In this Unit you will:
• join some students on a journey round the world
• look at interesting photos and learn about people and places
• plan an afternoon out with your friends
• send a virtual postcard
• read a poem

At the end of this Unit, you should be able to:
• discuss the content of pictures and where they come from
• propose a plan and reach a common decision about what to do with your friends
• express your opinions, wishes, likes and dislikes

In 1271, 17-year-old Marco left his hometown of Venice to embark on an adventure that was to last 24 years, and which took him to places that Europeans had never heard of until then! Travelling today is much easier, but just as exciting!

Why do you think people still see travelling as an adventure?

Dear Frank,
I know I promised to send you a letter right away, but we’ve been on the go non-stop – we’ve barely had time to catch our breath! Anyway, here we are in London, sitting in a pub on the banks of the
river Thames, eating fish and chips and watching the people go by. I’m still pinching myself! … London is everything we thought it would be, and more! Tomorrow is going to be a busy day… Some of us are visiting Shakespeare’s house in Stratford-upon-Avon and the others are going to Thorpe Park – if it doesn’t rain!...
But let me start at the beginning. Our adventure started 10 days ago when we set off from Thessa loniki. After a brief stop in Ita ly, we flew to Madrid. We spent a marvellous 3 days going from football matches to flamenco dances to tasty tapas bars and of course the Prado Museum. We had to queue for two hours to get in! Phew! …
After that, we zipped on to France, driving through the Pyrènèes where we got a bit lost going up and down and a ll around! The French countryside is ‘magnifique’ my friend, but the highlight was Paris, of course, and the boat ride on the Seine (…not as blue as in the postcards, ‘mon ami’!).
We crossed over to Dover through the Chunnel and we have been
in London for the past few days, having a ba ll! Our train leaves for Germany the day after tomorrow, where we’re going to meet up with another class of winners. They’re going to show us around. Hopefully, we’ll get to eat some rea l sausage and sauerkraut, and maybe see a castle or two!
After Germany, we will be flying to our last destination on this leg of our journey, which is Helsinki, in Finland. Too bad it’s summertime… Santa Claus will probably be on holiday somewhere hot! Crete maybe, or Florida!
Okay, have to go now! It’s a lmost time for ‘me tea, dearie’! (Did that sound British?). I’ll send you your next update from Helsinki and I’ll try to fit in some pictures!
Lots of love,
Stefanos

3.1 Gregory, another student, has brought along his brand
new mini recorder and is recording his impressions of
the countries the class is travelling through in order to
write an article for his school newspaper. Listen and help
him decode his recordings.

1. It is ………………… in the evening.
2. First, our friends visited the …………………. .
3. They felt sick from the …………… and the ………………. .
4. Georgia was stung by a ………… and the others got ………………… .

3.2 Listen again and write True (T) or False (F).

1. People throw food into the fountains for the ducks.
2. The four friends visited museums in Venice.
3. Joanna didn’t want to eat hamburgers.
4. They all wanted to try the horsemeat.
5. They took a taxi which was brand new.
6. The four friends are going to eat outdoors.

Negotiation tips:

• Negotiating is about reaching an agreement.
• Try not to view negotiation as a contest that must
be won.
• It is important to maintain control. Try not to get
emotional.
• Try to understand the other person’s needs and
wants. Remember! You are trying to find a solution
acceptable to all parties.
• Try to create a spirit of cooperation among all those
involved.
• It is important to state not only what you want, but
why you want it.

USEFULL TIPS

1. Make notes and plan your e-mail.

2. Write in an appropriate style since your new friends are the same age as you.

3. Keep your e-mails brief and attach longer texts.

4. Proofread your e-mail for mistakes.

Underwater World

Rock-a-Nore Road, Hastings TN34 3DW
01424 718776 / www.discoverhastings.co.uk

Your journey starts in the theatre which will introduce
you to the wonders of the deep. Then, experience the
many areas of our seascape from rockpools, a nursery
and the sandy seabed, to a 15-metre tunnel beneath
the ocean depths, finishing in a tropical paradise.

Open: Easter – Oct: 10am – 5pm
Oct – Easter: 11am – 4pm
Save money at 3 great Hastings attractions – visit
this attraction and save 1/3 at Hastings Castle and
Smugglers Adventure.

Farmworld

Great Knelle Farm, Whitebread Lane, Beckley,
Rye TN31 6UB
01797 260321 / www.farmworld-rye.co.uk

Farmworld delights in visitors taking part in the working
day on a traditional Sussex Farm. Feed the lambs and
calves, bed down the cows, watch the wild boar and
squirt the pigs with water. Thirty minute tractor & trailer
ride with commentary on modern conservation-led
farming. Visit the farmshop selling our own sausages,
meats and pies. BBQ.

Open: Easter – Oct: 11am – 5pm until July, then 2pm –
6:30pm
Prices: Adult £6 / Senior Citizen & Child £5 / Family £20

The Observatory
Science Centre

Herstmonceux, Hailsham BN27 1RN
01323 832731 / www.the-observatory.org

With its domes and telescopes, the centre is part of
the former home of the Royal Greenwich Observatory.
Savour the unique atmosphere of a place where
astronomers studied the heavens from the 1950s to
the 1980s. Set amid beautiful Sussex countryside, the
copper domes of the centre provide a unique environment
for all ages.

Open: April – Sept: 10am – 6pm (5pm in Jan, Feb,
Mar, Oct, Nov, Dec)
Prices: Adult £6.80 / Seniors £5.25 / Child £5 / Family
(4) £20.50, (5) £23.40

1066 Battle of Hastings,
Abbey & Battlefield

High Street, Battle TN33 0AD
01424 773792 / www.english-heritage.org.uk/visits

Discover the site of the Battle of Hastings and find out what
really happened on the most famous date in English history.
Take the inclusive audio tour of the battlefield and atmospheric
abbey ruins, built by William the Conqueror to atone for the
bloodshed. See events brought to life in the new visitor
centre with state-of-the-art displays and café.

Open: 1 April – 30 Sept: 10am – 6pm / 1 Oct – 20
Mar: 10am – 4pm / closed 24-26 Dec and 1 Jan
Prices: Adult £6.30 / Concession £4.70 /
Child £3.20 / Family £15.80

1

Dear Ms. Petridou,

Well, we promised to keep you updated and so
here is our first postcard! After Helsinki, we
flew straight to Moscow, Russia. We thought
it would be cold, but the weather is actually
nice and mild. The people are quite friendly
and they keep speaking Russian to us! We saw
an amazing ballet performance and a concert
and we went sightseeing in the famous Red
Square. We also ate blinis with sour cream and
tasted some borscht.
We’ll write soon,
Class B4.

2

Dear Ms. Petridou,

On from Russia and through India, to finally reach China. Our reservations were at a lovely hotel in Beijing, which is a beautiful, lively city. The inhabitants ride their bicycles everywhere and they are probably the politest people on earth! We had healthy Chinese food with lots of vegetables, although we couldn’t use the
chopsticks at all! North of Beijing, we visited the Great Wall of China which winds its way from mountaintop to mountaintop. Its total length is around 6,500 km and it took nearly 1,000,000 men to build it! You can’t really tell
how big it is from the postcard. You have to see it to believe it!
Everyone sends their love,
Class B4.

3

Dear Ms. Petridou,

After two days in China, we packed our bags
and headed for Japan. Tokyo looks a lot like a
big American city – chaotic and noisy! There
are so many people everywhere! Imagine: there is even a special uniformed man who pushes and squeezes people onto the underground! We didn’t have time to visit any of the islands, but we managed to see the majestic Mt. Fuji in the distance with its snow-covered peak! We also had some great sushi wrapped in sea weed.
Yum!
See you soon,
Sayonara,
Class B4.

4

Dear Ms. Petridou,

Our next destination was Australia, where we are now. Did you know that the seasons here are reversed and it is now winter? We have already been to the famous Opera House where we
saw our very first opera and tomorrow we are going to visit a wildlife reserve and hopefully we’ll get our first glimpse of kangaroos and koala bears. We hope all is well with you. Have to go now; we’re going to buy some souvenirs!
We’ll bring you a shark tooth necklace that we saw ... if anyone can understand the currency here! ...
Lots of love from everyone,
Class B4.

1.1 Our friends are now on the last leg of their journey and they are visiting the final three countries. Read the clues below to see if you can guess the remaining countries and write the name of each country in the box provided.

1.

Clues:
This country is in the same hemisphere as Australia
but in a different continent.
Its flag is green and yellow.
It has a world famous football team.
Every year an amazing carnival takes place there.

2.

Clues:
This country is in yet another continent.
In ancient times, the Greeks had visited it.
It had an amazing civilisation just as important as our own.
The longest river in the world runs through it.

3.

Clues:
This country has dozens and dozens of islands.
The southernmost point of Europe is found in this country.
It is not in the same continent as the previous country although they are very close to each other.
It is known as “The Cradle of Democracy”.

1.2 Look at the pictures and guess which country each one
comes from. What helped you decide?

ITHACA

As you set out for Ithaca
hope that your journey is a long one,
full of adventure, full of discovery.
Laistrygonians and Cyclops,
angry Poseidon-do not be afraid of them:
you'll never find things like that on your way
as long as you keep your thoughts raised high,
as long as a rare sensation
touches your spirit and your body.
Laistrygonians and Cyclops,
wild Poseidon-you won't encounter them
unless you bring them along inside your soul,
unless your soul sets them up in front of you.

Hope that your journey is a long one.
May there be many summer mornings when,
with what pleasure, what joy,
you come into harbors seen for the first time;
may you stop at Phoenician trading stations
to buy fine things,
mother of pearl and coral, amber , ebony,
sensual perfume of every kindas
many sensual perfumes as you can;
and may you visit many Egyptian cities
to learn and learn again from those who know.

Keep Ithaca always in your mind.
Arriving there is what you're destined for.
But do not hurry the journey at all.
Better if it lasts for years,
so that you're old by the time you reach the island,
wealthy with all you have gained on the way,
not expecting Ithaca to make you rich.
Ithaca gave you the marvelous journey.
Without her you would not have set out.
She has nothing left to give you now.

And if you find her poor, Ithaca won't have fooled you.
Wise as you will have become, so full of experience,
you'll have understood by then what these Ithacas mean.

Translated by
Edmund Keeley & Philip Sherrard

1. When doing a speaking activity in English,

o I think about the topic, the purpose and the audience.
o I choose appropriate vocabulary and syntax.
o I use correct pronunciation and intonation.
o I don’t worry if I make mistakes, as long as I make myself understood.
o I present what I say clearly.
o other …………………………………

2. When I participate in a pair or group discussion,

o I take up different roles to suit the situation.
o I make contributions that are relevant to the topic.
o I make sure that we all take turns in the
discussion.
o I respond to others appropriately, taking into account what they say.
o I express my ideas in English.
o I deal politely with opposing points.
o other …………………………………

Tick the sentences that are true for you.

At the end of Lessons 22, 23 and 24, I think I can

o discuss the content of pictures and

o talk about people and places from all

o plan an afternoon out with my friends

o send a virtual postcard where they come from

o discuss the main ideas of a poem all over the world

o express opinions, wishes, likes and dislikes