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Source: Statista a What is the theme of the tour? b How long is the trip? c What is the most important characteristic of this tour? d What is the overall evaluation of this trip by reviewers? a Sum up at least two of the good and three of the bad points of this tour.

4 Go to the website your teacher gives you and read the introductory information about the ‘Jewels of Italy 2023’ trip.

5 Read the reviews you will get and answer the questions.

Negatives b Are these reviews from 1 or several trips? c What does this say about the reviews?

Positives a Preparation: find an organisation that offers 7-day trips in Italy that focus on cultural heritage sights, like the one you read about in the previous exercises. Read the reviews and make a list of the positives and negatives. b Action: present your trip to your class in no longer than 2 minutes. You should include general information about the trip and focus on the reviews.

6 Present a 7-day Italy tour that focuses on cultural heritage sights. At the end, the class will decide which trip deserves to be added to Caroline Morsel Teel’s list of Best Group Trips as the Best Italian Heritage group trip.

READING c Reflection: fill in the checklist.

Checklist: presenting a travel tour

1 Content and structure

• I researched a 7-day heritage tour in Italy.

• I listed some good review points.

• I listed some bad review points.

• I spoke no longer than 2 minutes.

2 Language

• I used correct vocabulary.

• I used correct grammar.

• I paid attention to my pronunciation.

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Step 2 Off the beaten track Writing an information leaflet

Yes I think soNo

1 What would you consider to be trips that are off the beaten track? SPOKEN INTERACTION a Why would you not consider these off the beaten track? b What do all ten destinations have in common? a What is this video about? b What did Forbes call the top trend in travel? watching c Which other word for this type of travel do you know? a Which locations has Sharadh visited? b Why did they come to Iceland? c Which other destinations do they mention? d Is this tourism helping or not? e What is the most damaging form of transportation? f What does Iceland do here? g At the end, the presenters give a possible solution. What is it? h Should the countries with these types of environmentally endangered places still support tourism? a What information do they give on the title page? b What parts does the brochure consist of? watching

2 Which of these destinations don’t fit the typical definition of ‘off the beaten track’?

3 Watch the introduction to the CBS Mornings segment.

4 Watch the full video and answer the questions.

5 Your teacher will give you a brochure for a trip to the Maldives.