Week 03 – Intermediate 1 – Tourist trail
I)
Speaking :
Discuss the questions :
What
time of year do tourists come to your country?
Which parts
of your country do the tourists go to?
What do
they do there?
II)
Reading :
1)
Which of the following words do you think you
will find in the following article titled: The Ruins of Machu Picchu
city fast food
jungle path
ruins tea bags train
valley views
2) Read
the article: The Ruins of Machu Picchu
For
centuries, the Inca city of Machu Picchu was lost in the jungle. Then, in 1911,
the American explorer, Hiram Bingham, discovered the ruins of the city. It is
one of the most extraordinary places in the world. The city ruins, the Inca
bridge, the mountain views and the beautiful river valley below are all
absolutely breathtaking.
Today it is also one of the
most popular tourist destinations in the world. Many people choose to follow
the Inca Trail, a centuries-old path of 43 km that takes three or four days on
foot. Others take the train and then a bus for the last part of the journey.
Now
a hotel company is going to build a cable car to the top of Machu Picchu, ‘says
a company spokesman. ‘There are going to be a lot more tourists and that means
more jobs for the local people. Looking after the ruins is expensive. With the
extra money, we can spend more on looking after them.’
However,
the plan is not popular in Peru. Ana Redondo, a tour guide, explains the
problem. ‘There are already more than 300,000 tourists that go to Machu Picchu
every year. The Inca Trail is crowded and dirty with old tea bags and water
bottles everywhere. The new cable car is going to bring 400 tourists every
hour! The company is also going to build a large hotel and tourist centre with
souvenir shops, fast food restaurants and so on. It is end of Machu Picchu.’
Ana
is an activist who belongs to an organization that wants to save Machu Picchu. She
says that the organization is going to stop the company’s plans. ‘Tomorrow we
are meeting government ministers. Next week some people from UNESCO are coming
here to look at the plans. Next month we are organizing an international
conference. We are not going to stop until the cable car idea is dead.’
3)
Say if the sentences are True or False. Correct the
false sentences.
1.
Machu
Picchu was built in 1911.
2.
It is extremely popular with tourists.
3.
The only way to Machu Picchu is on foot. Ana Redondo
thinks there are too many tourists.
4.
Tourists leave their rubbish on the Inca Trail.
5.
She thinks the cable car is good for Machu
Picchu.
6.
Ana’s organization is trying to stop the cable
car.
4)
Underline the arguments for and against the
cable car. Who do you agree with?
III)
Vocabulary :
compound nouns
We can
often put a noun together with another word to make a compound noun. Compounds nouns
are sometimes written as one word, sometimes with a hyphen in the middle.
1)
Read the article again. How many compound nouns
can you find?
2)
Match the words from the column A with the words
from the column B to check your answers.
A
Back
Camping-gas
Credit
First-aid
Flash
Guide
Insect
Mobile
Pen
Sleeping
Sun
Video
B
Bag
Book
Camera
Card
Glasses
Kit
Knife
Light
Pack
Phone
Spray
Stove
3)
Work in pairs. You are going to walk the Inca
Trail to Machu Picchu. You can take six objects from the picture:
Decide
together which ones you are going to take.
IV)
Grammar :
future 1 – future plans
1) We
can use both am/is/are going to + infinitive and the present continuous
to talk about plans in the future.
The
new cable car is going to bring 400 tourists every hour.
Some
people from UNESCO are coming here.
Often,
we can use either form, but when we want to show that the plan is more
arranged/ fixed, we use the present continuous.
The
company is going to build a large hotel. (this is their plan, it has been
decided)
Tomorrow,
we are meeting government ministers. (the plan is fixed in our diaries)
2) Imagine
that you are the mayor of your town. How can you make your town a better place
for tourists?
Think
of six things that you can do to improve your town for tourists.
V)
Homework
Rearrange
the words to make questions:
1. after/
are/ do/ going/ lesson/ the/ to/ what/ you?
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2. are/
get/ going/ home/ how/ today/ you?
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3. cooking/
dinner/ evening/ is/ this/ who/ your?
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4. anything/
are/ at/ doing/ the/ weekend/ you?
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5. are/
birthday/ doing/ for/ next/ what/ you/ your?
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6. are/
going/ have/ holiday/ next/ to/ when/ you/ your?
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