The Reading / Listening - Travel Plans - Level 6

People are travelling internationally again after the hiatus that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns. Many people are using the money they saved while borders were closed to embark on their bucket list trips. However, others are showing a reluctance to dust off their passports. A travel report from the Morning Consult website analyzed 16,000 surveys from people in 15 countries. The site found that 15 per cent of South Koreans and 14 per cent of Chinese and Americans, "never want to travel again". Those most unwilling to travel were the Japanese. The report stated that almost 35 per cent of Japanese respondents claimed they never wanted to leave Japan.

There are many reasons for Japanese travellers being disinclined to venture overseas. One is a new-found desire to explore the culinary and cultural delights Japan has to offer. Many people travelled domestically during the pandemic and re-discovered their love of Japan's stunning nature and heritage. A Kyoto tour guide said: "I've been constantly amazed at my clients' reactions at seeing the sights of this city. I've never known Japanese people to be so engrossed in their history and tradition." Other reasons are cost and a desire to be green. Tokyo resident Kai Ueno said: "Flying isn't sustainable in this climate crisis. I'd much rather travel locally and spend the air fare on nicer hotels, restaurants and experiences in Japan."

Try the same news story at these easier levels:

    Travel Plans - Level 4  or  Travel Plans - Level 5

Sources
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/19/dont-want-to-travel-many-in-japan-say-theyll-never-travel-again.html
  • https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/12/19/more-than-a-third-of-people-in-this-asian-country-dont-ever-plan-to-travel-again-heres-why
  • https://go.morningconsult.com/State-of-Travel-and-Hospitality-Report-Download.html


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Warm-ups

1. TRAVEL PLANS: Students walk around the class and talk to other students about travel plans. Change partners often and share your findings.
2. CHAT: In pairs / groups, talk about these topics or words from the article. What will the article say about them? What can you say about these words and your life?
       travelling / pandemic / lockdown / bucket list / dust / passport / survey / website /
       overseas / culinary delights / nature / heritage / sights / climate crisis / air fare / hotel
Have a chat about the topics you liked. Change topics and partners frequently.
3. OVERSEAS TRAVEL: Students A strongly believe overseas travel is the best education in the world; Students B strongly believe it isn't. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
4. MY COUNTRY'S DELIGHTS: What are your country's delights? What makes them so good? Complete this table with your partner(s). Change partners often and share what you wrote.

 

Delights

Why?

Nature

 

 

Festivals

 

 

Sights

 

 

Food

 

 

Museums

 

 

Entertainment

 

 
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5. PASSPORT: Spend one minute writing down all of the different words you associate with the word "passport". Share your words with your partner(s) and talk about them. Together, put the words into different categories.
6. DESTINATIONS: Rank these with your partner. Put the best destinations at the top. Change partners often and share your rankings.

  • Kyoto
  • London
  • Rome
  • Rio de Janeiro
  • Nairobi
  • Shanghai
  • Delhi
  • Sydney

 

Vocabulary

    Paragraph 1

      1. hiatus a. A number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to have or do during their lifetime.
      2. subsequent b. A person who replies to something, like supplying information for a questionnaire or responding to an advertisement.
      3. embark c. A pause or break in continuity in a sequence or activity.
      4. bucket list d. Begin a course of action or a journey.
      5. reluctance e. Coming after something in time; following.
      6. dust off f. Unwillingness to do something.
      7. respondent g. Bring something out for use again after a long period of non-use.

    Paragraph 2

      8. disinclined h. Start a (risky or daring) journey or course of action.
      9. venture i. Of or for cooking.
      10. culinary j. Put all of one's attention or interest on something.
      11. stunning k. Being unwilling or reluctant.
      12. heritage l. Conserving or keeping an environmental balance by avoiding using up natural resources.
      13. engrossed m. Valued objects and qualities such as historic buildings and cultural traditions that have been passed down from previous generations.
      14. sustainable n. Extremely impressive or attractive.

 

Before reading / listening

1. TRUE / FALSE: Read the headline. Guess if 1-8 below are true (T) or false (F).

  1. The article says a hiatus caused coronavirus lockdowns.     T / F
  2. Many people tripped over buckets during the coronavirus pandemic.     T / F
  3. A website conducted a survey on people from 15 countries.     T / F
  4. Chinese people were less reluctant to travel than South Koreans.     T / F
  5. Many Japanese people wanted to explore Japan more.     T / F
  6. A tour guide in Kyoto was amazed by the city's sights.     T / F
  7. The tour guide said her clients were really interested in Japan's history.   T / F
  8. Some Japanese people wanted to spend money on hotels in Japan.     T / F

2. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

  1. hiatus
  2. subsequent
  3. embark
  4. analyzed
  5. unwilling
  6. venture
  7. delights
  8. stunning
  9. engrossed
  10. spend
  1. pleasures
  2. reluctant
  3. examined
  4. following
  5. travel
  6. absorbed
  7. break
  8. lay out
  9. start
  10. remarkable

3. PHRASE MATCH: (Sometimes more than one choice is possible.)

  1. after the hiatus that was
  2. the money they saved
  3. embark on their bucket
  4. showing a reluctance to
  5. 35 per cent of Japanese
  6. being disinclined to venture
  7. Japan's stunning nature
  8. I've never known Japanese people
  9. Flying isn't
  10. spend the air fare
  1. sustainable
  2. list trips
  3. respondents
  4. overseas
  5. and heritage
  6. caused by the coronavirus pandemic
  7. to be so engrossed
  8. while borders were closed
  9. on nicer hotels
  10. dust off their passports

Gap fill

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
bucket
unwilling
dust
respondents
hiatus
stated
lockdowns
surveys

People are travelling internationally again after the (1) _____________________ that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent (2) _____________________. Many people are using the money they saved while borders were closed to embark on their (3) _____________________ list trips. However, others are showing a reluctance to (4) _____________________ off their passports. A travel report from the Morning Consult website analyzed 16,000 (5) _____________________ from people in 15 countries. The site found that 15 per cent of South Koreans and 14 per cent of Chinese and Americans, "never want to travel again". Those most (6) _____________________ to travel were the Japanese. The report (7) _____________________ that almost 35 per cent of Japanese (8) _____________________ claimed they never wanted to leave Japan.

Put these words into the spaces in the paragraph below.
desire
stunning
locally
venture
sustainable
constantly
delights
engrossed

There are many reasons for Japanese travellers being disinclined to (9) _____________________ overseas. One is a new-found desire to explore the culinary and cultural (10) _____________________ Japan has to offer. Many people travelled domestically during the pandemic and re-discovered their love of Japan's (11) _____________________ nature and heritage. A Kyoto tour guide said: "I've been (12) _____________________ amazed at my clients' reactions at seeing the sights of this city. I've never known Japanese people to be so (13) _____________________ in their history and tradition." Other reasons are cost and a (14) _____________________ to be green. Tokyo resident Kai Ueno said: "Flying isn't (15) _____________________ in this climate crisis. I'd much rather travel (16) _____________________ and spend the air fare on nicer hotels, restaurants and experiences in Japan."

Listening — Guess the answers. Listen to check.

1)  People are travelling internationally again ______
     a.  after the high attics
     b.  after the "hi" at us
     c.  after the hiatus
     d.  after the high eight us
2)  that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic and ______
     a.  the subsequence lockdowns
     b.  the subsequent lockdowns
     c.  the subsequently lockdowns
     d.  the consequent lockdowns
3)  the money they saved while borders were closed to embark on their ______
     a.  bucket wrist trips
     b.  bucket risk trips
     c.  bucket lips trips
     d.  bucket list trips
4)  However, others are showing a reluctance to dust ______
     a.  oft their passports
     b.  toff their passports
     c.  of their passports
     d.  off their passports
5)  The report stated that almost 35 per cent of ______
     a.  Japanese responders claimed
     b.  Japanese respond ants claimed
     c.  Japanese respond dents claimed
     d.  Japanese respondents claimed

6)  There are many reasons for Japanese travellers being disinclined ______
     a.  to venture overseas
     b.  to adventure overseas
     c.  tour venture overseas
     d.  to vent chair overseas
7)  One is a new-found desire to explore the culinary ______
     a.  and cultural delights
     b.  and culturally delights
     c.  and cultural dill lights
     d.  and culturally dates
8)  and re-discovered their love of Japan's stunning ______
     a.  nature and hermitage
     b.  nature end hermitage
     c.  natural end heritage
     d.  nature and heritage
9)  the sights of this city. I've never known Japanese people to ______
     a.  be so embossed
     b.  be so win grossed
     c.  be sewing  grossed
     d.  be so engrossed
10) isn't sustainable in this climate crisis. I'd much rather travel locally and spend ______
     a.  the year fare
     b.  there fare
     c.  the air fare
     d.  thee air fair

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

People are travelling internationally again after (1) ____________________ was caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns. Many people are using the money they (2) ____________________ were closed to embark on their bucket list trips. However, others are showing a (3) ____________________ off their passports. A travel report from the Morning Consult website analyzed 16,000 (4) ____________________ in 15 countries. The site found that 15 per cent of South Koreans and 14 per cent of Chinese and Americans, "never want to travel again". Those most (5) ____________________ were the Japanese. The report stated that almost 35 per cent of Japanese (6) ____________________ never wanted to leave Japan.

There are many reasons for Japanese travellers being disinclined (7) ____________________. One is a new-found desire to explore the culinary (8) ____________________ Japan has to offer. Many people travelled domestically during the pandemic and re-discovered their love of Japan's stunning (9) ____________________. A Kyoto tour guide said: "I've been constantly amazed at my clients' reactions at (10) ____________________ of this city. I've never known Japanese people to (11) ____________________ in their history and tradition." Other reasons are cost and a desire to be green. Tokyo resident Kai Ueno said: "Flying isn't (12) ____________________ climate crisis. I'd much rather travel locally and spend the air fare on nicer hotels, restaurants and experiences in Japan."

Comprehension questions

  1. What was a hiatus in international travel caused by?
  2. What were closed that allowed people to save money?
  3. What kind of list was mentioned in paragraph one?
  4. How many people participated in the travel survey?
  5. Which nationality were the least willing to travel overseas?
  6. Where were Japanese people disinclined to venture?
  7. What did many Japanese people fall in love with again?
  8. What did a tour guide say Japanese people were engrossed in?
  9. What did a resident of Kyoto say was not sustainable?
  10. What would many Japanese prefer to spend their money on?

Multiple choice quiz

1)  What was a hiatus in international travel caused by?
a) fuel shortages
b) coronavirus lockdowns
c) terrorism
d) ash from a volcano
2) What were closed that allowed people to save money?
a) wallets
b) banks
c) shops
d) borders
3) What kind of list was mentioned in paragraph one?
a) a reading list
b) a to-do list
c) a bucket list
d) a top-ten list
4) How many people participated in the travel survey?
a) 16,000
b) 17,000
c) 18,000
d) 19,000

5) Which nationality were the least willing to travel overseas?
a) South Koreans
b) the Japanese
c) Americans
d) Chinese

6) Where were Japanese people disinclined to venture?
a) overseas
b) into mountains
c) into business partnerships
d) into relationships
7) What did many Japanese people fall in love with again?
a) themselves
b) their partners
c) Japan's nature and heritage
d) flying
8) What did a tour guide say Japanese people were engrossed in?
a) history and tradition
b) food
c) maps
d) travel books
9) What did a resident of Kyoto say was not sustainable?
a) population growth
b) cars
c) tourism
d) flying

10) What would many Japanese prefer to spend their money on?
a) themselves
b) their children
c) hotels, restaurants and experiences
d) games

Role play

Role  A – Kyoto
You think the best travel destination is Kyoto. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their destinations. Also, tell the others which is the least attractive of these (and why): Rio de Janeiro, Nairobi or Sydney.

Role  B – Rio de Janeiro
You think Rio de Janeiro is the best travel destination. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their destinations. Also, tell the others which is the least attractive of these (and why): Kyoto, Nairobi or Sydney.

Role  C – Nairobi
You think Nairobi is the best travel destination. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their destinations. Also, tell the others which is the least attractive of these (and why): Rio de Janeiro, Kyoto or Sydney.

Role  D – Sydney
You think Sydney is the best travel destination. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them what is wrong with their destinations. Also, tell the others which is the least attractive of these (and why): Rio de Janeiro, Nairobi or Kyoto.

After reading / listening

1. WORD SEARCH: Look in your dictionary / computer to find collocates, other meanings, information, synonyms … for the words...

'travel'

  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
  • ________________
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  • ________________
  • ________________

    • and 'plan'.

  • ________________
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  • ________________

    • • Share your findings with your partners.

    • Make questions using the words you found.

    • Ask your partner / group your questions.

    2. ARTICLE QUESTIONS: Look back at the article and write down some questions you would like to ask the class about the text.

    •Share your questions with other classmates / groups. •Ask your partner / group your questions.

    3. GAP FILL: In pairs / groups, compare your answers to this exercise. Check your answers. Talk about the words from the activity. Were they new, interesting, worth learning…?

    4. VOCABULARY: Circle any words you do not understand. In groups, pool unknown words and use dictionaries to find their meanings.

    5. TEST EACH OTHER: Look at the words below. With your partner, try to recall how they were used in the text:

    • caused
    • bucket
    • dust
    • 16,000
    • unwilling
    • claimed
    • venture
    • delights
    • love
    • amazed
    • cost
    • rather

    Student survey

    Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

    (Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

    Discussion - Travel Plans

    STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

    1. What did you think when you read the headline?
    2. What images are in your mind when you hear the word 'travel'?
    3. What are your travel plans for this year?
    4. How important is it to travel?
    5. Did the coronavirus pandemic affect your travel plans?
    6. What do you think of your passport?
    7. How often do you dust off your passport?
    8. Why might people not want to travel overseas?
    9. What countries or places are on your bucket list?
    10. Should we avoid international travel to protect the environment?

    STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

    1. Did you like reading this article? Why/not?
    2. What do you think of when you hear the word 'plan'?
    3. What do you think about what you read?
    4. What do you think of international travel?
    5. What culinary and cultural delights are there in your country?
    6. How stunning is your country's nature?
    7. Do you think flying is unsustainable?
    8. Is it better to spend money on an air fare or a gorgeous hotel?
    9. Why do many people get the travel bug?
    10. What questions would you like to ask a frequent traveller?

    Discussion — Write your own questions

    STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

    (a) ________________

    (b) ________________

    (c) ________________

    (d) ________________

    (e) ________________

    STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

    (f) ________________

    (g) ________________

    (h) ________________

    (i) ________________

    (j) ________________

    Language — Cloze (Gap-fill)

    People are travelling internationally again after the (1) ____ that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns. Many people are using the money they saved while borders were closed to embark (2) ____ their bucket list trips. However, others are showing a reluctance to (3) ____ off their passports. A travel report from the Morning Consult website (4) ____ 16,000 surveys from people in 15 countries. The site found that 15 per cent of South Koreans and 14 per cent of Chinese and Americans, "never want to travel again". Those most (5) ____ to travel were the Japanese. The report stated that almost 35 per cent of Japanese respondents (6) ____ they never wanted to leave Japan.

    There are many reasons for Japanese travellers being disinclined to (7) ____ overseas. One is a new-found desire to explore the (8) ____ and cultural delights Japan has to offer. Many people travelled domestically during the pandemic and re-discovered their love of Japan's (9) ____ nature and heritage. A Kyoto tour guide said: "I've been constantly amazed at my clients' reactions at seeing the sights of this city. I've never known Japanese people to be so (10) ____ in their history and tradition." Other reasons are cost and a desire to be green. Tokyo resident Kai Ueno said: "Flying isn't sustainable (11) ____ this climate crisis. I'd much (12) ____ travel locally and spend the air fare on nicer hotels, restaurants and experiences in Japan."

    Which of these words go in the above text?

    1. (a)     ratios     (b)     hiatus     (c)     cactus     (d)     herbivorous    
    2. (a)     of     (b)     by     (c)     at     (d)     on    
    3. (a)     lust     (b)     dust     (c)     bust     (d)     must    
    4. (a)     paralyzed     (b)     catalyzed     (c)     analyzed     (d)     hydrolyzed    
    5. (a)     unwilling     (b)     unwitting     (c)     unfailing     (d)     unfettering    
    6. (a)     claimed     (b)     clammed     (c)     calmed     (d)     clamped    
    7. (a)     vulture     (b)     couture     (c)     future     (d)     venture    
    8. (a)     culinary     (b)     veterinary     (c)     luminary     (d)     pulmonary    
    9. (a)     tuning     (b)     stunning     (c)     turning     (d)     attuning    
    10. (a)     embossed     (b)     en masse     (c)     engrossed     (d)     enmeshed    
    11. (a)     at     (b)     on     (c)     in     (d)     of    
    12. (a)     elect     (b)     rather     (c)     choice     (d)     prefer

    Spelling

    Paragraph 1

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    Paragraph 2

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    Put the text back together

    (...)  crisis. I'd much rather travel locally and spend the air fare on nicer hotels, restaurants and experiences in Japan."
    (...)  of this city. I've never known Japanese people to be so engrossed in their history and tradition." Other
    (...)  heritage. A Kyoto tour guide said: "I've been constantly amazed at my clients' reactions at seeing the sights
    (...)  desire to explore the culinary and cultural delights Japan has to offer. Many people travelled
    (  1  ) People are travelling internationally again after the hiatus that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic
    (...)  and the subsequent lockdowns. Many people are using the money they saved while borders
    (...)  domestically during the pandemic and re-discovered their love of Japan's stunning nature and
    (...)  from people in 15 countries. The site found that 15 per cent of South Koreans and 14 per cent of Chinese and Americans, "never
    (...)  were closed to embark on their bucket list trips. However, others are showing a reluctance to dust
    (...)  off their passports. A travel report from the Morning Consult website analyzed 16,000 surveys
    (...)  There are many reasons for Japanese travellers being disinclined to venture overseas. One is a new-found
    (...)  35 per cent of Japanese respondents claimed they never wanted to leave Japan.
    (...)  want to travel again". Those most unwilling to travel were the Japanese. The report stated that almost
    (...)  reasons are cost and a desire to be green. Tokyo resident Kai Ueno said: "Flying isn't sustainable in this climate

    Put the words in the right order

    1. caused   that   was   coronavirus   .   hiatus   After   the   by
    2. closed   .   The   they   money   borders   while   were   saved
    3. dust   off   Showing   to   a   passports   .   their   reluctance
    4. most   Japanese   .   the   travel   Those   to   unwilling   were
    5. wanted   claimed   they   Respondents   to   Japan   .   never   leave
    6. One   to   reason   desire   explore   .   a   is   new-found
    7. people   Many   during   the   domestically   travelled   pandemic   .
    8. been   clients'   my   reactions   .   at   amazed   I've   constantly
    9. be   known   I've   people   engrossed   .   so   never   to
    10. spend   rather   fare   on   hotels   .   the   air   I'd

    Circle the correct word (20 pairs)

    People are travelling internationally again after the cactus / hiatus that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequently / subsequent lockdowns. Many people are using the money they spent / saved while borders were closed to embark / disembark on their bucket list trips. However, others are showing the / a reluctance to dust off / on their passports. A travel report from the Morning Consult website analysis / analyzed 16,000 surveys from people in 15 countries. The site found that 15 per cent of South Koreans and 14 per cent of Chinese and Americans, "never went / want to travel again". Those most / much unwilling to travel were the Japanese. The report stated that almost 35 per cent of Japanese respondents claimed / calmed they never wanted to leave Japan.

    There are many reasons for Japanese travellers being declined / disinclined to venture overseas. One is a new-found desire / desires to explore the culinary and cultural delightful / delights Japan has to offer. Many people travelled domestically during / within the pandemic and re-discovered their love of Japan's stunning natural / nature and heritage. A Kyoto tour guide said: "I've been constantly amazed at / on my clients' reactions at seeing the sights of this city. I've never known Japanese people to be so / such engrossed in / on their history and tradition." Other reasons are cost and a desire to be / see green. Tokyo resident Kai Ueno said: "Flying isn't sustainable in this climate crisis. I'd much rather travel locally and spend the air fair / fare on nicer hotels, restaurants and experiences in Japan."

    Talk about the connection between each pair of words in italics, and why the correct word is correct. Look up the definition of new words.

    Insert the vowels (a, e, i, o, u)

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    Punctuate the text and add capitals

    people are travelling internationally again after the hiatus that was caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the subsequent lockdowns many people are using the money they saved while borders were closed to embark on their bucket list trips however others are showing a reluctance to dust off their passports a travel report from the morning consult website analyzed 16000 surveys from people in 15 countries the site found that 15 per cent of south koreans and 14 per cent of chinese and americans never want to travel again those most unwilling to travel were the japanese the report stated that almost 35 per cent of japanese respondents claimed they never wanted to leave japan

    there are many reasons for japanese travellers being disinclined to venture overseas one is a new-found desire to explore the culinary and cultural delights japan has to offer many people travelled domestically during the pandemic and rediscovered their love of japans stunning nature and heritage a kyoto tour guide said ive been constantly amazed at my clients reactions at seeing the sights of this city ive never known japanese people to be so engrossed in their history and tradition other reasons are cost and a desire to be green tokyo resident kai ueno said flying isnt sustainable in this climate crisis id much rather travel locally and spend the air fare on nicer hotels restaurants and experiences in japan

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    Peoplearetravellinginternationallyagainafterthehiatusthatwascause
    dbythecoronaviruspandemicandthesubsequentlockdowns.Manype
    opleareusingthemoneytheysavedwhileborderswereclosedtoembark
    ontheirbucketlisttrips.However,othersareshowingareluctancetodus
    tofftheirpassports.AtravelreportfromtheMorningConsultwebsiteana
    lyzed16,000surveysfrompeoplein15countries.Thesitefoundthat15p
    ercentofSouthKoreansand14percentofChineseandAmericans,"neve
    rwanttotravelagain".ThosemostunwillingtotravelweretheJapanese.
    Thereportstatedthatalmost35percentofJapaneserespondentsclaim
    edtheyneverwantedtoleaveJapan.TherearemanyreasonsforJapane
    setravellersbeingdisinclinedtoventureoverseas.Oneisanew-foundd
    esiretoexploretheculinaryandculturaldelightsJapanhastooffer.Many
    peopletravelleddomesticallyduringthepandemicandre-discoveredt
    heirloveofJapan'sstunningnatureandheritage.AKyototourguidesaid
    :"I'vebeenconstantlyamazedatmyclients'reactionsatseeingthesight
    softhiscity.I'veneverknownJapanesepeopletobesoengrossedintheir
    historyandtradition."Otherreasonsarecostandadesiretobegreen.To
    kyoresidentKaiUenosaid:"Flyingisn'tsustainableinthisclimatecrisis.I
    'dmuchrathertravellocallyandspendtheairfareonnicerhotels,restaur
    antsandexperiencesinJapan."

    Free writing

    Write about the lesson page for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner’s paper.

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    Academic writing

    International travel is the best education in the world. Discuss.

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    Homework

    1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google's search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
    2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find out more about this news story. Share what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
    3. TRAVEL PLANS: Make a poster about travel plans. Show your work to your classmates in the next lesson. Did you all have similar things?
    4. DOMESTIC TRAVEL: Write a magazine article about governments encouraging domestic over international travel. Include imaginary interviews with people who are for and against this.
    Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Write down any new words and expressions you hear from your partner(s).
    5. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? Write a newspaper article about the next stage in this news story. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
    6. LETTER: Write a letter to an expert on travel plans. Ask him/her three questions about travelling. Give him/her three of your ideas on the best places to visit. Read your letter to your partner(s) in your next lesson. Your partner(s) will answer your questions.

    A Few Additional Activities for Students

    Ask your students what they have read, seen or heard about this news in their own language. Students are likely to / may have have encountered this news in their L1 and therefore bring a background knowledge to the classroom.

    Get students to role play different characters from this news story.

    Ask students to keep track of this news and revisit it to discuss in your next class.

    Ask students to male predictions of how this news might develop in the next few days or weeks, and then revisit and discuss in a future class.

    Ask students to write a follow-up story to this news.

    Students role play a journalist and someone who witnessed or was a part of this news. Perhaps they could make a video of the interview.

    Ask students to keep a news journal in English and add this story to their thoughts.

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