English 10 UNIT 10 ECOTOURISM GETTING STARTED

Watch a video clip and answer the questions.


1. What am I doing in the video?
2. What kind of tourism it is?


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Lesson 1: Getting started


Look at the picture , name the country and the
activities tuourists can do there.
Go scuba
diving

Ride camels
in the desert

Australia
See kangaroos

See penguins


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/


Vocabulary
+ 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

 


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

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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)


HOMEWORK

- Learn by heart the words
- Practice reading the text
- Prepare for the next lesson: language,
pronunciation and grammar