Introduction

The subject of this lesson is 'Facts and figures'.

• Form groups of three or four pupils.

Discuss the following questions in your group:

• Do you know how many people take an international holiday every year?
• And do you know what that number will be in a few years’ time?
• Is it better to stay at home on holidays or go somewhere?

In this section, we read an introduction to a report about tourism and you’ll read about these figures. But first, let’s find out – what’s the difference is between a tourist and a traveller!

This lesson contains 7 steps and an evaluation.

Step		Activity
		Introduction	Find out what you already know.
Step 1		Speaking	Tick the points about tourism. List with differences between tourist and traveller.
Step 2		Reading-1	Read an article for fun.
Step 3		Reading-2	Read article and true/false sentences about Annual Report of Word Tourism Association. Make notes, compare ideas.
Step 4		Words	Match adjectives with meaning. Exercises with adjectives.
Step 5		Reading-3	Match statements, read article and put topics in order.
Step 6		Grammar	Past Simple: Grammar Desk, exercises with regular and irregular verbs.
Step 7		Task	Write in 200 words about a disastrous holiday.
		Evaluation	Reflecting on what you have learned.

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