Travel and Tourism – comic strip activity
Did you have the chance to travel much when you were a kid?
Was it common to go on school / family outings?
What’s the fondest memory you keep in that regard?
What Type of traveller are you?
1) The Holiday Makers: They see travel as an opportunity to kill two birds with one stone – having a fun time while still getting to find new travel destinations.
2) Functional Traveller: A business traveller. Travel is a necessary means to an end and not an aim/goal in itself.
3) The Backpackers: They quite literally travel far and travel light. They refuse to be burdened with convention and rules.
4) The Thrill Seekers: Adrenaline junkies and dare devils.
5) The Gap Year’ers: Their intention is staying in a said destination for a long period of time.
6) The Frequent Weekenders: They go away at every single opportunity available.
7) The Groupies: Typically found travelling in packs.
Did you have the chance to travel much when you were a kid?
Was it common to go on school / family outings?
What’s the fondest memory you keep in that regard?
out‧ing /ˈaʊtɪŋ/ ●○○ noun
1 [countable] a short trip that a group of people take for pleasure
during your teen years
Im back
we went on plenty of outings
/ˌmedətəˈreɪniən◂/
up‧bring‧ing /ˈʌpˌbrɪŋɪŋ/ ●○○ noun [singular, uncountable]
the way that your parents care for you and teach you to behave when you are growing up → bring up
Mike had had a strict upbringing.
a remarkable business man
he made a fortune in Cuba
Travelling to another planet
Listen to an interview to Dr Rosanne Di Stefano of Harvard-Smithsonian Centre for Astrophysics about travelling to other planets and mark the sentences TRUE or FALSE.
_____. Life elsewhere is more bound to be found in globular clusters.
_____. Inside globular clusters there are billions of stars and planets.
_____. Globular clusters are older than the Milky Way.
_____. They are among the first formations of our universe.
_____. It’s densely packed with stars and planets.
_____. The number of light years needed to cross them can be measured in the hundreds.
_____. Crossing that distance wouldn’t be feasible.
_____. Dr Rosanne Di Stefano is positive about finding alien life there.
_____. We already have the technology to move within a globular cluster.
_____. Spreading throughout space would increase your chances of survival.
Key
Life elsewhere is more bound to be found in globular clusters. T
Inside globular clusters there are billions of stars and planets. F
Globular clusters are older than the Milky Way. F
They are among the first formations of our universe. T
It’s densely packed with stars and planets. T
The number of light years needed to cross them can be measured in the hundreds. T
Crossing that distance wouldn’t be feasible. F
Dr Rosanne Di Stefano is positive about finding alien life there. F
We already have the technology to move within a globular cluster. F
Spreading throughout space would increase your chances of survival. T
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