1. Read the text. Match the highlighted words with their meanings.

(Đọc văn bản. Nối các từ được làm nổi bật với nghĩa của chúng.)

The more people travel, the bigger impact they may have on the environment. How can we reduce it while travelling? Here are some advice.

Reduce your carbon footprint while travelling. Since flying produces more carbon footprint than any other means of transport, you should only fly when the trip is long. During the trip, you should walk, cycle or use public transport as much as you can. This not only helps to keep the environment clean, but also allows you to enjoy the beauty of nature and interact with local people. 

Choose eco-friendly activities that benefit animals and the ecosystem. Avoid activities that allow you to touch or ride animals because they disturb their natural patterns and attract many people. Instead, visit wildlife parks or organic farms. These will help you understand and respect the nature more and stop doing things that harm the environment.

2. Rewrite these sentences about Hoi An villages. Use the expressions below to help you.

(Viết lại những câu này về các làng quê Hội An. Sử dụng các cấu trúc diễn đạt dưới đây để giúp bạn.)

1. Hoi An villages are famous for their beautiful vegetable and herb gardens.

=> __________________ well-known ________________________.

2. Tourists can work on a local farm in the morning.

=> _____________________ spend________________________.

3. Tourists should buy handmade products to help local businesses.

=> __________________ recommended ________________________.

Useful expressions:

What is special about the place? 

(Điều gì đặc biệt về nơi này?)

- … is / are famous for sth. 

(... nổi tiếng về...)

- … is / are well-known for sth. 

(... nổi tiếng về...)

What can tourists do / explore there?

(Du khách có thể làm gì ở đây?)

- ... can enjoy doing sth.

(... có thể thích...)

- … can spend time doing sth.

(...có thể dành thời gian...)

- Favourite leisure activities are / include doing sth.

(Những hoạt động giải trí yêu thích là...)

What can tourists do to make their trip more eco-friendly?

(Du khách có thể làm gì để chuyến đi của họ thân thiện với môi trường hơn?)

- ... ought (not) to / should (not) do sth…

(... nên (không nên)...)

- … are encouraged / recommended (nor) to do sth. 

(... được khuyến khích/ đề xuất...)

1. Read the text below and fill in each gap in the table below with ONE of the highlighted words from the text.

(Đọc văn bản dưới đây và điền vào mỗi khoảng trống trong bảng bên dưới bằng MỘT trong các từ được đánh dấu từ văn bản.)

Environmental Impact of Tourism

Although tourism is often called 'the smokeless industry', or an environmentally-friendly industry, it can actually damage nature. However, different kinds of tourism may have different effects on the environment.

• Mass tourism is a kind of tourism which involves tens of thousands of people crowding the same places at the same time of year. It often has a lot of negative impact on the local area, such as litter from tourists and pollution from traffic.

• Ecotourism provides tourists with opportunities to explore nature, and at the same time helps protect the environment and educates travellers on local environmental issues. It also promotes tourists' respect for local communities.

• Sustainable tourism involves not only environmental protection and cultural respect, but also efforts to keep profits local. It often refers to actions of the tourist industry as a whole.

• Responsible tourism encourages tourists to be more than visitors. Responsible tourists should not only be aware of their role, but also take part in protecting the environment, culture and improving the profits for local people. Responsible tourism often relates to specific actions of individuals, businesses, and communities.

3. Which tour does each statement below talk about? Write a, b, c, or d.

(Mỗi câu dưới đây nói về chuyến tham quan nào? Viết a, b, c hoặc d.)

1. You can buy arts and crafts to help protect the environment. _______

2. You can learn how to help protect wildlife. _______

3. This tour is not suitable for families with children. _______

4. This tour offers educational videos about the environment. _______

1. Complete the following sentences. Use the words in the box.

(Hoàn thành các câu sau. Sử dụng các từ trong hộp.)

1. Our country has become one of the most ______ destinations for foreign tourists in the region.

2. Various _________ exchanges help visitors know more about our country.

3. Greater educational opportunities abroad are now _______ Vietnamese students.

4. It is also ________ for Vietnamese people to travel abroad.

5. Viet Nam’s colleges and universities can also accept _________ students.

6. Vietnamese people have a better chance of ________ different cultures.

1. Look at the photos of an ecotour to Hoi An villages (Da Nang, Viet Nam), and complete the notes below. Then discuss your ideas in pairs.

(Hãy xem những bức ảnh về chuyến du lịch sinh thái đến các làng quê Hội An (Đà Nẵng, Việt Nam) và hoàn thành các ghi chú bên dưới. Sau đó, thảo luận ý tưởng của bạn theo cặp.)

What do you think is special about Hoi An villages? 

• beautiful vegetable and herb gardens

• __________________________________

• __________________________________

What do you think tourists can do there? 

• work on a local farm

• __________________________________

• __________________________________

What can tourists do to make their trip more eco-friendly? 

• buy handmade products to help local businesses

• __________________________________

• __________________________________

2. Read the conversation again. Then find and correct a mistake in each sentence below.

(Đọc lại đoạn hội thoại. Sau đó tìm và sửa lỗi sai trong mỗi câu dưới đây.)

Example:

Nam and Mai’s class are going on an eco-friendly fieldtrip to Ha Long Bay. => Phong Nha Cave

(Lớp của Nam và Mai sẽ tham gia một chuyến dã ngoại thân thiện với môi trường đến Vịnh Hạ Long. => Động Phong Nha)

1. On an eco-friendly fieldtrip, tourists enjoy, explore and damage the environment.

2. Nam will take pieces of stalactites because they take a long time to form.

3. Mai will bring snacks with a lot of packaging on the trip.

1. Listen and read.

(Nghe và đọc.)

Ms Hoa: Listen, everyone! This year, we’re going on a fieldtrip to Phong Nha Cave, a tourist attraction in Quang Binh Province.

Class: Hooray!

Nam: I hope I can find some small pieces of stalactites. If I add some to my rock collection, it will be the best at school.

Mai: I’ll buy a lot of snacks to share. We’ll have fun!

Ms Hoa: We will have fun, but in a different way. This time, the fieldtrip is going to be eco-friendly.

Nam: Ms Hoa, what’s an eco-friendly fieldtrip?

Ms Hoa: Going on an eco-friendly fieldtrip means we’ll enjoy, explore and learn about the place, but in a way that will not damage it. So, Nam, I’m afraid you can’t take any stalactites because it takes hundreds or sometimes thousands of years for them to form.

Nam: Wow! I didn’t know that. I won’t even touch them, I promise.

Mai: But can we bring snacks?

Ms Hoa: Yes, but if I were you, I wouldn’t bring too many snacks. We don’t want to leave litter behind and damage the environment.

Mai: I agree. I’ll also try to bring snacks with less packaging.

Ms Hoa: That’s a good idea. Let’s hope our fieldtrip will be a fun educational experience for everyone.

1. Read the text and complete each blank of the fact file about Earth Hour with ONE word.

(Đọc văn bản và hoàn thành từng ô trống của tệp thông tin thực tế về Giờ Trái đất bằng MỘT từ.)

EARTH HOUR

Earth Hour is a global event organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Held every year, it encourages people and businesses to turn off their lights and other unnecessary electrical devices for one hour from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. on the last Saturday of March. Earth Hour was started as a lights-out event in Sydney, Australia, in 2007. Since then, it has grown to become an international movement for the environment, happening in more than 7,000 cities and towns across 187 countries and territories.

Earth Hour has created a positive environmental impact. It shows the public support for protecting the environment and saving the planet. It also draws attention to climate change and global energy issues, and promotes green activities worldwide.

Viet Nam joined the event in 2009 and has been an active and keen supporter since then. Besides switching off lights, people can take part in a number of activities to raise awareness of environmental problems and call for action for climate, people and nature.