6TSO Unit 5, Step 2: Travelling on a budget

Step 2 Travelling on a budget

Discussing travel budgets

1/  Watch the exchange rates!

Ex. 1

What is your money worth?

a Take a guess: put the following amounts of money on the scale from lowest to highest.

£ 1,500

 CAN $ 2,500 

YEN 50,000

 € 5,000 

US $ 2,500

YEN 50,000               CAN $ 2,500        £ 1,700               US $,2 500             € 5,000

(= € 386.42)                 (= € 1,625)        (= € 1,924)           (= € 2,326)

 

b How can you correct this exercise? What (website) do you need?

b How can you correct this exercise? What (website) do you need?

You need to put all the amounts into the same currency. You will need a currency converter, like www.xe.com.

p. 239, ex. 2 Read this tip about currencies and fill in the correct word.

converter

exchange

fluctuates

interest rates

wobble

Ex. 3

Pick one of these destinations and look up what tips are given about money when travelling there.

Choose a different destination from your team members.

Take notes on p. 240

China – Croatia – Iran – Morocco – North Korea – the USA

(Croatia started using the Euro since Jan 2023)

3 tips for ... (country)

2 / What about transport?

Do you remember?

In, on or by?

They often travel ... car.

1. in
2. on
3. by

I have never travelled ... a plane.

1. in
2. on
3. by

It is nice to go ... a taxi.

1. in
2. on
3. by

I don’t like to go ... a train.

1. in
2. on
3. by

You can buy a ticket and go ... a bus.

1. in
2. on
3. by

They prefer to go ... bike rather than ... foot.

1. by, by
2. on, on
3. by, on

I am afraid of travelling ... ferry.

1. by
2. on
3. in

Have you ever been ... a ship?

1. by
2. on
3. in

When I go skiing I love to travel to the Alpes ... coach.

1. by
2. on
3. in

If you want to travel on long distances you can go ... plane.

1. by
2. on
3. in

You can also go ... your car.

1. by
2. on
3. in

They toured Latvia ... a camper.

1. by
2. on
3. in

Ex. 1

Use your reading skills to do the following exercises.

•  Team up with a partner. You will get both get a different text. 
• Start the timer when you are ready.
• Student A (text 1) begins: student B asks questions about the text and A looks for the answer in text 1. Tell student B your answer. Student B checks in correction key. Move to next question when correct.
• Stop the timer once you get all the answers.
• Switch roles.

Who was fastest of alle students A? Who of students B?

d What was the best strategy to find the answers to the questions?

d What was the best strategy to find the answers to the questions?

Scanning: use the subtitles or the pictures; look for keywords; look for numbers if an amount is asked for,...

Ex. 2

Discuss both your texts in your group. Which tips did you learn from the articles?

Add them to the word web on the next slide.

Afterwards, take note of the 5 best ones.

best travel tips

3 / From couchsurfing to Tindersurfing

Accommodation: vocabulary

Fill in the words correctly. Choose from:

advance, bed and breakfast, bunk beds, dormitory, double room, reception, resort, single room, twin room, vacancies, youth hostel

1. If you book a room for one person, you usually book a ___________________________________.
   
2. If you want a room with a double bed, you book a ___________________________________.
   
3. If you want a room with two separated beds, you book a ___________________________________.
   
4. In a ___________________________________ rooms are often shared by 10 or more people. This kind of room is called a ___________________________________.
   
5. To get 10 people into one room, two beds are usually placed on top of each other. They are called___________________________________.
   
6. If you want to stay in a small hotel or private house that only rents rooms and provides a morning meal, you should look for a ___________________________________.
   
7. And if you want to try something more luxurious, a ___________________________________ may be more your cup of tea.
   
8. No matter where you're staying, you usually have to fill in a form at the ___________________________________.
   
9. During high season it's advisable to book a room in ___________________________________.
   
10. If a B&B is fully booked, they usually have a sign in the window saying »No ___________________________________.

resort

double room

reception

bunk beds

dormitory

single room

twin room

bed and breakfast (B&B

youth hostel

advance

vacancies

Go to Smartschool 6TSO > Oefeningen > Unit 5, Step 2, 3/ From couchsurfing to Tindersurfing

4 / Hidden treasures ... at home?

Staycation: cheap activities

Ex. 6

Promote a hidden treasure to others.

a) Preparation: use a social media platform (e.g. Instagram) and find a hidden treasure in your own city. Come up with 5 good reasons to visit this hidden gem.

b) Action: 

- Make a quick presentation with the basics of this hidden treasure. Include 4 separate slides with the following information: 

• Where is it? 
• What is it?
• A few photos
• Your 5 reasons

- Promote the place (or activity) to your classmates. You will only get 45 seconds to convincethem.

 c) Refection: check your task by flling in the checklist. Listen to the others and choose the place to be!

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