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 Acadsoc Free Talk: Intermediate

U2L40

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 Part 1 - Warm Up 3 mins

What aspects of a place would you consider

when trying to find a destination for vacation?

Tutor: Please encourage the student to answer the question and keep this part in 3 mins.

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 Africa Offers Mainland
Part 2 - Text 7 mins Words and Expressions
Tourists Cool Vacation
Africa has become a new hot destination for Chinese tourists this
summer, as the continent's cooler weather and more relaxed visa 1. … have boosted local tourism.
policies have boosted local tourism.1 (to improve or increase something)

This summer, Chinese tourists who went to Kenya to watch the E.g. The boss tried everything to boost sales
but failed.
great migration of animals surged more than 100 percent over last
2. … surged more than 100 percent … soared
summer, and those who traveled to Morocco soared more than more than 500 percent.
500 percent.2 (to increase suddenly and strongly)

E.g. House prices surged/soared a further 20

With an enduring (持续的) heat wave in many regions of China, a percent.
large number of Chinese tourists prefer to spend their vacation in 3. … offer visa-free travel … have a visa-on-
cooler places. Meanwhile, African countries' relaxed visa policies arrival policy.

for Chinese travelers have encouraged more people to travel to (visa-free: 免签; visa-on-arrival: 落地签)

the continent. For instance, Mauritius, Tunisia and Morocco offer E.g. I always prefer the countries with visa-
free or visa-on-arrival policies when trying to
visa-free travel to Chinese passport holders, while Egypt and choose a place for vacation.

Tanzania have a visa-on-arrival policy.3

Tutor: Please read or let the student read the text, and explain the underlined expressions in blue.
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 3 mins
Part 3 - Retell

Now retell the passage by yourself based on

what you’ve read.
Hints:
Africa … destination … cooler … visa policies … tourism
summer … Kenya … migration … animals …
100 percent … last summer … Morocco … 500 percent
heat wave … prefer … cooler … relaxed visa policies …
encouraged … continent … Mauritius, Tunisia and
Morocco … Egypt and Tanzania

Tutor: Please encourage the student to retell the text. The

hints are NOT necessarily needed.

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 Part 4 - Discussion 8 mins Expressions may be used
(Try to talk for at least 2 minutes for each question. You are encouraged to use the
expressions that you’ve learned today. )
1. boost
boost / surge; soar / visa-free; visa-on-arrival The continent's cooler weather and more
relaxed visa policies have boosted local
tourism.
1. Have you ever applied for a visa? Did you do it on your own? Do 2. surge/soar
you think it is troublesome (麻烦的) to do this? This summer, Chinese tourists who went to
Kenya to watch the great migration of
animals surged more than 100 percent over

2. Do you think the weather of a place will influence its tourism? last summer, and those who traveled to
Morocco soared more than 500 percent.
What other factors will have an impact on it?
3. visa-free/visa-on-arrival
For instance, Mauritius, Tunisia and

3. Would you like to live in a tourist destination? Why or why not? Morocco offer visa-free travel to Chinese
passport holders, while Egypt and Tanzania
have a visa-on-arrival policy.
Tutor: Please let the student talk freely, each question about 2 mins. Using the expressions from
today is encouraged.

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After-Class Review

Review the expressions you’ve learned today and try to use them to make some sentences.

1. boost 改善；提高；增强；推动 2. The company's profits have surged this year.

to improve or increase something
E.g. 1. The continent's cooler weather and more relaxed visa
policies have boosted local tourism.
2. I tried to boost his ego by praising his writing.
3. More money is needed to boost the industry.
3. Unemployment has soared to 20% this year.
3. visa-free 免签；visa-on-arrival 落地签
E.g. 1. For instance, Mauritius, Tunisia and Morocco offer visa-free
travel to Chinese passport holders, while Egypt and Tanzania have
a visa-on-arrival policy.

2. surge/soar 猛增 2. So far, five cities have the 72-hour visa-free service in place.

to increase suddenly and strongly 3. The government wants the European Union to permit visa-
free travel for its citizens.
E.g. 1. This summer, Chinese tourists who went to Kenya to
watch the great migration of animals surged more than 100
percent over last summer, and those who traveled to Morocco
soared more than 500 percent.

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