UNIT 7 - ON THE MOVE

Topic: Tourism, travel

I. VOCABULARY INTRODUCTION
Tourism

1.1. Answer these questions about the place where you live.
1. What would you take a visitor to your hometown to see?
2 . Which of the following best describes the place where you live?
A. coastal B. mountainous C. rural D. urban

1.2. (Audio 7a) Listen to four people describing where they live and complete the
table below. Use the correct adjective from 1.1 for the 'Type of place' column. Write
down any words that helped you decide.

Speaker Type of place Words that helped you decide

1.3. (Audio 7a) Listen again and decide which of the speakers' hometowns can be
reached:
A. by air _______ B. by rail ________ C. by road ________
D. by sea ______

1.4. Complete the sentences using the correct form of the words in the box. You may
use the words more than once.

Vocabulary note
When talking about statistics we say that figures reach a peak of or peak at: The
number of visitors reached a peak of 10,000 / peaked at 10,000. The opposite of a
peak is a low. The word trough also has this meaning, but is usually used together
with the word peak: The number of visitors fell to a low of only 556 in 1978. The
tourism industry has its peaks and troughs

at low of peak reach trend travel trough

1. The chart shows the _____________ in tourism in Harbour City in 1970, 1985
and 2000.
2. Adventure tourism rose from a low _____________ 20 per cent in 1970 to a
peak _____________ 50 per cent in 2000.
3. The occupancy of coastal hotels _____________ at close to 90 per cent in
1985.
4. In 2000 the number of passengers _____________ by air _____________ a
peak of 80 per cent.
5. The number of train passengers fell to a _____________ of approximately 25
per cent in 2000.
6. The two greatest _____________ occurred in adventure tourism in 1970 and
rail travel in 2000.
7. The percentage of coastal hotel occupancy experienced the greatest
_____________ and _____________ .
 8. City hotel occupancy peaked _____________ almost 80 per cent in 1985.
Travel
2.1. Correct the seven vocabulary mistakes in the text.
Thanks to modern transport people can now journey a lot more easily than in
the past. However, modern-day trip also has its problems: airports can be very
crowded and there are often long queues of people waiting to collect their luggages.
One way to make this job easier is to tie a colourful ribbon around each of your
luggage so they are easier to spot on the conveyor belt. If you are going away on a
short journey of only a few days then you may be able to limit yourself to hand
luggage and save even more time. For longer travels, make sure you take plenty of
snacks and drinks, especially if you are trip with small children.

1. _______travel_______________ 5. __________________________

2. __________________________ 6. __________________________

3. __________________________ 7. __________________________

4. __________________________

Vocabulary note
Travel = a verb and an uncountable noun used to talk about travelling in a general
way: Air travel has become cheaper than rail travel in some places.
Trip = short holiday or time away: I have to go on a business trip to Japan. Trip can
also be used to refer to a journey. The bus trip was really long.
Journey = getting from A to B: When driving a long way it is best to break your
journey up into two-hour blocks.
Tourism = the industry or business of providing holiday transport, accommodation
and entertainment.

Error warning

Travel/ Travelling = moving from one place to another: I think travel/travelling helps
to educate you about the world. NOT I think tourism helps to educate you.
 NB Travelling = UK spelling, Traveling = US spelling
Luggage is uncountable and refers to all of your bags: Put your luggage/suitcases
here. Not Put your luggages...

2.2. Think of a suitable word or words to complete the sentences. Then read the
following travel advice and check your answers.
1. I gave my parents a copy of my ________________ before I left so that they
would know where I was.
2. It is difficult to get tickets at that time of year so we booked ours well
_____________________________________.
3. My bank has a lot of branches overseas so I could ________________ my own
account easily.
4. Driving a car during ________________ periods can be horrendous.
5. Your passport, tickets and money are the only really ________________ items
on any trip.
6. In the duty free shop they asked to see our tickets and some form of
________________
7. The exchange rate can ________________ a great deal, so shop around for the
best deal.
8. When we finally reached our ________________ we were very tired.

Travel advice
The price of holidays can fluctuate a great deal throughout the year so try to
be flexible with your travel dates and avoid peak holiday times. It can also be
cheaper if you book well in advance. Before your departure, make sure you do as
much research about your destination as you can. Find out if you require any special
visas or permits to travel there. Think about currency as well. Will you be able to
access your own money easily enough or will you need to take cash with you? Think
about eating larger lunches and smaller evening meals to help make your spending
money go further, as lunch is generally cheaper. Make sure that you keep sufficient
identification with you at all times. It may also help to email a copy of your passport
details to yourself in case it is lost or stolen. Label your suitcases clearly so that they
can be easily identified as yours. It can be useful to store a copy of your itinerary in a
prominent place in your suitcase so that the airline will know where to find you if your
luggage gets lost. Be sure to pack any medication or other essential items in your
hand luggage. If your flight is delayed or your luggage is lost these can be difficult to
obtain in an airport or foreign country.

2.3. Complete the essay below with suitable words from the box. Then, in your
notebook, write a conclusion for the essay.

affects effect eco-tourism remote transport trend tourism tourists

What are the advantages and disadvantages of tourism?

Since the aeroplane became a common form of (1) _____________ people have
become more adventurous in their choice of holiday destination and expect to be
able to fly to even the most (2) _____________ parts of the world. But what (3)
_____________ do tourists have on their surrounding environment?
The arrival of a group of (4) _____________ in a small community can mean the end of
peace and quiet as they indulge in one long party. When on holiday, away from
parents, young people can sometimes change their normal standards of behaviour.
Fuelled by alcohol and too much sun they can do damage to themselves as well as
the community around them. This invasion (5) _____________ the local people in
many ways, disrupting their normal routine and increasing their working hours.
However, (6) _____________ can also be of benefit to a small community, bringing
jobs and a source of income that may not have existed before. This may mean that
younger people are encouraged to stay in the community rather than seeking work in
the city. There is also a growing (7) _____________ towards different types of
holidays. Nowadays we hear a great deal about the popularity of (8) _____________,
which I think indicates that people are more aware of the environment and wish to
protect it rather than harm it.

3. PRONUNCIATION: (Audio 7b) All of these words contain the letters ou, but they are
not all pronounced in the same way. Put these words into the correct box according
to their pronunciation. Then listen and check.

boundary bought cough course country double doubt drought enough

journal journey nought rough south southern tourism tourist trouble trough
ɜː (as in bird) ʊə (as in pure) ʌ (as in cup)

journey

aʊ (as in cow) ɒ (as in not) ɔː (as in ball)

 II. VOCABULARY IN FOCUS
[Link]-related

Phrases / clauses Words / phrases Phrases / clauses (Eng) Pronunciatio

(Vie) (Eng) n

1 Có những hàng UK
(người ) rất dài chờ để
/ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/
thu thập (lấy) hành lý
US
của họ.
/ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/

2 Thời gian nghỉ lễ cao UK /piːk/

US /piːk/
điểm thường vào

những ngày lễ, như

30/04 01/05

3 Hãy chắc chắn bạn UK /aɪ

luôn giữ chứng minh ˌden.tɪ.fɪ
thư/hộ chiếu bên ˈkeɪ.ʃən/
mình.
US /aɪ

ˌden.t̬ə.fə

ˈkeɪ.ʃən/

4 Nhiều trẻ em vùng UK /rɪ

sâu, vùng xa không
ˈməʊt/
có cơ hội được đi
học.. US /rɪ

ˈmoʊt/
5 Tòa nhà này cực kỳ UK /ˈsiː.nɪk/
đẹp vào ban đêm.
US /ˈsiː.nɪk/

6 Có một khu chợ rất UK

lớn, nơi mọi người /ˈprɒdʒ.uːs/

mua và bán nông sản US/ˈprɑː.duːs

địa phương. /

7 Hệ thống giao thông UK

công cộng thực sự
/ˈtræ[Link]ɔːt/
được tổ chức tốt.
US

/ˈtræ[Link]ɔːrt

8 Chúng tôi có một số UK /ə

điểm tham quan tuyệt
ˈtræk.ʃən/
vời (điểm hấp dẫn
khách du lịch) gần đó US /ə
cho du khách.
ˈtræk.ʃən/

9 Những người thích UK /əd

mạo hiểm đi đến
ˈven.tʃər.əs/
những địa điểm hoàn
US /əd
toàn mới mỗi khi họ
đi du lịch. ˈven.tʃɚ.əs/
2. General Vocabulary

Phrases / clauses Words / phrases Phrases / clauses (Eng) Pronunciatio

(Vie) (Eng) n

1 Nhờ có phương tiện UK /θæŋks/

giao thông hiện đại, US /θæŋks/
con người ngày nay có
thể di chuyển dễ dàng
hơn rất nhiều so với
trước đây.

2 Bạn thậm chí có thể UK /seɪv/

tiết kiệm nhiều thời
US /seɪv/
gian hơn nữa nếu
mang ít đồ đạc hơn
cho chuyến đi.

3 Bạn nên linh hoạt UK

ngày đi của mình để
/ˈflek.sə.bəl
tránh những thời điểm
/
cao điểm nghỉ lễ.
US

/ˈflek.sə.bəl

4 Bạn nên đặt chỗ trước UK /əd

khá lâu vì nhà hàng
ˈvɑːns/
thường đông khách
vào cuối tuần. US /əd

ˈvæns/

5 Chúng ta đều được UK

sinh ra với các đặc
/ˌkær.ək.tə
 điểm độc nhất. ˈrɪs.tɪk/

US

/ˌker.ək.tə

ˈrɪs.tɪk/

6 Thành phố của tôi nổi UK

tiếng với những tòa
/ˈfeɪ.məs/
nhà chọc trời.
US

/ˈfeɪ.məs/

7 Hệ thống giao thông ở UK

đây được tổ chức khá
/ˈɔː.ɡən.aɪz
tốt.
d/

US

/ˈɔːr.ɡən.aɪz

d/

8 Con số người đến UK /piːk/

thăm đạt mốc cao US /piːk/
nhất là 10,000.

9 Những người trẻ tuổi UK

được khuyến khích
/ˈrɑː.ðər/
theo đuổi học vấn cao
US
hơn thay vì đi làm
ngay. /ˈræð.ɚ/
 III. ADDITIONAL VOCABULARY

1. Topic-related Vocabulary

Words/ Words/phrases (Eng) - in bold Pronunciatio

phrases (Vie) n

1 Dễ nhận ra hơn trên Tie a colorful ribbon around your luggage so UK /kənˈveɪ.ə
băng chuyền (ở sân they are _________.
ˌbelt/ US /kən
bay)
ˈveɪ.ɚ ˌbelt/

2 Có thể sử dụng Carry with you a card that helps you _______ UK /ˈæ[Link]/

được your own money easily. US /ˈæ[Link]/

3 Phố Cổ The __________ is a popular tourist attraction UK /ˈkwɔː.tər/

in Hanoi.
US /ˈkwɔːr.t̬ɚ/

4 Những ngôi làng lân Tourists can also visit _________ and learn
cận about the local’s lives.

5 Vẽ tranh về phong It’s very picturesque up here, so we get a lot UK

cảnh of visitors, especially artists who want to /ˈlæ[Link]ɪp/

_________.
US

/ˈlæ[Link]ɪp/

6 Đi đâu để tránh A lot of people come to the beach to _________ UK /ɪˈskeɪp/

nóng/nắng from the city.
US /ɪˈskeɪp/

7 Nếu bạn có một If you have//If you’re going away on a short UK /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/
chuyến đi ngắn, thì journey , then maybe you should only bring
US /ˈlʌɡ.ɪdʒ/
có lẽ bạn chỉ nên ________________.
mang theo hành lý
xách tay.
8 Ghi nhãn vali của ____________ clearly so that they can be UK /ˈsuː[Link]ɪs/
bạn easily identified as yours.
/ˈsjuː[Link]ɪs/ US

/ˈsuː[Link]ɪs/

9 đa quốc tịch It’s a very exciting and ___________ place to UK /ˌkɒz.mə

live.
ˈpɒl.ɪ.tən/

US /ˌkɑːz.mə

ˈpɑː.lɪ.t̬ən/

2. General

Words/ Words/phrases (Eng) - in bold Pronunciation

phrases (Vie)

1 Dao động mạnh The price of holidays can ________ throughout UK

the year.
/ˈflʌk.tʃu.eɪt/

US

/ˈflʌk.tʃu.eɪt/

2 Ngạc nhiên/sững I’m sure any foreigner visiting the Old Quarter UK /əˈbæk/
will ________ its architecture.
sờ trước cái gì US /əˈbæk/

3 Xứng đáng công The drive from the city is ________ because UK /wɜːθ/
sức bỏ ra the surrounding countryside is very scenic.
US /wɝːθ/

UK /ˈef.ət/

US /ˈef.ɚt/

4 Có ích cho ai/cái gì Tourism can also ________ to a small UK /ˈbenɪfɪt/

 community. US /ˈbenɪfɪt/

5 Có nhận thức về People should be _________, especially when UK /əˈweər/

they travel.
môi trường hơn US /əˈwer/

6 Ngay giữa lòng It is situated _________ Hanoi. UK /hɑːt/

(trung tâm)
US /hɑːrt/

7 ở bất kỳ nơi nào You cannot find Vietnamese delicacies UK

_____________ in the world.
khác /ˈ[Link]ər/
US /ˈ[Link]/

8 hơn We have ____________ fifty large shopping UK /ˈəʊ.vər/

malls.
US /ˈoʊ.vɚ/

9 có sức hấp dẫn lớn The beer at the Old Quarter is __________l to UK /əˈpiːl/ US
all visitors.
/əˈpiːl/

VI. Questions

TASK 1 & 3

1. Where is your hometown?

2. Tell me about a tourist attraction in your city
3. Where do you usually choose to spend your holiday/vacation? (A
beach)
4. What are the common problems in modern-day travel? What can you
do to avoid them?
5. How is traveling today different from traveling in the past?
6. What are the advantages and disadvantages of tourism?

Question Idea
 7. 1. Option 1 - Province X
Whe
● To be from …;
re is
○ It; province; located in North/South/Central part… of
your
Vietnam
hom
● Landscape/buildings - scenic; atmosphere - peaceful/lively
eto
● Unique; thanks to its (một đặc điểm mà chỉ quê bạn mới có)
wn?
…; not exist anywhere else

Option 2 - City Y

To be from Hanoi/HCMC (Ho Chi Minh city)

The capital (Hanoi)/commercial center of Vietnam

(HCMC)

A nice city, with over …. million people

Only downside, public transport (system) - not well-

organized

2. Tell me about ● A great tourist attraction in my city/It has to be…

a tourist ○ Situated…;
attraction in ○ feature - unique characteristics; not exist anywhere
your city else
● Visitors - taken aback by (scenic landscape/picturesque
scenery/, interesting architecture, rich history and culture,...)
○ … of great appeal to many travelers
○ Number, visitor, could, reach a peak of…. during peak
holiday times/seasons

3. Where do you ● To be honest, not adventurous;

usually choose
to spend your ● ideal holiday destination - a resort/a scenic beach.
holiday/vacation ● However,
? (A beach) ○ hard; make reservations - peak holiday times; (Like
public holidays)
○ make sure - book well in advance.

Example - last public holiday (e.g. Labour Day &

National Day..), have to, book …month/week in
advance

4. What are the ● A modern-day problem: crowded airports

common ○ -> long queues of people; collect their
problems in luggage/suitcases
modern-day ○ People, mistake their luggage; or luggage, go missing
travel? What can (thất lạc)
you do to avoid ○ Waste time
them? ● Avoid inconvenience:
○ label suitcases; easier to spot - conveyor belt
● If, a short trip
○ - limit - only hand luggage; rather than - heavy
suitcases; save (even more) time

5. How is ● Thanks to modern transport;

traveling today ○ travel, make - easier, ever;
different from ○ people - mostly travel - neighboring cities / villages;
traveling in the travel to far-away areas - take days
past? ○ Air travel - accessible; flexible with choices
○ Fly to cosmopolitan cities half the world away; try out
local produce - remote town / escape the heat -
luxurious resorts

6. What are the Advantages

advantages and
disadvantages
● Tourism - be of benefit to - the economy
of tourism?
● Example: Great (tourist) attractions in ….- famous for their
unique characteristics
○ - create jobs; bring a source of income - local people

Disadvantages

● Arrival of tourists - mean the end of peace and quiet; small

community
● Tourism also - do damage to - environment; attractions
become over-exploited
● Travelers - more aware of the environment

Disadvantages

Arrival of tourists - affect, life, local people

Example 1: young people, party all night when travel

Cause/make a lot of noise

Example 2: tourist litter a lot (xả rác)

○ -> Make; more aware of the environment

7. What would Not a rich kid, usually, travel, domestic destinations.

you bring with
If. have money to travel overseas/abroad, bring a few
you if you had
things
the chance to
travel Passport; because, identification, not valid,
overseas/abroa overseas
d?
Foreign currency (tiền nước ngoài) like U.S.

dollars, because, not easy to access Vietnam

 Dong/Vietnamese money overseas

Optional - artistic (nghệ sĩ/tính nghệ sĩ) - Paint brush (bút

vẽ), paint the landscape

TASK 2

Describe a place you visited on vacation.

You should say:

- When you went there

- Where it is
- What you did there
- And explain why you went there

Ideas Answer

● Our family and I; go on a 5-day trip to

Ho Chi Minh City
● A cosmopolitan city; famous for its
scenic buildings
● We were flexible - travel dates; decide
- book in advance - avoid peak holiday
times since prices - fluctuate a great
deal
● Stay - at the heart of the city; easier to
travel - public transport
● The attractions such as … - of great
appeal ; taken aback by - amazing
local foods - cannot find anywhere
else
● Highlight of the trip; adventurous -
 wander around the city on foot; tired
but well worth the effort
● Magical experience; If I have the
chance…

Easy opt:

● Adventurous person; traveling - what I

love
● Been to places around the world; trip
to… - still remember to this day
● After working nonstop; decide - go on
vacation - relax
● Take weeks - plan for the trip
● Flexible time - book flights and hotel
rooms in advance
● Prices - fluctuate - peak holiday times
● Great: find good deals/discounts -
save money
● Hotel - locate at the heart of the city -
easy to commute - public transport
● Go site-seeing, see many tourist
attractions
● Amaze by - beautiful sceneries &
interesting culture
● Try local foods like…; all the meals -
delicious & unique
● … cuisine - something you cannot find
anywhere else
● What make … special : local people;
Totally fall in love with -
hospitality/warm welcome; everyone -
friendly & supportive