visit in Al-Hasa Al Hofuf
Saudi Arabia
Al-Hofuf
While we were in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, my friend Jack
and I were looking forward (1) visiting Al-Hofuf in the
Al-Ahsa oasis, which is the largest oasis not just in Saudi Arabia, but
also in Asia. After that, we would visit the Al-Qara mountains, which
are enormous rock formations with caves you can walk in! We got up
at 6 o’clock with the intention of travelling to Al-Ahsa from the city of
Dammam, but (2) was a problem with our transport,
which led to a delay. Two hours later, we reached the Al-Hofuf train
station, from where we (3) a taxi to our hotel. We felt a
sense of relief upon reaching our accommodation as it was very hot and
we really needed to get out of the heat. Feeling hungry after
(4) many hours without food, we went to a nearby
traditional restaurant (5) we had a wonderful meal
consisting (6) rice and spicy lamb followed by delicious
watermelon and tea. Afterwards, we decided to visit the 16th century
castle Qasr Ibrahim in the centre of the city. It turned (7)
that this archaeological site was an exceptional place with great history
and breathtaking size: Qasr Ibrahim stretches over 16,500 m2.
Located in an oasis in the heart of the country, Al-Hofuf is undoubtedly worth visiting (8) only for its
historic value but also for (9) beauty. This experience left me curious about the interesting sites we
(10) going to visit the next day.
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Now I can...
distinguish the difference in meaning
of words easily confused
use adjectives and adverbs to describe
people and places
use the Past Simple, Past Progressive,
Past Perfect Simple and Past Perfect
Progressive appropriately
use time linkers correctly
use used to and would to refer to repeated
actions or situations in the past
use was/were going to to refer to
unfulfilled plans and intentions in
the past
skim a text to identify its purpose
and the topics discussed
scan a text to locate specific
information
understand details in a text
understand specific information in a
short conversation and identify the picture
that corresponds to the information
understand specific information in
a radio interview and complete gapped
sentences
talk about interesting places and
holidays
help solve a problem by making
suggestions
speculate on a topic and make a decision
write an article describing a place
write a story
WRITING SPEAKING LISTENING READING GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
Read the following and tick the appropriate boxes. For
the points you are unsure of, refer back to the relevant
sections in the module.
SELF-ASSESSMENT
1 a. b. c.
2
You will hear seven short conversations. After you hear
each conversation, you will be asked a question about
what you heard. Choose the picture which answers the
question correctly.
September
August
July
a. b. c.
a.
restaurant house
house
bank
station
house
park
Maple St.
Villa Rd.
Main St.
Wilson Rd.
b.
restaurant house
house
bank
station
house
park Maple St.
Villa Rd.
Main St.
Wilson Rd. c.
restaurant house
house
bank
station
house
park
Maple St.
Villa Rd.
Main St.
Wilson Rd.
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Student A
2. HELP SOLVE A PROBLEM
• Who is the person?
• What is the problem?
• What are the advantages/disadvantages of the possible solutions?
relaxing
bustling/peaceful
package trip
exotic/adventure/picturesque/secluded
modern/quaint
explore
endurance
VOCABULARY
If he likes... he could...
In my opinion, he should...
...would be better for him, because...
If I were him, I’d…
SUGGESTED EXPRESSIONS
Look at the picture on the right and ask.
Then:
When you have all the information you need, you should offer
some advice to help solve the problem. You can choose one of the
possible solutions, or create your own solution to the problem.
Remember to use information you learnt from asking questions to
explain your solution.
Student A
1. HELP SOLVE A PROBLEM
• Who is the person?
• What is the problem?
• What are the advantages/disadvantages of the possible solutions?
vision painful / painless c ure
experienced surgeon accurate results
reasonable price h igh risk e ye infection
coloured lenses d isposable h andle with care
replace c ontact lens solution
VOCABULARY
In my opinion, he should ...
.... are a good idea because ...
If I were in his position, I’d ...
If he finds... difficult, he could ...
If he’s afraid of... , he could ...
SUGGESTED EXPRESSIONS
Look at the picture on the right and ask.
Then:
When you have all the information you need, you should offer
some advice to help solve the problem. You can choose one of the
possible solutions, or create your own solution to the problem.
Remember to use information you learnt from asking questions to
explain your solution.
pairwork activities
131
Situation:
I am your friend, and I have a problem. Try to find out
what my problem is, and offer me some good advice.
First:
Look at the pictures below and ask me questions:
Who the person is:
my brother, nephew, cousin, colleague
What the problem is:
He can’t decide where to go on vacation.
7a Student B
2. HELP SOLVE A PROBLEM
What the options are:
(beach resort)
He can go to an exotic resort on an island
where he can relax, or do activities around
the island. It’s a very popular tourist spot,
especially during the time of year in which
he wants to go.
(exploring the wilderness)
He can take an extreme sport vacation. He
can test his strength, survival skills, and
endurance every day in the mountains. In
places like these, you usually travel alone,
and rarely see other people.
4a Student B
1. HELP SOLVE A PROBLEM
Situation:
I am your friend, and I have a problem. Try to find out what
my problem is, and offer me some good advice.
First:
Look at the pictures below and ask me questions:
Who the person is:
my brother, nephew, cousin, colleague who wears glasses
What the problem is:
He has bad eyesight and doesn’t want to have to wear glasses.
What the options are:
(laser eye surgery)
He can have laser eye surgery to get his vision corrected.
It’s a fast (about 10 mins), painless procedure with a quick
recovery. However, not all eyesight problems can be cured
with laser eye surgery and results may vary from patient to
patient. It is also quite expensive.
(get contact lenses)
He can start wearing contact lenses. Contact lenses move
with your eye and have no frames to obstruct vision. You
can also change your eye colour with coloured contact
lenses. However, it isn’t easy for all people to put on contact
lenses and some people may not find them comfortable.
There is high risk of eye infection if contact lenses are not
cleaned with appropriate solution and stored properly.
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Saudi Arabia
Al-Hofuf
While we were in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, my friend Jack
and I were looking forward (1) visiting Al-Hofuf in the
Al-Ahsa oasis, which is the largest oasis not just in Saudi Arabia, but
also in Asia. After that, we would visit the Al-Qara mountains, which
are enormous rock formations with caves you can walk in! We got up
at 6 o’clock with the intention of travelling to Al-Ahsa from the city of
Dammam, but (2) was a problem with our transport,
which led to a delay. Two hours later, we reached the Al-Hofuf train
station, from where we (3) a taxi to our hotel. We felt a
sense of relief upon reaching our accommodation as it was very hot and
we really needed to get out of the heat. Feeling hungry after
(4) many hours without food, we went to a nearby
traditional restaurant (5) we had a wonderful meal
consisting (6) rice and spicy lamb followed by delicious
watermelon and tea. Afterwards, we decided to visit the 16th century
castle Qasr Ibrahim in the centre of the city. It turned (7)
that this archaeological site was an exceptional place with great history
and breathtaking size: Qasr Ibrahim stretches over 16,500 m2.
Located in an oasis in the heart of the country, Al-Hofuf is undoubtedly worth visiting (8) only for its
historic value but also for (9) beauty. This experience left me curious about the interesting sites we
(10) going to visit the next day.
129
Now I can...
distinguish the difference in meaning
of words easily confused
use adjectives and adverbs to describe
people and places
use the Past Simple, Past Progressive,
Past Perfect Simple and Past Perfect
Progressive appropriately
use time linkers correctly
use used to and would to refer to repeated
actions or situations in the past
use was/were going to to refer to
unfulfilled plans and intentions in
the past
skim a text to identify its purpose
and the topics discussed
scan a text to locate specific
information
understand details in a text
understand specific information in a
short conversation and identify the picture
that corresponds to the information
understand specific information in
a radio interview and complete gapped
sentences
talk about interesting places and
holidays
help solve a problem by making
suggestions
speculate on a topic and make a decision
write an article describing a place
write a story
WRITING SPEAKING LISTENING READING GRAMMAR VOCABULARY
Read the following and tick the appropriate boxes. For
the points you are unsure of, refer back to the relevant
sections in the module.
SELF-ASSESSMENT
1 a. b. c.
2
You will hear seven short conversations. After you hear
each conversation, you will be asked a question about
what you heard. Choose the picture which answers the
question correctly.
September
August
July
a. b. c.
a.
restaurant house
house
bank
station
house
park
Maple St.
Villa Rd.
Main St.
Wilson Rd.
b.
restaurant house
house
bank
station
house
park Maple St.
Villa Rd.
Main St.
Wilson Rd. c.
restaurant house
house
bank
station
house
park
Maple St.
Villa Rd.
Main St.
Wilson Rd.
130
Student A
2. HELP SOLVE A PROBLEM
• Who is the person?
• What is the problem?
• What are the advantages/disadvantages of the possible solutions?
relaxing
bustling/peaceful
package trip
exotic/adventure/picturesque/secluded
modern/quaint
explore
endurance
VOCABULARY
If he likes... he could...
In my opinion, he should...
...would be better for him, because...
If I were him, I’d…
SUGGESTED EXPRESSIONS
Look at the picture on the right and ask.
Then:
When you have all the information you need, you should offer
some advice to help solve the problem. You can choose one of the
possible solutions, or create your own solution to the problem.
Remember to use information you learnt from asking questions to
explain your solution.
Student A
1. HELP SOLVE A PROBLEM
• Who is the person?
• What is the problem?
• What are the advantages/disadvantages of the possible solutions?
vision painful / painless c ure
experienced surgeon accurate results
reasonable price h igh risk e ye infection
coloured lenses d isposable h andle with care
replace c ontact lens solution
VOCABULARY
In my opinion, he should ...
.... are a good idea because ...
If I were in his position, I’d ...
If he finds... difficult, he could ...
If he’s afraid of... , he could ...
SUGGESTED EXPRESSIONS
Look at the picture on the right and ask.
Then:
When you have all the information you need, you should offer
some advice to help solve the problem. You can choose one of the
possible solutions, or create your own solution to the problem.
Remember to use information you learnt from asking questions to
explain your solution.
pairwork activities
131
Situation:
I am your friend, and I have a problem. Try to find out
what my problem is, and offer me some good advice.
First:
Look at the pictures below and ask me questions:
Who the person is:
my brother, nephew, cousin, colleague
What the problem is:
He can’t decide where to go on vacation.
7a Student B
2. HELP SOLVE A PROBLEM
What the options are:
(beach resort)
He can go to an exotic resort on an island
where he can relax, or do activities around
the island. It’s a very popular tourist spot,
especially during the time of year in which
he wants to go.
(exploring the wilderness)
He can take an extreme sport vacation. He
can test his strength, survival skills, and
endurance every day in the mountains. In
places like these, you usually travel alone,
and rarely see other people.
4a Student B
1. HELP SOLVE A PROBLEM
Situation:
I am your friend, and I have a problem. Try to find out what
my problem is, and offer me some good advice.
First:
Look at the pictures below and ask me questions:
Who the person is:
my brother, nephew, cousin, colleague who wears glasses
What the problem is:
He has bad eyesight and doesn’t want to have to wear glasses.
What the options are:
(laser eye surgery)
He can have laser eye surgery to get his vision corrected.
It’s a fast (about 10 mins), painless procedure with a quick
recovery. However, not all eyesight problems can be cured
with laser eye surgery and results may vary from patient to
patient. It is also quite expensive.
(get contact lenses)
He can start wearing contact lenses. Contact lenses move
with your eye and have no frames to obstruct vision. You
can also change your eye colour with coloured contact
lenses. However, it isn’t easy for all people to put on contact
lenses and some people may not find them comfortable.
There is high risk of eye infection if contact lenses are not
cleaned with appropriate solution and stored properly.
132
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