Have a great trip lesson

1. HAVE A GREAT TRIP!

2. 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?

3. 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

4. • 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.

5. 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.

6. • 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?

7. • 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.

8. •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?

9. • 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!

10. • 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!

11. •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.

12. •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.

13. • 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.

14. • 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?

15. • 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.

16. • 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.

17. • 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.

18. • 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

19. •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
*** TO BE PRESENTED AT THE OPEN HOUSE***