Identifying communicative aims

5  LISTENING

•  Students look at the map of South America and read 

out the different countries they can see. Drill the names 

of the countries chorally.

•  Play the recording. Students listen and put the countries 

in order. 

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  Recording

R

OD

 

So how long have you guys been on the road?

J

ULIE

 

About two months – we left Britain eight 

weeks ago.

R

OD

 

And have you enjoyed it so far?

S

IMON

 

Oh yes, it’s been absolutely great!

R

OD

 

Where did you start?

S

IMON

 

Well, we flew from London to Venezuela – and 

we spent a couple of weeks there.

J

ULIE

 

Then we took a bus to Colombia – we’ve had an 

awful lot of long bus rides!

S

IMON

 

Some more comfortable than others!

J

ULIE

 

That’s right, but it’s a great way to see the 

countryside.

R

OD

 

And it’s cheap.

S

IMON

 

Yeah, really cheap. So we were in Colombia for 

three weeks, and then we went down to Ecuador.

R

OD

 

I loved Ecuador.

J

ULIE

 

Yes, we did too. We stayed there for two weeks, 

and then we came to Peru.

R

OD

 

Did you spend any time in Lima?

S

IMON

 

No – we came straight to Cuzco. But we’ll go 

back to Lima on our way to Chile.

R

OD

 

And after Chile?

S

IMON

 

From Chile we go to Argentina, and then from 

Buenos Aires across the River Plate to Uruguay.

R

OD

 

And then I guess you’re going to Brazil.

J

ULIE

 

Oh yes! We go over the border to Brazil – up the 

coast to Rio and Salvador, and then up the mouth 

of the Amazon. 

S

IMON

 

And then we fly home.

R

OD

 

Sounds great.

Answers

1 Venezuela  2 Colombia  3 Ecuador  4 Peru 

5 Chile  6 Argentina  7 Uruguay  8 Brazil

Optional activity

In groups of three, students act out the dialogue.

6  SPEAKING

•  Read the example. In pairs, students talk about the 

journey using 

already and yet.

Answers

They’ve already visited Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and 

Peru.

They haven’t been to Chile, Argentina, Uruguay and 

Brazil yet.

Optional activity

Students work in pairs or small groups and tell each 

other which countries in general they have visited and 

which they haven’t visited yet.

7  

•  Tell students they are going to plan a backpacking trip 

with their partner. They are going to go during their 

long holiday from school so they need to plan for that 

length of time and consider the weather around the 

world at that time of year. 

•  In their pairs, students decide which country or 

countries they are going to visit. If possible, provide a 

map of this area for them. Students decide which places 

they are going to visit.