Video Session

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIWkm2E090Y

Read the sentences, and then write a T for true or an F for false. Correct the false sentences.

1) Mayan prophecies and ancient Mayan calendars point to December 23, 2012.   

      2)    The Mayan calendar was not as precise as today’s calendar. 

      3)      The Mayan calendar was more advanced than anything that we use today.  

      4)      The Mayans created the most superficial calendar.  

      5)      The Mayan Calendar is five calendars in one.  

      6)      The first calendar was the solar calendar called The Haab. 

Predictions

Click on the links ald solve the activities.

Good Luck.

http://iesonava.info/olgaenlared/3eso-unit11-predictions-will.htm

http://www.learn-english-online.org/Lesson39/willwont.htm

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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