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Iguzu Falls, Argentina

1.Has anyone you know ever visited this waterfall? Would you like to go
there?
2.Have you ever been on a waterfall hike? If so, which waterfall(s) did
you visit, and how was the experience?
3.What safety measures should be taken while going on a waterfall hike?
4.Are there any famous or iconic waterfall hikes that you would like to
go on in the future?
5.Do you prefer hiking to a waterfall that allows swimming or one that is
purely for sightseeing?
6.What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of this kind of
holiday?
 VOCABULARY
• Task 1: Listen and fill in the gap

Use these words to fill in the gaps.

• populated: inhabited; occupied
• tourist: someone who travels to and explores different places
• ferry: a boat meant to carry passengers across a short distance
• mainland: the area of land that forms the main part of a country
• theory: an attempt to explain something
• Task 2: Listen to the passage and fill in the gap

The rabbit island in Japan

• Okunoshima, a small island off the ………….. of Japan, is a place mostly populated by rabbits. The island is a
……………..tourist destination for people who want to spend the day with cute animals. Tourists can reach this
island by taking a ferry over from the mainland. Although Okunoshima is mostly known for the rabbits that live
there today, it is also a very ……………site. The island was once used to produce chemical weapons during
World War II. Back then, these weapon factories were kept so secret that Okunoshima wasn’t even labelled on
Japanese maps. Many people believe that the island’s rabbit population is related to this history.
A…………………………. theory is that the military once brought rabbits to the island to test chemicals on, and
a few rabbits were………………….. into the wild. Today, over 1,000 rabbits live there, and the population is
only growing.
Okunoshima, a small island off the coast of Japan, is a place mostly populated by
rabbits. The island is a popular tourist destination for people who want to spend the
day with cute animals. Tourists can reach this island by taking a ferry over from the
mainland. Although Okunoshima is mostly known for the rabbits that live there today,
it is also a very historical site. The island was once used to produce chemical weapons
during World War II. Back then, these weapon factories were kept so secret that
Okunoshima wasn’t even labeled on Japanese maps. Many people believe that the
island’s rabbit population is related to this history. A common theory is that the
military once brought rabbits to the island to test chemicals on, and a few rabbits were
released into the wild. Today, over 1,000 rabbits live there, and the population is only
growing.
• Task 3 : Write down your ideas and present in front of the class
• Although it may sound like fun to visit an island full of rabbits, tourism
has caused unfortunate consequences. People who feed the rabbits are
contributing to an overpopulation problem that is harmful to the island’s
natural ecosystem. How could tourism be regulated to protect the
ecosystem?
• Vocabulary 2 : accommodation and adjectives for travel
• cabin, campsite, holiday home, hotel, hostel
• relaxing, exciting, comfortable, calm, lively, stressful, noisy

Task 1: choose the accommodation and give reason

• When we go on holiday, we love having our own space. We like hiking and trying local food, and
we love staying outside.
• Our favorite holiday destination is somewhere hot and sunny. We want to ve comfortable, and we
don’t want to cook or clean.
• I’m very sociable, so when I go on holiday I like meeting other people. I don’t have a lot of
money but I don’t like camping.
• We love going to lots of different places, and we have stayed in some unusual houses. I think the
best ones are the ones with a great swimming pool.
• I always find it difficult to choose a place to stay. I like being in the countryside, but I don’t like
camping, and I don’t like sharing with other people. We have stayed in some great places though.
• Task 2: Discussion
• Have you ever stayed on a campsite? If not, would
you like to? Why?
• Can you think of some disadvantages to staying in
a very comfortable hotel?
• Reading #1

• Adventure travel
• Time for an adventure?
• Are you a bit bored with your nine-to-five routine? Have a look at our exciting range of holidays and
decide what type of adventure you’d like.
• Activity holidays
• Our activity holidays are for everyone, people who love danger or who just like sports. We have a huge
variety of water, snow or desert holidays. We’ll take you SCUBA diving in the Red Sea or kayaking and
white water rafting in Canada. If you prefer snow, you can try skiing or snowboarding in the Alps or even
igloo-building. For those who like warmer weather, we also have sandboarding (the desert version of
skateboarding) or camel safaris.
• Polar expeditions
• Take a cruise to Antarctica or the northern Arctic; explore a land of white natural beauty and wonderful
wildlife. Our experts will explain everything about the two poles as you watch the penguins in Antarctica or
whales and polar bears in the Arctic. There's no greater adventure than travelling to the ends of the earth. A
once-in-a-lifetime experience!
• Cultural journeys
• Our cultural journeys will help you discover ancient civilisations: India, Thailand, Egypt and
many more. Visit temples, palaces and ancient ruins – just remember to bring your camera!
Get to know local ways of life by exploring markets, trying exotic foods and meeting local
people.

• Trekking tours
• We have trekking holidays to famous places such as Machu Picchu or the Everest Base
Camp Trek, as well as some nearer to home in the Highlands of Scotland. You don’t need to
be very sporty, just fairly fit. You’ll have a great time enjoying nature with a group of new
friends. Some of the holidays include camping, but we’ll transport the tents for you!
• Wildlife holidays
• We organize small-group tours to get closer to nature in
Africa, Asia or South America. Go on safari in Africa
and watch lions and giraffes. Meet the famous turtles of
the Galapagos Islands. Look for tigers in India, or take
an elephant safari in Sri Lanka. We use local guides and
stay in a range of accommodation, from tents to tree
houses.
• Reading #2
• Pre-reading questions
• Where did you go on your last holiday? How did you
get there?
• What food did you eat while you were there?
• How did you travel around while you were there?
• Do you think tourism is bad for the environment? Why?
Make a list of ideas.
• The Hidden Cost of Holiday
• Most people love going on holiday, don’t they? It’s important to take some time off from
school, college or work,but shouldn’t we also think about how our holiday choices can
affect the environment? For example, you probably know that flying adds a lot to your
carbon footprint. Taking one return flight to the other side of the world produces as much
CO2 as the average person generates in one whole year.
• So how can we travel in a way that isn’t harmful to the environment? Thy to avoid flying -
take the train, a ferry, or go on holiday closer to home. If you have to fly, then you can
‘offset’ your flight. This means you give some money to an environmental project to
balance out the negative effects of your flight.
• And what about the effects on the location? Very popular tourist destinations like Venice in
Italy, or Bali in Indonesia, suffer from over-tourism. Too many tourists travel there and this
causes pollution, overcrowding and increased traffic. Prices are usually higher in popular
tourist places, so these places then become very difficult to afford for the local people. But
we can choose to visit less popular places. They will probably be cheaper and less crowded.
• Eating and drinking sustainably is also important when we are on holiday. If you’re
preparing your own meals, try to buy seasonal food at local markets. If you ‘re going out to
eat, choose independent local restaurants rather than large national chains. This way, you can
make sure that the food you’re eating hasn’t travelled a long distance to get onto your plate.
ANd of course, bring your own water bottle and fill it up every day, rather than buying lots
of plastic bottles of water.

• After-reading questions: Write down your answer in paper

• What does the writer believe?
• What does it mean by ‘Offsetting’ your flight?
• What does the writer suggest?
• Why is buying and preparing seasonal food a good idea?
• What would be a good final sentence for the article?
• Imagine you and your friend are planning a holiday. How can you make it environmentally
friendly?
• Do you think that tourism will change in the future? How?
• Grammar: Past perfect simple
• Structure: Subject + had +past participle
• We use past perfect simple for an action or situation that finished before another in
the past. We often use these common time expressions with the past perfect simple;
already, for, for a long time, just, never, once, sine 2007 , so far, yet.
• Example:
• The lost climber had been on the mountain for days before he was rescued.
• We had forgotten our passports, so we went home to get them.
• He had travelled all over the world by his 30th birthday.
• When the smoke alarm went off, I had already burned the toast.
• Activity: Story telling
• Have your students work in pairs to retell a story using the past perfect. Write the story in A4 paper. Encourage
them to use the past perfect tense to describe events that happened before other events in the story. Here is an
example of a story you could use with your students:
•
The Lost Key
• Omar lost his key. He searched everywhere for it, but he couldn’t find it. He looked in his room, in the
living room, and even outside, but the key was nowhere to be found. Feeling frustrated, he decided to call
his friend Byung-Jin for help. Byung-Jin had a spare key, so he came over to help Omar look for his lost
key. Byung-Jin asked Omar where he last saw the key. Omar remembered using it to open the garage
earlier that day. Then he put it in his pocket and went to the store to buy some groceries. Byung-Jin
suggested they look in the car just in case Omar dropped the key while in the car. They searched the car,
and sure enough, the key was lying on the floor under the driver’s seat. Omar was relieved to have found
his key, and he thanked Byung-Jin for his help.
•
This is what the same story might look like using the past perfect:
• The Lost Key
• Omar had lost his key. He had searched everywhere for it, but he couldn’t find it. He had looked in his room, in
the living room, and even outside, but the key was nowhere to be found. Feeling frustrated, he decided to call
his friend Byung-Jin for help. Byung-Jin had a spare key, so he came over to help Omar look for his lost key. As
soon as Byung-Jin arrived, he asked Omar where he had last seen the key. OImar remembered that he had used
it to open the garage earlier that day. He had then put it in his pocket and gone to the store to buy some
groceries. Byung-Jin suggested they look in the car, just in case Omar had dropped the key while he was getting
out. They searched the car, and sure enough, the key was lying on the floor under the driver’s seat. Omar was
relieved to have found his key, and he thanked Byung-Jin for his help.
• Mini-Project
• Task 1 Read the tips and discuss
• Improving performance : mind and body
• 1.Sleep: Most teenagers need eight to ten hours sleep a night. While
you’re sleeping, your brain and body can recover from all the work
you’ve done during the day.
• 2.Food: A balanced diet is important. Eating healthy meals (including
breakfast) will give you the energy you need to get through the day.
• 3.Exercise: Not everybody enjoys sport, but we all need to do regular
exercise to stay fit and healthy. It’s good for your brain too.
• 4.Making changes: If you aren’t performing well in one area, think about
what you find difficult and find a better way to do things.
• Discussion
• What might happen if someone didn’t follow the advice in the tips? How
they might feel. Also think about their performance at school, at work
• Think about a time when you made a change and improved your
performance. What did you change? How did it help your performance?
• Which tip do you think is the easiest to do? Why?
• Which tips do you think is the most difficult? Why?
• Which tips have you already used? What happened?
• What make you feel motivated? Think about happiness, success, money,
becoming famous
• Task 2 Individual work. Create a poster for sportspeople
that will help them stay motivated during difficult
training.
• Think about
• why they might find it hard to stay motivated
• tips to help them
• what helps you stay motivated

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