Vocabulary and grammar: Travel USA

VinsightAmerican English

1Replace the British English words in bold with the American English words in the box. 

MOVE
• an apartment
• fall
• eraser
• garbage
• pants
• soccer
• sweater
• yard

• 1In autumn fall, the leaves on the trees are beautiful.

• 2My aunt has got a flat in Madrid. We stay there sometimes.

• 3Can you take out the rubbish, please?

• 4How about a game of football?

• 5I need some new trousers for school.

• 6Put a jumper on. It's cold outside.

• 7The children are playing outside in the garden.

• 8Can I use your rubber? I've made a mistake in my homework.

VinsightAmerican English

2Complete the text with American English words. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

In October this 

¹,

 

my family and I are going on 

²

 

to Glasgow in the UK. We're going to stay in an 

³

 

near the city center. It's got a small 

⁴

 

so, if the weather is good, we can sit outside. But, I think it'll be too cold! I'm going to pack a 

⁵

 

so I can stay warm. Most of the time we're going to be in the city. We're going to visit museums and famous buildings. We'll probably go to the 

⁶

 

too – I love watching films! We've also got tickets to see a 

⁷

 

match – Glasgow Rangers vs Manchester Utd! It'll be very exciting.

My friends told me I have to try some local food – I'll definitely try some 

⁸,

 

maybe with some fish. It's good to try new things, so I'm also going to buy some 

⁹

 

– I've never tried European chocolate. People say it's a bit different to ours.

Present perfect: questions and short answers

3Complete the questions with the present perfect form of the verbs in brackets. Then match questions 1−6 to short answers a−f. 

You need to use normal letters and capital letters correctly in this task.

• 1 (you / see) the Twilight films?

• 2 (Jack / visit) Dublin?

• 3 (your friends / live) in Spain?

• 4 (Mum / be) to a ski resort?

• 5 (David / try) rock climbing?

• 6 (you and Dan / eat) Japanese food?

• aYes, he has. He loves going to the mountains.

  bNo, he hasn't. But he wants to go there next year.

  cNo, we haven't. Perhaps we should try it.

  dYes, they have. Their parents worked in Barcelona.

  eYes, she has. She went to the Alps once.

  fYes, I have. I've got them on DVD.

Present perfect: questions and short answers

4Put the words in the correct order to make present perfect questions. 

You need to use correct punctuation in this task.

• • been
  • to
  • North America
  • have
  • you
  • ?

  1

• • have
  • in a lake
  • swum
  • the children
  • ?

  2

   

• • Lily
  • studied
  • Italian
  • has
  • ?

  3

   

• • tried
  • your friends
  • have
  • these candies
  • ?

  4

   

• • Harry
  • competed
  • has
  • a marathon
  • in
  • ?

  5

   

• • you and your brother
  • have
  • visited
  • the USA
  • ?

  6

   

Present perfect with ever and never

5Complete the sentences with ever or never. 

• 1Have you evernever seen a volcano?

• 2He's evernever been to France.

• 3We've evernever gone on holiday in winter.

• 4Have they evernever travelled by coach?

• 5I've evernever eaten sushi.

• 6Has Lucy evernever worked in a café?

 

Present perfect with ever and never

6Choose the correct words. 

MegYou look really well. ¹HaveHas you been on ²sweatervacation?

RuthYes, I ³havehas! I've been to Canada for a month with my brother.

MegWow! That sounds great. I've ⁴neverever been to Canada.

RuthI had a really good time. I stayed in ⁵an apartmenta yard in Quebec.

MegIs Quebec the capital city of French Canada?

RuthYes, it is.

MegI've ⁶neverever been to a French-speaking place before. Have you ⁷neverever studied French?

RuthYes, I ⁸haven'thave. But my brother has ⁹neverever studied French, so I had to do most of the talking!

MegSo, ¹⁰havehas you improved your French?

RuthDefinitely!

MegAnd have ¹¹brought youyou brought lots of things back with you? Are the shops good?

RuthYes, they are. I bought some clothes – these ¹²pantsfries, for example. And I've got you a small present – some

¹³garbagecandy because I know you like sweet things!

7  Imagine you have met an American student and you want to find out more about them and their experiences. Write five present perfect questions to ask the American student.  Write your task in another program (e.g. Word).  Save the file to your computer.  Upload your file.  If you want to add a note to your teacher, write it in the Comments box.  Select Submit to Dropbox to send your work to your teacher.