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- Online English Lesson Plans, Lesson Material and Ideas for Oral English
(Speaking Lessons) from Hunan University of Science and Technology...
ORAL
ENGLISH: Expressing
Opinions:
Tourism -
Discussion and Debate Lesson
Activity: This lesson focuses on the question
of developing tourism as an industry in Xiangtan. Students need to develop
concepts, discuss local economic problems and solutions to those problems,
think about possible negative impacts and finally make a presentation.
Aim: Discussion, stating opinions, explaining,
reasoning, agreeing and disagreeing, use of persuasive speech and
presentation skills.
Outline: Students will be divided into two
groups - one group are representatives of a tourism development company. The
other group are representatives of the residents of your city and are in
opposition to the plans for tourism. You have about twenty minutes to
prepare for the discussion. Students should discuss the points mentioned and
any other points they may come up with in their groups.
Xiangtan, The Next Tourist Paradise?
A tourism development company is planning to invest a large amount of money
to turn your city into a major center for tourists. They have made plans to
build a number of hotels and other tourist infrastructure in your city. As
well as the hotels, they have also made plans to radically improve the
nightlife in your city by opening a number of nightclubs and bars. They hope
that by the year 2008 your town will be a major competitor within the
tourist industry in your country.
Group 1
You are representatives of the tourism company. Your aim is to promote the
plans of your company and to persuade us that tourism is the best solutions
for your city. Points to consider:
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Increase in jobs
that will come with the increase in investment.
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Money that the
tourists will bring into the local economy.
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Progress and
development of your city, which will result in it becoming more
important with not only your region, but also your country as well.
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Better for the young
people of your city as there will be much more investment in leisure
industries.
Group 2
You are the representatives of the residents of your city and are in
opposition to the plans. Your aim is to persuade us that this is a bad idea
for your city. Points to consider:
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Environmental issues
- tourists = pollution
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Troublemakers - many
tourists have no respect for the places they visit and are only
interested in getting drunk and causing trouble.
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The rise in tourism
will bring about radical changes and will result in the traditional way
of life in your city being lost. Perhaps forever.
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