On the road!

1. When will Austin be carbon-neutral? 2018, 2020 or 2022.
2. What has Chicago done to "go green"? It has planted trees, it has forbidden cars or it has bought wind turbines.

Long is the road

1

Imagine you took this photo. a) Describe what you saw in Times Square. b) Imagine what you did after you took the photo.

2

Read the blog post. Identify the problem.



a) Elijah missed the plane. (Right. / Wrong.) 
b) What was Elijah’s problem at the airport? (Someone took his passport. / He decided not to go on the road trip. / He couldn’t find his passport.)
c) Where was Elijah’s passport? (In his bedside table. / In his backpack. / In his luggage.)
d) How did the other parents help Elijah’s parents? (They organised a demonstration. / They organised a chain. / They collected money.)
e) How does Mrs Pembroke qualify Elijah? (She says he is forgetful. / She says he is absent-minded. / She says he is not very smart.)

3

Complete the text with the words provided.

Dear all, I have just read about the 

of your trip. Your adventure is just 

! Poor Elijah, he must have been so 

. I liked the fact that all the parents showed their 

. Thank you for 

a photo of Times Square at night. I can't wait to read the next 

you publish! Cheers!

An intense day!

1

Label the picture using these words.

Bridge

Lake

Blue sky

Leaves

Trees

2

Complete this description of the photo with the words provided.

A beautiful 

day! We wandered 

the park after lunch. Far 

from the 

of Times 

, this bridge was a 

place to think about our 

for the next stage of the 

trip.

3

Listen to the audio and label the places where the students have been. Then, note their most emotional visit.





Their most emotional visit:

4

Help Mark write today's blog post, using present HAVE + V-en.

We  (be) in New York for only 10 hours but we  (have) son many adventures already! So far, we  (meet) the UN Secretary-General António Gutteres, we  (visit) the 9/11 Memorial, we  (walk) through Central Park and we  (do) some shopping in Chinatown. I didn't know I could see so much of NY in one day.

What’s next?

1

Research places of interest in and around Charleston. Suggest some sites to visit.

2

Use the fact sheet to complete this text.



The group is going to . Its state flower is the  and its state tree is the . The state  is fantastic: it weights only 30 grams and can fly vertically! South Carolina joined the Union in ; its capital city is . Another important city is , which gave its name to a famous dance.

3

Pick three states and look for their state flower, animal and motto!

US vs UK "aw"

Listen: It was awesome! 

Réfléchis : Identifie la prononciation de aw dans chaque écriture phonétique ci-dessous :
a) UK : /ɪt wɒz ˈɔːsəm/  b) US : /ɪt wʌz ˈɑsəm/
Qui prononce aw plus longuement ? a) Les Anglais (UK). b) Les Américains (US).


Répète : It wasn't awful and awkward at all.

Present HAVE + V-en

Observe : We have been in New York for only one day, but we've had many adventures already. 

Réfléchis : Trouve la bonne réponse.
a) Le groupe est toujours ou n'est plus à New York ?
b) Les aventures sont en cours de déroulement au moment où on parle. Oui ou non ?
c) Le souvenir des aventures est relié ou n'a aucun lien avec le présent ?

Conclus : Le présent HAVE + V-en permet de relier des évènements à leur résultat dans le .

Mission 2

1

Which skill does your mission involve?

Listening.

Phoning.

Writing.

2

What do you have to know about US states?

Their green plan.

Their symbols.

Their population.

Their geography.

3

Choose your level:

A2+

A2

vers B1