Unit 12 Vocabulary: Vacations & Travel
English Grade 8 (Super Goal 2) · Unit 12: It's Going to Be Fun! · Lesson 12-1 · Term 2
Also known as: Vacations and travel · Travel vocabulary
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Lesson idea
Kinds of vacations and adjectives to describe them, from the Global Tours brochure.
Key points
- Global Tours: scuba diving in the Red Sea (coral reefs, sea turtles, lionfish, manta rays, dolphins); cultural trip to Dubai; trekking the Frankincense Trail in Oman (Muscat to Salalah).
- Safari in Tanzania's Serengeti (wildebeest, gazelles, zebra in the N'gorongoro Crater); desert tour to Petra in Jordan (buildings and tombs carved in rock); ecotourism in the Malaysian rainforest (Kinabalu Park, orchids).
- come face to face with = meet directly; off the beaten track = not visited by many tourists; Actually = introduces an opposing idea.
Vocabulary
Lesson questions (13)
- Where can you dive in peaceful coral reefs?
Answer: the Red Sea - What are visitors going to see in Petra?
Answer: wonderful buildings and tombs carved out in the rock - Where does the Frankincense Trail go?
Answer: from Muscat to Salalah in Oman - What kind of vacation are you going to have in Malaysia?
Answer: ecotourism in the rainforest - Where can you see herds of wildebeest, gazelles and zebras?
Answer: on a safari in Tanzania - On the cultural trip to Dubai you are going to taste Arabian ____.
Answer: cuisine - A green place with water in the desert is an ____.
Answer: oasis - A group of animals that live together, like wildebeest, is a ____.
Answer: herd - A place that isn't visited by many tourists is "off the ____ track".
Answer: beaten - Why doesn't Omar want to go to India?
Answer: It's a bit too crowded, and Indian food isn't his favorite. - What's wrong with Costa Rica for Omar?
Answer: He's allergic to mosquitoes. - What kind of place is Omar looking for?
Answer: an exotic place that isn't full of tourists - A vacation that is very exciting is ____.
Answer: thrilling
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What is the difference between a vacation and a trip?
A vacation is a long break we spend away from work or study, and a trip is a short journey to a place.
What does coral reefs mean?
Underwater structures where sea creatures live, which people dive to see.
Where do we dive to see reefs in the lesson?
We dive to see the peaceful coral reefs in the Red Sea. Example: You can dive in peaceful coral reefs there.
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