A closer look 2 Unit 8: Tourism

A closer look 2 - Unit 8: Tourism

Unit 8 of the book "A closer look 2" focuses on the topic of Tourism. This unit helps students review vocabulary related to tourism, including compound nouns and intonation patterns in questions, while also providing important vocabulary words. Below is a suggested answer key for the textbook exercises:

Grammar

Articles (Mạo từ)

1. A/an
• A/an is used to talk about something that the listener doesn't know about or to describe a person or thing.
  Example: There was an earthquake this afternoon in Indonesia. – Really? I haven’t heard about it.
  My mother is a kind person.
2. The
• The is used when the listener or reader knows what the speaker is talking about.
  Example: Give me the black coat!
  I want to go to the city center to see the festival.
3. Zero article
• The zero article is used with plural nouns or uncountable nouns when talking about things in general.
  Example: Family is the most important thing of one’s life.
  Names of people or things.
  Names of places.

Exercise 1: Complete the text with a/an, the, or zero article (Ø).

The Dominican Republic is a country on the island of Hispaniola, in the Caribbean region. It is the second largest Caribbean nation after Cuba, with nearly 10 million people, one million of whom live in the capital city Santo Domingo. The second largest city is Ø Santiago. The geography of the country is varied, and ranges from Ø semi-desert plains to Ø lush valleys of tropical rainforest. The economy depends largely on agriculture, with sugar as the main crop. Tourism is an important industry.

Exercise 2a: Ask and answer the questions.

1. Which one is an imperial palace? - Forbidden City.
2. Which river runs through London? - the Thames.
3. Which one is the deepest lake in the world? - Lake Baikal.
4. Which one is considered one of the New 7 Wonders of Nature? - Ha Long Bay.
5. Which one is the largest cave in the world? - Son Doong Cave.
6. Which one is a tourist attraction in New York? - the Statue of Liberty.

Exercise 2b: Tell your answer to your partner and ask him/her to guess which answers are not true.

* Role Play *

Exercise 3: Write answers to the questions, using a, an, the or zero article in each answer.

• What color and type of bicycle would you like to have? - I would like to have a normal black bicycle. (false answers: a red bicycle, the latest model bike)
• Which holiday destination do you prefer: city, mountains, seaside? - I prefer to have a holiday in the mountains. (false answers: a beach destination, the city)
• Where would you like to go on holiday next? - I'd like to go to Paris on the next holiday. (false answers: a trip to Asia, the countryside)
• What's your favorite time of the year? - I love summer. (false answers: winter, springtime)
• Have you ever traveled anywhere by plane? Please explain. - I have never traveled anywhere by plane because I haven’t had the chance. (false answers: I fly frequently for work, I enjoy plane travel)

Exercise 4: Make full sentences from the words/phrases, adding articles as needed. Then mark them as true or false.

1. The original name of Ha Noi was Phu Xuan. - False (Thang Long is its original name.)
2. The most famous Egyptian pyramids are found at Giza in Cairo. - True
3. There is a city called Kiev in America. - False (Kiev is in Ukraine.)
4. My Son, a set of ruins from the ancient Cham Empire, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. - True
5. English is the first language in many countries outside the United Kingdom. - True