W03 - Int 1


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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