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1Describewhatyouseeinthepictures.Whatplacesdotheyshow?Haveyouevervisitedor
wantedtovisitthem?Whatmightbeappealingabouteachplace?

1aWhatsthemostpopulartouristdestinationinyourcountry?Whatmakesitattractive?Do
youhaveadifferentideaofthemostattractiveplaceinyourcountry?
1bWhatkindoftravelerareyou?Chooseandexplain.
adventurervacationerbackpackerhitchhikercamperbusinessshoppingcultural
1cSomepeoplesaytherearetwokindsoftravelers,thosewhopacklightandthosewhowish
theydid.Whatkindareyou?Whatdoyounormallypack(include:clothes,documents,
accessories,makeup&personalhygiene,extraslikebooks,MP4,etc.)

1dWhenyouarelookingforatraveldestination,whichofthesequalitieswouldyouconsider
important?Numbertheitemsinorderfrommost(1)toleast(8)important.Thencompareand
discusswiththeclass.Domostpeoplehavethesamepriorities?
apeaceandquiet___
bbeautifulscenery____
cexcitingnightlife_____
dculturalactivities,i.e.museums,theaters,etc._____
eluxuriousaccommodation_____
fshopping_____
gfriendlypeople_____
hgoodfood_____

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2aReadthefollowingquotes.Whatdoyouthinkaboutthem?Finishthelastonewithyour
ownwords.Thencompareitwiththeoriginalquote.
The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. Saint Augustine
A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.
- Lao Tsu
The traveler sees what he sees, the tourist sees what he has come to
see. ~ G.K. Chesterton
Americans who travel abroad for the first time are often shocked to discover that, despite all the
progress that has been made in the last 30 years, many foreign people still speak in foreign languages.
Dave Barry

Too often travel, instead of broadening the mind,

merely lengthens the conversation. ~Elizabeth Drew

When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then
_____________________.
~Susan Heller

3THINKANDDISCUSS
3aYouareplanningtoopenasmallhotelsomewhereinyourcountry.Workingwithapartnerorgroup,
decide:

awhereitshouldbelocated.

bhowmanyroomsitshouldhave.

cwhatyoushouldcallit.

dhowtoattractvisitors.

3bNowdiscussthefollowingoptionstoincludeinyourhotelwithyourpartnerorgroup.
Amenities.Choosewhattoinclude.Herearesomepossibilities:
restaurantbarnightclubgymswimmingpoolbreakfastroomsaunaconferenceroom

3cPhotogallery.Includephotosonceyoudecideontheamenities.

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3dWritearadioadvertisementforyourhotel.(Youcanevencreateasongorjingleforitifyoulike.)
Performitfortheclass,thenvoteonthemostappealingad.

4Travelrelatedexpressions.
4aReadtheconversationaloud.Thenmatchtheidiomstotheirmeanings.
A:Ican'tbelieveit'sstilltwoweeksuntilIleaveforBrazil.I'vereallygotitchyfeet.I'dhittheroad
tomorrowifIcould.
B:Iguesswe'reinthesameboatthen,exceptthatI'mnotleavingforanotherfourweeks.Doyouthink
we'llmanagetomeetupwhilewe'reboththere?
A:Idon'tknow.I'mplanningtotraveloffthebeatentrackmostofthetime,soifyou'regoingtostickto
thetouristspotsitmightnotworkout.
B:Yeah,Iknow.IwishIwasgoingtobeinthedriver'sseat,butI'mtravelingwithmyfamilysoI'llhaveto
goalongwiththeirplans.
A:I'msureyou'llhaveagreattimeanyway.
B:Iguessyou'replanningtotravellightsinceyou'llbetakingalotofbusesandtrains.
A:Yeah,andI'mplanningtostayinthecheapestroomsIcanfind.
B:Justmakesureyoudon'tgettakenforaride.Therearealwayspeoplewhowanttotakeadvantageof
foreignersandgetallthemoneyoutofthemtheycan.
A:I'llbereallycareful.

1cheatsomeonetakeforaride
2beincontrolofasituation______
3leaveimmediately_____
4beinasimilarsituation_____
5carryfewbelongings_____
6inplacesthatareseldomvisited_____
7astrongdesiretobeginsomething_____

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4bWorkwithapartner.Oneofyousaysasentenceusingthedefinitionofanidiom.Theotherhasto
sayitagainusingthecorrectidiom.
e.g.A:I'mplanningtocarryfewbelongingswhenIgotoNewYork.B:I'mplanningtotravellightwhenI
gotoNewYork.
4cMakeyourowndialogusingasmanyidiomsaspossible.Actitoutfortheclass.
5Listen,readanddiscuss.

ScientistsatNASAbuiltagunspecificallytolaunchdeadchickensatthewindshieldsofairliners,military
jetsandthespaceshuttle,alltravelingatmaximumvelocity.Theideaistosimulatethefrequentincidents
ofcollisionswithairbornefowltotestthestrengthofthewindshields.Britishengineersheardaboutthe
gunandwereeagertotestitonthewindshieldsoftheirnewairliners.Arrangementsweremade,anda
gunwassenttotheBritishengineers.

Whenthegunwasfired,theengineersstoodshockedasthechickenhurtledoutofthebarrel,crashed
intotheshatterproofshield,smashedittosmithereens,blastedthroughthecontrolconsole,snappedthe
pilot'sbackrestintwoandembeddeditselfinthebackwallofthecabin,likeanarrowshotfromabow.

ThehorrifiedBritssentNASAthedisastrousresultsoftheexperiment,alongwiththedesignsofthe
windshield,andbeggedtheUSscientistsforsuggestions.NASArespondedwithaonelinememo:"Thaw
thechicken."
[from:http://lifestyle.resourcesforattorneys.com/rocketscientistjoke.html]

5aAnswerthequestions.
a)WhatisthepurposeoftheNASAgun?
b)WhathappenedduringthefirstBritishtest?
c)WhydidtheBritishhavethisresult?
5bDoyouthinkthisstoryistrue?Howisexaggerationusedtomakeitamusing?

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AnswerkeyCWTRAVELConversationFile
2a...takehalftheclothesandtwicethemoney.
4
2beinthedriversseat
3hittheroad
4beinthesameboat
5travellight
6offthebeatentrack
7haveitchyfeet

5a
a) Theylauncheddeadchickenattheairplanewindshieldtotestthestrengthofthewindshield.
b) Thechickensmashedthewindshield,brokethepilotsseatbackapartandendedinthewallofthe
cabin.
c) Becausethechickenwasfrozen.

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