Unit 6
Lesson 1
Students' Book page 42
Planning a trip
Lesson 1
1 What would your ideal holiday be? Discuss with a partner.
Answer
Students’ own answers
2 Read and listen to Mr and Mrs Husseini discussing their family holiday plans with their daughter Dalia. What kind of holiday are they planning and in which country?
They are planning a train trip through the Canadian Rockies.
Where shall we go?
Mrs Husseini: So, where shall we go on holiday this year?
Dalia: We went to Australia two years ago. Why don’t we visit somewhere different this year?
Mrs Husseini: You’re right. How about going to Canada? Do you think it’s a good idea?
Dalia: That’s a great idea!
Mr Husseini: I’ll check online if there are any trips to Canada. Oh here, there’s a train journey in the Canadian Rockies.
Dalia: It looks fantastic.
Mr Husseini: Listen: See the natural wonders of Western Canada. Your journey will begin in Vancouver in British Columbia. From there, you will travel through the Coastal Mountain Range and Fraser Canyon with its dramatic landscape. You will follow the Fraser River, famous for its salmon fishing. You will pass by the Albreda Glacier and the magnificent Pyramid Falls. The highlight of your journey will be Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies.
Mrs Husseini: I really like the sound of that. Let’s book the holiday.
Dalia: I’ll book the train tickets then. I think I’ll book them online. It will be cheaper.
Mrs Husseini: Shall I check the flights to Canada? We’ll have to fly to Vancouver to get the train.
Dalia: Then I’ll start packing!
COMPREHENSION
3 Read and listen to the text again and answer the questions.
1 Why doesn’t Dalia want to go to Australia?
2 What do the words in bold refer to?
3 What is special about Mount Robson?
4 Do you think the family will have an exciting holiday? Why/Why not? 5 What would you change in this planned holiday to make it better? Explain.
1 She went there two years ago.
2 we: Mr Husseini , Mrs Husseini and Dalia
there: Vancouver in British Columbia
its: Fraser River
3 It is the highest peak in the Canadian Rockeies.
4 Students’ own answers
5 Students’ own answers
PRONUNCIATION
4 Listen to the questions from the text. To which questions can the answer be yes or no?
1 So, where shall we go on holiday this year?
2 How about going to Canada?
3 Do you think it’s a good idea?
4 Shall I check the flights to Canada?
When the answer to a question can be yes or no, the question is uttered with a rising pitch.
Listen again. Which questions go up in pitch at the end? Repeat.
Answer
Questions 3 and 4 go up in pitch at the end.
Unit 6
Activity Book
Page 35
Planning a trip
VOCABULARY
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waterfall glacier plain canyon route journey highlight |
1 Match the following nouns from the box with their definitions 1–7.
1 beautiful landscapes scenery
2 water flowing down a steep cliff …………………..
3 a line of a road …………………….
4 a large, flat and treeless land
5 ‘the best or most exciting thing’ ……………………
6 a deep valley in a mountainous area ……………………..
7 a frozen river of ice …………………..
Exercise 1
1 scenery
2 waterfall
3 route
4 plain
5 highlight
6 canyon
7 glacier