1 2.36 Books closed. ask Ss to think about the last holiday they had, where they went and what they did. They can then tell a partner. Tell Ss they are going to read about different kinds of holidays and find out which is the cheapest and which the most expensive. Ss read and answer the guestions.
A holiday will cost $4 million!
Answer key
A cheap holiday near to home, avoiding long-distance travel.
EXAM IDEA
Vou could use the text in this lesson to create an exam-like exercise. You can practise your Ss’ listening or reading skills. Explain that Ss will read or listen to three predictions concerning holidays in the futurę. Write the following summaries on the board:
1 Expensive holiday.
2 Ocean view.
3 Not going far.
Ss will have to match the predictions to the correct summary.
Answers: 1 - the prediction by Bruce Manson. 2 - the prediction by Grace Linley, 3 -the predition by Sue Biggins.
2 Ss can work in pairs to read the text again morÄ™ carefully and answer the comprehension guestions.
Answer key
2DK3F4DK5T6F
3 a Recall Books closed, write the heading holiday activities on the board and elicit a couple of examples. Ss can then continue the list in their notebooks. Give a time frame of 3-4 minutes for this and see which pair has the longest list before checking their ideas in the Word bank on page 132. b Extension 2.37 Check that Ss understand the
Read
Grammar wHI/wonVmay/might for predictions 1 * Read the article. What is a‘green’
Yocabulary Holidays holiday?
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b i1 Extension Listen and repeat. Where would you like to stay on holiday?
I expect underwater holidays quite
common in a few years' time. At the moment we have the world’s first underwater hotel in Dubai. I’rn surę there morę in the futurę. Imagine breakfast fifteen metres under the sea!
Grace Linley Vacation, Vacation
The first space hotel is planned for 2012. A three-day holiday in space cheap. It about S4 million
and eight weeks'
training on a tropical island!
OK. that possible
for most people, but it cheaper eventually. I don’t think I ever into space, but our grandchildren !5
Bruce Manson. Break Frec
I expect that in the futurę people •greener’
holidays to protect the environment. They so often and I don t think they so far. MorÄ™
people cheaper
holidays in their own countries. They camping, or in caravans or smali B & Bs instead of big hotels. Sue Biggins. First Stop
Comprehension
2 Answer true (T). false (F) or don't know (DK).
1 There’s an underwater hotel in Dubai. T
2 Grace Linley has stayed in an underwater hotel.
3 A holiday in space will last eight weeks.
4 Bruce Manson dossn’t want to go into space.
5 Sue Biggins thinks foreign holidays will become less popular
6 She thinks morÄ™ people will stay in big hotels.
Vocabulary: Holidays
3a Recall Name as many holiday activities as you can remember. Then check the Word bank on page 132.
go sightseeing. ...
• B & B (bed and breakfast) • campsite
• caravan • cottage ■(self-catenng) fiat
• hostel • hotel • motor home • tent • villa
may wish to have a whole class show of hands to see who prefers what.
Optional Extra
Ss may benefit from spending a few minutes thinking about their preferences. If you wish. write the following sentence stems on the board for them to compiete:
I like staying in ... because ...
I like ... ing on holiday but I don 't like ...
They can then use these as the basis of their
Read the first two sentences aloud and elicit which holiday they refer to (space). Ask Ss Is this happening now? (no, in the futurÄ™); Which of the two sentences is morÄ™ certain? (the first one). Point out that we are predicting the futurÄ™ with different levels of possibility. Ask a S to read out the negative examples and repeat your guestions. Read through the last set of examples and deal with any guestions Ss may have. Point out the two ways the negative can appear in the verb: don't think ... will/think ...