2 Lesson 2

Focus on Vocabulary

1. Copy the diagram and match the words about holidays in the box to the
headings.

hotel – summer camp – campsite – holiday apartment – city break –

log cabin – farm stay – camping trip – skiing trip – cottage – package holiday –
youth hostel – adventure holiday – cruise

city break

Holiday
Types of holiday Holidays accommodation

2. Complete the sentences with words from exercise 1.

a. A is a place where you can take your tent to stay.

b. A is a great opportunity to experience a rural lifestyle.
c. A holiday includes accommodation, food and transport.
d. A is a place where you can stay cheaply for a short period of time.
e. An might include hiking, kayaking or sailing.
f. A is a little house in the countryside.

3. In pairs, discuss the questions.

a. When did you last go on holiday?

b. What type of holiday was it?
© MEN Colombia

c. Where did you stay?

d. What did you do?
e. What did you like most about your holiday?
f. What do you know about eco-destinations and eco-holidays?

128
 UNIT 1

Module 4
Read

4. Read five travel reviews about eco-friendly destinations. Match the reviews with the pictures.

Eco-destinations around the world a. KENYA

1 This country has a fantastic variety of flora and
fauna, with thousands of species of insects, reptiles,
mammals and amphibians. I am crazy about all kinds of
animals, so for me, it’s a paradise! If I had the chance
to live anywhere, I’d live here.
Christian b. INDIA
2 This country is home to some of the most spectacular
wildlife in the world, including elephants, rhinoceroses,
lions and leopards. You can also learn from the local
people, who build their own eco-friendly homes by hand
and conserve every drop of water.
Melanie
3 If you want to have a relaxing time, you will enjoy your c. COSTA RICA
holiday here. This place is full of contrasts. You can go
hiking and see some amazing scenery, or if you prefer,
you can stay by the sea and enjoy the cool breeze. You
would stay forever if you didn’t have to go home!
Lucas
4 If you come to this country, you will get the chance
to live like local people on houseboats called d. AUSTRALIA
“Kettuvallams”. If you’re interested in eco-friendly
products, you can see how local furniture-makers
make and design their own furniture using sustainable
resources such as bamboo sticks and palm leaves.
Kevin
5 This rainforest is the most incredible place I’ve ever
visited. The waterfalls are spectacular. It’s a long way e. COLOMBIA
to travel, but if you get the chance to visit, you won’t
regret it. The local people work hard to take care of the
environment and preserve this amazing place.
Hannah

Glossary
▪ variety: variedad
▪ furniture: muebles
▪ mammal: mamífero
▪ sustainable: sostenible
▪ breeze: brisa
▪ regret: arrepentir
▪ forever: para siempre
© MEN Colombia

5. Read the text again. For each destination, say:

a. What tourists can do there. b. Why it is an eco-friendly destination.

6. In pairs, discuss which of these places you would most like to visit, and why.
129
2 Lesson 2

Focus on Language

7. Look at two sentences from the text about eco-destinations and answer questions a-c.

1. If you get the chance to visit, you won’t regret it.

2. You would stay forever if you didn’t have to go home.

a. Are these sentences describing possible or hypothetical situations?

b. Which sentence is in the first conditional? Which one is in the second conditional?
c. How are the verb forms in the first and second conditionals different?

8. Find more examples of first and second conditionals in the text. Discuss with a classmate why
each conditional is used.

9. Complete the sentences using the verbs in brackets in the appropriate first or second
conditional form.

a. If I the lottery, I my whole life on holiday! (win / spend)

b. We Tayrona National Park in December if we enough money for the
school trip. (visit / save)
c. If I older, I around Colombia with my friends. But my parents say
I’m too young. (be / travel)
d. If we to London next year, we some souvenirs for you. (go / buy)

Listen
40
10. Listen to a tourist and a travel agent talking about options for
an adventure holiday. Number the activities in the order you
hear them.

▪ white water rafting ▪ bungee jumping

▪ paragliding ▪ a ride in a cable car
▪ climbing ▪ trekking
40
11. Listen again and complete the sentences:

a. If you get tired, you can instead.

b. You go for about along the rapids.
c. There’s one problem. any of these activities.
d. We have for all these extreme sports.
e. We’ll provide you with all the you need.
© MEN Colombia

12. Talk to a classmate.

a. What do you think about this adventure holiday?

b. Which activities would you like to do? Why?

130
 UNIT 1

Module 4
Speak

13. In pairs, role play a conversation between a tourist and a travel agent. Decide who is the
tourist and who is the travel agent, and follow the instructions.

Tourist: You want to go on an eco-holiday. Ask questions. Use the Useful

expressions box to help you.
Travel agent: Use the information about Tayrona below to help you.

Visit beautiful Tayrona

Location
• on the Caribbean coast, north-east of Santa Marta
Activities
• go trekking to the ruins of a native settlement at El Pueblito
• visit Buriticá and the Lost City
• go swimming in the Minca river
• relax on the beautiful beaches
• enjoy the mountain views
• watch birds and other wildlife

Accommodation and food

• Eco-cabin on the beach
• Tents and hammocks also available
• 100% organic food

Useful expressions

Asking about a holiday

▪ I want to go on a …
▪ Where exactly is it?
▪ What activities can I do there?
▪ I’m really interested in …
▪ What about the (accommodation / food)?
▪ That sounds (great / amazing / perfect).

Write

14. Write an advert for an eco-holiday in your region.

a. Look again at the texts on page 129.

© MEN Colombia

b. Include a short description of the place: what fauna, flora or other important aspects it has.
c. Mention the activities that people can do there, where they will stay, and how long the
holiday will last.
d. Make a small poster and present it to the class.

131