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Unit 5 Travel -,
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To u c ;sts ta ke ph otos of a n em pemc pe n g u ; n

on the frozen A m u n dsen sea i n Anta rctica
(4:-1
FEATURES 1 Work in pairs. Look at the photo. Discuss the questions with
your partner.
58 Wa l ki ng for wildl ife 1 What kind of holiday do you think this is? Why?
Mike Fay: a personal 2 Do you think the people do this kind of trip often? Why? I
approach to saving wild Why not?
places 3 Would you like to take a trip like this?

60 A good hol iday 2 "" 1 .27 Listen to three people talking about travel. Write the
number of the speaker (1-3) next to the things they talk about.
Find out what the British
really get up to on holiday being on p l a nes planning
busi ness trips a round-the-world tri p
62 The real cost of travel day trips ta k i n g local buses a n d tra ins
A report on global tourism delays trave l l i n g for work
l u ggage weekends away
66 A d i sappearing world
A video about the 3 '1 1 .27 Listen again. Each speaker shares a travel tip. What
endangered rain forest of are their tips? Discuss the tips with your partner.
the Congo basin
4 Which countries or cities have you been to? Find people in
your class who have had similar experiences to you.

Ha ve you been to Russia ?

Have you seen the Kremlin in Moscow?

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 listeni ng and readi ng a wildlife conservationist grammar present perfect simple and past simple

pronunciation has, have speaking travel experiences

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Sa Walking for wildlife A F R I C A

Liste n i ng and read i n g

CAMEROON
1 1 .28 Look at the map showing the
conservationist Mike Fay's trek through
central Africa. Choose the options you think
EQUATORIAU
are correct. Then listen to part of a radio GUINEA

programme and check.

1 The trek covers less than 2,000 kilometres I ..
over 3,000 kilometres. GABON

2 The route goes through Kenya and <

Tanzania I Congo and Gabon.
3 Fay and his companions are on a walking
holiday I working on a project.
4 The best way to travel in this area is on
foot and by boat I by motorbike and jeep.
5 It will take five months Ififteen months to
complete the trek.
2 Read the profile of Mike Fay. Write the
number of the paragraph (1-5) next to the
heading.
a Has he had any dangerous experiences?
b What has he done?
c What luggage does he usually take?
d Who is he?
e Why does he do it?
.... '
) Proposed
...... : route
3 Are the sentences true (T) or false (F)? Test your memory.
Then read the profile again and check.
1 He's done conservation work in Africa but not in
America.
2 He's slept in 50 different beds in the last ten years.
3 An elephant nearly killed him once.
4 He wore his last pair of sandals for 2,000 kilometres.
5 He has succeeded in his aims with his work.
4 Work in pairs. Compare Fay's style of travelling with
your own. What appeals - or doesn't appeal - to you?
Tell your partner.

Walking for wildlif e

NATIONAL GEO GRAPHIC PROFILE: MIKE FAY

D H e's a biolog ist with the Wi l d l ife Conservation Society (WCS) . H e's l ived i n
centra l Africa for s i x years.
EJ Fay has worked on several major conservation projects in Africa a n d
America. H e 's counted a l l the e l e p h a nts i n t h e central African cou ntry o f
C h a d - twice ! H e's wal ked nearly 3,000 k i l o m etres across North America.
H e spends so much time outdoors t h at h e hasn't slept i n a bed more than
5 0 ti m es i n the l ast ten years !

D A few years ago, he s u rvived a p l a n e crash ! And on one tri p, he came face
to face with a very a n g ry elephant which attacked h i m . Amazing ly, h i s
i nj u ries weren't l ife-th reaten i n g . Less d ra m atical ly, b u t j ust as serio usly,
he's h a d m a l a r i a in Africa m a ny times a n d on one occasion he nearly d i e d .

D Fay trave l s l i g ht - he usua l l y j ust ta kes a T-s h i rt, a p a i r of shorts a n d h is

favourite footwear, s a n d a l s . H i s most recent p a i r of sandals l a sted 2,000
k i l o m etres before they fell a p a rt ! The few items h e never trave l s without
i n c l u d e h is penkn ife, a l i g hter and a s l e e p i n g mat.

0 Fay wants to s h ow people how bea utiful a n d precious the p l a n et is so

they w i l l ta ke care of it. And he succeeds. H i s work h a s d rawn attention
to conservation issues and made people act. After h e started work on t h e
e l e p h a n t project i n Chad, t h e n u mber of e l e p h a nt deaths fe l l s i g n ifica n t l y.
And in G a bon, the governm ent h a s created t h i rteen new natio n a l pa rks
cove ring 26,000 s q u a re k i l ometres of forest.

trek (n) /trek/ a long, d ifficult journey, usually on foot

 Unit 5 Travel

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G ra m m a r present perfect s i m ple 9 Find these time expressions in the profile.
Complete the table with the expressions.
and past s i m ple
for in the last ten years a few years ago
5 Look a t the example. Then read the sentences. Choose on one occasion
the correct option.
He's had malaria in Africa many times and on one
Present perfect Past simple
occasion he nearly died.
a l ready at l u ncht i m e
1 We use the present pe1fect I past simple when we don't si nce i n 2009
say exactly when something happened. so far last s u m m e r
2 We use the present perfect I past simple when we say this month yesterday
- or it is clear from the context - when something
happened.
.
. .......

6 Underline the present perfect verbs and circle the past

simple verbs in the profile. Which ones have different
past simple and past participle forms?
We use for + period of time with both the present
perfect and the past simple.

Present perfect simple: He's lived in central Africa For further i nformation, see page 1 62.
for six years.
Past simple: A few years ago, he survived a plane crash.
Regular verbs: live, lived, lived 10 Complete the sentences so that they are true
Irregular verbs: have, had, had; come, came, come for you. Then work in pairs. Compare your
sentences.
For further information and practice, see page 1 61 .
1 I've improved my English a lot in the last

7 lj 1 .29 Look at the grammar box. Complete the 2 I've lived in . . for
additional information about Mike Fay with the present 3 I've . . ................. .......... many times.
perfect and past simple form of the verbs. Then listen 4 I've already .... . .. . . .......... . . ................ . . this month.
and check. 5 I had a great holiday . .. ... . . .. ago.
6 I once worked in a ..... .. . . for
As well as wa l k i ng, Fay a n d h i s team 1 ...

(also I fly) over l a rg e p a rts of Africa. Besides h is 7 I at lunchtime.

........................ ...............................

work in Africa, Fay 2 ..... .. . . ........ (do) exte nsive 8 After I left school, I . ............... .......... .............. ........ .
conservation work in North Am erica. H e
.. ..................................... (once I spend) e l even m o nths wa l k i ng
t h e Pacific coast, s u rveyi n g g i a nt redwood trees. As h e
Spea king
4 .... .. . . . .... . . ( n o t have) access to e l ectricity f o r most
.. . . ... .
. . . . ... ...... ... ......
1 1 Have you had any unusual travel experiences?
of that journey, he Make as many true or false sentences as you
m m (fi l l ) can with these verbs. Then work in pairs and

! :: :
i
0 k
s h t
(use) up h u nd reds of notebooks
talk about your experiences. Can your partner
identify the false sentences? Ask follow-up
questions as necessary.
over the years.
catch climb do fly go have
make meet run sa i l see sing
8 Pronunciation has, have sleep swi m take wa l k

a lj 1 .30 Underline the present perfect form of the verbs

in Exercise 7. Then listen to these sentences again. I've flown i n a hot-air balloon many times.
Notice the pronunciation of has / hgz/ and have / hgv I .
Really? I've never done that. Where did you fly to ?
b lj 1 .3 1 Listen and repeat these sentences.
1 The WCS has financed the work.
2 The trip has taken longer than expected. I've seen elephants in the wild.
3 The team members have worked hard.
4 The results have surprised us. Have you ? Did you take any photos?
5 The project has been a great success.
6 The government has helped the project.

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 vocabulary and reading hol iday destinations grammar present perfect continuous and simple, How long . . . ?
listening holiday activities speaking what makes a good holiday?

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S b A good holiday
Voca bulary a n d read i n g hol iday desti nations
a

1 Which of these words describe the photos (A-0)? 2 Work in pairs. Where do you think you would find
the features in Exercise 1 ? Match the features with
busy street safe resort the holiday destinations shown on the map.
crowded m a rket tro p ical beach
exotic scen e ry u n spoilt coastline 3 Read about British holidaymakers. Complete the
peaceful setti n g vibrant city table with the kinds of holidays for each place.
relaxing surrou n d i n g s remote village
4 Have you been on any of these kinds of holidays?
What kinds of holidays are popular with people
in your country?

G E 0 G R A P H Y

UK
CENTRAL
Once, the traditional British holiday was a week at EUROPE

the seaside - either in the UK or somewhere with USA

SPAIN
CHll';A

more reliable weather like the Mediterranean. But

CARIBREAJ\ EGYPT
recently, holidaymakers have been looking for a
d ifferent holiday experience. Perhaps inspired CENTRAL.
AMERICA
KEJ\'YA

by wildlife documentaries on television, tourists b

'

have been flocking to places like Kenya and South

Africa for safaris and bush camp hol idays. Interest SOUTH AUSTRALlA
AFRICA

in China has been growing too. About half a million

UK tourists have visited China on cultural tours
NEW
since the 2008 Olympic Games. Meanwhile, tour ZEND

ANTARCTJCA
com panies have been promoting the traditional
package holiday with a new twist to attract more customers
H O L I DAY DEST I N AT I O N S A N D WHAT WE D O T H E R E
- but with mixed results. One holiday operator has filled all
the places on its spa holidays in Spain for this season, but they UK self-catering, bed & brea kfast

have sold only half of their available luxury breaks in Egypt. Caribbean and Antarctica

One of the most notable changes is that the older generation Kenya and South Africa
of British holidaymakers has been travelling like never
Spain and Egypt package h o l idays
before. The number of holidaymakers over 60 has doubled
in the last three years. Cruise destinations in the Caribbean or China
even to Antarctica are no longer just for young adventurers.
USA, Australia and New Zea land independent travellers, backpackers

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 Unit 5 Travel

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G ra m ma r present perfect 1 0 11# 1 .32 Listen again and complete Matt's
questions in these exchanges.
conti n uous a n d s i mple
1 How long here?
5 Look at the example. Underline four other present About six years.
perfect continuous sentences in the text. 2 How long . . ............. here?
We just got in yesterday.
But recently, holidaymakers have been looking for
3 So, how long ... . .... . . . .. sky-diving?
a different holiday experience.
For quite a few years now.
6 Answer the questions. 4 How long ... . ......... you?
It took a while!
1 Which verbs are used to make the present perfect

.
continuous?
2 Do the main verbs describe states or actions? G rammar How long ..,

3 Do the sentences refer to activities which have

finished or which are continuing - or to both? ... HOW LONG ... ?
We use How long . . . ? with the present perfect
... PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS simple, present perfect continuous and past
simple to ask about the d u ration of an activity.
subject + have/has (not) been + -ing Verbs li ke be, have, know, like are not usual ly
have/has + subject + been + -ing? used i n the continuous form.

For further i nformation a nd practice, see page 1 62. For further information and practice,
see page 1 62 .

7 Circle four present perfect simple sentences in the text.

Compare the present perfect simple and the present 1 1 Look at the exchanges in Exercise 10. Which
perfect continuous tenses. tense is used in the questions - and why?

1 Which tense emphasises a completed action? 1 2 Write questions with How long . . . ? for these
2 Which tense emphasises the duration of an activity? sentences. Then work in pairs and continue
3 Which tense expresses the result of an activity? the conversations.

8 Match the activities (1-6) with the results (a-f). 1 I went to Thailand last year.
Then write sentences as in the example. 2 I'm waiting for the bus to the beach.
3 We're backpacking around India.
Example: 4 I'm doing a diving course.
1 We've been tracking elephants today - we've taken some 5 I got this camera in the duty-free shop.
amazing photos. 6 We've finally made it home!
1 track elephants a finish my book
lie by the pool b not find one
2
3 look for cheap deals c see dozens of churches
Speaking
4 tour European cities d spend a fortune 1 3 What do you think makes a good holiday?
5 follow the coast path e take amazing photos Look at the list and add three ideas of
6 visit local markets f walk ten kilometres your own.
getting there: journey time, transport,
Listening
at your destination: things to do,
9 11# 1 .32 Listen to three conversations that holidaymaker nightlife, beaches, weather, food, friends,
Matt has during his holiday. Choose the correct name.
1 Matt I Lucy has been coming here for four years. afterwards: good memories, .. ..
2 Matt I Lucy thinks the nightlife is fantastic.
3 Matt I Lucy thinks good weather is what you need 1 4 Work in pairs. Decide which five things
on holiday. are the most important for a good holiday.
4 Matt I Rose recommends the food at the SeaView. Explain your choices with examples from
5 Matt I Rose wants a relaxing break this year. your own holiday experiences.
6 Matt I Paul has good memories of his holidays. 1 5 Work with another pair. Compare your
7 Matt I Paul has been sky-diving for a long time. ideas. Try to agree on the three most
8 Matt I Paul spends his holidays with friends. important things. Tell the class.

We all agree that good weather

is important.

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 reading tourism and conservation vocabulary conservation critical thinking close reading

speaking green activities

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Sc The real cost of travel
Read i n g Critica l th i n ki ng close
1 What kind of tourism is there in your country or region? read ing
List some of the advantages and disadvantages of tourism.
7 According to the text, are these statements
2 Look at the photos in the article on page 63. What aspects true (T) or false (F)? Or is there not enough
of tourism do you think each one shows? information (N) to say if the statements are
true or false?
3 Read the article quickly and choose the best option (a-c).
1 Mass tourism has grown steadily and
a It describes how tourists have been getting involved in has now reached its peak.
conservation activities. 2 Cruises have had a negative effect on
b It compares harmful and beneficial effects of tourism. penguins and other animals.
c It gives some examples of the negative impact of 3 Non-industrial countries accept the
tourism. negative effects of tourism.
4 Economic problems mean that
4 Read the article again and complete the table. construction on the Mediterranean coast
Place Type of tourism I Effect has stopped.
activity 5 There are less damaging ways of seeing
the world than air travel.
1
Pata g o n i a waste affects
2
8 Read the last sentence of the article again.
Eve rest climbing t h e mou nta i n i s Work as a class. Discuss the question.
exped itions covered i n
3
Spea king
the beach resorts
4
.. . . .. . . . .. .. ..
.. . .. .. .. ..... . .... . .... . . . . i s
M e d iterra n e a n out o f control 9 Work in pairs. Look at
5 these activities and
E u rope a b i g i m pact o n
6 decide their position
on the green scale.

5 Answer the questions with information from the article. buying out-of-season food flown i n from

1 Why are cruises bad for the environment? d istant dest i nations

2 Expeditions normally climb Everest to reach the top. flyi n g to d i stant h o l i d ay d est i nations

What is the second kind of expedition mentioned in recyc l i n g household waste (conta i ners,

the article? packa g i n g, org a n ic waste)

3 Why, apart from the cost, are low-cost flights so popular? savi n g water (tu r n i n g off taps, not

4 Does the article suggest there are better ways to travel? water i n g the g a rd e n )

What are these ways? switch i n g off l i g hts a n d e l ectrica l

a pp l i a n ces
trave l l i n g (by b i ke, car, p u b l i c transport)
Voca b u l a ry conservation upgra d i n g m o b i l e p h o n es, com p uters , TVs,
etc. fre q u e ntly
6 Find these words i n the article. Then complete the
usi n g eco-friendly clea n i n g products
sentences. In one sentence, more than one word is possible.

popu lation h a b itats i m pact rubbish waste

1 0 How easy is it for you to switch to greener
po l l ute g reener
activities? Tell your partner about your
experiences with the activities in Exercise 9.
1 Human activity has a big ... ....................... ... on wildlife and
on the environment. 1 1 Work in groups. Compare your green
2 On average, each person in the UK produces about activities and their results. Is your group
500 kilograms of ... .................. ................ each year. 'light green' or 'dark green'?
3 The world ... ..... .... has doubled since 1960.
This year I've been putting my organic
4 We need to protect different natural ...
waste into a compost bin. I've reduced my
5 Recycling is than throwing things away.
weekly rubbish to one small bag!
6 We often the environment when we throw
things away. We've been doing tha t too.

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 Mass tourism
is a relatively recent phenomenon. The tourism
industry took off in the middle of the last century
and it's been growing ever since. In the last ten
years especially, more and more people have been
travelling to remote places around the world. It's a
wonderful thing to be able to travel to places we had
previously only read about or seen on television, but
what is the downside of it all? What kind of impact
does tourism have on the planet?

A VOYAGE TO THE END OF THE EARTH?

A large cruise ship can carry as many as 6,000 passengers and there are
upwards of 50 such ships currently sailing the seas. Cruise ships dump
about 90,000 tons of waste into the oceans every year. Any harmful
effects of this are made even worse by the fact that cruises tend to visit
the same places over and over again, thus concentrating the waste in
specific places. In Patagonia, this is now having a visible effect on wildlife.
The population of animals such as these Magellanic penguins has been in
decline for some years now and things show little sign of changing while
cruise holidays continue to be so popular.

LITTER ON TOP OF THE WORLD

From remote ocean habitats to the world's highest mountain, our litter is
everywhere. Despite the fact that far fewer people go climbing or trekking
in the Himalayas than take a cruise, their impact is still felt. Tourism is
vital to the economy of Nepal, as it is in many non-industrial countries.
But for decades, climbers have been abandoning their unwanted
equipment on Everest. For the last few years, clean-up teams have been
organising expeditions just to pick up the rubbish. The teams are made
up of local and international climbers. One group has brought over eight
tons of waste down from the mountain! But their actions don't stop there.
The Japanese teams, for example, have also been educating other climbers
back home in Japan about being more responsible on the mountain.

WHEN MORE IS NOT BETTER

It's tourism of a different kind which is causing problems in Europe.
Construction on the Mediterranean coast has been spiralling out of
control for years. Beach resorts form an almost unbroken line from
Gibraltar to Greece and natural habitats have disappeared under
kilometres of concrete. And so we pollute the sea, the land - and the
air. Low-cost air travel is booming, in spite of (or perhaps helped by)
economic problems in so many countries. Many Europeans consider that
low-cost flights are ideal, allowing them to take several short holidays
over the course of a year. Yet curiously, short flights actually have a
much bigger effect on climate change than long-haul flights. So, are
there alternative, less damaging ways of seeing the world? Rail travel,
for example, is a much greener way of getting around. And many places
have been experimenting with low-impact tourism such as ecotourism.
It's time to ask ourselves some difficult questions. Have we, perhaps, been
destroying the very places we value as holiday 'escapes'?

damag ing (adj) /'drem1d31g/ destructive

decline (n) / c h ' klmn/ a fall. a reduction
downside (n) /'daunsa1d/ the negative aspect
upwards of (adv) /' Apw;:idz ;:iv/ more than

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 vocabulary travel problems real life dealing with problems pronunciation strong and weak forms

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Sd Is something wrong ?
Voca b u l a ry travel problems 3 1 .33 Look at the expressions for dealing
with problems. Can you remember who said
1 Work in pairs. Have you ever had any travel what? Write G (guide) and T (tourist) next to the
problems involving these things? Tell your partner. expressions. Then listen again and check.
Which of these problems can a tour guide help
you with? ... DEALING WITH PROBLEMS
I wonder if you cou l d help us?
baggage a l lowa n ces hote l rooms Is anyth ing wrong?
boa rd i n g cards i nfectious d i seases Can I help?
car h i re passport control
Our luggage hasn't a rrived.
customs checks tra i n ti m etables
Which flight were you on ?
f l i g ht d e l ays travel docu m e nts How did that happen?
food poison i n g travel sickn ess Do you know where o u r bags have gone to?
When's the next flight?

;..._ WORDBUILDING compound nouns (noun +

It's about my wife.
The hotel hasn't provided mosq u ito nets.
noun) How long has she been feel i n g l ike this?
We can use two nouns together to mean one thing. Is there anyth ing you can do?
baggage allowances
boarding cards I'm afraid the l uggage has gone to Rome.
Don't worry, we'll arrange everything .
For further i nformation a n d practice, see Workbook I ' l l ask the hotel to send for a doctor.
page 43

4 Work as a class. Are the problems solved? How?

5 Pronunciation strong and weak forms

a 1 .34 Look at the position of to in these

sentences. Listen to the sentences. In which
sentence is to strong - and in which one is it weak?
1 Do you know which airport our bags have
gone to?
2 Yes, I'm afraid the luggage has gone to Rome.

b 1 .3 5 Listen and repeat these questions.

Rea l l ife dea l i n g with problems
2 1 .33 Listen t o two conversations between
a tour guide and tourists. Write the number
of the conversation (1-2) next to the problem
they talk about.
Use strong or weak forms of at,from and for.
Then work in pairs. Ask the questions and give
your own answers.
1 Which hotel are you staying at?
2 Are you staying at the Ocean Hotel?
3 Where have you travelled from?
4 Why haven't we heard from the airline?
5 What have we been waiting for?
6 Are you waiting for the manager?
6 Work in pairs. Choose one of the conversations
from Exercise 2. Take a role each. Look at the
audioscript on page 176 and memorise the
conversation. Then close your books and practise
the conversation.

a The person has missed his/her flight home. 7 Take the roles of a tourist and a tour guide.
b Someone has had an accident. Choose from the problems in Exercise 2 and act
c The luggage hasn't arrived. out two conversations. Use the expressions for
d The flight has been delayed. dealing with problems to help you.
e The person has lost his/her plane tickets.
f Someone is ill.

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writing a postcard writing skill informal style Unit 5 Travel

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Se Hello from Sy dney !
Writing a postca rd

Hil

Finally made it to Syd ney after 1 8-hour

delay in Bangkok!!! Weather here glorious,

beaches out of this world and the people

are fantastic. I love Oz! So far have: been

surfing (fell off every time!), seen the

Opera House (wow!), been on a boat trip

around the bay. No kangaroos or koalas

yet cos haven't been out of city. Text

from my uncle in Brisbane - has found me

a job there for the summer!

Lynne

ps new pies up on Flickr

1 Read the postcard from Lynne. Answer the d Rewrite the sentences. Omit words where possible.
questions.
1 The weather is sunny and it has been very hot
1 Where has Lynne come from and where sometimes.
is she now? 2 I've been touring all the typical places -
2 Who do you think the postcard is to? it's exhausting!
Is it to friends or family? 3 The people here are very kind and they have
3 What does Lynne say about the people helped me a lot.
and places? 4 I took some photos of some koalas -
4 What has she been doing? they're so cute!
5 I haven't heard anything from Anton yet.
2 Writing ski l l informal style 6 I'm getting a bus up to Brisbane because flying
is too expensive.
a Read the postcard again. Which of these features
of informal style does Lynne use? 3 Choose a place you have visited. Make notes
about your visit. Use the questions in Exercise 1 as
abbreviations
a guide.
comments in brackets
contractions 4 Decide who to write to. Write a postcard of about
exclamation marks 100 words describing your trip. Use some of the
informal expressions features of informal style from Exercise 2 and omit
listing items words which are not necessary.
missing out words
5 Send your postcard to someone in your class. Then
b Look at the example. The words I and an read the postcard you have received. Use these
are missing. Mark their position in the complete questions to check your classmate's postcard.
sentence.
Is everything clearly expressed?
Finally made it to Syd ney after 1 8-hour delay in Bangkok' Are there any sections you do not understand?
c Mark the places in the postcard where Lynne has 6 Work in pairs. Tell your partner about the postcard
omitted words. What are the words? you have received.

I got a postcard from Daisuke the other day

Oh, yeah! How's he getting on ?

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 Unit 5 Travel

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Before you watch After you watch
1 Work in pairs. Look at the title of this video and 7 Roleplay an interview with an expedition
the photo and discuss the questions. member
1 What do you think this video is about?
Work in pairs.
2 Which parts of the world have areas of
rain forest? Student A: You are a writer for National Geographic.
3 What do you know about the rain forest and its You are going to interview a member of Michael
problems? Fay's team. Use the ideas below to prepare
questions.
2 Write down four animals and birds you think you
will see in the video. Student B: You have just completed the Congo
Basin 'Megatransect' with Michael Fay. Use the
ideas below to prepare what you are going to say
While you watch to the interviewer.
3 Watch the video and check your answers from purpose of the expedition
Exercises 1 and 2. how you travelled
what you saw
4 Put the events in the order you see them in the most difficult parts
the video. the best parts
dangerous experiences
a looking over treetops
b writing a journal Act out the interview. Then change roles and
c filming an elephant repeat the interview.
d reaching the sea
e climbing a hill 8 During the video, Dr Fay says: 'If we don't do
f crossing rapids something now, if we don't do it today, we can
g travelling in a canoe forget about it.' What does he mean?

5 Watch the video again. What does this information 9 Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.
refer to?
1 What do you think Dr Fay did with the
1 September . .. information he collected during his expedition?
2 2,000 . . 2 Apart from logging, what other dangers do
3 150,000 places like the Congo Basin face?
4 one quarter . . 3 Are you optimistic or pessimistic about
5 half . . whether we will be able to preserve wild places
6 eight . . on our planet?
7 70 or 80 . .
8 360 . a i m (n) /e1m/ objective
9 a few hundred ... challenge (n) /'1frelmd:3/ someth i n g that tests a person's
10 fifteen ... abilities
collect (v) /b'lekt/ pick up or bring things together
6 Complete the extracts with words from the desperate (adj) /' desp;irnt/ need ing to change a very bad
glossary. situation
gem (n) /cJ:3em/ something very va luable
1 Their . .. . . . .. ... is to make a scientific logging (n) /'!09111/ cutting down trees on a l a rge scale
mm of a world which could be overwhelmed (adj) /;iuv;i'welmd/ feeling very emotional
disappearing from Earth. record (n) /'reb:d/ written i nformation about somethi n g
2 What I'm trying to do, in a ................................ .... ..... way, is to rapids ( n ) /'rrep1dz/ part o f a river where the water flows very
show the world that we're just about to lose the fast
last little ........................................... in the African continent. rise (v) /raiz/ go up
3 Fay's plan is to . ........................................ and record data on stepping stones (n) /' stepr!J st ;iunz/ large stones that people
almost every part of the rain forest. wa l k on to cross a river
4 Their next .... . ... . .......... . is to reach a group of
strange hills that are made of stone, and which
.... . .. . .. . ... . .... far above the forest floor.
5 This land of fast water and old forests is in
danger because of ...... ...... ... .... ........... .... .

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G ra m m a r 5 Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
1 What kind of places do tourists visit in
1 Work in pairs. Look at the photo. Discuss the
your country?
questions.
2 What have you done to help the
1 Where do wild gorillas live? environment?
2 What are the problems facing gorillas in the wild? 3 Where did you go for your last holiday?
3 Have you heard any news stories about gorillas? What did you do there?

2 Read the article and check your ideas from I CAN

Exercise 1 . Then choose the correct option. describe h o l iday destinations

talk about conservation
talk about holidays

Rea l l i fe
6 Read these sentences from a conversation
between two friends. Put the sentences (a-h)
in order (1-8).
a A: What? How has that happened?
b A: Well, let's have another look. Calm down.
c A: Well, have you looked through all your
pockets?
Wild gorillas 1 faced I have faced many challenges in recent
years. Commercial hunters 2 left I have been leaving several d A: Is anything wrong?
young mountain gorillas orphaned and the Ebola virus e B: Yes, I have. And I've checked the suitcase.
3 devastated I has devastated the population of lowland f B: I've been worrying so much about
gorillas. Gorilla numbers 4 declined I have declined at everything, and now this!
a disturbing rate - down over 50 per cent since the g B: I think I've lost the boarding passes.
1 990s. In 2007, their status 5 changed I has changed from
h B: I don't know. I thought they were in my
endangered to critically endangered. Projects such as the
pocket, but they aren't there now.
Project Protection des Gorilles 6 rescued I have rescued young
gorillas and they 7
have encouraged I have been encouraging
them to form new social groups, hoping to give them
7 Act out similar conversations in pairs.
a second chance in the wild. Meanwhile, to counter
Conversation 1: Student A is a tourist and
the threat of the Ebola virus, Peter Walsh and others
8 have worked I have been working on a vaccine that will
Student B is a tour guide. Student A has lost his/
prevent the transmission of the virus from one gorilla her passport.
to another.
Conversation 2: Student A is an airline official
and Student B is a customer. The flight is
3 Have you ever been to any of these places? Ask your cancelled.
partner questions about their experience. I CAN
talk about travel problems
a g a m e reserve a natural p a r k a safa r i park
a w i l d l ife sanctuary a zoo ask for and g ive explanations

I CAN Spea king

talk about recent activities and experiences (present
p refect simple and continuous)
relate events that happened at a specific time in the
past (past simple)
8 Prepare questions to interview someone about
their career. Use the ideas below. Then work in
pairs and choose one of the role cards on
page 155. Prepare your role.

Voca b u l a ry How long I be a . . . ? Where I travel to?

What I do I recently? When I go to . . . ?
4 Work in pairs. Which is the odd one out in each H ave I u n usua l experiences?
group? Why?
1 exotic, plane, unspoilt, vibrant 9 Work with a new partner. Take turns to ask and
2 cruise, peaceful, package, safari answer your questions.
3 fly, food, nightlife, weather
4 litter, rubbish, ticket, waste How long have you been a pilot?
5 journey, seaside, tour, trip

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