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11.3.5 Class Activity

Divide the class into three groups. Assign them a topic each. Give them about 10 minutes to prepare and speak on the topic. Have the participants use the following phrases in discussion –

What do you think about, Do you agree, Yes, sure, you’re right, I think, Actually not and Absolutely.

1.Working hours should be fixed at 40 hours a week. Working long hours impacts productivity and also the quality of life.

2.Because of having nearly flat hierarchical structures and not having too many cabins, there should be open plan offices with project teams sitting together. It serves as a team building exercise.

3.Meetings should be set up in advance with the meeting agenda published to all the attendees. People should reach the meeting room on time and the convener must ensure people stick to the published agenda.

UNIT

Ecotourism 12

Objectives

The learner will be able to:Explain ecotourism.

Use correct phrases to give directions.

Use appropriate vocabulary related to ecotourism.

12.1 Starters

Read what people feel about giving directions. Do you also feel the same?

12.1.1 Exercise

Getting Directions

Complete the dialogues using the given phrases. By car

A.Excuse me. (1)______________ The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s central campus?

B.Yes it is. Go straight on to the turning (2)______________. Then it’s about two miles on your left.

A.So, (3)______________ two miles.

B.Yes it’s easy. You’ll find it.

Where is it?

A.Hello. I think I’m lost. Can you tell me where the Morning Side campus is?

B.(4)______________.

A.OK thanks. I’ll ask someone else.

B.Just a minute. I can see it. (5)______________.

Understanding the map

A.Excuse me. (6)______________ where we are?

B.Of course. We are near the Science Centre east block. Where do you want to go?

A.I’m looking for University Health Centre. (7)______________

B. It’s not far. (8)______________ I’m going that way.

Getting around in a building

A.Sorry to bother you. (9)______________ isn’t it?

B.Yes it is. Where do you want to be?

A.(10)______________ the laboratory in this building? Is it towards left?

B.Yes down this corridor and then through that door. Then it’s on the left.

12.1.2 Class Activity

Work in pairs. Make your own dialogues starting with the given phrases.

1.Excuse me. Is this….?

2.Excuse me. Can you….?

3.Where is it?

4.Hello. I think I’m lost!

5.Sorry to bother you

12.2 All about Ecotourism

12.2.1 Opinion

Is tourism bad for the environment or can it have a positive impact? What is ecotourism?

12.2.2 Conversation

Listen to what this volunteer has to say about Raleigh project.

Operation Raleigh started as a 4 year project running from 1984 -1988 involving 4,000 volunteers and almost 1,600 staff on the

renovated Sir Walter Raleigh ship with an emphasis on land-based expeditions. Operation Raleigh became Raleigh International in 1992, reflecting the number of volunteers from across the globe to raise awareness.

Over 30,000 people have taken an expedition with us and we continue to work with youth agencies and membership organisations to inspire people from all walks of life. We realise our expeditions have an impact on local, regional and global environments and strive to manage our resource use so that it contributes to sustainable development.

Flights are integral to our expeditions, so we ensure the value of our work on projects offsets the carbon emissions of the travel. Every environmental project we run provides at least 2 years of labour to the conservation

efforts. We also donate and plant trees in the Miraflor Reserve in Nicaragua, creating biological corridors.

Over the past 20 years we’ve undertaken environmental research with the European Union, Natural History Museum and Royal Geographical Society to gain valuable information to help develop our management plan and support environments at risk.

All our volunteers are trained on how to minimise their environmental footprint whilst on expedition. We also educate volunteers on the culture and development of the local communities. We do this through discussions and talks from local NGOs as well as staff on the ground.

We strive to increase awareness of good environmental practice with all our staff through training, communications and constantly appraising working methods and techniques. Facilities are available so staff can recycle and cycle to work. Our publications strategy is primarily electronic to minimise printing and paper use.

12.2.3 Exercise

Based on the volunteer’s talk, state whether the following statements are true or false.

12.2.4 Exercise

Now listen to the talk again and answer the following questions.

12.2.5 Exercise

There are many ways to be environment friendly.

1.Match the words in Column 1 with those in Column 2 to make environment-friendly phrases.

2.Replace the words in bold with a word from the given list:

a.Many industries use energy from coal, oil and gas increasing CO2 emissions which harm the environment.

b.Increased use of refrigerators and air conditioners are one of the causes for rise in temperature around the world.

c.Majority of the people in developing countries earn their living through cultivation of crops.

d.All countries should join hands to reduce the negative impact on the environment.

e.Better roads, buildings and communication system projects are important for raising living standards.

f.Land, water and air protection is important.

12.2.6 Class Activity

Test your partner. Say the highlighted words in the previous question and your partner must remember the correct substitution words from the list. Then ask your partner what the things are that he/she does or does not do to conserve these natural elements.

Water

Trees

Animals

Air

12.2.7 Class Activity

Discuss the answers to the following questions with your partner.

UNIT

Foresight 13

Objectives

The learner will be able to:

Discuss financial plans.Use different future forms.

Use contracted forms of pronouns and auxiliary verbs.

13.1 Financial Planning

Every year, companies spend considerable time and money on chalking out future plans. Do you think this is an important task? Why?

13.2 Making Plans for an Organisation’s New Financial Year

Meet Molly, Bill and Oliver. They work for a leading mobile phone company in the UK. They are discussing about the financial plans for the forthcoming financial year.

Oliver: We need to plan the next financial year so that we can come out of the problems that have plagued the company this last year. The launch of B-317

has not been very encouraging and that is a problem.

Bill: My team and I are going to review the market to see if the product needs any modifications.

Oliver: I feel the product is quite good in itself. It has some really good features and functions. The general recession is the reason it didn’t do well in the last quarter.

Molly: I agree. Maybe we should increase the budget

for marketing. That will help us reach out to the right people. The sales is not going to pick up otherwise.

Bill: I would also say our expenditure is eating into our profits. In my opinion, the number of employees is too high. If we downsize a little, we will be in a better position to deal with the problem.

Oliver: I don’t agree with the proposal of downsizing right now. I am meeting an expert in this regard. I will take his opinion before we go ahead.

Molly: Good idea. I think that would be helpful.

13.2.1 Exercise

1.Listen to Molly, Bill and Oliver discussing the plan for the coming financial year. Are these sentences true or false?

a.Molly thinks increasing the budget for marketing is a good idea. ____ (True/False)

b.Bill proposes a cut in the number of employees. __________ (True/False)

c.Oliver feels the next year will be better than this year. ____________(True/False)

2.Listen again and answer these questions.

a.Does Oliver believe their product has great potential?

b.Why does Bill think the company’s expenditures are high?

c.Would you say Molly shares Oliver’s opinion about the quality of their product?

13.3Opinion

Companies should not lay off their employees to cut down costs. Do you agree?

13.4 Grammar

We can use ‘will’, ‘going to’ and the Present Continuous form to talk about the future.

13.4.1 Exercise

1. Read these sentences and highlight the future verb forms.

2. Match the descriptions with the given future forms.

a.To describe decisions and plans we have already made

b.To describe future arrangements such as personal travel and meetings

c.To describe future actions which we decide to do at the moment of speaking, especially making a promise or offering help

3.Correct the mistakes in these sentences.

a.You relax. I’m going to see who is at the door.

b.I can’t come for the match. I will go to the museum.

c.I have decided. I’m writing to write to the mayor.

4.Complete the dialogue using ‘will’ or ‘going to’.

A. Do you have any plans for the evening?

B. ____________ (I’m going for a walk/I’ll go for a walk) A. You haven’t finished your cake.

B. Sorry, I forgot. ________ (I’m going to finish it/I’ll finish it immediately) A. We need one more printer in the office.

B. I know. _____________________ (I’m going to bring up the matter in the next meeting. /I’ll bring up the matter in the next meeting.)

13.4.2 Conversation

Pat: Hi Minnie! This is Pat from Accounts. I want to know how to apply for leave. Minnie: Hi Pat! I will help you with that. When do you need the leave?

Pat: I’m going to Thailand next month. Around the 15th.

Minnie: You need to fill out an online for that. Just wait for a couple of days. HR is updating the current form. You can apply after that.

Pat: I’ll do that. Thank you. Minnie: You’re welcome.

13.4.3 Exercise

Pat calls Minnie to enquire about the process of applying for leave. Fill in the blanks with ‘will’, ‘going to’ or the Present Continuous form.

Pat: Hi Minnie! This is Pat from Accounts. I want to know how to apply for leave. Minnie: Hi Pat! I (1) _____ (be) help you with that. When do you need the leave? Pat: I’m (2) _________ (go) Thailand next month. Around the 15th.

Minnie: You need to fill out an online for that. Just wait for a couple of days. HR (3) __________

(update) the current form. You can apply after that. Pat: I’ll do that. Thank you.

Minnie: You’re welcome.

13.5 Using Contractions with Pronouns and Auxiliary Verbs

In conversations, we often contract pronouns and auxiliary verbs (be, do, have and modal verbs) into short forms.

We say:

She’s going to perform at the college festival. (in place of)

She is going to perform at the college festival.