4a: What an adventure

Discuss

Do you like travelling? Why? /Why not?

I love travelling because I like learning about new cultures and meeting people.

How do you usually travel?

I travel by plane, which is the fastest and safest way to travel.

Warm-up

What does each of these types of holidays involve?

Camping holidays involve sleeping in tents and enjoying the outdoors.

Holidays by the seaside are preferred by people who like staying close to the sea and spending time on a beach.

Skiing trips involve skiing in mountainous areas covered with snow.

Guided city tours are organised tours with a trained guide who takes you to the most important places in a city and gives you information about them.

Backpacking holidays are usually cheap, because they involve travelling on foot or by means of public transport and carrying your clothes in a backpack.

Cruises are holidays on a ship that offers Luxurious facilities and travels to one or more destinations where passengers can disembark for a short time.

Safari trips involve travelling in nature reserves to admire nature and the wildlife.

What kind of holiday do you usually go on?

I usually go on holidays by the seaside with my family.

Which of these have you never been on but would like to try? Why?

I haven't been on a skiing trip or a camping holiday. I would like to try them because they're something new and sound exciting.

2 Read

A. Look at the pictures. What do you think these people like doing during their holidays?
Listen, read and check your answers.

Oliver likes exploring volcanoes and Eric likes scuba-diving and interacting with marine life.

Comprehension questions:

1. What makes Oliver Manson different from other teachers?

His burning passion for volcanoes.

2. What does Oliver Manson do in his free time?

He travels to new volcanoes to explore.

3. Where is the biggest active volcano in the world?

In Hawaii.

4. Where has he just come back from?

Nicaragua.

5. What did he do there?

He went volcano surfing down the side of a volcano.

6. Who is Eric Reid?

An experienced scuba driver.

7. What does he love doing?

He loves interacting with marine life.

8. What does he do every summer?

He books a holiday somewhere new in the world just to swim in different marine environments.

9. What did he do in the Antarctic?

He swam with humpback whales.

10. Where will he go for his next trip?

To Darwin, Australia.

B. Read again and complete the summaries about the two people.

Oliver Mason is a teacher (1) who is really interested in volcanoes (2). His favourite one is still active (3) and it’s the biggest (4) in the world.

It’s in Mauna Loa, Hawaii (5). Apart from exploring, Oliver likes doing different activities (6).

When he was in Nicaragua (7), he tried volcano surfing (8).

Eric Reid loves scuba-diving (9) and he’s very experienced. He spends his summer (10) holidays in places where he can swim in different marine environments (11).

When he was in Mexico (12), he swam with whale sharks (13), which are the largest (14) fish in the world.

He has recently made plans to visit Darwin, Australia (15) and swim with crocodiles (16).

Grammar

Complete with so or such.

1. The meal they served us was so delicious that we ate it immediately.

2. We had such a good time in Taif that we want to go again.

3. It was such a big cake that we couldn’t eat it all.

4. Omar has improved so much at Maths that he’s become one of the top students.

5. You’ve got such nice boots that you don’t need to buy new ones.

6. My best friend can cook so well that I’m sure he’ll become a chef.

4 Listen

A. Listen to Jim talking to a friend about his last holiday. What kind of holiday did he go on?

He went on a safari.

B. Listen again and write T for True or F for False.

1. Jim had never been to Africa before. F

2. Jim spent a long time waiting around. T

3. Jim borrowed his brother’s camera. F

4. Jim was scared of the animals. F

5. An elephant tried to get into Jim’s tent. F

6. Jim wants to go on the same type of holiday again. T

C. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capitals.
All the missing words are in the text.

1. I might go to Madinah next year, but I haven’t made a decision yet. DECIDE

2. Please wear a helmet. It’s for your own safety. SAFE

3. I got the impression that they didn’t like my chocolate cake. IMPRESS

4. We spent an enjoyable weekend by the sea. ENJOY

5. Thomas and Jake spent a relaxing evening watching DVDs. RELAX

6. Travelling to Peru was an unforgettable experience. FORGET

7. What’s the difference between a backpacking and a camping holiday? DIFFERENT

5 Speak

Talk in pairs. Think of a nice holiday you went on and tell your partner all the reasons why you liked it.
Use the ideas in the box.

A: We went to Benidorm last year.

B: Did you have a nice time?

A: Yes, it was just great. The weather was so nice that we went to the beach every day. The people were so friendly that we felt right at home.

B: What about the food?

A: It was really tasty. What about your holiday?

B: My family and I went to Egypt two years ago.

A: Did you enjoy it?

B: Very much. We visited a lot of nicer places. We found a hotel online that had such low prices we could afford to stay for two weeks.

A: Wow!

B: Plus, we found a shop that had such cheap souvenirs that I bought something for all my friends.