General English(Intermediate)_Overtourism

PART A_1

We will read aloud the words below. Please repeat after me. I will check your pronunciation.
(Please send the mispronounced words and expressions to your student.)

PART A_2

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transportation
solve

PART A_3

Now, let’s review some words from part A_2.
(Please review the mispronounced words and expressions from part A_2.)

PART A_4

PART A_5

Please look at the picture in part A_2. Give a maximum of three things that you see in the picture.
(If your student is having a hard time to answer, please move to the next activity.)

PART A_6

PART B_1

You will read aloud the passage below. I will check your pronunciation and intonation.
(Please send the mispronounced words and expressions to your student.)

PART B_2

Nowadays, the number of tourists who go to Japan’s top cities has increased despite taking a hit in 2011. To attract more tourists to the countryside, the Japanese government is planning to improve public transportation and local attractions. Due to the increasing number of tourists in the cities, room bookings at hotels are having difficulty keeping up. This problem is hard to solve because more hotels are being built to prepare for the 2020 Olympics. To solve it, the government promotes using cruise ships as floating hotels and minpaku, a private lodging service. Tokyo officials hope that floating hotels and minpaku will be more common in Japan to accommodate tourists and also help people during disasters.

PART B_3

Now, let’s review some words and sentences from part B_2.
(Please review the mispronounced words and sentences from part B_2.)

PART B_4

PART B_5

I will ask the following questions. Please answer based on the passage. I will check if your sentences are complete and if the grammar is correct.

PART B_6

1. What does the Japanese government do to attract more tourists to the countryside?
Answer:
2. What is happening due to the increasing number of tourists in the cities?
Answer:
3. What is minpaku?
Answer:

PART B_7

Now, let’s review your answers.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART B_8

PART C_1

Please choose a word to complete each sentence. Then, read aloud the sentences.

PART C_2

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attract
transportation
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1. The Philippines aims to ___________ more foreign tourists by the year 2020.
2. My friends and I always use the train for _______________.
3. She still enjoyed her vacation ____________ the rain.
4. The investigators were able to ___________ the case.

PART C_3

Now, let’s review your answers.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART C_4

PART D_1

Please answer the following question.
I will check if your sentences are complete and if the grammar is correct.

PART D_2

Question: What is the most popular tourist spot in your town/city?
Answer:

PART D_3

Now, let’s review your answer.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART D_4

PART E_1

Now, let’s answer the following questions. Your answer should start with “Yes/No”.
Give at least one reason to support your opinion. I will check if your sentences are complete and if the grammar is correct.

PART E_2

1. Do you think overtourism has more disadvantages than advantages?
Answer:
2. Do you think Japanese people can benefit from Japan’s improving tourism industry?
Answer:

PART E_3

Now, let’s review your answers.
(Please review your student’s answers by sending the correct answers in complete sentences. After that, ask your student to read aloud his or her corrected answers.)

PART E_4

PART F_1

Let’s do a free talk about the following topic.
(Please do a free talk if you have time left.)

PART F_2

What can people do to improve tourism in their country?

PART F_3