Travel & Fun

1) Warm-up:

- Are you a globetrotter? Do you like to know different places/ cultures?

- Have you ever travelled to an exotic place?

2) Ckeck out this power point.

    -Then, discuss in pairs which place you prefer most. And say why?

 3) Watch this video about a different extreme activity.

-Do you know any other activities? Which ones?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HxVeI9IPgs

Guilt- Free Holidays

1) What is the meaning of the title?

2) Do you know what ECO-TOURISM is?
   - Use these words and try to form a definition.

      


   
3) Check out these links and find different ecotourism holidays.

http://www.ecotourism.org/alaska-wildland-adventures

http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/eco-tourism/overview.html

http://www.responsibletravel.com/search/results.asp?category=0&region=0&country=0&type=0&day=0&month=0&offset=7&duration=0

4)   Vocabulary:

- Complete the sentences with the correct word.
-Make sentences with the rest of the unused words.

a)      John seems to have visited every country on earth. He’s a real......................

b)      We couldn’t stay because we both had jobs to get back to. It was just a .....................

c)       My friend Tom is a real  ............................ He travels to different places about which little is known to make new discoveries.

d)      We have a wonderful time here in Luro Park. Pity, it’s just a ................... and we had to come back soon.

e)      Backpacker

f)       Weekend break

g)      Cruise

h)      Excursion

How to write an e-mail about your trip??

1) Read this e-mail.

2) Look at this structure and find it in the e-mail.

*OPENING SENTENCE

*GENERAL COMMENT ABOUT THE PLACE/PEOPLE/ ACTIVITIES

*CONCLUSION

*CLOSING SENTENCE

Now It's YOUR turn!!!

      1)  Imagine you’re in an exciting trip in an exotic place.

-Write an e-mail to your friend and use the model before as a guide.

-You should include information about:  accommodation/ feelings/ places you are visiting/  concluding sentence or paragraph.

2)  Make a telephone dialogue making an invitation to your friend about some exciting trip.

- Use all the specific vocabulary for travelling as much as you can, including information about kind of trip, places to visit, etc.
- Use SHALL/ WHY DON'T .../ WHAT ABOUT ...

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