Welcome, traveller

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Welcome, traveller.
Welcome to this interactive powerpoint adventure!
Read the choices carefully and decide which
option is best for you.
You will have to explain your choices and
why you made them.
Different paths result in different outcomes!

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Choose your travel style:
Solo travel
Travel with
your best friend
Speaking Task:
Explain which you’d prefer and why to your partner/teacher.

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Nice! You’re on a flight to Thailand.
Your goal is to get to a beautiful beach.
Fly with a
checked-in suitcase?
Fly with only
hand-luggage?
Speaking Task:
Do you prefer to travel with a suitcase, or travel light?
Explain why to a partner/teacher.

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Whoops!
You lose your luggage on your flight.
Stay at the airport and
find your luggage.
Go straight to the hotel.
You have travel
insurance, anyway.
Speaking Task:
List 5 things you’d put in a backpack.

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Your trip was easy.
Welcome to the hotel reception!
They’re overbooked. There’s no space for you.
Pay extra money and
get another room at the
same hotel.
Go to a different hotel
across the street - it
looks very busy!
Speaking Task: Complete the following roleplay.
Receptionist: I’m sorry, we are overbooked.
You:
Receptionist: It sometimes happens with all these booking websites.
We can offer you a different room, but you have pay much more.
You:

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New hotel! You love it here.
It’s much better than the old place.
There’s a woman at reception with a map.
Read a book?
Make friends with her?
Speaking Task:
Have you ever approached a stranger while on holiday?
What did you talk about?

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Reading is cool!
You have a peaceful morning.
The weather is good. Let’s go to the beach.
Take a taxi?
Rent a scooter?
Speaking Task:
Do you prefer using a scooter or a car? Why?

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Taxi guy wants to overcharge you for your trip.
Agree to the new price,
or try to bargain with him?
Pay the full price
Bargain with him
Speaking Task: Complete the following roleplay.
Taxi driver: That’ll be 30 dollars.
You:
Taxi driver: No, that’s way too cheap.
You:
Taxi driver: Okay, I can settle for that.

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You made a friend! Cool!
But she doesn’t want to go to the beach.
Go to a restaurant
with her?
Go to a museum
with her?
Speaking Task:
What’s more important for you when traveling? Nice food or interesting art?

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Success!
On the way back from the museum,
a man offered you a boat ride!
You got to the beach!
Go back to the
beginning
Go to the discussion
slide

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Success!
Your bargaining worked!
The taxi driver accepted the lower price
and took you to the beach!
Go back to the
beginning
Go to the discussion
slide

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You wait forever for your luggage.
No Beach!
Go back to the
beginning

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You spend so much money on the new
hotel room, you have no money!
No Beach!
Go back to the
beginning

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You eat way too much at the
restaurant. Food coma.
No Beach!
Go back to the
beginning

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You crash the scooter! You spend your
holiday in a Thai hospital.
No Beach!
Go back to the
beginning

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The taxi driver takes all your money
and takes you to a lake instead.
No Beach!
Go back and remake
your decision

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Nice!
You’re going to Greece with your best friend.
Cruise ship or sailboat?
Sailboat
Cruise ship
Speaking Task:
Explain the pros and cons of a cruise ship to your
friend/partner.

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Good choice!
You can choose the fanciest room with the best
amenities, or one with an ocean view.
Fancy room
Ocean view
Speaking Task:
Explain which is better? A great view or
great room?

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How relaxing!
Spa day or salsa class?
Spa day
Salsa class
Speaking Task:
What type of traveller are you? One who likes to relax and be on vacation,
or one who likes to try new things?

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Salsa class!
You’re really good! But your friend gets lost.
Go find her or go eat?
Go find your
best friend!
Go to the cruise-ship
restaurant.
Speaking Task:
Do you think it’s better to let your friend relax alone,
or see where they went?

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A staff member knows where your friend is!
But he wants a 100$ tip.
Haggle or pay full price?
Try to bargain
with him.
Pay the full price.
Speaking Task: Complete the following roleplay.
Staff: I know where your friend is.
You:
Staff: No problem. If you can tip me 100 dollars, then I’ll remember.
You:

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Success!
The staff member finds your friend.
You go to Greece!
Go back to the
beginning
Go to the discussion
slide

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Your sailboat sinks on the first day!
No Greece!
Go back to the
beginning

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The ocean view was too enticing!
You fall overboard!
No Greece!
Go back to the
beginning

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You are too relaxed! You walk back to
your room and fall off the ship.
No Greece!
Go back to the
beginning

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You eat everything delicious. Food coma.
You eat so much food you fall off the ship.
No Greece!
Go back to the
beginning

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He takes your 100$ and pushes
you overboard.
No Greece!
Go back and remake
your decision

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Thailand Travel Discussion
1
Have you ever been to Thailand?
What was your experience like?
2
Is Thailand expensive compared
to your home country?
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Do you prefer a beach holiday, or
would rather go somewhere cold?
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What is your perfect holiday destination?

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Greece Travel Discussion
1
Have you ever been to Greece before?
Is it on your bucket list?
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Do you prefer a beach holiday,
or would rather visit a city?
3
Is Greece expensive compared to your
home country?
4
What is your perfect holiday destination?