The Reading / Listening - Global Destinations - Level 4

The coronavirus pandemic has reduced overseas travel in the past 18 months. However, there is hope for us to get to exotic and faraway places. National Geographic has released its top 25 travel destinations for 2022, split into five categories: adventure, culture and history, family, nature and sustainability. It said the pandemic helped shape its choices. It said: "The pandemic provided a moment for travellers…to reflect…on how we explore the world."

The list includes a visit to a famous music street in London, and a trip to Hokkaido, Japan, for its indigenous people. Nature lovers can visit Namibia to see its natural wildlife. The pandemic has made people choosier about their vacations, so Nat Geo looked into ideas for unique and safe destinations. It added: "These superlative destinations speak of resilient communities, innovative conservation efforts, and thrilling opportunities for future exploration."

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Global Destinations - Level 5 or  Global Destinations - Level 6

Sources
  • https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/destinations/2021/11/18/top-destinations-2022-national-geographic/8667332002/
  • https://nypost.com/2021/11/18/national-geographic-reveals-best-of-the-world-2022-travel-list/
  • https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/article/best-of-the-world-2021


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Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. reduced overseas
  2. in the
  3. there is hope
  4. get to exotic and
  5. split into five
  6. nature and
  7. the pandemic helped shape
  8. reflect on
  1. faraway places
  2. for us
  3. sustainability
  4. how we explore the world
  5. its choices
  6. categories
  7. travel
  8. past 18 months

Paragraph 2

  1. a visit to a famous
  2. indigenous
  3. nature
  4. The pandemic has made
  5. Nat Geo looked into
  6. unique and safe
  7. innovative conservation
  8. thrilling opportunities for future
  1. lovers
  2. ideas
  3. exploration
  4. people
  5. efforts
  6. destinations
  7. music street
  8. people choosier

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

The coronavirus pandemic (1) ___________________ travel in the past 18 months. However, there (2) ___________________ us to get to exotic and faraway places. National Geographic (3) _________________ top 25 travel destinations for 2022, (4) ___________________ categories: adventure, culture and history, family, nature and sustainability. It said the pandemic helped (5) ___________________. It said: "The pandemic provided a moment for travellers...to reflect...on how we (6) ___________________."

The list (7) ___________________ to a famous music street in London, and a trip to Hokkaido, Japan, for (8) ___________________. Nature lovers can visit Namibia to see (9) ___________________. The pandemic has made people choosier (10) ___________________, so Nat Geo looked into ideas for unique and safe destinations. It added: "These superlative destinations (11) ___________________ communities, innovative conservation efforts, and thrilling opportunities (12) ___________________."

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Thecoronaviruspandemichasreducedoverseastravelinthepast18mo
nths.However,thereishopeforustogettoexoticandfarawayplaces.Nat
ionalGeographichasreleaseditstop25traveldestinationsfor2022,spli
tintofivecategories:adventure,cultureandhistory,family,natureands
ustainability.Itsaidthepandemichelpedshapeitschoices.Itsaid:"The
pandemicprovidedamomentfortravellers...toreflect...onhowweexpl
oretheworld."ThelistincludesavisittoafamousmusicstreetinLondon,
andatriptoHokkaido,Japan,foritsindigenouspeople.Natureloverscan
visitNamibiatoseeitsnaturalwildlife.Thepandemichasmadepeoplech
oosierabouttheirvacations,soNatGeolookedintoideasforuniqueands
afedestinations.Itadded:"Thesesuperlativedestinationsspeakofresil
ientcommunities,innovativeconservationefforts,andthrillingopport
unitiesforfutureexploration."

Student survey

Write five GOOD questions about this topic in the table. Do this in pairs. Each student must write the questions on his / her own paper. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers.

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Discussion — Write your own questions

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Free writing

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