sESSION 2

17th September 2025 

cloudy, cool 

Wednesday

Present Simple / present continuous 

https://agendaweb.org/exercises/verbs/present-continuous-progressive/simple-continuous-write

welding = sudura 

to weld (ed) = a suda 

https://test-english.com/grammar-points/a2/present-simple-continuous/

M a ri a ,  Alex - copy the notebook from 76 

Homework 

- Alex - contexts from last time 

- the new words + contexts 

SUBJECT : Present Simple, Present Continuous, Simple Past

JAMAICA is a large island in the Caribbean Sea. Nearly a million tourists visit the island every year to relax in the sun and swim in the clear, blue sea.

For tourists, the island is a paradise, but for most Jamaican people life is hard. There are very few jobs, except in the tourist industry.

Jamaica is also famous for reggae music.

A) Chilli’s friend, Della,  was on holiday in Jamaica. Read her letter to Chilli and complete it

with the correct verbs.

* invited * stopped * talked * stayed * travelled * enjoyed

* didn’t sleep * didn’t get * watched * was * listened

Dear Chilli,

I had a fantastic holiday in Jamaica. It was hot and the sea was blue and lovely.

I ……travelled………… by plane from London to Kingston. I really …enjoyed…………….. the flight. It was eight hours long but I ……didn't sleep……………..at all because I ……was……………. so excited. During the flight I ………listened………….. to music, …watched……………….. a film and ……talked………….to the girl in the seat next to me.

I ……stayed……………… with my aunt and uncle in Kingston. They ………invited…………. me on a trip to Montego Bay. We ……stopped……………. at an Orchid Farm. It was brilliant. On my last night there I ……didn't get……………… to bed until three o’clock in the morning!

See you soon!

Love,

Della

B) Answer the questions:

1. Did she go to Jamaica?

Yes, she did. 

2. How did she go to Kingston?

She went to Kingston by plane.

3. How was the weather?

It was hot.

4. What did she do on the plane?

She listened to music , watched a film and talked to the girl next to her . 

5. Did she visit her grandparents?

No, she didn't . 

6. Did she like the Orchid Farm?

Yes, she did. 

7. When did she go to bed on her last night?

She went to bed at 3 am . 

8. Where is Jamaica?

J is an island in the Carribean Sea. 

9. What do the tourists do in Jamaica?

The tourists relax in the sun and swim in the clear, blue sea.