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Module 6 · Unit 6 — Travel & Tourism
Speaking About Travel
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Speaking About Travel

Core 60 min
Pathway

Lesson 6.5 closes Unit 6 with Speaking Part 2 'describe a place', connected speech and Unit 6 review.

What you'll be able to do
  • Speak for 1:30–2:00 on a place
  • Use connected-speech features for fluency
  • Review comparatives and tourism vocabulary
Listening Skills

Listening Skills — Research Interview on Travel Habits

Before you listen

You will hear a student conducting a research interview with a professor about changing travel habits among young people.

  • Predict that answers include figures, trends and named destinations.
  • Listen for the interviewer's follow-up questions to anticipate topic shifts.
  • Note comparisons between past and present travel habits.
  • Watch for numeric corrections mid-sentence.
Example · British English · Student and professor

Listen first — the transcript stays hidden so this works like the real exam.

Listening audio

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Instruction

Answer the questions. Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.

  1. What kind of trips are young people now taking more often?
  2. What has made short trips to places like Porto more affordable?
  3. What encourages people to visit photogenic destinations rather than package-holiday spots?
  4. Which country, not the American state, has seen a rise of around 140% in young visitors?
  5. What term describes travel that seeks personal growth rather than simple rest?
  6. What did previous generations mainly travel to do?
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Answer key

Speaking Task

Speaking · Part 2 — Describe a place

Cue-card planner
Describe a place you have visited that left a strong impression on you.
1
Where it is
  • a coastal town
  • a mountain village
2
When you went
  • last summer
  • on a school trip
3
Who you went with
  • my family
  • a close friend
4
Why it left a strong impression
  • the scenery
  • the people
  • an unexpected event
Language bank
A place that really sticks in my mind is …I visited it back in …What made it so memorable was …Looking back, I'd say it changed how I see …
Speaking Task

Pronunciation · Connected speech

Linking

Native speakers link consonant-vowel: 'an_amazing_island', 'sort_of'. Practise these for natural fluency.

  • 'a lot of' → 'a lotta'
  • 'going to' → 'gonna' (Speaking only, never Writing)
  • 'kind of' → 'kinda'
Writing Task

Pathway focus · Academic — link to Task 1

Speaking about a place sharpens descriptive language you'll reuse in Task 1 map descriptions.

Key Takeaways

Unit 6 review

  1. List 5 travel collocations from 6.1.
  2. Write one comparative and one superlative.
  3. Recall the 4 paragraphs of an adv/disadv essay.
  4. Name 3 direction phrases from 6.3.
Exam Strategy

Exam Strategy

  • Exam Tip

    Plan your Part 2 in note-form, never full sentences — you'll read instead of speak.

Independent Practice

Independent Practice

Record twice

Aim for 1:30 on the first attempt, 1:50 on the second.

Key Takeaways

Key Takeaways

Remember
  • Connected speech improves fluency scores even without new vocab.
  • Unit 6 = compare + describe places, in writing and speech.
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