Progress check

 Read 1–13 and evaluate your learning in Unit 1. Give yourself a mark from 1 to 3. How can you improve?

1 I can't do this.    2 I have some problems with this.    3 I can do this well.

A  The power of tourism

Mark (1–3)

How can I improve?

• 1Name three things that NEMA did to help the people of Guludo.

I can understand a text about responsible tourism.

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• 2Name four compound nouns you might see in a travel brochure.

I can use compound nouns to talk about travel.

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• 3Which verbs do you need to complete these phrases?

  a the beaten track    b the crowds    c the sun

I can use verbs to talk about travel.

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B  Memorable journeys

Mark (1–3)

How can I improve?

• 4Which tense do we use for

  aa past habit?

  bsomething that happened before an event in the past?

  cbackground descriptions?

I can use narrative tenses correctly.

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• 5What problems did Jan and Daniel have during their journey?

I can understand a text about a memorable journey.

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C  One journey, different travellers

Mark (1–3)

How can I improve?

• 6Which two journeys do not involve travelling on land?

  ■ trek   ■ expedition   ■ voyage   ■ excursion   ■ flight

I can talk about different types of journeys.

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• 7What is the difference between an 'armchair traveller' and a 'staycationer'?

I can understand a radio show about different types of travellers.

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• 8How would you persuade someone to do something? Name three phrases you would use.

I can persuade and negotiate in English.

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D  America on the move

Mark (1–3)

How can I improve?

• 9Give three reasons why Route 66, in the USA, is such an important road.

I can understand a text about the history of Route 66.

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• 10Choose the correct prepositions to complete these travel verbs.

  alead to / with

  bdrive for / along

  chead for / around

I can use verbs and prepositions to talk about travel.

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• 11Complete the sentences with used to or would.

  aMy grandfather ..................... work in a factory.

  bMy grandmother ..................... often go to the seaside on holiday.

I can use used to and would correctly.

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E  A story

Mark (1–3)

How can I improve?

• 12Which words and phrases could you use to

  astart a sequence of events?

  bshow that two events happen at the same time?

I can order events in a story.

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• 13Give three ways of starting a story to grab a reader's attention.

I can write an interesting opening for a story.

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