The Reading / Listening - Global Destinations - Level 5

Few of us have travelled in the past 18 months because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, there is hope for us to resume our trips to exotic and faraway places. The National Geographic magazine has released its top 25 travel destinations for 2022. They are split into five categories: adventure, culture and history, family, nature and sustainability. Nat Geo's executive editor for travel explained the reasons behind the list and how covid-19 helped shape the choices. He said: "The pandemic provided a moment for travellers…to reflect…on how we explore the world."

The list includes a visit to a street in London that is famous for music, and a trip to Hokkaido, Japan, for the unique heritage of its indigenous people. Nature lovers can explore Namibia's Caprivi Strip and its natural wildlife. The pandemic has made people choosier about their vacations. Nat Geo said people are being more conscientious so it 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 4 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


Make sure you try all of the online activities for this reading and listening - There are dictations, multiple choice activities, drag and drop activities, sentence jumbles, which word activities, text reconstructions, spelling, gap fills and a whole lot more. Please enjoy :-)

Phrase Matching

Paragraph 1

  1. Few
  2. there is hope for us to
  3. exotic and
  4. They are split into five
  5. Nat Geo's executive
  6. the reasons behind
  7. how covid-19 helped
  8. how we explore the
  1. faraway places
  2. shape the choices
  3. world
  4. editor
  5. the list
  6. of us have travelled
  7. resume our trips
  8. categories

Paragraph 2

  1. a street in London that is
  2. the unique heritage of its indigenous
  3. Nature
  4. natural
  5. people are being more
  6. ideas for unique and safe
  7. innovative conservation
  8. thrilling opportunities for
  1. lovers
  2. efforts
  3. conscientious
  4. future exploration
  5. destinations
  6. famous for music
  7. wildlife
  8. people

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

Few of us have travelled (1) ___________________ 18 months because of the coronavirus pandemic. However, there is hope for us to resume our (2) ___________________ and faraway places. The National Geographic magazine has released its top 25 travel destinations for 2022. They are (3) ___________________ categories: adventure, culture and history, family, nature and sustainability. Nat Geo's (4) __________________ travel explained the reasons behind the list and how covid-19 helped shape the choices. He said: "The pandemic (5) ___________________ for travellers...to reflect...on how we (6) ___________________."

The list (7) ___________________ to a street in London that is famous for music, and a trip to Hokkaido, Japan, for (8) ___________________ of its indigenous people. Nature lovers can explore Namibia's Caprivi Strip and (9) ___________________. The pandemic has made (10) ___________________ their vacations. Nat Geo said people are being more conscientious so it looked into ideas for (11) ___________________ destinations. It added: "These superlative destinations speak of resilient communities, innovative conservation efforts, and thrilling opportunities (12) ___________________."

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

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pandemic.However,thereishopeforustoresumeourtripstoexoticandf
arawayplaces.TheNationalGeographicmagazinehasreleaseditstop2
5traveldestinationsfor2022.Theyaresplitintofivecategories:advent
ure,cultureandhistory,family,natureandsustainability.NatGeo'sexe
cutiveeditorfortravelexplainedthereasonsbehindthelistandhowcovi
d-19helpedshapethechoices.Hesaid:"Thepandemicprovidedamome
ntfortravellers...toreflect...onhowweexploretheworld."Thelistinclud
esavisittoastreetinLondonthatisfamousformusic,andatriptoHokkaid
o,Japan,fortheuniqueheritageofitsindigenouspeople.Natureloversc
anexploreNamibia'sCapriviStripanditsnaturalwildlife.Thepandemic
hasmadepeoplechoosierabouttheirvacations.NatGeosaidpeopleare
beingmoreconscientioussoitlookedintoideasforuniqueandsafedesti
nations.Itadded:"Thesesuperlativedestinationsspeakofresilientcom
munities,innovativeconservationefforts,andthrillingopportunitiesfo
rfutureexploration."

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.

(Please look at page 12 of the PDF to see a photocopiable example of this activity.)

Discussion — Write your own questions

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Free writing

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Answers

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