way2go! 7. Coursebook, Schulbuch

57 Work alone. Think about travelling the world and write down: SPEAKING 2 a Why travel? What other tips and tricks for travelling safely can you think of? Talk in pairs. b Make a list of five ‘dos’ and five ‘don’ts’ for travelling. Compare your list with other students in your class. Example: Do: Find out about customs regulations before entering a particular country. Don’t: Don’t buy fake designer bags or sunglasses from street pedlars. WRITING 5 three adjectives that come to your mind three nouns that come to your mind three verbs that come to your mind one reason why you would like to travel one reason why you wouldn’t like to travel five countries you’d like to see Share your notes with a partner. Do you have the same ideas about travelling? Get up and walk around your classroom. Talk to your classmates and find people who share your ideas about travelling. Decide where you would like to go and how you would travel if you had an unlimited budget. Do some research and talk about your destination in a mini-presentation. Expand your vocabulary: Travelling safely Read the text below and consider the expressions in bold. Then match the phrases in the green box to the ones in the text that have a similar meaning. b 3 LANGUAGE 4 a When you travel to a (1) country that is not part of the EU , it’s important to consider a few things: First, it would be clever to have some (2) dollars, rands, rupees or yen with you because sometimes you can’t pay by credit card. Also, your (3) identification or travel document should be valid, meaning it isn’t too old. In order to ensure you don’t lose these essential things, you could keep them in a (4) bag that you wrap around your waist or in a hidden pocket of your backpack. Should you lose them anyway, find out where the Austrian (5) representative building is and contact them for help. For safety reasons, learn about the country’s laws and culture, stay in contact with other people and don’t (6) get into strangers’ cars to travel . Then you shouldn’t encounter any problems and have a safe trip. a embassy b foreign currency c hitchhike d money belt e non-EU country f passport Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv