Assignment C - Part 2.i
Authentic Text
✔ Check the Class Description and Notes on Part 2 on the assignment platform before you begin.
✔ 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.
✔ If you have adapted the text, briefly explain the decisions you've made about changing the text
in section b) of the essay.
✔ Highlight 12 vocabulary items (words or phrases) which would be useful to pre-teach.
There’s a reason why travelling the world is on almost everyone’s bucket list. Not only does it offer
magnificent sights, scenes, and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities – it’s also just plain good for your
health; mind, body and soul!
People who travel as often as possible would find that the benefits of travelling include many
positive effects on your overall health. So, if you’ve been feeling a bit under the weather lately, or
not feeling quite as healthy as you’d like to be – it’s probably time to book your next vacation.
If you need a little more convincing, here’s exactly how travel and health go hand-in-hand.
Top 5 health benefits of travelling
How exactly does travelling affect your health? Here are some of the top reasons why travelling is
good for your health.
1. Decreases stress
This one may be obvious. Any sort of vacation or breakaway is likely to dissolve most of your stress.
And this can be extremely beneficial to your health. The less stressed you are, the healthier your
whole body will be.
Leaving your worries behind and embarking on a completely new experience will do wonders for
your health.
2. Lowers risk of depression
While travelling is no way a substitute for medical care when it comes to mental health, it can help
contribute to a healthy mental state.
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Authentic Text
✔ Check the Class Description and Notes on Part 2 on the assignment platform before you begin.
✔ 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.
✔ If you have adapted the text, briefly explain the decisions you've made about changing the text
in section b) of the essay.
✔ Highlight 12 vocabulary items (words or phrases) which would be useful to pre-teach.
There’s a reason why travelling the world is on almost everyone’s bucket list. Not only does it offer
magnificent sights, scenes, and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities – it’s also just plain good for your
health; mind, body and soul!
People who travel as often as possible would find that the benefits of travelling include many
positive effects on your overall health. So, if you’ve been feeling a bit under the weather lately, or
not feeling quite as healthy as you’d like to be – it’s probably time to book your next vacation.
If you need a little more convincing, here’s exactly how travel and health go hand-in-hand.
Top 5 health benefits of travelling
How exactly does travelling affect your health? Here are some of the top reasons why travelling is
good for your health.
1. Decreases stress
This one may be obvious. Any sort of vacation or breakaway is likely to dissolve most of your stress.
And this can be extremely beneficial to your health. The less stressed you are, the healthier your
whole body will be.
Leaving your worries behind and embarking on a completely new experience will do wonders for
your health.
2. Lowers risk of depression
While travelling is no way a substitute for medical care when it comes to mental health, it can help
contribute to a healthy mental state.
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