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This unit includes:
LANGUAGE
Pronunciation
Intonation
Vocabulary
Words and phrases related to ecotourism
Grammar
Conditional sentences Type 1 and Type 2
SKILLS
Reading: Reading for specific information in a brochure about ecotours
Speaking: Talking about how to become an ecotourist
Listening: Listening for specific information in a tour guide speech welcoming ecotourists in the Mekong Delta
Writing: Writing a website advertisement for an ecotour
COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL
Everyday English
Asking for and giving advice
CLIL
Tourism impact on the environment
PROJECT
Designing an ecotour to a local attraction
I. GETTING STARTED
An eco-friendly fieldtrip to Phong Nha Cave
1. Listen and read.
Ms Hoa: Listen, everyone! This year, we're going on a fieldtrip to Phong Nha Cave, a tourist attraction in Quang Binh Province.
Class: Hooray!
Nam: I hope I can find some small pieces of stalactites. If I add some to my rock collection, it will be the best at school.
Mai: I'll buy a lot of snacks to share. We'll have fun!
Ms Hoa: We will have fun, but in a different way. This time, the fieldtrip is going to be eco-friendly.
Nam: Ms Hoa, what's an eco-friendly fieldtrip?
Ms Hoa: Going on an eco-friendly fieldtrip means we'll enjoy, explore and learn about the place, but in a way that will not damage it. So, Nam, I'm afraid you can't take any stalactites because it takes hundreds or sometimes thousands of years for them to form.
Nam: Wow! I didn't know that. I won't even touch them, I promise.
Mai: But can we bring snacks?
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Ms Hoa: Yes, but if I were you, I wouldn't bring too many snacks. We don't want to leave litter behind and damage the environment.
Mai: I agree. I'll also try to bring snacks with less packaging.
Ms Hoa: That's a good idea. Let's hope our fieldtrip will be a fun educational experience for everyone.
2. Read the conversation again. Then find and correct a mistake in each sentence below.
Example:
Nam and Mai's class are going on an eco-friendly fieldtrip to Ha Long Bay.
-> Phong Nha Cave
1. On an eco-friendly fieldtrip, tourists enjoy, explore and damage the environment.
-> ________________________________________________________________________________.
2. Nam will take pieces of stalactites because they take a long time to form.
-> ________________________________________________________________________________.
3. Mai will bring snacks with a lot of packaging on the trip.
-> ________________________________________________________________________________.
3. Put each phrase into the correct column.
| explore the place damage the environment leave litter behind learn about the place |
| Dos | Don'ts |
4. Complete these sentences from 1.
1. Nam says, 'If I _____ some to my rock collection, it _____ the best at school!'
2. Ms Hoa says, 'If I _____ you, I _____ bring too many snacks."
