Part One: Warm Up
Discuss the following questions with a partner or group:
- Which place in the world would you like to visit the most? Why?
- Have you ever heard of water flushing in reverse? Where do people say this happens?
- Are there any movies that have made you want to travel somewhere?
- What is a place that you have visited and would like to go back to? Why?
Part Two: Listening
Exercise
Open Exercise One to begin the activity. Follow the instructions in the document. Then, go on to Exercise Two. The recording is from ELLLO.
Transcript
The one country I'd most like to visit would have to be New Zealand. Many reasons, the number one being it looks like an absolutely gorgeous country, especially having seen Lord of the Rings, and that's one of my favorite movies. Another reason is I've never been south of the equator, and I'd really like to see if the water flushes in reverse. But by and large, New Zealand looks like the most amazing country, and I've met a lot of nice people from there.
One country that I would like to visit is France. I've never been to France before, but I've heard many things about it because my father and my mother went to France on their honeymoon, and so they have very good memories about France. And I could also speak some French, so it would be nice to get some practice.
If I could visit any country in the world, believe it or not, I'd go to Canada. I'm from America, and Canada is our neighbor to the north, and I've never been there. And I live overseas. I've been to many countries, probably 25 at least, Japan, France, Italy, Thailand, many, many places, but I've never been to Canada. And I have so many Canadian friends that I would really like to go to Canada and see their country for the first time.
One country that I would really like to visit is Vietnam. I've never been anywhere in that area of Asia, actually, but I've seen a lot of footage from Vietnam. But I've seen a lot of footage from Vietnam on television, and it looks really beautiful. I think you can take relaxing boat cruises through the lagoons and small islands. And also, I heard that the food there is really tasty, so I would like to visit there one day.
One country I'd really like to visit is actually Malawi. Now, I would like to go to Malawi because my mum used to work there. She lived there for two years, and I've seen some of her photos, and it looks amazing. So I'd like to go there with my mum so that I can learn more about the places that she went to. and see some of the things that she saw. That's where I'd like to go.
Yeah, one country I would like to visit again would be Cuba. Cuba's great. Cuba's great. It has tropical weather, interesting Latin culture and music, a strange government system that has made 1950s cars common, and beehive haircuts mixed with hip-hop gear, fashions. Yeah, really, really cool. Plus the architecture.