English 10 UNIT 10 ECOTOURISM GETTING STARTED

Why does the travel agent suggest an eco tour to Mr and Mrs Collins?. How much would Mr and Mrs Collins have to pay for two people if they took a seven-day tour?. What does the travel a

Watch a video clip and answer the questions.

1 What am I doing in the video?

2 What kind of tourism it is?

Unit ECOTOURISM

10

Lesson 1: Getting started

Ride camels

in the desert

Go scuba diving

Look at the picture , name the country and the

activities tuourists can do there.

Australia

Task 1 Listen and read.

ecotourism (n) /ˈiːkəʊtʊərɪzəm/

observe (v) /əbˈzɜːv/

sustainable (adj) /səˈsteɪnəbl/

coral reef (np) /ˈkɒrəl riːf/

discount (n) /ˈdɪskaʊnt/

safari (n) /səˈfɑːri/

+ ecotourism (n) /ˈiːkəʊtʊərɪzəm/: du lịch

sinh thái

+ observe (v) /əbˈzɜːv/: quan sát, theo dõi

+ sustainable (adj) /səˈsteɪnəbl/: không gây

hại cho môi trường, bền vững

+ coral reef (np) /ˈkɒrəl riːf/: dải san hô ngầm

+ safari (n) /səˈfɑːri/: cuộc hành trình, cuộc đi săn/ quan sát thú rừng

+ discount (n) /ˈdɪskaʊnt/: sự giảm giá

Vocabulary

Task 2 Answer the questions.

1 Why does the travel agent suggest an eco tour to Mr and Mrs Collins?

2 What does eco tourism mean?

3 What are some ecotourism activities in Australia?

4. How much would Mr and Mrs Collins have to pay for two

people if they took a seven-day tour?

5 What does the travel agent offer to Mr and Mrs Collins if they book early and pay two months before departure?

Game: Lucky places

1 Why does the travel agent suggest an eco tour to

Mr and Mrs Collins?

→ Because both Mr and Mrs Collins love nature

( line 7)

2 What does eco tourism mean?

→ Ecotourism means travel to areas of nature or

ecological interest to observe wildlife or learn about the environment

( lines 10- 13)

3 What are some ecotourism activities in Australia?

 Tourists can see different kinds of animals like crocodiles, snakes, frogs, birds, butterflies and other rare animals; go scuba diving to see coral reefs; go camping. ( lines 17 – 21)

4 How much would Mr and Mrs Collins have to pay for two people if they took a seven-day tour?

→ They would have to pay 6.000 dollars for two people.

5 What does the travel agent offer to Mr and Mrs Collins

if they book early and pay two months before departure?

→ A two percent discount

LUCKY PLACE

Task 3 Finding conditional sentences.

- If you also want to go on a camping safari, you’ll

need another three days.

- But if we could take the seven-day tour, how much would it be per person.

- … if you book early and pay two months before

departure, you’ll get a two per cent discount.

Task 4 Work in pairs Underline the verbs in the conditional

sentences in 3 Decide whether they are type 1 or type 2

- If you also want to go on a camping safari, you’ll need another

three days (Type 1)

- But if we could take the seven-day tour, how much would it be

per person (Type 2)

- … if you book early and pay two months before departure,

you’ll get a two per cent discount (Type 1)

- Learn by heart the words

- Practice reading the text

- Prepare for the next lesson: language,

pronunciation and grammar

HOMEWORK