Talking about holidays

Giulia: Hi, Andrea! How are you?

Andrea: _______________________________________
Giulia: Yes, I went to Paris with my family.
Andrea: _________________________________________
Giulia: Yes, we had a wonderful holiday.
Andrea: ______________________________________
Giulia: We stayed two weeks.
Andrea: _____________________________________________
Giulia: We went by plane: it took just a couple of hours from Rome.
Andrea: ___________________________________________
Giulia: I especially liked the Montemartre area and Disneyworld! Have you ever been to Paris?
Andrea: _____________________________________________________________________
Giulia: Oh, lucky you! _____________________________________
Andrea: Yes, I did. I took a lot with my cell phone. Would you like to see them?
Giulia: Yes, I'd really love to!

At the restaurant

Waiter: ___________________________________________
You: I'd like a pizza Margherita. Can I have less mozzarella on it?
Waiter:_______________________________________________________
You: A Fanta, please.
Waiter: ____________________________________________________
You: Ok, I'll have a Diet Coke.
Waiter: ________________________________________________
You: Just a glass, thanks.
Waiter: So, a pizza Margherita and a glass of Diet Coke. Anything else?
You: _________________________________________

Waiter: We have Tiramisu, Panna Cotta and vanilla ice-cream.

You: Oh, I would like a Tiramisu.
Waiter: Ok, wait just a minute. I'll be right back with your drink.
You: Thank you very much.

Meeting a friend

You: Hi Marco! How are you?

Marco: Fine thanks and what about you?
You: I'm ok!_______________________________________
Marco: I'm going to play football with friends!
You: I love playing football! __________________________________________
Marco: Just round the corner, at the church football pitch. Would you like to come with me?
You: Sure, let's go! _________________________________________
Marco: Not very much, but I enjoy playing very much! And you?

You: I used to be a good football player, but it's a long time I don't play anymore.
Marco: Ok, we'll have fun anyway!

Asking information

Assistant: Good morning. National Museum. ________________________________

You: Yes, please. ____________________________________
Assistent: We are open from 10 a.m to 5 p.m. every day.
You: _________________________________________
Assistent: Yes, sure. On Sunday we close at 6 p.m.
You: ______________________________________
Assistent: It's 10 Euros.
You: ____________________________________________
Assistent: Sure: for children it's 4 Euros.
You: ___________________________________________
Assistent: I'ts at the corner of Park Road.
You: ____________________________________________
Assistent: You can take take the bus 45 or the Red Line to St. Mary's Church. If you come by car there's a three-
level parking very close to the museum.
You: We'll come by bus. ________________________________
Assistent: Oh, it's just two minutes from here.
You: That's all. Thank you very much.
Assistent: Thank you for your calling. Have a nice day.

Shopping for clothes

Shopping Assistant: Good morning! Can I help you?
You: Yes, please. I'm looking for a dress.
Shopping Assistant: Ok, ____________________ Elegant, formal, simple?
You: An elegant dress. It's for my daughter's wedding.
Shopping Assistant: Oh, I see! __________________________
You: I'd like black, but I think it's not appropriate for a wedding... _____________________________
Shopping Assistant: I think a blue dress would be really nice.
You: I don't like blue at all! Please, let me see something in pink
Shopping assistant: ___________________________________
You: It's too short for me. Have you got a longer one?
Shopping Assistant: _____________________________
You: This is really nice! _____________________________
Shopping assistant: Sure! What size?
You: A medium, please.
Shopping Assistant: Here you are. The changing room is there.
Shopping Assistant: Does it fit?
You: It's a little bit large._______________________________
Shopping assistant: Here you are.
You: Thanks. This fits perfectly! ________________________________
Shopping assistant: It's 100 Euros.
You: I'll take it. __________________________________
Shopping Assistant: Of course! Please sign here. Goodbye and thanks for shopping here.
You: Thank you. Goodbye.

Past holidays

Jane: Laure, _________________________________________

Laure: I went to Isola d'Elba with my family and my cousin Viola.
Jane: ________________________________________
Laure: No, we went to a camping site.
Jane: ___________________________________
Laure: We spent 2 weeks.
Jane: _______________________________________________
Laure: Well, we went swimming and sunbathing. We went out to discos. We slept very long in the morning and we
met a lot of people. We made friends with so nice boys !
Jane: Waooh! You’re so lucky !
Laure: And you Jane, _________________________________________
Jane: No, I didn’t. My parents had to work and I stayed with my grandparents in Genoa.
Future holidays

Mark: _________________________________________
Rob: We're going to travel to Paris.
Mark: Oh, that sounds great!______________________________________
Rob: I think so. My parents are planning our journey and they love romantic hotels.
Mark: _______________________________________
Rob: Yes, and also with my cousin Frank and his family.
Mark: Oh I see..._______________________________________________
Rob: We're going to visit the Eiffel Tower and the Louvre Museum.
Mark: Good!___________________________________________
Rob: Unfortunately we're going to be away for only one week...
Mark: Well, it will be a great holiday anyway!
Rob: Of course it will! Thanks!!
A) Complete the dialogues with the Present Simple, the Present Continuous or the Past Simple of
the words in brackets.

1) Andy: Hey Dave, what ________________ (happen) to you yesterday?

Dave: What ____________ (you / mean)?
Andy: I _____________(call) you three times
Dave: Oh, right. Well, on Monday afternoons I ________________ (not be) at home. I usually
_______________ (play) tennis with my cousin, or I ______________ (hang out) with friends.
Andy: OK. So, what ________________ (you / do) right now?
Dave: I ___________ (play) computer games. How about you? ____(you / surf) the Net?
Andy: No, I ____________ (have) nothing to do. _________ (you / want) to come over? Ben
_________ ________ (come) over, too. He’s on his way now.
Dave: Sure.
2) Kathy: Where’s Beth? ____________ (you / know)?

Tony: She ______________ (not live) here any more. She ____________ (move) to London with her
husband last month. They ________________ (stay) with a friend until they find a house to buy.
Kathy: Really? She _____________ (not tell) me anything.
Tony: Well, she _____________ (send) me an e-mail last week. They ____________ (decide) to move
because her husband _____________ (find) a job there.
Kathy: I see. Well, I ___________ (hope) we see each other again.
B) Complete the conversations. Put the verb in the correct form in the present or past.

1) Jim: _________ you _________ (go) shopping when I saw you yesterday morning?

Kate: No, I _______ (be) my way to the bank.

Jim: I __________ (go) to the bank every Friday, before the weekend.
Kate: Me too usually. But this week I _________ (not / have) time, so I _____________ (go) yesterday.
2) Jan: __________ you _________ (see) that science programme on TV last night?

Sam: No, I _______________ (never / watch) TV.

Jan: It __________ (be) wonderful. It ______ (show) a new way of repairing a heart.
Sam: Oh.
3) Jill: Why___________ (you) ______________ (look) at me?

Tony: Because you ____________ (wear) a new dress and you look very good in it.

Jill: Thank you. I ______________ (buy) it yesterday.

Complete this conversation with a famous film actor. Put the verb into the correct form of the
past or present.
Interviewer: When _____________ (you / start) acting?
Actor: When I ___________ (be) 12. I __________ (go) to a drama school, and one day I
____________ (sit) in the classroom and Nigel Stewart, the famous film director, __________ (visit)
the school. He ________ (see) me, and that __________ (be) the beginning.
Interviewer: What ____________ (be) your first film?
Actor: ‘Holiday Home’ with Terry Veale, who __________ (be) now my husband! We
_______________ (make) the film in Italy. He _________ (be) 17 and I ___________ (be) 13!
Interviewer: I know that Terry Veale _________ (have) an accident in that film. How
___________________ (it / happen)?
Actor: Well, one day near the end of the filming we __________ (both / ride) horses and Terry’s horse
suddenly _____________ (stop) and he _____________ (fall) off. He ____________ (break) his arm.
Today, Terry and I often ____________________ (talk) about our first meeting.
Interviewer: ______________ (you / ride) nowadays?
Actor: No, I ______________ (stop) when I _____________ (move) to Los Angeles.
Interviewer: I know you are very busy but what _____________________ (you / do) in your free time?
Actor: Terry and I ____________________ (like) swimming. We _________________ (swim) every
day. And of course, I _____________________ (love) coking. The dish I __________________ (make)
for lunch today is a new idea of mine.
Interviewer: Can I ask you some more questions? And can I also talk to Terry?

Actor: Yes, of course. He ________________ (swim) in our pool at the moment. We can go outside and
enjoy the sun. Come on.