ENGLISH THREE.

UNIT SIX
Check What You Know
Read the list of skills. You may already use some of them. Don't worry if you
don't know some or all of these skills. You will learn and practice them in this
unit.

Inference: Infer opinion from word choice

Note-taking: Take notes with an outline

Listening: Recognize and understand opinions

Grammar: Use will and if clauses

Pronunciation: Pronounce the vowel /o/

Speaking: Make suggestions

Check what you know. Next to each skill, write the number (from 1 to 5) that
describes your level. (1 = I do not know how to use this skill, 5 = I can use this
skill very well)
Listening One: Vocabulary Pronunciation
Listen to the sentences. Repeat the sentences and record your voice. Then
listen to your recording. What did you say well? What do you need to improve?

1.- Traditions. Thailand has many cultural traditions.

2.- Tourist attraction. Elephants are a big tourist attraction.
3.- Degrading. Some elephant shows are degrading.
4.- Make a living. It's hard to make a living from tourism.
5.- Controversy. There is controversy about elephant parks.
6.- Preserve. They want to preserve their culture.
7.- Wrapped. She wrapped the cloth around her waist.
8.- Souvenirs. Tourists buy a lot of souvenirs.
9.- Zoo. These animals live in the zoo.
10.- Stretch. The women stretch their necks.

Listening One: Vocabulary Practice

Choose the best synonym for the boldfaced word.
1.- Wearing neck rings is a tradition that women have followed for many
years.
fashion
custom
idea
2.- The elephant show is a popular tourist attraction.
tourist activity
tourist trip
tourist hotel
3.- Elephants shows are degrading because they make the animals do silly
tricks.
not graded
not expensive
not respectful
4.- She makes a living by selling drinks to tourists.
stays busy
earns money
gets rich
5.- There is a controversy about whether or not the elephant park should stay
open.
decision
disagreement
understanding
6.- The women preserve their culture by wearing traditional clothes.
change
find
keep
7.- The store owner wrapped newspaper around the jewelry and gave it to the
tourist.
cut
folded
removed
8.- The jewelry is a souvenir from her trip to Thailand.
something to remind her
something to give away
something to hide
9.- My children saw the tiger at the zoo.
animal park
movies
pet store
10.- The women's necks become longer when they stretch them with neck
rings.
push
cut
pull
Listening One: Example Notes
Listen and take notes.

Main Ideas Details

Long—necked women bring tourists • around 10,000 tourist/yr

to Thai / Myanmar border hist. •

• starts when girl is 5

neck rings
•

• tourist money helps Paduang

•

conflict
Additional Listening Practice
Listen to the audio. Pay attention to the pronouns and click on the ones you
hear.
1.- Originally from the Pa Daung tribe, the women and her / their families
came from Myanmar to Thailand in the 1980's to escape poverty and
war. Her / Their new lives are very different from her / their lives as farmers
in Myanmar.
2.- When a Pa Daung girl turns 5, a thick coil of brass is wrapped
around her / their neck. Throughout her / their life, more coils are added
until her / their neck carries up to 25 brass rings, weighing up to 22 pounds.
3.- Despite the discomfort, Pa Daung women in Thailand continue to wear coils
even though the tradition has almost disappeared in Myanmar. Why? Because
there's money in it / them.
4.- I don't really see a problem. I mean this is her / their tradition… so if I go,
it's like I'm helping them preserve it / them. You know, they make a living from
tourism, so they need us / them.
5.- These women [from Pa Daung tribe] are just hurting her / their bodies to
entertain us / them. It's like paying to go see animals in a
zoo. It's / They're degrading.

Discuss
Read the question below and give your opinion. Speak for 1–2 minutes.
Some human rights organizations are saying that neck stretching hurts and
should be against the law. If neck stretching was ever stopped, what could the
Pa Daung people do to make a living? Think of more than one solution.
Listening Two: Vocabulary Pronunciation
Listen to the sentences. Repeat the sentences and record your voice. Then
listen to your recording. What did you say well? What do you need to improve?

Develop. Tourism has developed in Cape Cod.

Season. The summer season is very busy.
Community. This community has many tourist businesses.
Afford. Wealthy tourists can afford expensive hotels.
Salary. The waiter's salary is lower in the winter.
Listening Two: Vocabulary Practice
Choose the correct words to complete the paragraph.
Afford community developed salaries
season
1.-The _______________in Cape Cod changes throughout the year. In the winter
___________it's very quiet, but in summer it's busy. People with large
_____________________can ___________to buy vacation homes at the beach. As a
result, the town has ______________________into a busy tourist attraction.
Listening Two: Example Notes
Listen and take notes with an outline.

Main Ideas Details

problems from • bad traffic

tourists ↑ •

benefits from • good for business

tourists↑

Note-taking Practice: Taking Notes with an Outline

Listen to the news report about the problems of tourism. Create a chart like the
one below to take notes. As you listen, take notes on main ideas and details.
Use outlines.
 TAKE NOTES

Main Ideas Details

Listening Practice: Recognize and Understand Opinions

Listen to two parts of a town hall meeting. What phrases do the speakers use
to express opinions? Drag and drop the phrases into the correct places to
complete the discussions.
In my mind I don’t think In my opinion In my view
I don’t see
A: Have you seen all the trash? __________________ we need to increase
taxes to pay for the clean up.
B: But that would mean more taxes for us.___________________________
money is the problem. It's lack of trash cans. __________________ the solution is
simple. Get more trash cans!
A: ________________________________ that just having more trash cans is the
solution. _________________________we also need to educate tourists about how
to keep the community clean. That costs money.
I think I don’t see In my mind I don’t
think In my view
A: My house is on the beach and tourists often sit outside my front door.
____________ that's right.____________________________ there should a law against
sitting on the beach in front of someone's house.
B: But the beach is a public place. ___________________________ how you can
stop people from using any part of it. _______________________, if you buy a
house on the beach you have to expect that people will sit in front of it.
A: I see your point but_____________________ we can compromise. How
about a law that says you can't sit within 20 feet of someone's house? That
would give me some privacy but still give tourists lots of beach space.
Vocabulary Review 1
Type in the letters to complete the sentences.
1.- I f d can't to buy any souvenirs here. They're too
expensive.
2.- We are on different sides of thec over wild
t elephantsparks.
3.- It's not right to treat other people in a disrespectful or
e manner.
d
4.- We each had different ideas for our vacation, so we hadcto find a r s
5.- I'd like the h - b t get off path and visit places most
tourists don't see. (2 words)
6.- Overall, tourism had had a m c positive in this area.
7.- In l - n the tourism will help this area. (2 words)
8.- When I l l travel, I try to spend
time with the instead of talking to other tourists all the
time.
9.- My family owns a restaurant, so we v make a from tourism.
10.- Ecotourism s v helps to natural areas and wild
animals.
Vocabulary Review 2
Read the travel blogs. Drag and drop the words to the correct places.
Souvenir stretched zoo wrapped tourist atraction
1.- Yesterday I bought the most amazing ____________________—a wooden
elephant standing with its trunk _____________________out. It looks exactly like
the one I saw in the____________________ . I got it at the elephant park, which is
a big________________ in Thailand. The woman who sold it to
me______________________ it in tons of newspaper so it won't break on my way
home.
Developed community way of life season
salaries
2.- Cape Cod is a great_____________________ , but during the tourist
____________________ it's so crowded! I heard that it used to be a small town, but
in the last ten years it’s __________into a major tourist attraction. I guess the
summer craziness is a __________________ for the locals. Many of the people
working here say they like the summer because their _________________are
higher. That sounds good, but it still would be a pain to live here!
Grammar: Predictions with Will and If Clauses 1

Make future predictions about what will happen if tourists stop visiting the long-
necked women. Complete each sentence by typing will in the correct place.
1.- The women have to find other work.
2.- They not make souvenirs any more .
3.- People probably move away from Nai Soi.
4. Some women probably take off their neck rings.
5.- The people not have as much money as before.
6.- Restaurants and stores close.
7.-Tourists visit other tourist attractions.
8.- Nai Soi become a quieter town .
Grammar: Predictions with Will and If Clauses 2
Complete the sentences with the words in parentheses. Remember to use
simple present for if-clauses and future (will/'ll or will not/won't) for main
clauses.
1.- They ______________________ (need) to pay a lot of money if they
__________________ (want) to stay in that hotel.
2.- If I __________________________ (have) time, I ___________________________
(probably/go) on vacation next month.
3.- If you ___________________________(take) a vacation, where
____________________(you/go)?
4.- My friend said that if she ____________________________________ (travel) to
Thailand again, she _______________________(go) back to the elephant parks.
5.- We ______________________ (not/go) to the elephant park today if it
________________ (rain).
6.- If we _______________________________________________________(go) to the
elephant park, we _____________________(probably/not/have) enough time to go
see the long-necked women.
7.- If we __________________________(hurry), we __________________________(have)
time to get some souvenirs.

Speaking Practice: Making Suggestions

Listen to the conversation. Pay attention to the language for making
suggestions and decide which suggestions are stronger and which are weaker.
Drag and drop each suggestion into the correct category.

Stronger Suggestions
Weaker Suggestions
VIDEO
Predict
This video is about ecotourism success stories in Uganda and Costa Rica.
Before you watch the video, think about the following questions. How does
tourism positively or negatively affect an area? What is ecotourism?
Focus
Watch the video. Take notes on main ideas and details. Read the statement.
Choose True or False.
1.- Countries that want to help the environment get money from ecotourism.
This money helps them protect plants and animals.
True False
Comprehension A
Read the statement. Choose True or False. Use your notes to help you. Watch
the video again if needed.
2.- It costs a lot of money to protect wildlife.
True False
3.- Ecotourism creates jobs and money.
True False
4.- Ecotourism is less popular today than in the past.
True False
5.- Ecotourism can help protect endangered species.
True False
6.- Tourists are not allowed to go into the forest.
True False
7.- One of the endangered species in Uganda protected by tourism is the
mountain gorilla.
True False
8.- Ecotourism in Costa Rica protects the lions.
True False
Comprehension B
Choose the correct word to complete each sentence. Watch the video again if
needed.
9.- The money tourists spend helps the host country's _____________________.
a.- economy b.- environment
10The mountain _______________________in Uganda is one of the most
endangered species.
a.- goat b.- gorilla
11.- Guides lead tourists on a 3- ___________________________________hike in the
forest.
a.- hour b.- week
12.- Ecotourism ______________________________Costa Rica's biggest source of
income.
a.- is b.- is not
13.- A ___________________________effect of ecotourism is tourists' new
appreciation for nature and the environment.
a.- negative b.-positive
Speak
Choose one of the topics below. Record your response. Play back to listen.
Watch the video again if needed.
1 Have you ever visited a national park or seen wild animals in their natural
environment? Describe the experience.
2 Do you think ecotourism will become a popular vacation alternative? Why or
why not? Would you consider going on an ecotourism vacation? Why or why
not?
3 In your opinion, are there places in the world that should be closed to
tourists? Why?
Write
Write about a popular tourist attraction in your country. Do you think tourists
are helping or hurting the place and its local residents? In what ways? Write
your opinion. Give specific examples to support your ideas. Watch the video
again if needed.
PROJECT
Some tourists use their vacation time to help others or help the environment.
For example, a volunteer could go to a poor community and build homes for
the people who live there. These types of vacations are called “service
vacations” or “volunteer vacations.”
Step 1
Do research to find an example of a service vacation. You can:
• Look for service vacations or volunteer vacations on the internet.
• Look for brochures or magazines about service vacations from environmental
groups (for example, EarthWatch) or human aid groups (for example, Global
Volunteers).
Step 2
Prepare a short report to share your research with the class. Use the questions
as a guide:
1. What is the destination of this vacation?
2. What can you do on this vacation?
3. Can people who choose this vacation really help the environment or the
people who live nearby? If so,
how? If not, why not?
4. Would you go on this vacation? Why or why not?
Step 3
Present your report to the class.
Listening Task
Listen to your classmates’ presentations. Ask your classmates a question about
something you don’t understand completely, or ask them to give you more
information. Which service/volunteer vacation sounds the most interesting to
you?
Reading Practice: Using Context Clues to Understand Vocabulary
Read the passage about problems in a tourist town. Use context clues to help
you choose the best definitions of the words in bold.

1.- The best definition of escalation is ________.

A.-increase
B.- decrease
C.- halt
2.-The best definition of drastic is ________.
A.- extremely interesting
B.- very challenging
C.- very frightening
3.- The best definition of perplexing is ________.
A.- unclear and confusing
B.- constant and unchanging
C.- clear and obvious