What's the worst thing that can happen on a vacation？

• When we were driving on the road,

Tell the class about a vacation you took. What were your expectations?What was the reality?

• Two years ago, my friends and I visit XinJiang Province.
• We hoped that there were a lot of animals we can see. But there was no animal,
• There is no a place with water and trees in a desert

Which of these words did you use?

• buffet
• souvenirs
• tour bus
• five-star hotel

You and a friend have returned from a terrible vacation.

• A:Describe to Student B your expectations and the reality.
• B:Add to Student A's description.

Expressions with past or past continuous:
I was told … , but I wasn’t told …;
I was really looking forward to … , but …;
I thought …, but …;
I was supposed to …, but …

Today we ...

• talked about what can go wrong on vacations.
• used words related to vacations.
• described the expectations and realities of vacations.

Before you go ...

• Describe a vacation where the reality was better than your expectation.
• What do you do if you have a disappointing experience on a vacation?