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3 Students can do this exercise in pairs. Ask individual students 
to read out a sentence each.
4 Look at the example with the class. Students match the icons 
with the features and write the features. Mime using one of 
the features, e.g. using the Internet. Students say the feature. 
They then mime actions for their classmates to guess.
5 Ask two or three students which features are the most 
important and/or least important for them.
Find out which of the things the greatest number of students 
chose as the most important and which as the least important.
6 If necessary, explain that backpack is another word for 
rucksack
. 
Focus on … vocabulary
Remind students to note down useful words from each text they 
read. Encourage them to write the words in sentences which are 
meaningful to them.
7 Students can work in pairs to underline the information.
8 Students can work on their own and then compare their 
answers with a partner. They can take turns to ask and answer 
the questions.
9 Give students two or three minutes to write down any 
questions they might ask. Ask individual students to ask one 
of their questions; their classmates can answer the question 
(if the answer is in the text).
PHOTOCOPIABLE
 
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More activities
1 Students can work in pairs and role play a conversation 
between a guest and someone who works at the Banff 
hostel.
2 Discuss staying in hostels with the class. Ask students if 
they have ever stayed in a hostel. What was it like?
3 Encourage students to choose a place they would like to 
go to and then fi nd out about the accommodation there 
on the Hostelbookers website www.hostelbookers.com.