VIDEO WORKSHEETS | EXTRA VIDEO 2
DOCUMENTARY
Caribbean with Simon Reeve
SPEAKING | describing an environmental problem
PREVIEW
1 Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
1 Where and when was your last holiday?
2 What activities did you do while you were there?
3 Where would you most like to go for a holiday? Why?
2A Read the programme information. Then choose the
topics that you think you will see and learn about in
the video.
Caribbean with Simon Reeve
In this series, BBC presenter Simon Reeve visits holiday
destinations around the world. In this episode, he visits
the island country of Barbados in the Caribbean to
learn what it offers to tourists.
• beaches • coral reefs
• boat trip • scuba diving
• water sports • traditional dancing
• Caribbean food • environmental problems
B Discuss your ideas with a partner and explain your
reasons.
VIEW
3A Watch the BBC video. Check your ideas in Ex 2.
B Watch the video again. Answer the questions.
1 Name two things that are dangerous for coral reefs.
2 Where do lionfish normally live?
3 Why are lionfish bad for coral reefs?
4 What does Andre want people to do?
5 Why can people get lionfish for free at the market?
6 What does the woman say she will do after she has
tasted the lionfish?
4 Work in pairs. Discuss the questions. Give reasons
based on things you saw in the video and your own
ideas.
1 Would you like to visit Barbados? Why? / Why not?
2 What activities would you like to do there? Why?
A2+
WRITING | a short email
LANGUAGE
5 Look at some of the words and expressions from the
video for talking about the sea. Match the words in
bold to the meanings (a–c).
1 The beaches and the sea are beautiful, but beneath
the waves is another world.
2 Coral reefs are important to over a quarter of
marine life.
3 Their natural home is in the Pacific Ocean.
a animals and plants that live in the sea
b higher lines of water that move across the sea
c a very large sea
SPEAKING
6 A Choose an environmental problem in your country.
Answer the questions and make notes.
• What is the problem?
• Why is it happening?
• Why is it important to do something about it?
B Work in pairs. Tell your partner about the problem
you chose. Then work together to think of things
people can do to help the situation.
WRITING
7 A Plan an environmentally friendly holiday. Make notes
on these topics.
• Where is the holiday?
• How do people travel there?
• Where do they stay?
• What activities do they do?
• In what ways is this holiday environmentally friendly?
B Write an email to a friend inviting them to come on
holiday with you. Describe your holiday and explain
why it is environmentally friendly.
C Share your email with the class. Which is the best
environmentally friendly holiday?
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