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The STA Travel company is stopping tours to animal theme parks. It will no longer sell tours to places where animals are not free, like SeaWorld in the USA. The company will only go to places that are good to animals. Customers complained about some tours. STA said: "We listen carefully to feedback from animal welfare experts."

SeaWorld was disappointed. It said it looks after its animals. A spokesperson said looking after the animals was the most important thing. STA said: "It is really important we…work with organisations that really understand those issues." An animal rights group said all dolphins at theme parks are not happy.

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Sources
  • http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/may/16/sta-travel-ends-unethical-animal-trips-elephants-seaworld
  • http://www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2014/05/16/47997/sta-travel-drops-animal-attractions.html
  • http://www.ttgdigital.com/news/seaworld-disappointed-after-sta-places-animal-attractions-tours-under-review/4691451.article


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

The STA Travel company

a.

about some tours

2.

animal

b.

are not free

3.

It will no longer sell

c.

good to animals

4.

places where animals

d.

theme parks

5.

places that are

e.

experts

6.

Customers complained

f.

is stopping tours

7.

listen carefully

g.

tours

8.

animal welfare

h.

to feedback


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

SeaWorld was

a.

important thing

2.

it looks after

b.

organisations

3.

the most

c.

rights group

4.

It is really

d.

disappointed

5.

work with

e.

are not happy

6.

really understand

f.

its animals

7.

An animal

g.

those issues

8.

dolphins at theme parks

h.

important

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

The STA Travel company (1) ___________________ to animal theme parks. It will (2) ___________________ tours to places where animals (3) ___________________, like SeaWorld in the USA. The company (4) ___________________ places that are good to animals. Customers complained (5) ___________________. STA said: "We listen carefully to feedback from (6) ___________________."

SeaWorld was disappointed. It (7) ___________________ its animals. A spokesperson said (8) ___________________ animals was (9) ___________________ thing. STA said: "It is really important we…work with organisations (10) ___________________ those issues." An (11) ___________________ said all dolphins at theme (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

TheSTATravelcompanyisstoppingtourstoanimalthemeparks.Itwilln
olongerselltourstoplaceswhereanimalsarenotfree,likeSeaWorldinth
eUSA.Thecompanywillonlygotoplacesthataregoodtoanimals.Custo
merscomplainedaboutsometours.STAsaid:"Welistencarefullytofeed
backfromanimalwelfareexperts."SeaWorldwasdisappointed.Itsaidit
looksafteritsanimals.Aspokespersonsaidlookingaftertheanimalswas
themostimportantthing.STAsaid:"Itisreallyimportantwe…workwith
organisationsthatreallyunderstandthoseissues."Ananimalrightsgro
upsaidalldolphinsatthemeparksarenothappy.

 

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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WRITING

Write about animals for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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Answers

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