Assignment C, Part 2.1 - Authentic text
Select an authentic text* for this class:
A mixed nationality general English class of 15 Advanced C1-C2 adults (9 women, 6 men, ages
20-40 years) living /studying in an English speaking country.
4 have university places for the next academic year and want to improve their fluency in
preparation. 2 are married to people from the host country – one is at home with a young child
and the other works in a restaurant. 4 are work colleagues who have been sent by their
company to work in this country for a year. The other 5 have come on short term visits
specifically to improve their English.
*An authentic text is one which was originally aimed at native or proficient English speakers,
and was not designed as a piece of language teaching material.
Do not use material found on educational websites. You must demonstrate your own
ability to find and exploit authentic materials.
The text should be 500 - 700 words long. (4-5 minutes for listening texts).
In this document provide a copy of the reading text or a transcript of the listening text you
have chosen. Ensure the text is referenced, and if you have selected a listening text or video,
provide a link.
If you choose a reading text, you can shorten and/or adapt it slightly. Please supply a copy of
the original and your adapted version. In section b) of the essay briefly explain the decisions
you've made about changing the text.
Highlight 12 vocabulary items (words or phrases) which it would be
useful to pre-teach.
National Geographic- How hard will covid hit the travel industry?
IN THE WAKE of the coronavirus pandemic, few industries have fallen as far
and as fast as tourism. The technological revolution that brought us closer
together by making travel and tourism easy and affordable—a revolution that
fueled one billion trips a year—is helpless in halting a virus that demands we
shelter in place.
Taking a snapshot of tourism losses is difficult, as the data changes as quickly
as the virus spreads. If the pandemic continues for several more months, the
World Travel and Tourism Council, the trade group representing major global
travel companies, projects a global loss of 75 million jobs and $2.1 trillion in
revenue. Losses come daily; as of April 2, British Airways is reportedly poised
to suspend 36,000 staffers.
Gloria Guevara, the CEO of WTTC, is lobbying governments to offer support to
travel companies saying these potential job losses are “bringing real and
profound worry to millions of families around the world.”
America’s travel industry is among the hardest hit. The U.S. Travel Association
projects a loss of 4.6 million jobs through May, a figure likely to increase. U.S.
weekly jobless claims skyrocketed to a stunning 6.6 million, doubling in a week
and by far the biggest spike in half a century. Tourism decline is a driving
reason for job losses in states including Nevada, where Las Vegas casinos and
jumbo hotels have gone dark.
On March 29, in an attempt to contain the virus in America, President Donald
Select an authentic text* for this class:
A mixed nationality general English class of 15 Advanced C1-C2 adults (9 women, 6 men, ages
20-40 years) living /studying in an English speaking country.
4 have university places for the next academic year and want to improve their fluency in
preparation. 2 are married to people from the host country – one is at home with a young child
and the other works in a restaurant. 4 are work colleagues who have been sent by their
company to work in this country for a year. The other 5 have come on short term visits
specifically to improve their English.
*An authentic text is one which was originally aimed at native or proficient English speakers,
and was not designed as a piece of language teaching material.
Do not use material found on educational websites. You must demonstrate your own
ability to find and exploit authentic materials.
The text should be 500 - 700 words long. (4-5 minutes for listening texts).
In this document provide a copy of the reading text or a transcript of the listening text you
have chosen. Ensure the text is referenced, and if you have selected a listening text or video,
provide a link.
If you choose a reading text, you can shorten and/or adapt it slightly. Please supply a copy of
the original and your adapted version. In section b) of the essay briefly explain the decisions
you've made about changing the text.
Highlight 12 vocabulary items (words or phrases) which it would be
useful to pre-teach.
National Geographic- How hard will covid hit the travel industry?
IN THE WAKE of the coronavirus pandemic, few industries have fallen as far
and as fast as tourism. The technological revolution that brought us closer
together by making travel and tourism easy and affordable—a revolution that
fueled one billion trips a year—is helpless in halting a virus that demands we
shelter in place.
Taking a snapshot of tourism losses is difficult, as the data changes as quickly
as the virus spreads. If the pandemic continues for several more months, the
World Travel and Tourism Council, the trade group representing major global
travel companies, projects a global loss of 75 million jobs and $2.1 trillion in
revenue. Losses come daily; as of April 2, British Airways is reportedly poised
to suspend 36,000 staffers.
Gloria Guevara, the CEO of WTTC, is lobbying governments to offer support to
travel companies saying these potential job losses are “bringing real and
profound worry to millions of families around the world.”
America’s travel industry is among the hardest hit. The U.S. Travel Association
projects a loss of 4.6 million jobs through May, a figure likely to increase. U.S.
weekly jobless claims skyrocketed to a stunning 6.6 million, doubling in a week
and by far the biggest spike in half a century. Tourism decline is a driving
reason for job losses in states including Nevada, where Las Vegas casinos and
jumbo hotels have gone dark.
On March 29, in an attempt to contain the virus in America, President Donald
