Traveling and learning
What do people learn from traveling?
What’s the best way for tourists to travel if they want to learn about the culture of the place they’re visiting?
What are the important characteristics of a good tourist? Why do you think so?
Some people prefer to travel in large tour groups. Other people prefer to travel alone. Which type of tourism do you think is best for learning about a place and its people? Why?
Decide whether to go straight to university from school, or spend a year travelling around the world.
When you are asked to present an argument, you should always look at it from two sides, giving reasons why you agree and disagree before reaching a conclusion. It is usually best to present your argument in favor of something just before the conclusion.
Tips
Read an article and/or listen to a talk on an issue that interests you (for example, the environment). Prepare an outline for a one-minute opinion speech about the article or talk. Your outline should include your opinion, two points to support your opinion and one detail/reason to support each point.
– Take notes or create lists of important points on the listening and reading material.
– Do separate oral summaries of the information in the listening and reading material. Practice paraphrasing using different words and grammatical structures.
– Combine the information from the reading and listening material and explain in writing how they relate. Later, practice explaining it orally using only your notes for reference.
6 Questions
Time: 50 minutes
Scoring:
45–50 = A or Excellent
40–44 = B or Very good
35–39 = C or Good
34 or below = Needs improvement