Vocabulary exercises:

Exercise1. Which form of transport – train, car, boat or plane – do you associate with each of the words and phrase below?

1. set sail 6. fast line 11. quayside

2. a cruise 7. to indicate 12. mid-air collision

3. traffic jam 8. sundeck 13.departure lounge

4. compartment 9. commuter 14. buffet car

5. bonnet 10. take off 15. pull in

Exercise2. Describe the journey.

What’s the furthest you have travelled in one 24-hour period?

Exercise3. Think of films or film sequences – disaster movies, car chases, train adventures, sinking ships – that involve travelling. Describe in detail the ones that impressed you most.

Exercise4. A. Divide the following means of transport into three groups:

Transport

by air water on land

A submarine, a moped, an airship, a canoe, a rowing boat, a barge, a van, a rocket, a liner, a jeep, a tram, a helicopter, a jet, a double-decker bus, a yacht, a glider, a hot-air balloon.

FOCUS

Traveling

Exercise1. Look at the pictures name the places. Pick up any city and make a packing list to travel there.

Exercise2. Look at the aspects of travel listed below. What are they like in your country? How are they different in any other country you have been to?

1. roads and car-drivers

2. airports

3. train services

4. hitch-hiking possibilities

Exercise3. Choose five of the places that you’d like to go to. Use the Key words to help you write brief notes about them.

Cities Barselona, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Paris, Rio de Janeiro, San Francisco, Venice. World Wonders The Acropolis in Athens, the Giza Pyramids, The Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, The Taj Mahal in India Wild Places Antarctica, The Amazon Rainforest, the Canadian Rockies, the Galapagos Island, the Grand Canyon, The Sahara Desert, The Serengeti Game park

Key Words: Describing Places Breathtaking views, bustling streets, cultural melting-pot, delicious food, dramatic scenery, elegant architecture, exotic animals, historic buildings, ideal for adventure sports, interesting flora and fauna, lively nightlife, romantic atmosphere, snow-capped mountains, spectacular buildings, teeming wildlife, unspoilt forests, wide open spaces, world-class art galleries.

Speaking: How adventurous are you? Look at the following activities Complete this questionnaire about yourself. Put a tick next to the ones you would love to try. Put a cross next to the ones you would be too nervous or scared to do.

Questionnaire

• Trekking in the Himalayas

• Mountain biking in Bolivia

• Parachuting

• Deep sea diving on a coral reef

• Snow boarding in the Andes

• Travelling down the Amazon on a boat

• Hunting and camping with rangers in African safari parks

• Swimming with dolphins in Florida

• Teaching in a remote village in China

• Going on an expedition to Antarctic

• Crossing a desert in a jeep

• Sailing from Europe to America in a boat race

• Walking across the top of the Sydney Harbour bridge

• Looking after rare snakes and lizards on a farm

Compare your answers to your partner. Who is the most adventurous?

Listening Focus: The choices on offer

Exercise 1. Read the note about pastime of students and answer the questions.

There are numerous organizations and charities offering young people the opportunity to work away from home for a year before continuing their studies.

• What is a gap year?

• Who is taking a gap year?

• Why are they choosing to take a gap year?

• What sorts of work do students do during a gap year?

• Which job or project appeals most to you?

• What types of skill might you learn during the year?

• Which types of project seem to be the most adventurous?

• Is there any place you would absolutely not like to go to?

Exercise 2: Listen and read to the article. Compare your answers.

Spirit of Adventure

Prince William had one and worked for a charity in Chile. Prince Harry is about to finish his 'year off' after spending last Autumn in Australia on a sheep farm. For the last few months the young Prince has been working with disadvantaged children and Aids sufferers in Lesotho. More than 200,000 young Britons are now choosing to take a gap year at the end of their secondary school studies. Some people are also taking gap years at the end of their university course.

A gap year used to be called 'a year off' because the people who chose to do it were taking a break from their studies. It can be stressful to go from Primary tests to Secondary school exams and then straight on to Higher Education without ever having a rest. It also gives you a chance to think about your future, make plans and decide what type of work you would like to do.

Nowadays there are so many different voluntary projects world wide and so many British and International charities looking for helpers those students have little trouble finding something useful to do during their gap year. Employers now look closely at the experience of new graduates. A gap year can be great fun but it also looks good on your CV. Some volunteers might find themselves alone in far away places or working in a team under difficult conditions in a jungle, up a mountain or in a very poor country. They all agree that this adventure is a very important part of growing up.

Exercise3. Listen to the song and complete the gaps. What is the song about?