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DAY 3 SPEAKING TECHNIQUE 2 TRAVELING

THE ASSOCIATION
go on a trip to buy souvenirs make a tour to

visit

travel light

TRAVEL

get carsick / airsick / seasick

pack / unpack

explore

book / reserve

I. WARM-UP Look at the pictures and answer the questions

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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Which countries do they belong to? What is each place famous for? (landmarks, places of interest, specialty ) Have you ever been to one of these places? When? How was that trip? If you have a chance, which city would you like to travel to? Why? What will you prepare for your trip?

II. LISTENING A. What topic does each student talk about? Circle the correct topic.
1. 2. 3. 4. Somchai Luis Ya-ping Jae-won a. cost of living a. climate a. industry a. size b. climate b. employment b. size b. language c. food c. language c. cost of living c. food

B. Office coworkers are talking about places they have visited. Did they like or dislike each place? Circle the correct word.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. a. like a. like a. like a. like a. like b. dislike b. dislike b. dislike b. dislike b. dislike

Listen again. Check () the correct statement.

1. a. She visited Hong Kong in June. b. She found prices too high. 2. a. He went to New Zealand in the winter. b. He spent one week there. 3. a. She had been to Taiwan before. b. She bought things in Taipei. 4. a. The weather in London was hot. b. People told him to visit in the spring. 5. a. He found that Tokyo was easy to get around. b. He thought that Tokyo was not interesting. ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________ ____________

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III. FUNCTIONAL LANGUAGE

PLEASURE Thats great! Thats terrific! Thats nice. Thats wonderful.

DISAPPOINTMENT What a pity. Thats too bad. What a shame. Thats terrible.

IV. AFTER LISTENING Work with a partner. Talk about your last vacation. Take turns asking and answering questions about what you did and use the following words
Verbs Like / love to V / gerund Enjoy + Gerund Be crazy about Be really into sth Prefer + Gerund to Gerund Be interested in Cant stand Hate Dislike Places you visited Weather Hotel Food Souvenirs Landscape What do you remember most about your last vacation? What dont you like about that vacation? Wonderful Fantastic Terrific Great Adjectives Disgusting Frustrating Dreadful

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V. SPEAKING TECHNIQUE 2

A STATEMENT + ANSWERS TO SELF-PREDICTED QUESTIONS

WHAT?

WHY?

WHO?

TOPIC
WHEN? HOW? WHERE?

Example:

I like traveling very much.

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Who? when? What? why?

travel to some places of interest such as Dalat, Nha Trang, Ha Long Bay

book a tour with Saigon Tourist company / be a reliable company / provide knowledgeable tour guides

Where? how?
Practice

take us on tours to beautiful spots in each place / talk about their history or special events related to them feel very excited / be impressed by his knowledge

1. What was the weather like at that time? Statement I didnt enjoy my trip at all. Verbs for development Be so bad / spoil my trip / not go to any places as I expected / stay at the hotel all day / sit by the window observing the rain / go back and forth with a guidebook in my hands. That is the most boring trip that I have ever had.

2. Where did you stay? Statement Verbs for development At first I planned to stay at my friends Have a friend there / invite me to come over to his house to save some money house / stay there during my trip / (on second thought) choose to stay at the seafront hotel for convenience / go to the beach easily / swim to the heart of my content / observe the sunrise at daybreak or sunset at dusk / ride a tandem along the beach / listen to waves tap against the shore at nightfall

3. Did you enjoy the specialty there? Statement I really enjoyed the specialty there. Verbs for development Be different kinds of food suiting my taste / like

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seafood very much / eat a lot of seafood such as crabs, scallops, clams, squids, and lobsters. Be very delicious / when it comes to seafood / my mouth waters. 4. How was your last trip? Statement Verbs for development It was so wonderful that I enjoyed every (my colleagues and I) make a tour to Ninh Chu moment of it. Dalat last spring Stop by Ninh Chu / stay at Hoan Cau Resort for a night / swim / go to the beautiful sand dune there Nam Cuong sand dune by cart / also go to Vinh Hy Bay / be impressed by the picturesque landscape / take a glass-bottom motorboat to observe corals / take a lot of pictures / organize a party where we sang and danced happily Move on to Dalat, after checking in at a hotel, we went to Mount Lang Biang / buy some brocaded souvenirs from ethnic minority / visit Truc Lam pagoda / be so peaceful / like it very much / visit Love Valley and do some activities with the local people / buy some sweaters, woolen hats, strawberries, persimmons, jam and so on.

5. How was the hotel? Statement We just stayed at a 3-star hotel. Verbs for development (service) be good / be nothing to complain / (the room rate) be reasonable / (the room) be comfortable with clean sheets, soft blankets and pillows / be equipped with an air conditioner and the Internet connection

6. Do you like to go on a trip to a beach? Statement Sure, Im very crazy about going there. Verbs for development Be a lot of activities I can do / swim a lot / play with waves / not dare to dive / build sand castles / walk along the beach collecting the shells for souvenirs The most hair-raising game at the beach is going

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parasailing. 7. Where did you go? Statement Verbs for development My colleagues and I went on a trip to Da I still remember we got to the airport at 3 P.M. to Nang Hue Phong Nha. check in. Fly to Da Nang / arrive there around 5 P.M. / check in at a hotel / go to a restaurant to enjoy a buffet dinner / sing a lot of songs / dance / enjoy ourselves very much / go back to our hotel for a night / go to Mount Ba Na / ride cable cars to the top / explore it / play some games there / take pictures together to remind us of that trip On the way to Hue, we stopped by Hoi An ancient town / walk along the streets / visit the Japanese Bridge pagoda and some other pagodas / tour an ancient house / go to a handicraft village to buy some souvenirs / not forget to enjoy the specialty Cao Lau there (Hue) be very peaceful / visit Thien Mu pagoda and Royal Palace / be impressed by its vast area and beautiful architecture / go to Kings tombs Phong Nha Grotto was wonderful / take a motorboat to the grotto / like most / be stalactites and stalagmites

DISCUSSION
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Which city do you like best? Why? Which place will you recommend to a foreign friend who comes to visit your hometown? Why? What do you think about the saying the more you travel, the more you can learn. When you travel, do you make plans carefully or go wherever your feet and interests lead you? Why? Do you want to travel with a tour guide or on your own? State some reasons? Have you ever gotten lost? What did you do then? Have you ever lost anything on your trip? Tell me about an unforgettable memory about your trip?

VI. LISTENING

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Which city does each person describe? Listen and check ()
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2.

3.

a. New York b. Los Angeles a. Hong Kong b. Tokyo a. San Francisco b. Vancouver

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5.

6.

a. Boston b. Washington, D.C. a. Seoul b. Beijing a. Los Angeles b. Dallas

These people are talking about Quebec Province in Canada. Are these statements True or False? Listen and check () the answer
True False 1. Montreal is the capital of Quebec Province. 2. The biggest city in the province is Montreal. 3. Montreal is situated 50 miles north of the St. Lawrence River. 4. Only French is spoken in Montreal. 5. Montreal is the worlds third largest French-speaking city. 6. Many buildings in Quebec City date from 15th and 16th century.

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