Lesson 4: A trip to Scotland

A. Check the meaning of these words. Then listen and tick T the things Waleed and Josie talk about.

• a castle T
• a ghost T
• Scottish food
• the countryside T
• the weather T
• politics
• the sea
• fishing T
• Scottish music T
• clothes T
• films

B. Listen again and mark the sentences true (T) or false (F).

1. Waleed has been in Britain for three weeks. F
2. He's going back to Iraq in one week. T
3. He stayed in a castle in Scotland. T
4. He saw a ghost in the kitchen of the castle. F
5. He didn't like the Scottish countryside. F
6. It doesn't rain very much in Scotland. F
7. British people love sunny weather. T
8. Waleed went swimming in a lake in Scotland. F
9. He listened to Scottish music. T

C. Complete the sentences with the present perfect simple, using been or gone.

1. They have gone to Dubai. They'll be back in Iraq in five days.
2. What's Casablanca like? I don't know. I haven't been there.
3. The Al Badri family isn't here at the moment. They have gone on holiday.
4. 4. Is Adam here or has he gone to football practice?
5. I want to go to Scotland. I have been there twice. It's a nice place.
6. I'll show you around Baghdad. Have you been to the museum?