Petra and Kate in Valletta

Petra and Kate in Valletta

Task 1:

Read the cartoon below to find out what Petra and Kate would like to do on their firtst day in Malta.

Petra and Kate in their hotel room

Petra and Kate having breakfast

Petra and Kate at the bus stop

Task 2:

What do Petra and Kate do in Valletta?

Do the following activity to find out.

Task 3:

When Petra and Kate go back to the hotel they stop at the reception desk. The receptionist asks them a lot of questions. Read their conversation below:

R = Receptionist; K = Kate; P = Petra

R: Hello ladies. How was your day in Valletta?

K: Oh! It was wonderful!

R: Did you see the Tritron fountain?

P: Oh yes, we did. It was very beautiful!

R: Did you visit St. John's Catedral?

K: Yes, we did. It was amazing! The painting of Caravaggio is so beautiful!

R: Did you have coffee at Cafe' Coirdina?

P: Yes, we did. and we had pastizzi!

R: Really! Did you like them?

K: Yes we did. But we didn't like the Kinnie.

P: No we didn't like the Kinnie. It's too bitter.

R: What other places did you visit?

P: We visited The Grandmaster's Palace...

R: Did you like it?

K: Yes, we did. The State Room is amazing!

R: Did you go to The Upper Barrakka Garden?

P: Yes, we did. We really liked the view and we took a lot of photos.

K: I liked the Lower Barrakk Garden, too. It was quiet and very relaxing there.

R: Where did you have dinner?

K: We had dinner at Ta'Nenu's Maltese Restaurant. 

P: Yes we did and the food was so good!

R: It looks like you had a great day! Do you have any plans for tomorrow?

P: No, we don't. We'll think about that in the morning.

K: Yes. At the moment we just want to have a shower and go to bed.

R: Well. Good night, then. See you in the morning.

K & P: Good night.

Task 4:

The receptionist asked Petra and Kate a lot of questions. Most of the questions are in the Past Simple Tense and make use of the auxiliary verb 'to do'.

Click on the Green Buttons below (Past Simple negatives and Online Exercise) for some grammar practise.  

Task 5:

In the next activity, choose the correct form of the verb to recreate the conversation between the rceptionist, Petra and Kate.