The Reading / Listening - Travel Plans - Level 4

People are travelling again after the end of coronavirus lockdowns. Many people are using the money they saved while borders closed to go on their bucket list trips. Others are less willing to dust off their passports. A travel report analyzed 16,000 surveys from people in 15 countries. The site found that 14 per cent of Chinese and Americans, "never want to travel again". Almost 35 per cent of Japanese people said they never wanted to leave Japan again.

One reason why Japanese people do not want to travel is they want to explore Japan. Many people travelled domestically during the pandemic and fell in love with Japan's nature. A tour guide was "constantly amazed" at her clients' reactions in Kyoto. She said people were "so engrossed" in their heritage. Other reasons are the climate crisis and the sustainability of flying. Some people prefer to spend money on nice hotels in Japan than on travelling overseas.

Try the same news story at these levels:

    Travel Plans - Level 5 or  Travel Plans - Level 6

Sources
  • https://www.cnbc.com/2023/12/19/dont-want-to-travel-many-in-japan-say-theyll-never-travel-again.html
  • https://www.euronews.com/travel/2023/12/19/more-than-a-third-of-people-in-this-asian-country-dont-ever-plan-to-travel-again-heres-why
  • https://go.morningconsult.com/State-of-Travel-and-Hospitality-Report-Download.html


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. money they saved while borders
  2. bucket
  3. Others are less
  4. dust
  5. A travel report analyzed
  6. from people
  7. Almost 35 per cent
  8. they never wanted
  1. in 15 countries
  2. closed
  3. to leave Japan again
  4. list
  5. off their passports
  6. of Japanese people
  7. willing
  8. 16,000 surveys

Paragraph 2

  1. they want to
  2. Many people travelled
  3. fell in love
  4. A tour guide was constantly
  5. people were "so engrossed"
  6. the climate
  7. the sustainability
  8. people prefer to spend
  1. money on nice hotels
  2. amazed
  3. domestically
  4. of flying
  5. explore Japan
  6. with Japan's nature
  7. crisis
  8. in their heritage

Listening — Listen and fill in the gaps

People are travelling again (1) ___________________ of coronavirus lockdowns. Many people are using the money they (2) ___________________ closed to go on their (3) ___________________. Others are less willing to dust off their passports. A travel report analyzed 16,000 (4) ___________________ in 15 countries. The (5) ___________________ 14 per cent of Chinese and Americans, "never want to travel again". Almost 35 per cent of Japanese people said they never (6) ___________________ Japan again.

One reason why Japanese people do not want to travel is they (7) ___________________ Japan. Many people travelled domestically (8) ___________________ and fell in love with Japan's nature. A (9) ___________________ "constantly amazed" at her clients' reactions in Kyoto. She said people were (10) ___________________ their heritage. Other reasons are the climate crisis and the (11) ___________________. Some people prefer to spend money on nice hotels in Japan than (12) ___________________.

Put a slash (/) where the spaces are

Peoplearetravellingagainaftertheendofcoronaviruslockdowns.Many
peopleareusingthemoneytheysavedwhilebordersclosedtogoontheir
bucketlisttrips.Othersarelesswillingtodustofftheirpassports.Atravel
reportanalyzed16,000surveysfrompeoplein15countries.Thesitefou
ndthat14percentofChineseandAmericans,"neverwanttotravelagain
".Almost35percentofJapanesepeoplesaidtheyneverwantedtoleaveJ
apanagain.OnereasonwhyJapanesepeopledonotwanttotravelisthey
wanttoexploreJapan.Manypeopletravelleddomesticallyduringthepa
ndemicandfellinlovewithJapan'snature.Atourguidewas"constantlya
mazed"atherclients'reactionsinKyoto.Shesaidpeoplewere"soengros
sed"intheirheritage.Otherreasonsaretheclimatecrisisandthesustain
abilityofflying.SomepeopleprefertospendmoneyonnicehotelsinJapa
nthanontravellingoverseas.

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

STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)

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STUDENT B’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student A)

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Free writing

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Answers

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