Prime Time 7, Coursebook plus Semester Self-checks

Reading–speaking: Dark tourism (B2) “Dark tourism” is an attempt by the tourism industry to make money through international tours to sites and memorials involving death, disaster and catastrophe. You can now go on a tour to Osama bin Laden’s former hiding place, a bleak valley in Abbottabad, Pakistan, or more recently, do the “Libya: After the Revolution” tour. Prepare a two-minute talk and give your opinion on “dark tourism”. Self-assessment Tick the appropriate boxes. Listening Can understand most radio documentaries and most other recorded or broadcast audio material delivered in standard dialect and can identify the speaker’s mood, tone etc. I could understand everything. Sometimes I had to guess the meaning. I could only understand parts. I could hardly understand anything. Writing Can convey information and ideas on abstract as well as concrete topics, check information and ask about or explain problems with reasonable precision. I could write the text without help. I reused phrases from the text. I had to look up words/phrases. I could not express my ideas as wanted. Reading Can understand articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular stances or viewpoints. I understood the text without help. I had to guess the meaning. I had to use a dictionary. I did not understand the text. Speaking Can develop a clear argument, expanding and supporting his/her points of view at some length with subsidiary points and relevant examples. Can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvan- tages of various options. I could express my opinion without help. I was sometimes lost for words. I had to make notes before I started. I could not express my ideas clearly. Find suggestions to help you on the CD-ROM in this book. 3  161 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv