Travel

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Unit 10

• Travel
• It was a fantastic trip!

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• Lead-in Activity
• Warm-up
• Listening Task
• Real World Listening
• Interaction Link
• Useful Expressions
• Additional Listening
• Homework Conversation

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Lead-in Activity
Can you name as many as famous places of
interests?

• the Great Wall,
• the Forbidden City,
• the Summer Palace,
• Potala Palace at Lhasa ???? ,
• the West Lake,
• Suzhou Gardens,
• London Tower, Big Ben Bell,
• Disneyland, Statue of Liberty,
• Taj Mahal ???,
• the Pyramids,
• Maldives ????,
• the Great Barrier Reef ???,
• Sydney Opera House,
• Niagara Falls??????      

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Part I

• Warm-up

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Language Points

• safari n. ????,??
• a sightseeing safari ????
• Cityrail train n. ????
• be up to ????????
• Michael's not really up to that job.
• adventurous adj. ????
• adventurous pioneers ??????????

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boat foot taxi bus horseback train flight
plane fly swim
Warm Up
Read the brochure. Write the missing words.
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• 1. Youll start your week down under in
  Sydney, where youll see the famous Sydney Opera
  House. You can ride the Sydney CityRail _____ or
  take a ______ to all the popular sights.
• 2. From Sydney, youll _______ north to
  Kununurra for a wildlife safari. Youll go down
  the Ord River by _______ and camp on the shores
  of Lake Argyle. Watch out for those crocodiles!
• 3. Next up is a two-day trip by
  air-conditioned ______ to the middle of the
  Outback, where youll see Uluru. If youd like,
  you can rent a horse and explore the desert on
  _________. Or, if youre up to it, you can
  explore by ______.
• 4. After that, youll go by _______ to the
  coast, where youll see the Great Barrier Reef in
  a canoe. If youre adventurous, you can get in
  the water and _____ with the jellyfish.
• 5. After a short ______ back to Sydney,
  youll be on your way back home.

train
taxi
fly
boat
bus
horseback
foot
plane
swim
flight
Now listen and check
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Culture Note 1 the map of Australia
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Culture Note 2 Sydney Opera House

• The Sydney Opera House is the busiest performing
  arts centre in the world since its opening in
  1973. In an average year, the Sydney Opera House
  presents theatre, musicals, opera, contemporary
  dance, ballet, every form of music from symphony
  concerts to jazz as well as exhibitions and
  films. Approximately 200,000 people take a guided
  tour of the complex each year.

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Culture Note 3

• Kununurra ????,????????
• Ord River ???
• Lake Argyle ????
• the Outback the remote, rural part of a country,
  especially of Australia or New Zealand????????????
  ,??????????????

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Culture Note 4 Uluru

• Uluru also known as Ayers Rock, is a large
  sandstone rock formation in central Australia. It
  is located in Uluru-Kata Tjuta National park. It
  has many springs, water holes, rock caves and
  ancient paintings. Uluru is listed as a World
  Heritage Site for its natural and man-made
  attributes.
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  ?348?????????,????????????

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Culture Note 5 the Great Barrier Reef

• The Great Barrier Reef the worlds largest
  coral(??) reef system, composed of roughly 3000
  individual reefs and 900 islands, that stretch
  for 2600 kilometers covering an area of
  approximately 344,400 k? . The reef is located in
  the coral Sea, off the coast of Queensland in
  northeast Australia. It was selected as a world
  Heritage Site in 1981.
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  ???????????????,????????????,??2011??,???161???

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Pairwork

• Ask your partner about an unforgettable trip.

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Part II

• Listening Task

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Language Points

• humid adj.??? humid air ??
• ecotour n. ????
• eco- pref. ecology ecological???????
• ecosystem ????

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Culture Note 1 Bali

• Bali an Indonesian island lying between Java to
  the west and Lombok to the east. It is the
  largest tourist destination in the country and is
  renowned for its highly developed arts, including
  dances, sculpture, painting, leather and metal
  working and music.

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Culture Note 2 the Pantanal

• Pantanal A very large area in Brazil. There are
  two seasons there the rainy season in the winter
  and the dry season in the summer. Because of the
  large variety of animals and plants there, it is
  an area of interest to both researchers,
  ecotourists and travelers.
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  2000?11?????????????????????

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Culture Note 3 ecotour

• ecotour Ecotour involves travel to areas of
  natural or ecological interest, for the purpose
  of observing wildlife and learning about the
  environment. Generally speaking, ecotourism
  focuses on local cultures, wilderness adventures,
  volunteering, personal growth and learning new
  ways to live on the planet.

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Look at the pictures. What are some popular
travel spots to go to?
First Listening
What do the speakers remember about their
trips? (Check than one answer.)
the beaches
1.
2.
v
the people the animals the weather the cities the
stars
the sunsets
v
v
the weather
v
the wildlife the people
v
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Second Listening
Write T (true) or F (false).
1. _____She stayed for ten days. _____ She
went surfing. _____ She rented a motorcycle.
2. _____ Its dry there. _____ She saw
a jaguar. _____ She was afraid.
T
F
T
F
F
T
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Third Listening

• Liz and Alicia wrote the holiday postcards to
  their friends. Fill in the
• blanks according to what you hear.

1. Friday Spent a long time getting down
herefrom Hawaii, then in Singapore, then in
Jakarta. A bit awful, but now Im having a _____
time here, just ___________ at the beach and
watching ___________. Ive never seen such
fantastic sights. The sky is _____________ and
orange. It really was delightful. _____ days just
isnt long enough here. But I didnt _____. Ive
been always afraid of that, you know. See you
when I get back.


Liz 2. Wednesday Brazil is even more
marvelous than I expected. Weve spent a lot of
hours outside studying kinds of ________. We go
up the river at night __________. The nights out
are _____ and you can see millions of stars.
Even just sitting out at night is a pleasure. But
we could only be here for _________________. It
is ______ here. Thats what I dont like. Ive
taken a lot of photos to share with you.


Love


Alicia
great
hanging out
the sunsets
bright pink
Ten
surf
by boat
animals
clear
humid
a couple of weeks
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Script

• 1. A Where did you go on your vacation?
• B I went to Bali.
• A Wow. That must have been a long trip.
• B Yeah, it took us a really long time to get
  there. We had to stop
• in Hawaii, then again in Singapore, then in
  Jakarta.
• A So, how was it?
• B Great. We had a great time.
• A What made you choose Bali?
• B Its a totally beautiful place.
• A Did you surf?
• B No. we rented motorcycles a few days. Mostly
  we just hung out
• at the beach and watched the sunsets for ten
  days.
• A The sunsets?
• B The sunsets in Bali are fabulous! The whole
  sky is bright pink
• and orange.

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Script

• 2. A How was your trip to Brazil?
• B It was good. We were there a couple of weeks.
• A Were you in Sao Paulo?
• B Well, we flew into Sao Paulo, but then we went
  to the Pantanal.
• A The Pantanal?
• B Yeah, its a huge area in Brazil. We go there
  to study different
• animals, like jaguars, and otters, and
  different birds.
• A Thats cool.
• B Yeah, we spend a lot of time outside, and its
  really humid there.
• Anyway, we go up the river at night by boat.
  And when its clear
• out you can see a million stars. And
  sometimes, if were lucky, we
• see jaguars.
• A Wow.
• B Yeah, there are so many animals everywhere. It
  was like
• communicating with nature.

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Pair Work

• Talk to your partner. There are ecotours to many
  places. Would you like to do this kind of nature
  travel?

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Part III

• Real World Listening

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Language Points

• trek n. ??,????
• leg n.(??????)??
• the last leg of the flight ??????????
• incredible adj. ?????
• fight with incredible bravery
• ????????????
• figure v. ??,??
• I figure the manager will be back soon.

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Culture Note
Pedal boat
kayak
Inline skate
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Jason Lewis is an adventurer from England. He is
traveling around the world by human power. Look
at the pictures. Write the form of transportation
in the boxes.
Prepare
Pedal boat bicycle inline skates
kayak

Now listen to Part 1 and Part 2 and check.
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Jason Lewis is an adventurer from England. He is
traveling around the world by human power. Look
at the pictures. Write the form of transportation
in the boxes.
Prepare
Pedal boat bicycle inline skates
kayak

kayak
pedal boat
bicycle
Inline skate
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Get The Main Ideas
Listen to Part 1 again. Write the correct
information.
England to Portugal
Portugal to Florida
Florida to San Francisco
Days to cross the Atlantic Ocean
Transportation
Transportation
by bicycle
inline skates
111 days
San Francisco to Australia
Australia
Australia to Singapore
Days from San Francisco to Australia
Transportation
Transportation
53 (to Hawaii) 126 179 days
by bicycle
by kayak
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Script

• Part 1. Steven describes Jasons voyage.
• Steven
• Welcome to Global Trek. Im Steven Morris,
  and today Im in
• Singapore with special guest Jason Lewis. Jason
  is on a round-
• the-world trip using just human power. He started
  in England and
• went by bicycle through Europe down to Portugal.
  And then
• across the Atlantic Ocean in a special pedal
  boat. Using no
• motors, no sails, just human power. This part of
  the trip took 111
• days. Then Jason traveled by inline skates across
  the U.S., from
• Florida to California. The next leg of the trip,
  from San Francisco
• to Australia, was the longest part of the trip so
  far. San Francisco
• to Hawaii was 53 days, and then from Hawaii to
  Australia was 126
• days. All in his special pedal boat, the Moksha.
  Then Jason
• traveled through Australia by bicycle and then up
  the Indonesian
• coast to Singapore by kayak. Wow, what an
  incredible trip!

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Script

• Part 2. Steven interviews Jason.
• Steven What made you decide to do this?
• Jason Other people have gone around the world,
  but
• no one has done it this way. I
  wanted to be the
• first to do it by human power alone.
• Steven Well, now were in Singapore. What is the
  
• route from here?
• Jason Well, were going to go by bicycle up
  through
• Thailand, China, and India. And then
  work my
• way back to Europe. Back to my
  starting point
• in England.

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Script

• Steven How?
• Jason By bicycle all the way to France, and
  then
• pedal boat again across the English
  Channel.
• Steven Wow. And how long do you figure it will
  take
• you?
• Jason I have no idea. When I started, I thought
  maybe
• five or six years total. But its
  been longer than
• that, and Im not done yet!
• Steven Any regrets?
• Jason Nope, none at all. Its been incredible.
  Ive
• learned so much about the world and
  about
• myself. Ive met so many great
  people.
• Steven Well, its been a pleasure talking to
  you, Jason.
• Good luck on the rest of your trip.
• Jason Thanks.

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Oral Practice Role Play

• One student acts as a journalist, the other as
  Jason on the way. The journalist should ask Jason
  about why and how he takes this adventure and
  Jason should give an account of his journey.

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Respond to the Ideas

• Do you have a dream? What is it?

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Part IV

• Interaction Link

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Language Points

• go hiking ??
• hostel n. ????,???
• homestay n. (???????)????????
• coach n. ??????
• motel inn ????
• lodging n.??,??
• provide board and lodging????
• highlight n. ?????,?????

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1. Work alone. Write the words and phrases in the
chart .
Take a Trip!
bus guest house visit a museum plane
hotel go hiking train hostel car
attend a festival go shopping homestay
campsite try local foods take photos
talk to locals coach motel inn
visit historical sites
Transportation Lodging Highlight

visit a museum, go hiking, attend a festival,
try local foods, go shopping, take
photos, talk to locals,
hotel, campsite, guest house, hostel, homestay
bus, car, train, plane
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Take a Trip!

• 2. Plan a trip around the world in pairs or
  groups. Include a lot of details in your plan!

Part 1 From To
Transportation
Lodging
Highlight
Part 2 From To
Transportation
Lodging
Highlight
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Example

• A Where would you like to go on vacation?
• B I wanna go to Maldives.
• A How can you go there?
• B By plane, of course.

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Part V

• Useful Expressions

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Useful Expressions
Have a pleasant trip!
?????? / ????!
How was your trip?
?????
Did you have fun?
?????
How was your vacation?
????????
?????!
It was a fantastic trip!
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Useful Expressions
How do you like to travel?
????????????
We had a great time.
????????
?????????
Where would you like to go on your vacation?
???????????
Have you planned anything for your vacation?
????????????????
It takes about almost 10 hours by train to get
there.
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Part VI

• Additional Listening

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Additional Listening

• A Hi, Linda, how was your trip to London?
• B Oh, I had a great time.
• A Did you do a lot of sightseeing?
• B Yes. Churches, museums, gardens and the royal
  palace.
• A Wonderful!Ive heard of the changing of the
  guards. Did you see that?
• B Sure. There were big crowds of people outside
  Buckingham Palace, mostly tourists from all over
  the world. It was a magnificent sight.
• A Where else did you go?

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Additional Listening

• B Well, I went to St. Pauls Cathedral, Big Ben
  and the Houses of Parliament.
• A But did you go shopping? I hear London is
  well-known for its fine stores.
• B Of course. I went shopping in Oxford Street.
  Most of the things were too expensive for me, but
  I did find some sales.
• A Lucky girl. What did you do at night?
• B Well, that was the most exciting part of my
  trip. I went to theatres and concerts with my
  friends there. And I saw some really good plays.
• A Oh, I do envy you. I think Ill save money for
  a trip next year.

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Part VII

• Homework Conversation

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Going on a journey

• Work in pairs.
• Suppose you won a big prize in a lottery and you
  wanted to go on a journey around the world. You
  went to a travel agency and discussed with the
  agent what kind of route to take and why. Use
  words and expressions learned in class.

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Expressions for reference

• Ive been to / would love to see the Eiffel
  Tower.
• Its situated / located in southern China.
• Its well known for its arts and crafts.
• New York is a paradise for shoppers.
• You can have a real taste of American music and
  dancing.
• Why dont you go to the Empire State Building?