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The social-media effect
Have you ever watched a travel video on TikTok, or an Instagram reel, and thought ‘I must go there!’? If the answer is yes, you are not alone. According to a recent study, more than 80% of people, and 90% of Generation Z, have researched a destination after
rubbish or crowds of people. More seriously, when posts go viral, they make a previously unknown place famous. When an area is not prepared for tourism, the result of thousands of visitors can be damaging for both the community and the environment. Luckily, people have realised that what they see on social media is not always true. As a result, many influencers have begun to create posts which give a more realistic
One new ESDC question linked to the unit topic and an SDG goal in every unit
coming across it in an online post. But can social media influence us too much? And is there a danger that the ‘picture perfect’ holiday we see online may not be perfect at all? For years, people have been posting videos of popular tourist destinations to keep memories and to connect with family and friends. Travel agents know this and have started advertising holidays in the same way. However, it’s social media influencers who have probably had the biggest effect on the destinations people visit. Of course, there are disadvantages to the way social media affects our choices. People follow the trend of posting videos which suggest their holidays are perfect, by filming deserted beaches and avoiding piles of OPTIMISE your exam Exam 4-option multiple choice • When you are not sure which answer option is correct, cross out any options that are definitely wrong. • When you are left with two possible options, read them both carefully. Then, check the relevant part of the text to make your final choice. 2 Read the text again. For each question, choose the correct answer. 1 What does the writer say about social media and the travel industry? A Travel companies use social media to advertise. B Travellers dislike sharing experiences online. C Online influencers are less popular with tourists. D Younger people avoid viewing posts on travel. 2 According to the writer, what is the worst effect of social media on travel? A people giving false ideas about a place B tourism causing dirty beaches C people being too critical of areas D tourism harming local people 3 The writer says positive things about the increase in A social media influencers B cheap holidays C honest posts D destination choices. 4 What is the main message of the text? A Do less research on social media and travel less B Use social media to make good travel choices C Avoid social media D Travel the world and post your own photos
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view of other countries and cultures. This helps people to research places properly. It means they can travel virtually to remote areas and learn about different cultures and the local wildlife. They can understand sustainability and eco-tourism, make sensible choices and perhaps in the future visit these places themselves. There is no doubt that social media has changed the way we see travel and that this can have both good and bad results. So, if we understand the issues and take care to avoid them, social media is a fantastic way to help us decide where to go.
Around the world
Think boxes at the end of the section encourage students to reflect more on the topic
How does tourism affect communities and the environment?
3 Complete the sentences with the highlighted words and phrases from the text. 1 You should take your with you when you leave a place. 2 Do your friends you, or do
READING 4-option multiple choice | An article
you make your own decisions? 3 My first trip abroad had a big on me. 4 We saw some amazing
Digital game
on
EXAM SKILL Skimming • Skimming is reading quickly to get the general meaning of a text. • When you skim, move your eyes quickly over the text without going back. • Focus on the general idea and don’t worry about words you don’t understand. 1 06 Skim the text and decide if the statements are T (True) or F (False). 1 The general idea of the text is the connection between travel and social media. T / F 2 The writer recommends different holiday locations. T / F 3 The text would most likely appear on a travel website. T / F
our trip to Australia.
5 My mum was
a teacher at
my school. 6 Being always tired
my
ability to study.
Think
Choose a popular tourist destination. Imagine you are going to film a short video for social media. What place would you choose? What would you include in your video?
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LISTENING 3-option multiple choice | Dialogues 2
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OPTIMISE your exam Exam 3-option multiple choice | Dialogues • You will hear the context sentence and then there will be a pause of eight seconds. • During the pause, read the question and the answer options. Think about what words you might hear for each answer option. 3 11 Listen to six dialogues. For each question, choose the correct answer. 1 You will hear two friends talking about a holiday they went on. What did the girl think about it? A The tour guide knew a lot. B She met lots of other young people. C People at the resort were very friendly. 2 You will hear two friends talking about a hotel they stayed at. The man felt that the hotel A was too big. B was too far from the beach. C was very expensive. 3 You will hear two friends talking about a TV programme they saw. The girl says she would like to A watch the next programme in the series. B visit the place in the programme. C learn more about the place in the programme. 4 You will hear two friends talking about going on a school trip. The boy is looking forward to A having a day away from school. B finding out more about a topic. C travelling there with his schoolmates. 5 You will hear a girl telling her friend about a camping trip. What problem did she have on the trip? A She took too many things with her. B She couldn’t find the campsite. C She lost all her money. 6 You will hear two friends talking about their summer holidays. The boy’s family is planning to go
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Units start with either a new digital game or a new documentary or situational video to introduce the topic
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In pairs or groups, discuss the questions. 1 What different things can go wrong on holiday? Example: bad weather 2 Have you ever had a terrible holiday? Explain what happened. EXAM SKILL Listening for attitude and opinion • An exam question sometimes asks how someone feels or what their opinion of something is. • Remember that you’re listening for general ideas, not specific words, e.g. someone who is disappointed
might say I thought it would be better than it was. 2 Read the statements. Choose the correct word or phrase.
I really enjoyed our holiday together! It wasn’t busy, so there was plenty of space in the pool.
1 This person liked / didn’t like the fact that there weren’t many other people.
GRAMMAR 1 Present perfect simple and continuous 2
Yes, I was surprised there weren’t many people there. It’s a shame we didn’t have the chance to make many new friends.
A to a place they have been to before. B to a place that might be dangerous. C somewhere close to home.
1 Choose the correct word or phrase. 1 Have you heard / been hearing of the Orient Express? 2 I’ve just found / been finding us a great hotel for our trip. 3 I’ve written / been writing this travel story for hours. 4 I haven’t stayed / been staying at this campsite before. 2 Complete the questions with the words below. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner. VOCABULARY Working with words already ever for just since yet 1 Have you been to another country?
2 This person liked / didn’t like the fact that there weren’t many other people.
Grammar in context Write a word in each gap to complete the sentences. Then find them in the article on page 21 and check your answers. 1 you video on TikTok? 2 For years, people have videos of popular tourist destinations. 3 Luckily, people have that what they see on social media is not always true. Remember Use the present perfect simple for • an action or situation that happened at an unspecified time in the past. I ’ve already booked the tickets. • an action or situation that started in the past and continues up to the present. She ’s been a tour guide for three years . • the result of a past action that is linked to the present. She has just returned from Spain. Useful words: for , since , already , just , yet , ever , never , still Use the present perfect continuous for • a series of actions or a situation that started in the past and is still happening now or has just finished. Have you been thinking about your next holiday? Useful words: for , since Use the past simple for a completed action or situation at a specific time in the past. I booked the tickets yesterday .
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11 Listen again and check your answers.
I got a lot out of the tours. It was worth visiting the local area and finding out about it.
Redesigned personalization activity at the end of the section
watched a travel
Me Do you prefer to go on holiday where there are lots of people or somewhere quiet? Have you ever been on a guided tour? What did you learn about? Did you enjoy it?
3 This person enjoyed / didn’t enjoy the tours.
There wasn’t much the guide didn’t know, was there?
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4 This person thinks the guide knew a lot / very little .
Which one? 2 Which activity have you loved
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Words connected with holidays 1 07 Choose the correct word to complete the definitions. Listen and check. 1 camp / camping trip : a holiday where you sleep in a tent 2 school trip / journey : when students visit a place away from school 3 full / package holiday : a holiday where flights and accommodation are included in the price 4 cruise / voyage : a holiday on board a big ship 5 guided tour / view : when an expert shows you round a tourist attraction 6 job / business trip : when someone travels as part of their job 2 08 Complete the table with the words and phrases below. Listen and check.
Word formation: adjectives with un- / im- / il- / ir- / dis- 3 09 Write un -, im -, il -, ir - or dis - in each gap to make the words negative. Listen and check. 1 tidy 2 comfortable 3 fair 4 responsible 5 helpful 6 patient 7 legal 8 happy 9 certain 10 honest 11 popular 12 able 13 possible 14 abled 4 Write a negative adjective from Exercise 3 in each gap. 1 I don’t like camping because sleeping in a tent is so . 2 The passengers were with the long delays. 3 The hotel was very noisy and it was to sleep. 4 My parents are about where to go on holiday this year. 5 She felt very when her holiday was cancelled. 6 It’s in some countries for motorcyclists not to wear a helmet. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner. 1 Do you have time to do / doing your favourite things when you’re on holiday? 2 How much time do you spend to lie / lying on the beach in the summer? 3 Are you interested to go / in going camping? 4 Are you looking forward to have / having a holiday next year? 5 Would you be keen on have / having a job that involved lots of business trips? 6 Have you ever been prevented to go / from going somewhere because you lost your ticket? Word patterns 5 10 Choose the correct word or phrase. Listen and check. 7 Are you ready for / with your next holiday? Where are you going? 8 When you were small, did people make you visit / to visit museums?
young? Why do you like it? 3 Would you like to go back to any places that you have visited? Which ones? 4 Are you looking forward to your lunch or have you eaten? 5 Do you have an object that you have owned a long time. What is it? 6 Which famous film haven’t you seen ? 3 Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first. Use the present perfect simple or present perfect continuous form of the verbs in brackets. 1 Maria got her bike four years ago. (have) Maria . 2 Is this your first visit to Rome? (be) Have ? 3 This will be my first time staying in Paris. (not / stay) I . 4 They started waiting for the train at 1 o’clock! (wait) They . 4 Complete the text with the past simple, present perfect simple or present perfect continuous form of the verbs in brackets.
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GRAMMAR 2 Countable and uncountable nouns
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A new grammar video per unit
4 There
a few guidebooks in the shop.
Grammar in context Grammar video
5 The information in the timetable
wrong.
6 There
a lot of baggage at the airport.
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Complete the sentences with the words below. There are three extra words that you do not need to use. Then ask and answer the questions with a partner.
amount few fewer less little lots many much number
See Grammar reference, Unit 2, pages 138
Workbook cross references included
1 How
times have you been on holiday
this year?
The Underground
2 How
time do you usually spend in the
backpacker campsite currency guest guidebook hostel luggage passport resort sightseer tour guide tourist
Look at these extracts from the listening on page 24. Decide if each noun in bold is countable (C) or uncountable (U). 1 It’s a shame we didn’t have the chance to make many new friends . 2 … it was good to find out some information . 3 … I love visiting places and seeing how they really work. 4 I had lots of luggage . 5 And when I needed clothes , I couldn’t find anything. 6 I’m glad I took plenty of money . Remember • Countable nouns can be counted and have a singular and plural form. Useful words: (a) few, fewer, many, a number of • Uncountable nouns only have a singular form. They are often abstract ideas, e.g. information, materials like water and wood or collections of things like furniture and money. Useful words: (a) little, less, much, an amount of • To talk about a single uncountable noun, use a piece of , a sheet of , an item of , etc. • Some nouns are both countable and uncountable. There are three glasses on the table. The table is made of glass . • We can use a lot of and lots of with both countable and uncountable nouns.
mountains?
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people have ever stayed in an underwater
( 1 ) ( you / ever / be ) to London? If you have, ( 2 ) ( you / probably / travel ) on the London Underground, one of the longest metro systems in the world. Even if ( 3 ) ( you / not / be ) to London, ( 4 ) ( you / probably / hear ) of it. The Underground, also known as the Tube, is the oldest metro in the world! It includes the tunnels of the Metropolitan Railway, which ( 5 ) ( open ) back in 1863. Passengers ( 6 ) ( travel ) on the Tube for more than 160 years. The Tube ( 7 ) ( change ) a lot over the years. Lots of stations ( 8 ) ( open ) since 1863, and lots ( 9 ) People Places to stay
hotel. Why do you think that’s true? 4 Young people have
time to relax than they
used to. Do you agree?
5 Do you like buying
of souvenirs or do you
spend your money on other things? 6 People should take
flights to help the
environment. Do you agree? 3 Read the text. If a word in bold is correct, put a tick. Add an - s onto each word which needs it.
( close ), including the Tower of London station, which
closed in 1884. In the past 24 hours, more than four million people ( 10 )
Things to take on holiday
( get on ) and off an
Digital practice
Underground train. A final fun fact. No-one ( 11 )
( actually / count ) them, but scientists ( 12 )
Unique hotels
( calculate ) that about half a million mice live in the tunnels of the Underground!
Digital practice
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Every hotel provides ( 1 ) accommodation for its guests. But some hotels are much stranger than others. Here are some of the weirdest ( 2 ) place to stay in the world! At the Palacio de Sal in Bolivia, the whole hotel is made of ( 3 ) salt – even the ( 4 ) furniture ! If you like art, then Benesse House in Japan might be the perfect hotel for you. Guests sleep in a museum and gallery, surrounded by expensive ( 5 ) work of ( 6 ) art and sculptures. If you’re more interested in ( 7 ) transport , then you would enjoy staying at Hotel Costa Verde in Costa Rica, where a full-size Boeing 727 aeroplane is part of the hotel. Interestingly, there are several underwater hotels in the world. At Poseidon Undersea Resort in Fiji, the hotel is 12 ( 8 ) metre below the surface of the ( 9 ) water . It’s like sleeping in an aquarium. Guests also have access to a small submarine – but of course you need lots of ( 10 ) money to stay there!
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Vocabulary reference, page 152
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See Grammar reference, Unit 2, page 140
1 Complete the sentences with was or were . Use the words in bold to help you. 1 The news about the delay annoying. 2 My friend’s advice to read the reviews. 3 Some of the ideas for train travel exciting!
New digital practice activities offers students extra practice and vocabulary
Digital game
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Workbook Unit 2: Grammar 2, page 15
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