation?
Textbook: p. 95
GoalRead a short text about what people like doing on vacation.
New words
vacation · ta’tiltrip · sayohatswim · suzmoqsandcastle · qum qal’a
Explanation
We read a text about vacation. Read the title and the questions first. Find the exact information: who, where, what? Write the answer in a full sentence. “Like + -ing”: I like swimming. “My favorite thing is …”
Worked examples
“Our vacation”. Every summer my family goes to the lake. It is hot and sunny there. We have a picnic on the sand. My father and I swim in the water. My mother wears her new sunglasses and reads a book. My little sister builds a big sandcastle, and I put a shell on top. We love the lake! My favorite thing is swimming.
I like swimming. My favorite thing on vacation is building sandcastles.
Class activity
“My vacation picture”: children write 5 sentences (where they go, with whom, what they do, favorite thing). They read them to a partner.
Practice
1
Where does the family go?
To the lake.
2
What does the mother do?
She reads a book.
3
What does the little sister build?
A sandcastle.
4
What is the writer’s favorite thing?
Swimming.