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READ
Why do we like sightseeing so much? I think it’s because we want to see all the famous places we learnt about when we were at school. I remember learning about the Pyramids in Egypt and really wanting to visit them. Many years later I did. I was one of the thousands of sightseers who crawled around the Pyramids on a hot, Cairo day. I learnt after that to go sightseeing early in the morning. That way you get to the sights before the tour groups have even woken up. It’s lovely to have a world-famous sight all to yourself in the morning. There are so many sights to see it’s difficult to know where to begin, or where to go next. I want to go and see every sight in the world. Early in the morning, of course.
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THE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING GAP FILL
Why do we like sightseeing so much? I think it’s because we want to see ____________________ we learnt about when we were at school. I remember learning about the Pyramids in Egypt and ____________________ them. Many years later I did. I was one of the thousands of sightseers ____________________ the Pyramids on a hot, Cairo day. I learnt after that to go sightseeing early in the morning. That way ____________________ before the tour groups ____________________. It’s lovely to have a world-famous ____________________ in the morning. There are ____________________ it’s difficult to know where to begin, or where to go next. I want ____________________ sight in the world. Early in the morning, of course.
CORRECT THE SPELLING
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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about sightseeing. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about sightseeing. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. SIGHTSEEING POSTERMake a poster about sightseeing. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY SIGHTSEEING LESSON:Make your own English lesson on sightseeing. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING:Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on sightseeing. Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
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