Topic outline

  • Welcome

    Lecturer: Patricia Rodrigues
    Contacts: patricia.rodrigues@ese.ipsantarem.pt; 966603404
    Office Hours: To be discussed
    Class email:


  • Information

    • Work groups:

      • Ana F. Geraldes, Catarina Romão, M. Beatriz Henriques e Marta Dias
      • Ana Beatriz Ramos, Mariana Pedro, Matilde Rodrigues e Catarina Faria
      • João Paulo Espinho, Mónica Vieira e Sandra Conceição
      • Catarina Fonseca, Diogo Pires, Joana Serpe e Rafael Vitorino

       

      Pairs/Trios:

      • Ana Beatriz Ramos + Mariana Pedro
      • Diogo Pires + Joana Serpe
      • Catarina Romão + Marta Dias
      • Catarina Fonseca + M. Beatriz Fonseca
      • Matilde Rodrigues + Rafael Vitorino
      • João Paulo Espinho +  Sandra Conceição
      • Ana F. Geraldes + Catarina Faria + Mónica Vieira

  • Summaries

    Class 1:

    Presentation.

    General information.

    Diagnosis Test.

    Class 2:

    General information about the English classes and evaluation.

    Introductory concepts and vocabulary:

    Exercises on the text An Introduction to travel and Tourism:

      • Reading comprehension
      • Matching words with definitions and examples
      • Multiple choice

    Listening comprehension exercises.

    Exercises on the text The Business of Tourism:

      • Completing a table with information from the text
      • Reading comprehension questions

    Class 3:

    Information about the evaluation elements.

    Definition of work and pair groups.

    Scheduling of evaluation moments:

    - Examinations: 23rd November, 14th December and 18th January

    - Group work presentations: 11th January

    - Pair work presentations: 25th January

    Oral skills: discussion about preferred holiday types, transportation, accommodation, leisure and entertainment.

    Exercise about jobs in Tourism:

    •  Matching words with pictures
    • Dividing jobs into categories
    • Discussion of the best jobs in the Tourism industry

    Reading comprehension exercise: It’s my job (Andrew Sharpe)

    Class 4:

    Correction of the assigned homework.

    Oral skills – discussion about:

    • The student’s working style (qualities and skills)
    • Qualities which are most important to some jobs in the Tourism industry
    • The three skills which are most important for a career in Tourism

    Listening comprehension exercises: jobs in Tourism.

    Grammar Focus: verbs + -ing form or the Infinitive.

    Use of English exercises: gap filling.

    Grammar focus: Present Simple and Present Continuous.

    Use of English exercises: describing job routines.

    Spelling exercises.

    Listening comprehension exercise: Pronunciation (number of syllables and strongest syllable).

    Vocabulary focus and exercise: Industry sectors.

    Class 5:

    Correction of the assigned homework.

    Definition of the Christmas song to perform: We wish you a Merry Christmas.

    Writing exercise: "Which country would you like to visit and why? Do not forget to mention all the attractions you would like to see".

    Exercises on the language of Tourism:

    • Crossword & Gap Filling

    • Matching words to make typical combinations.

    Class 6:

    Correction of the assigned homework : Reading comprehension and Use of English Exercises (text: Footprints in the Sand of Time).

    Elaboration of a table with the key events of the following periods in the history of Tourism: ancient Greece; the Romans; early Christianity; 17th and 18th centuries; 19th century; post-World War Two.

    Reading comprehension exercise: The Pioneers of Tourism.

    Group work: Filling out charts with information about Thomas Cook, Freddie Laker and César Manrique.

    Class 7:

    Correction of the Mock Exam.

    Examination.

    Class 8:

    Reading comprehension exercise on the text Ecotourism:

    • Matching titles with paragraphs
    • True or False

    Vocabulary exercise: definition of words related to Ecotourism.

    Quizz: Are you a good tourist?

    • Individual answers
    • Matching answers with the questions
    • Oral skills - discussion

    Listening comprehension and vocabulary exercise: Ecotourism in the Maldives.

    Reading comprehension (Ecotourism in the Maldives):

    • Matching paragraphs with images
    • Filling out of a table: Ecotourism in different countries/regions

    Class 9:

    Correction of the Examination.

    Supervised research for the assignment about Ecotourism in different Portuguese regions.

    Rehearsal of the Christmas song to perform: We wish you a Merry Christmas.

    Class 10:

    Responsible Tourism: Introductory concepts.

    Oral skills - considering environmental issues:

    • discussion of the negative impacts of tourism on the following: historic sites; beaches and the coastline; the countryside; wildlife; and the host community's culture.
    • discussion of the innitiatives already in place to counteract some of those adverse effects.

    Reading comprehension exercises: Safe tourism

    Class 11:

    Correction of the Mock Exam.

    Examination.

    Class 12:

    Group assignments: presentation and discussion.

    Class 13:

    Oral skills: Holidays with a difference.

    Matching imagens with programmes:

    • Adventure and action
    • Ecotourism and nature
    • Escape and Enlightenment
    • Culture and Heritage.

    Putting different Holidays with a difference into categories.

    Oral skills: discussing alternative holidays in Portugal

    Making compound names to create words related to Ecotourism.

    Reading comprehension execises about KE Adventure Travel.

    Class 14:

    Pair assignments: presentation and discussion.

    Oral skills: what do we know about Antarctica?

    Reading comprehension exercises: Tourism in Antarctica.

    Cultural differences: Dos and don’ts in Mongolia.

    Cultural differences: Dos and don’ts in Portugal.

    Class 15:

    Correction of the Mock Exam.

    Examination.

    Final remarks.

    • Class resources

       

      • Class 2

        Reference: 

        Morris, Catrin E. (2012). Flash on English: Tourism. Cheltenham: ELI s.r.l., p. 4-7. 

      • Tasks for next class:

        Exercise 10 (Complete the online travel search information).

        Exercise 11 (see above)

      • Class 3

        Reference: 

        Harding, Keith & Walker, Robin (2006). Oxford English for Careers: Tourism 1: Student's Book. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 4-11.

      • Tasks for next class:

        • Page 5:

                - Vocabulary 1 & 2

                - Language spot 1 & 2

        • Page 9 (see below)

      • Class 4

        Reference: 

        Harding, Keith & Walker, Robin (2006). Oxford English for Careers: Tourism 1: Student's Book. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 4-11.

      • Tasks for next class:

        • Page 10/11: Reading (xercises 2 &3).

      • Class 5

        Reference: 

        Harding, Keith (1998). Going International: English for Tourism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 6-17.

      • Class 6

        Reference: 

        Harding, Keith (1998). Going International: English for Tourism. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 6-17.

      • Task for next class:

        1. Think about the region you have been given. What ecotourist attractions does it offer? Name and describe sopme places.

        2. What do tourists visit in the area you have been given? Analyse what it offers in the following categories:

        • history
        • culture and religion
        • sport/leisure activities
        • typical entertainments
        • climate
        • landscape

      • Class 8

        Reference: 

        Morris, Catrin E. (2012). Flash on English: Tourism. Cheltenham: ELI s.r.l., p. 4-7. 

      • Task for next class:

        Exercise 10:

        You are a travel agent and you have received an email from a customer enquiring about one of the ecotourism holidays in exercise 7. Write a reply including the details below. Use the expressions in the box to help you.

        • activities (adventures, culture, etc.
        • accomodation (eco-lodges, locally run guest-houses, host families, etc.)
        • the principles of ecotourism on which your holiday is based (group sizes, local staff, local produce, sustainable energy sources, educational focus, transport, etc.)

      • Class 10

        Reference: 

        Jacob, Miriam & Strutt, Peter (1999). English for International Tourism. Coursebook. London & New York: Longman, p. 50-55.

        Jacob, Miriam & Strutt, Peter (1999). English for International Tourism. Workbook. London & New York: Longman, p. 38-41.

      • Class 13

        Reference: 

        Harding, Keith & Walker, Robin (2006). Oxford English for Careers: Tourism 1: Student's Book. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 84-91.

      • Task for next class:

        Page 89 (Harding, Keith & Walker, Robin (2006). Oxford English for Careers: Tourism 1: Student's Book. Oxford: Oxford University Press, p. 84-91)

        • Reading, exercise 2 and 3
        • Writing (see below)

    • Homework

    • Miscellaneous

       

      • Topic 6

        • Topic 7