Unit 4. International tourism

 

READING AND SPEAKING

 

Ex. 1. A) Read the questions and match them with the answers below.

 

1. When you visit new places, what do you like to do?

2. In which seasons do you prefer to travel?

3. What places would you like to visit in the future?

4. Who do you often spend holiday with?

5. How much traveling have you done?

6. Do you like travelling?

7. What kind of places have you visited in your life?

8. Do you prefer traveling alone or in a group?

 

a. Yes, definitely! I think seeing the world, from great historical monuments to white sandy beaches, is what life is all about. It’s a very interesting way to learn about new cultures and explore new places.

b. It depends on what kind of holiday it is. If it’s Christmas vacation, I prefer hang out with my friends here and there and have a chit-chat. If it’s New Year holiday, I just want to celebrate the holiday with my family and relatives in a cozy ambiance.

c. Well for a start I’m an international student, so my life can be counted as travelling. I’ve been on a road trip to USA, a vacation to Japan, and Korea when I was younger thanks to my father meeting sales goals, and most recently Australia – a splendid country.

d. I am a working person. Therefore, I prefer to visit the places which elevate my mood and energize me. I have been to some of the most beautiful beaches and lakes in my country. These places bring me closer to nature and rejuvenate me.

e. It seems to me that there’re a lot of stuff to do when visiting a brand-new places. At first, I would love to take photographs to bookmark my travel experience as well as share with my best mates. Culture vulture seems to be my another character when I feel like discovering the places of great aesthetic appeal everywhere I set foot in.

f. Well, it depends on my current mood. A trip to the off-the-beaten-track destinations, mountainous or forested place for instance will be my initial choice if I feel devastated. On the contrary, I will congregate with my companions and sign up for guided tours as it’s a chance to be shown around and take photograph – one of my hobbies when feel overjoyed.

g. I guess it would be autumn. This season has little rain, clear skies and temperate conditions. It’s really the best season when most places are at their best at that time.

h. If I have the chance to visit one famous place, it will be Paris, a must-see place to me. I would love to visit the Eiffel Tower, to tuck into French delicacies in prestigious restaurants. In addition, it’d be great for me to visit the Louver Museum and discover history as well as La Sorbonne University – the oldest educational institution in modern France.

 

B) Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions above.

SPEAKING

Ex. 2. Work in pairs. Discuss why these ideas would attract more tourists to the town.

 

VOCABULARY

Ex. 3. A) Work in pairs. Write these adjectives in the table. Some words can go in more than one group.

 

welcoming           industrial         wet           tasty               helpful cosmopolitan             windy             polluted                 delicious dry      relaxed    modern     spicy          freezing       reserved  healthy    touristy    changeable    sociable  bland  traditional

 

 

towns / cities	people	food	weather

B) Choose two adjectives from each group in 1 to describe: the town/city you are in now, the people, the food, the weather.

C) Work in pairs. Compare adjectives. Do you agree with your partner’s adjectives?

LISTENING

Ex. 4. A) Work in pairs. Try to answer these questions about Ireland.

1 What’s the capital city?

2 What languages do people in Ireland speak?

3 What type of live music do you often hear in pubs?

4 Which Irish drinks are famous?

5 What is Irish stew?

6 When is St Patrick’s Day?

7 What do people do on St Patrick’s Day?

B) Watch or listen to their conversation and check your answers.

What's Dublin like?

C) Watch or listen again. Look at the table above. Tick the adjectives Liam uses to describe: Dublin, the people, the food, the weather.

REAL WORLD Questions with What ... like?

D) Match questions 1 and 2 with answers a and b. Which question means ‘describe Dublin’?

 

1 What’s Dublin like?       a Yes, I love it.

2 Do you like Dublin?      b It’s quite cosmopolitan and parts of it are very

                                               modern.

 

E) Fill in the gaps in these questions with 's or are.

 

1 What ______ the city like?

2 What ______ the people like?

3 What ______ the food like?

4 What ______ the weather like?

 

TIP

• We don’t use like in the answers to What... like? questions: A What are the people like? B They're very welcoming, not They’re like very welcoming.

SPEAKING

Ex. 5. A) Choose a town/city you know well, but not the one you are in now. Write adjectives from ex. 3 and other adjectives you know to describe:

 

• the town/city

• the shops

• the people

• the nightlife

• the food

• the cost of living

• the weather

• the public transport

 

B) Work in groups of four. Ask and answer questions with What... like? about the towns and cities you and the other students in your group chose.

C) Work in pairs or groups. Discuss how important each facility is for visitors to a holiday resort or what people might have to consider when choosing one of the holiday options provided?

 

Ex. 6. A) Describe a beautiful place you once visited.

 

You should say:

§ when you went to this place

§ where it was

§ who you went with

and say why you liked it so much.

B) Work in pairs or groups and discuss the questions below.

 

1. Do people in your country like to travel?

2. How has travelling changed, compared to several decades ago?

3. What are the disadvantages of not traveling?

4. Can you suggest why some people (from your country) go abroad to work?

5. What do you think are the benefits of having a good public transportation system in a city?

6. Is it important for travelers to carefully plan the trip? Why? / Why not?

7. Do you think the tourist industry is very important? Why? / Why not?

8. Are there any problems caused by tourism? How to address these problems?

9. If you were going on a trip, what essential modern technology would you take with you, and why?

 

SPEAKING

Ex. 7. Discuss the following.

 

1. Where would you like to go for an adventure holiday? Give reasons.

2. What preparations would you need to make? (Think about what you want to take, how you would travel, where you would stay.)

3. What would you do when you got there? (Meet local people? Explore caves? Find rare animals to phorograph?)

4. Would you prefer to travel alone or in a group? Is this always true? Give reasons.

5. Would you prefer to go as a tourist or as a ‘traveller’? Why?

READING AND SPEAKING

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