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VII. COMMUNICATION AND CULTURE / CLIL
Everyday English
Asking for and giving advice
1. Listen to a conversation between a woman and a tour guide. Fill in each gap with ONE word you hear. Then practise it with your partner. 🎧
Woman: Excuse me. What do you think we (1) _____ wear tomorrow?
Guide: Well, it may be windy on the beach, so if I (2) _____ you, I would bring some warm clothes.
Woman: Thanks. And my friend is interested in diving. (3) _____ he bring his equipment?
Guide: I don't think that would be a good idea because the sea will probably be rough tomorrow. I'd (4) _____ surfing instead. People can rent surfboards and wetsuits at the beach shop.
Woman: That's a great idea. Thanks
2. Work in pairs. Make similar conversations asking for and giving advice about trips. Use the expressions below to help you.
| Useful expressions |
| Asking for advice | Giving advice |
| Can you help me with (sth)? I have a problem and I need your help/ advice. Should I (do sth)? What do you think I should (do/ bring...)? | You should/ought to / had better (do sth). It's / It'll be a good idea (to do sth). If I were you, I would (do sth). What about / How about (doing sth)? Why don't you (do sth)? I'd recommend (doing sth). |
CLIL
1. Read the text below and fill in each gap in the table below with ONE of the highlighted words from the text.
Environmental Impact of Tourism Although tourism is often called 'the smokeless industry', or an environmentally-friendly industry, it can actually damage nature. However, different kinds of tourism may have different effects on the environment.
• Mass tourism is a kind of tourism which involves tens of thousands of people crowding the same places at the same time of year. It often has a lot of negative impact on the local area, such as litter from tourists and pollution from traffic.
• Ecotourism provides tourists with opportunities to explore nature, and at the same time helps protect the environment and educates travellers on local environmental issues. It also promotes tourists' respect for local communities.
• Sustainable tourism involves not only environmental protection and cultural respect, but also efforts to keep profits local. It often refers to actions of the tourist industry as a whole.
• Responsible tourism encourages tourists to be more than visitors. Responsible tourists should not only be aware of their role, but also take part in protecting the environment, culture and improving the profits for local people. Responsible tourism often relates to specific actions of individuals, businesses and communities.
| Negative impact | Positive impact |
| (1) _____ | (2) _____ (3) _____ (4) _____ |
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2. Which kind of tourism does each description below fit best? Tick the appropriate column.
| Mass tourism | Ecotourism | Sustainable tourism | Responsible tourism | |
| 1. It attracts many tourists at the same time. | ||||
| 2. It stresses the active role and specific actions of visitors in saving the environment. | ||||
| 3. It stresses the role of the whole tourist industry. |
