A well planned vacation (1)

Subject : culture and people 

Listening skill : identifying the speaker's opinions

Listening task : radio advertisement on a vacation study program

A.   What activities do you like doing when you are on vacation? Discuss your answers.

 Listening skill

Identifying the speaker’s opinions

An opinion is what a person thinks or feels about something, which may or may not be correct. To show their opinions, speakers sometimes use special words / phrases such as I think, …., you should ….I believe …., it’s good/ bad idea …and Maybe you could …

B.   Listen to the class report and complete the sentences. Then check (√) the sentences that show opinion ( Audio 59)

 

1.     ------------------it is important for families to go somewhere ---------------.

2.     I ----------------exploring new places can be very ------------------.

3.     My ---------------- and brother had a great time------------------.

4.     --------------------could go wrong when you’re on vacation, so it’s a good ---------------- to plan well.

Listening

C.              Complete the sentences using the phrases.

visit a museum                 go hiking                     play a game

 

(1)	(2)	(3)
He’s bored. He should ---------------------------------------	She can’t go to the beach. Maybe she could ------------------------------------	There isn’t enough snow for skiing. He should ---------------------------------------

D.   Listen to the class report and take notes. ( Audio 60)

Opinions                                                        Details

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Practice

 E.   Circle two correct answers, using your notes to guide you. Then listen again to the class report to check your answers. (Audio 60)

 

1.     What are the speaker’s opinions on deciding where to go for a vacation?	2.     What are the speaker’s opinions on long trips?
a.     You must go scuba- diving. b.     Plan your vacation carefully. c.      Don’t go sightseeing. d.     Choose a place that everyone can enjoy.	a.     You must have an electronic game b.     Keep busy to avoid getting bored. c.      You should take books with you on a trip. d.     You have to travel far to have a good vacation.
3.     What are the speaker’s opinions on vacation plans?
a.     Find out about other things you can do. b.     You could go to the beach c.      Sometimes the weather can turn bad on a vacation. d.     Keep your plans open.

Pronunciation focus

 Words with similar sounds

 Some words sound very alike, and this can make you misunderstand what the speaker is saying. When you’re not sure which word you heard, listen for sense or meaning.

  

F.    Listen ( audio 61)

Vacations often mean traveling for a long time.  (√)

Vacations often mean traveling for a wrong time. (x)

 

G.  Listen to the statements and circle the correct word.

 1.     There is a ( band/ pan/ ban) on…..

2.     There are (free/ three/ trees)…

3.     The ( sheep/ ship/ zip)….

4.     ( please/ freeze/ police) I ….

  

Integration

H.  Listen to the class report and take notes on a separate piece of paper. Then check the correct answer (s). (Audio 63)

 

1.     What is the class report about?	2.     Which two details does the speaker express an opinion on?
a.     Swimming b.     Animals c.      Mountains d.     Summer vacation	a.     Going swimming b.     Going to the mountains c.      Going hiking d.     Seeing animals

 

 I.      Imagine that you have a choice of spending your vacation in the rainforest or on a tropical island. Choose one and write about it.

 I want to to go to----------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Reason 1---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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