Moon vacations possible by 2024

The Reading / Listening - Level 4

A price comparison website for flights, hotels and car hire has predicted what travel will be like in a decade. The most exciting place for holidaymakers to visit will be the Moon. The site wrote a report called 'The Future of Travel 2024'. It describes unimaginable vacation choices for people who want excitement, and for and those who want to travel more quickly. Travel experts and international technology experts wrote the report.

Holidays in space are the most exciting "hot ticket". The report says: "Commercial companies are lining up to make it more affordable." Virgin Galactic is already accepting bookings for flights to space for $250,000. Underwater hotel rooms will become very common holiday choices. Other predictions include supersonic air travel and "danger-zone" tourism. There will also be more high-tech shopping and dining.

Try the same news story at these levels:

Level 5 or Level 6

Sources

http://www.skyscanner2024.com/resources/screenshots/futureairport-digitalwall-low.jpg
http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2014/09/29/new-travel-report-says-well-be-vacationing-on-moon-by-2024/
http://www.theguardian.com/travel/2014/sep/29/predicting-future-of-travel-holidays

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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	A price	a.	choices
2.	what travel will be like in	b.	experts
3.	The most exciting place for	c.	a decade
4.	unimaginable vacation	d.	comparison website
5.	those who want to travel	e.	holidaymakers to visit
6.	technology	f.	more quickly

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	commercial	a.	affordable
2.	make it more	b.	choices
3.	very common holiday	c.	and dining
4.	supersonic	d.	tourism
5.	"danger-zone"	e.	companies
6.	high-tech shopping	f.	air travel

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

A (1) ___________________ for flights, hotels and car hire has predicted what travel will be (2) ___________________. The most exciting place for holidaymakers (3) ___________________ Moon. The site wrote a report called 'The Future of Travel 2024'. It (4) ___________________ vacation choices for people who want excitement, (5) ___________________ who want to travel more quickly. Travel experts and international technology (6) ___________________ report.

Holidays in space are the most (7) ___________________. The report says: "Commercial companies (8) ___________________ make it more affordable." Virgin Galactic is already (9) ___________________ for flights to space for $250,000. Underwater hotel rooms will (10) _____________________ holiday choices. Other (11) ___________________ supersonic air travel and (12) ___________________. There will also be more high-tech shopping and dining.

TRAVEL SURVEY

Write five GOOD questions about travel 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.

	STUDENT 1 _____________	STUDENT 2 _____________	STUDENT 3 _____________
Q.1.
Q.2.
Q.3.
Q.4.
Q.5.

Now return to your original partner and share and talk about what you found out. Change partners often.

Make mini-presentations to other groups on your findings.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

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

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________
g)	________________________________________________________
h)	________________________________________________________

FREE WRITING

Write about travel for 10 minutes. Comment on your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Answers

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