2.4
A STUDY TRIP
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KEY LANGUAGE
DISCUSSING ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES,
MAKING SUGGESTIONS
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Listen again and complete the two extracts.
Extract 1
KEVIN
I think we talked about this before the trip. There are
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and
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, aren’t there? On
the one hand, it’s good to give them free time, they get a
chance to explore places.
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,
if you give them too much free time, they say we haven’t
organised enough trips for them. You just can’t win.
DOUGLAS:
True, and don’t forget, Kevin,
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giving them a lot of free time is that they get into trouble.
Extract 2
KEVIN:
Actually, I’ve got a few suggestions for this next trip.
DOUGLAS:
Me too.
KEVIN:
Good. Well, I think we should have more meetings with
students before they leave. The
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about this
is they’d get to know each other better.
DOUGLAS:
Yeah. That’s true. Also, it’d be a
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to give
students maps of the cities they visit. I suggest contacting
the tourist boards and asking them to send us some.
KEVIN:
And how about showing them some restaurant menus
before they leave? That’d be a big
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for them.
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Work with a partner. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of
giving young people a lot of free time during a study trip.
TASK
ORGANISING A STUDY TRIP
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a
You are a member of the organising committee for the next
trip to Poland and the Czech Republic. Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of these suggestions for the next trip.
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Students must be in their hotel rooms by 11 p.m. each night.
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They should all take the same amount of spending money.
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They should keep a diary each day of their impressions. The diary
will be given a grade at the end of the trip.
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No student should explore areas by themselves.
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b
Add five suggestions of your own which will make the
next trip more successful. Think about the problems in the notes
and conversation.
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c
Compare your suggestions with another group. Decide on
the best five.
