Intensive English 4

Week 6
Online session 1
Unit 10: Ecotourism

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Unit 10: Ecotourism

Session 1 communicative objective 1

•By the end of this session, you will be able to discuss

activities supporting the principles of ecotourism.

Session 1 communicative objective 2

• By the end of this session, you will be able to discuss

past and future eco-tour experiences.
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 Activities

 Look at the pictures of

different activities.
 Describe them for the class.
1 2

3 4 5

3 minutes
Warm up (part 1)
whole class 3
 Activities

 What do these activities

have in common?
 Share your answers with the staying in an hiking in a
class. eco-lodge national park

planting cleaning up
trees a coastline

teaching
children

3 minutes
Warm up (part 2)
whole class 4
 Ecotourism
 Watch a video about What Ecotourism is at
Pre https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1i4ioqIaXrE (2’23’’)
production 1
 Take notes and then share with the class.

5 minutes

whole class

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 Ecotourism Expressing your opinion
 With your partner, discuss what travel agencies, eco-hotels I think…
and communities can do to make Ecotourism successful. I feel that…
As far as I’m concerned…
 Use the Word bank to talk about these issues:
How to conserve resources Asking for your partner’s
How to protect plants and animals opinion
What to do to help the community Do you think that…?
What ecotourism activities to offer What do you think about…?
Are you sure that…?
How can eco-hotels
conserve resources? They can use renewable
energy sources, such as Agreeing
solar and wind power. Yes, that's right.
I think so, too.
That’s right! Also, I think that Exactly.
they can separate organic And what do you think about I (fully) agree with you.
trash for composting. transportation? They could Disagreeing
use electric or hybrid cars... I don't agree.
I don't think so.
10 minutes You can't say that.
Production 1 Oh no,. . . 6
pairwork
 Ecotourism

Feedback

4 minutes

whole class

 Report some of the ideas you exchanged with your partner.

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 Let’s go safari!
 Imagine you want to go on a
safari ecotour to Africa.
 Tell us:
 what you would like to do/see
there

 what you wouldn’t like to

do/see there

 which of the photos on the

right looks like a photo you’d
take there or an activity you’d
do there

1 minute
Pre production 2 whole class 8
 Let’s go safari! Expressing your opinion
I think…
 Work in pairs. Imagine you are planning to go on a safari I feel that…
ecotour to Africa. As far as I’m concerned…
Production 2  Discuss and agree on 5 activities/places/things you would
like to do/visit/see there. Asking for your partner’s
 Use the Word bank. Make comments and ask follow-up opinion
questions. Do you think that…?
What do you think about…?
Are you sure that…?

Agreeing
Yes, that's right.
I think so, too.
Exactly.
10 minutes
I (fully) agree with you.
Disagreeing
pairwork
I don't agree.
I don't think so.
You can't say that.
Oh no,. . .
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 Let’s go safari!
Feedback

We agree on…

4 minutes

whole class
 Tell us what you and your partner have agreed on.

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 Going on a tour
 Read this email from
Angie telling John
about her eco-tour.
Which activities does
she mention?
 Circle them using
the pencil tool.

3 minutes
Pre production 3 (part 1)
whole class 11
 Going on a tour
 Now, imagine you are going on an eco-tour.

Where would you

like to go?

What would you like

to do on the tour?

 Make sure to take notes of your answers to

share later.
 You may also take a screenshot to use as a
reference.

3 minutes
Pre production 3 (part 2) whole class 12
 Going on a tour
 Now, imagine it’s time to book your eco-tour.
 Read your role card and have a conversation with your partner.
 Exchange roles and continue communicating.
Student A
• You are at the travel agency to book an eco-tour.
• Use your notes from the previous activity to explain
your preferences to the travel agent.
• Ask questions about the itinerary and the cost and
make a decision.

Student B
• You are a travel agent.
• Offer eco-tour alternatives according to the type of
experience the customer wishes to have.
• Give details about the activities, accommodations
and local community.

10 minutes
Production 3 13
pairwork
 Going on a tour
Feedback

4 minutes

whole class
 Present your dialogue to the class.

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 Eco-tour experiences
Pre  Imagine we go forward in time.
production 4  You have already gone on two (2) eco-tours!
 With that in mind, share your answers to the following questions.

What places have

you visited?

Had you visited

these places
4 minutes before?

whole class Which other places

will you have
visited by 2030?

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 Eco-tour experiences 1. Which places have you visited on
the eco-tours?
 Imagine you have been in two (2) eco-tours.
 Ask and answer these questions about your 2. Had you visited these places before?
eco-tour experiences in pairs.
3. Which activities have you
 Give a lot of details and ask follow-up questions. experienced in the ecotours?

I had visited the Carolinian
forest in Canada before, but I
hadn’t visited the Amboseli
National Park in Kenya.
I definitely enjoyed the
Amboseli National Park better.
The wildlife was so exotic. It was
like I was in a movie or a dream.
4. What have you learned from the
communities you visited?
I see. And which of the
two eco-tour did you 5.Had you expected to have any
enjoy the most? problems before going on the tours?
Sounds great! I have 6. Which other places will you have
experienced the same visited by 2030?
feeling many times, like
when I swam with 7. Which other eco-tourism activities do
you think you will have done by 2030?
dolphins in the ocean.

10 minutes
Production 4 16
pairwork
 Eco-tour experiences

Feedback

4 minutes

whole class
 Report some information your partner shared with you.

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Summary
Now I can…
√ discuss activities supporting the principles
of ecotourism.
√discuss past and future eco-tour
experiences.

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Preparation for
next class

Reinforce Units 10 and 11.

Do Grammar Practice component exercises.
Work on the Enrichment Practice component.

Study the Use of English file.

Check out the Practice Resources folder.

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Sources

 https://thenounproject.com/
 https://www.shutterstock.com/
 https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/diccionario/ingles-
espanol/credit
 English Discoveries Student platform

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