6TSO Unit 5, Step 2: Travelling on a budget

Step 2 Travelling on a budget

Discussing travel budgets

1/  Watch the exchange rates!
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Step 2 Travelling on a budget

Discussing travel budgets

1/  Watch the exchange rates!

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Ex. 1
What is your money worth?
a Take a guess: put the following amounts of money on the scale from lowest to highest.

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£ 1,500
 CAN $ 2,500 
YEN 50,000
 € 5,000 
US $ 2,500

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YEN 50,000               CAN $ 2,500        £ 1,700               US $,2 500             € 5,000
(= € 386.42)                 (= € 1,625)        (= € 1,924)           (= € 2,326)
 

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b How can you correct this exercise? What (website) do you need?

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b How can you correct this exercise? What (website) do you need?
You need to put all the amounts into the same currency. You will need a currency converter, like www.xe.com.

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p. 239, ex. 2 Read this tip about currencies and fill in the correct word.
converter
exchange
fluctuates
interest rates
wobble

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Ex. 3
Pick one of these destinations and look up what tips are given about money when travelling there.
Choose a different destination from your team members.
Take notes on p. 240
China – Croatia – Iran – Morocco – North Korea – the USA
(Croatia started using the Euro since Jan 2023)

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3 tips for ... (country)
timer
2:00

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2 / What about transport?

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Do you remember?

In, on or by?

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They often travel ... car.
A
in
B
on
C
by

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I have never travelled ... a plane.
A
in
B
on
C
by

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It is nice to go ... a taxi.
A
in
B
on
C
by

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I don’t like to go ... a train.
A
in
B
on
C
by

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You can buy a ticket and go ... a bus.
A
in
B
on
C
by

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They prefer to go ... bike rather than ... foot.
A
by, by
B
on, on
C
by, on

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I am afraid of travelling ... ferry.
A
by
B
on
C
in

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Have you ever been ... a ship?
A
by
B
on
C
in

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When I go skiing I love to travel to the Alpes ... coach.
A
by
B
on
C
in

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If you want to travel on long distances you can go ... plane.
A
by
B
on
C
in

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You can also go ... your car.
A
by
B
on
C
in

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They toured Latvia ... a camper.
A
by
B
on
C
in

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Ex. 1
Use your reading skills to do the following exercises.
  • Team up with a partner. You will both get a different text. 
  • Start the timer when you are ready.
  • Student A (text 1) begins: student B asks questions about the text and A looks for the answer in text 1. Tell student B your answer. Student B checks in correction key. Move to the next question when correct.
  • Stop the timer once you get all the answers.
  • Switch roles.

Who was the fastest of all students A? Who of students B?
stopwatch
00:00

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d What was the best strategy to find the answers to the questions?


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d What was the best strategy to find the answers to the questions?

Scanning: use the subtitles or the pictures; look for keywords; look for numbers if an amount is asked for,...

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Ex. 2
Discuss both your texts in your group. Which tips did you learn from the articles?
Add them to the word web on the next slide.
Afterwards, take note of the 5 best ones.

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best travel tips

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3 / From couchsurfing to Tindersurfing


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Accommodation: vocabulary
Fill in the words correctly. Choose from:
advance, bed and breakfast, bunk beds, dormitory, double room, reception, resort, single room, twin room, vacancies, youth hostel

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  1. If you book a room for one person, you usually book a ___________________________________.
  2. If you want a room with a double bed, you book a ___________________________________.
  3. If you want a room with two separated beds, you book a ___________________________________.
  4. In a ___________________________________ rooms are often shared by 10 or more people. This kind of room is called a ___________________________________.
  5. To get 10 people into one room, two beds are usually placed on top of each other. They are called___________________________________.
  6. If you want to stay in a small hotel or private house that only rents rooms and provides a morning meal, you should look for a ___________________________________.
  7. And if you want to try something more luxurious, a ___________________________________ may be more your cup of tea.
  8. No matter where you're staying, you usually have to fill in a form at the ___________________________________.
  9. During high season it's advisable to book a room in ___________________________________.
  10. If a B&B is fully booked, they usually have a sign in the window saying »No ___________________________________.

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resort
double room
reception
bunk beds
dormitory
single room
twin room
bed and breakfast (B&B
youth hostel
advance
vacancies

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Go to Smartschool 6TSO > Oefeningen > Unit 5, Step 2, 3/ From couchsurfing to Tindersurfing

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4 / Hidden treasures ... at home?

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Staycation: cheap activities

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Ex. 6
Promote a hidden treasure to others.
a) Preparation: use a social media platform (e.g. Instagram) and find a hidden treasure in your own city. Come up with 5 good reasons to visit this hidden gem.
b) Action: 
- Make a quick presentation with the basics of this hidden treasure. Include 4 separate slides with the following information: 
  • Where is it? 
  • What is it?
  • A few photos
  • Your 5 reasons
- Promote the place (or activity) to your classmates. You will only get 45 seconds to convincethem.
 c) Refection: check your task by flling in the checklist. Listen to the others and choose the place to be!
p. 245

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