Where Did You Go Last Holiday?

In this unit, you will learn how to ask for and give
information about holiday in the past.
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Where Did You Go Last Holiday? is a unit which has been specifically developed
to meet the needs of eighth grade students of Junior High School. In developing this
unit, we have conducted needs analysis to find out what the students need. This unit
has also been developed based on 2013 Curriculum. Along with this, the activities in
this unit are designed by following Genre-Based Approach. This unit also covers
integrated skills i.e. listening, speaking, reading, and writing and provides meaningful
language practices.
This unit is started with a Warming-Up to build the students’ knowledge about the
topic they are going to learn. Further, it consists of 17 activities organized into four
sections: Building Knowledge of the Field (BKoF), Modelling of the Text (MoT), Joint
Construction of the Text (JCoT), and Independent Construction of the Text (ICoT). The
first section, BKoF, is intended to engage the students in the topic and build a context in
preparation for working with genre. MoT, in addition, aims at developing students’
knowledge about the text. In JCoT, the students have the opportunities to construct the
texts guided by the teacher. Then in ICoT, they will construct the texts independently
without any guidance from the teacher. Meanwhile, at the end of the unit, a Reflection is
provided to assess how much the students have learned from this unit.
It is expected that this unit will help the students to improve their knowledge and
language skills. However, we realize that this unit is far from being perfect. Therefore,
suggestions and feedbacks are highly appreciated for further improvement.
 Look at the pictures below and answer the questions that follow.
Warming-Up

Picture 1 Picture 2

Picture 3 Picture 4

1. Did you visit any of the places above in your holiday?

a. If yes, whom did you go with?
b. If no, where did you spend your holiday?
2. How did you get to the place?
3. How did you feel during your holiday?

Building Knowledge of the Field (BKoF)

Read a list of activities below. These activities are usually done by the
Activity 1 people during their holiday. Group these activities into correct column
based on the pictures in Warming Up section.
 walked on the beach fed the animals built sandcastle played the slide made
campfire

swam had a picnic watched sunset went hiking took a photo made a camp

took a sunbath watched animal circus ate fresh seafood went around

went fishing rode a bike went surfing run had a barbecue

Picture 1 Picture 2 Picture 3 Picture 4

walked on the beach

Listen to the dialogue carefully. Then, complete the dialogue with the
Activity 2 words provided in the box.

went amazing parents vacation check go

Man : So, how was your vacation?

Woman : Oh, this is the best (vacation) I’ve ever had in my life.
Man : Wow! Where did you go?
Woman : We went to the Bahamas. It’s such an (amazing) place.
Man : Really? Did you go with your (parents?)
Woman : Of course not. I (went) with my cousin. We had a blast.
Man : I can imagine that. Did you take any pictures?
Woman : Yes, I’ll be uploading them to Facebook today. You can (check) them out.
Man : That will be great.
After you listen to the dialogue in Activity 2, please underline the
Activity 3 expressions of asking information about past vacation you found in the
dialogue. Then, listen and repeat the expressions below after your
teacher.

The expressions of asking for and giving information about holiday in the past.

Expressions
No
Asking for information Giving information
 Where did you spend your holiday?
1 I went to….
Where did you go last holiday?
Whom did you go with? I went there with....
2
Whom did you take with you? I took….with me
3 How much did you pay the tickets? I paid….
4 What was the weather like in….? It was….
5 How long did you stay in…..? I stayed for….
I felt….
6 How did you feel during your holiday?
I was….

Here some other expressions that you can use to ask for and giving information about holiday in
the past.

Expressions
No
Asking for information Giving information
Yes, I went to….
1 Did you go to….last holiday?
No, I didn’t go to…but I went to….
Yes, I went there with….
2 Did you go with....
No, I didn’t go with…but I went there with….
Yes, I enjoyed it.
3 Did you enjoy your last holiday?
No, I did not enjoy it.

Activity 4 Listen to the dialogue. Then, decide whether the statements are true or
false by writing “T” for true and “F” for false in the last column.

No Statements T/F
1 Mr.Rashid had a bad flight
2 Mr.Rashid had a nice weather after he arrived
3 Mr.Rashid just stayed inside the hotel
4 Mr.Rashid got a cozy hotel room
5 The waiters were friendly

Activity 5 Read the dialogue below and practice it with your seatmate.

Michelle and Maudy are meeting in the café. They are talking about their last holiday.
Michelle : I went to your home last week, but nobody opened the door. Where were you?
Maudy : Oh, I wasn’t at home. I was at Turkey for holiday.
Michelle : Really? How was it like? Did you have a good time?
Maudy : Yes, it was marvelous. I felt so happy there.
Michelle : What was the weather like in Turkey?
Maudy : The weather was hot and sunny every day.
Michelle : Did you go there with your sister?
Maudy : Yes, of course. We were fascinated by Turkey’s beauty.
By the way, how was your holiday? Did you get a nice holiday?
Michelle : Uhm, yeah. I went to Bali with my sister.
Maudy : Nice, where did you stay in Bali?
Michelle : We stayed at a five-star hotel. It was so luxurious and affordable. Our room was
comfortable and it had a beautiful sea view.
Maudy : Did you do any shopping?
Michelle : No, we just visited some beaches and enjoyed the sea view.
Maudy : When did you come back home?
Michelle : Two days ago.

You will play a survey game with guided questions. Read the following
Activity 6 instructions.

1. Find someone who spends their holiday in these following places by asking a question
starting with ‘Did’
Example:
You : Did you go to the beach on your last holiday?
Your friend: Yes, I did/No, I didn’t

Places:
a. beach
b. zoo
c. mountain
d. museum
e. temple
f. at home
2. Ask them some following questions:
a. Whom did you go with?
b. How did you get there?
c. How did you feel during your holiday?
3. Look at the example and write your answer in the following table.

People that The way

Your friend’s Places to spend Feeling during
No she/he took she/he went
name holiday his/her holiday
with him/hers to the place
1 Roy zoo Her brother By motorcycle Happy
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
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10

Modelling of the Text (MoT)

Activity 7 Look at the example below and change the verbs in the bracket into
regular and/or irregular verbs. Use the table to help you.

Example : I enjoyed (enjoy) my last holiday in Bali.

1. The boys…………. (visit) Merapi Museum last holiday.
2. Mrs. Sinta ………… (buys) a lot of souvenirs in Malioboro.
3. Dian……. (go) to her grandmother’s house last holiday.
4. Brian………… (try) windsurfing in Kuta Beach.
5. We……… (stay) at a luxurious villa in Bromo.
6. She……… (spend) her holiday in Jogja.
7. They……… (play) beach volleyball.
8. Mr. Tommy and his son……… (swim) in Aare River.
9. My brother and I ………. (build) a big sandcastle in Parangtritis beach.
10. I……. (feel) so happy spending the time in Malang.

Present Verb Past Regular Verb Present Verb Past Irregular Verb
Play Played Speak Spoke
Enjoy Enjoyed Buy Bought
Call Called Come Came
Listen Listened Go Went
Prepare Prepared Feel Felt
Live Lived Build Built
Stay Stayed Meet Met
Watch Watched Spend Spent
Love Loved Run Ran
Clean Cleaned Do Did
Try Tried Swim Swam
Visit Visited Send Sent
Cook Cooked Eat Ate
Follow Followed Take Took
 Look at the example below. Then, rewrite the following sentences into
Activity 8 past negative sentences.
Example:
Sentence : I went to Raja Ampat last holiday.
Past negative sentence : I did not go to Raja Ampat last holiday.

1. Sentence : Last holiday, Clara visited her grandparents.

Past negative sentence : ……………………………………………….
2. Sentence : I enjoyed the sea view when I was in Bali.
Past negative sentence : ………………………………………………
3. Sentence : My sister and I visited Borobudur Temple.
Past negative sentence : ………………………………………………
4. Sentence : We ate lots of delicious food in Italian restaurant.
Past negative sentence : ……………………………………………….
5. Sentence : Last week, my sister came back from Swiss for holiday.
Past negative sentence : ………………………………………………….
6. Sentence : Sinta watched animal show in Gembiraloka Zoo.
Past negative sentence : ………………………………………………..
7. Sentence : Malika tried Banana boat in Kuta Beach.
Past negative sentence : …………………………………..
8. Sentence : We took the kids to Japan for holiday.
Past negative sentence : …………………………………..
9. Sentence : My father and my brother made a campfire when we were in
Bromo.
Past negative sentence : …………………………………..
10. Sentence : Mr. Rudi loved the scenery from the top of Campuhan Hill.
Past negative sentence : …………………………………..

Activity 9 Look at the example below. Use the prompts to create ‘Did’ questions.
Then, write the answers to the questions based on the ‘Y’ and ‘N’ clue.
‘Y’ for Yes answer and ‘N’ for No answer.

Example: Watch/a movie/cinema/last holiday

Question : Did you watch a movie in cinema last holiday?
Answer : Yes, I did. I watched Marvel movie last holiday. (Y)
: No, I did not watch a movie in cinema last holiday. (N)

1. Try/the traditional food/Jogja

Question : …………………………………
Answer : ………………………………… (Y)
2. Went/Universal Studio/last holiday
Question : …………………………………
Answer : ………………………………… (N)
 3. Spend/your holiday/at home
Question : …………………………………
Answer : ………………………………… (N)
4. Enjoy/the view/Labuan Bajo
Question : …………………………………
Answer : ………………………………… (Y)
5. Buy/souvenirs/Bali
Question : …………………………………
Answer : ………………………………… (N)

Look at the example below. Use the prompts to create ‘Wh’ past
Activity 10
questions. Then, ask the questions to your seatmate and write down
his/her answers.
Example:
When / go on holiday?
Your questions : When did you go on holiday?
Your friend’s answer : I went on holiday last summer

1. Where / go?
Your question : ……………………………………..
Your friend’s answer : ……………………………………..
2. How / travel there?
Your question : ……………………………………..
Your friend’s answer : ……………………………………..
3. Who / go with?
Your question : ……………………………………..
Your friend’s answer : ……………………………………..
4. Where / stay?
Your question : ……………………………………..
Your friend’s answer : ……………………………………..
5. How long / stay there?
Your question : ……………………………………..
Your friend’s answer : ……………………………………..
6. What / do?
Your question : ……………………………………..
Your friend’s answer : …………………………………….
7. Have / fun?
Your question : ……………………………………..
Your friend’s answer : ……………………………………..
 Activity 11 Put the dialogue below into correct order by writing number 1 to 8.

Barry: I'm sorry, I didn't tell it to you. I was on holiday.

Dee: Where did you go?
Dee: That's interesting holiday. I want to visit Yogyakarta next Sunday. Will you
accompany me?
Barry: Yes, it is. Yogyakarta is an interesting place. Many foreign tourists visit
Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta is a mystery behind its beautiful beach scenery. I visited
the lord palace. It keeps ancestry heritage things. The second place I visited is
Parangtritis beach. It has a beautiful scenery and wave. At the last my trip, I
tasted Gudeg. Gudeg is made from young jackfruits. Its flavor is sweet and
chicken mixed.
Dee: Barry, what did you do at the last weekend? I didn't meet you at your
house.
Barry: I went to Yogyakarta with my friends. I visited some places and tried some
traditional foods there.
Barry: with my pleasure, Dee!
Dee: Could you tell me more about Yogyakarta? Is it an interesting place?

Joint Construction of the Text (JCoT)

Activity 12 Your teacher will divide you into pairs. Each of you will be given either
A or B worksheet. You and your pairs then read your own text in the
worksheet. Look at the example then write down the past simple ‘Wh’
questions to find out the missing information in your text. When you
have finished, your teacher will check the questions. Next, you and your
partner will take turns to ask and answer the questions in numerical
order to find out the missing information. Then, write the information in
the blank spaces.

Worksheet (Student A)

Mr. and Mrs. Williams went to (1)………last month for their holiday. They stayed there for (2)
…….. First, they flew to (3)……... They stayed there for 4 days. They really liked the city
because the people were friendly. They visited the (4)…… and went to many temples. In the
evenings, they went shopping in (5)…….. and ate tom yam kung. After that, they went to (6)
……. They thought this city was very peaceful. They went to Doi Suthep Temple (8)
…….times because it was such a beautiful place to visit. They stayed in (8)……in the old
city. They went to many cafes and often drank (9)……. Finally, Mr. and Mrs. Williams went to
Phuket. Every day they went (10) …… and took many photos. They went on (11)…… and
visited other tropical island. They loved staying in Phuket but soon they had to go home.
Your Questions:
Example:
1. Where did Mr. and Mrs. Williams go for their holiday?
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

Now work with your partner. Ask your questions and complete the text.

Worksheet (Student B)

Mr. and Mrs. Williams went to Thailand last month for their (1)…... They stayed there for three
weeks. First, they flew to Bangkok. They stayed there for (2)…… They really liked the city
because (3)………. They visited the Grand Palace and went to (4)……. In the evenings, they
went shopping in the markets and ate (5)……. After that, they went to Chiang Mai. They
thought this city was (6)…….They went to Doi Suthep Temple three times because (7)…...
They stayed in a hotel in the old city. They went to many (8) …….and often drank iced coffee.
Finally, Mr. and Mrs. Williams went to (9)……... Every day they went to the beach and took
(10)……. They went on a boat trip and visited other (11)……. They loved staying in Phuket
but soon they had to go home.

Your Questions:
Example:
1. Why did Mr. and Mrs. Williams go to Thailand?
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.

Now work with your partner. Ask your questions and complete the text.
 Activity 13 In pairs, choose two of these following situations and make up two
short dialogues.

1 Last holiday I travelled to Bali with my family. We stayed in a resort for 3 days. I played
on the beach with my brothers and then we went sightseeing. In the evening, we had
delicious dinner at the resort. I was very happy.
2 My friends and I visited Mount Bromo last week. We went there by car. It took us three
hours to get there from Surabaya. We climed the mountain and built a tent there. The
next morning, we saw the sunrise on Mount Bromo. It was wonderful.
3 Last holiday, my family and I spent two days in Bogor. We checked in at a very
beautiful hotel. We dropped our luggage in our room and we went to look around the
hotel. We had dinner in a beautiful cafe. The next, we visited Kebun Raya Bogor. It
was fun.
4 I spent my one-week holiday at home with my sister because my parents were out of
town. At home, I watched animes and organized my manga shelf. My sister cooked for
us and sometimes we ordered food. We also went grocery shopping and cleaned the
house. It was so boring.

Activity 14 Act out one of the dialogues from Activity 12 in front of the class.

Independent Construction of the Text (ICoT)

Activity 15 In pairs, choose one of the following texts and make a dialogue using
the information provided in the text.
Text 1
Holiday in Bandung with family
I live in Cilegon with my family. We went to Bandung on last school holiday with my parents,
brother and sister. We took our car and drove there. I booked a hotel with three rooms. We
planned to travel around Bandung to different tourism attractions. We went shopping in malls,
sightseeing at parks, lakes and other interesting places.
We spent three days from Friday to Sunday. The weather was nice and we had a lot of fun.
I enjoyed the nice traditional food and drinks. I bought several snacks from Bandung and took
many pictures there. We went home in the afternoon with great feeling.

Text 2
My First Holiday Abroad
I have travelled to several cities in Indonesia, I wanted to try going abroad. I decided to go
to somewhere near because it was my first trip abroad. So, I booked a flight to Singapore. I
have never been there before, so I did a little research and browse around the internet.
 I booked a nice hotel near the Merlion statue. I spent five days there with my best friend.
We put our bags in the room and went downtown to find food. We rested for the day and
continued the next day in Universal Studio. We took many pictures and bought some keychains
there. We had so much fun.

Text 3
Visited My Grandparent’s House
Last Year-End holiday, I went to my grandparent’s house in Sumedang with my husband. It
was the first time we went there as a family. The house is deep in the village after going through
Forests. Every day we woke up, we listened to the sounds of birds chirping, dog barking and
waters dripping slowly.
We had a simple traditional breakfast like boil eggs, steamed bananas, cassava and warm
tea. We went to my grandparent’s rice field and had a picnic by the field. It was such a nice
experience and very comforting. It was quiet, not many people around and we feet refreshed
after two days staying there.

Text 4
The Last Holiday in Parangtritis Beach

Last holiday, my family and I went to Parangtritis beach in Bantul, Yogyakarta. However,
before having a vacation on the beach, we stayed first at grandma’s house in Pandak, Bantul.
The next day, we departed from grandmother’s house to Parangtritis beach in the early
morning, because we didn’t want to miss every moment to watch the sunrise. After enjoying the
sunrise, we took some photos together then had breakfast around the beach. At that morning,
the beach was so quiet, there were only two couples capturing their beautiful moments in the
seashore. After two hours at the beach, we decided to go back to grandma’s house, and
continued our vacation to Parangtritis beach in the evening.

Activity 16 Exchange your writing product with other pairs and use the rubric below
to assess the product. Provide some comments.

The points in the list below will guide you in reviewing the key points of your friend's dialogue.
Please use checklists to provide your assessment. Put a tick (√) under the appropriate column
to indicate that points are available in work.

Item Description Yes No Comment

Use a various vocabulary
Vocabulary Use simple and varied vocabulary
Using less varied vocabulary
 Using very simple vocabulary
Using correct grammar with sentence structure
Grammar There are no spelling errors
There are no grammatical errors in sentence
structure

Activity 17 Act out the dialogue that you and your partner have made in Activity 15.

Enrichment Visit the following links to enrich your knowledge of asking and giving
information about holiday. Write some other expressions you found
there.

Link 1 : How was your summer vacation? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roeNW9aXxUo

Link 2 : How was your summer vacation? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy398w9QcB4
Link 3 : How was your trip? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ieoxdz6weWo
Link 4 : How was your trip? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfJF_UrPoz8&t=47s

Reflection How much do you learn from this unit? Put a tick () in the right column
according to how much you have learnt.

Aspects Very
Much Little
Much
Asking for information about holiday
Giving information about holiday
Changing present verbs into past regular/irregular verbs
Rewriting past negative sentences
Making ‘Did’ questions and the answer
Making ‘Wh’ questions and the answer
Putting the jumbled dialogue into correct order
Creating dialogues based on the given situation
Acting out the dialogues