Starter quiz
- Which of the following best defines 'to summarise'?
- to repeat information word for word
- to offer alternative interpretations
- to condense and convey the main points ✓
- to expand upon details and provide examples
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- Which of the following is a synonym for 'attitudes'?
- perspectives ✓
- actions
- contradictions
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- What do we do when we make a prediction?
- We zoom in on key words and analyse them.
- We make a value judgement and attempt to convince others we are right.
- We make guesses about the future based on current knowledge. ✓
- We consider all the evidence and draw a logical conclusion.
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- What word beginning with 'c' refers to the associations or emotions that are implied by a word or phrase?
- 'connotations' ✓
- What word beginning with 'i' refers to the skill of reaching an understanding or conclusion based on available information and evidence?
- 'inference' ✓
- What can we infer from the metaphor in the following sentence: 'For me, the desire to travel was a voice that whispered promises in my ear.'?
- The speaker is anticipating that travel will be exciting. ✓
- The speaker is nervous about travelling.
- The speaker thinks that travel is stressful.
- The speaker is overwhelmed by the thought of travel.
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Exit quiz
- Match the keywords to their synonyms.
- explore⇔investigate ✓
- novelty⇔newness ✓
- nuance⇔subtlety ✓
- down and out⇔penniless ✓
- observe⇔notice ✓
- In which century did Robert Louis Stevenson and Isabella Bird live?
- 18th century
- 19th century ✓
- 20th century
- 21st century
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- Why did Isabella Bird travel?
- to improve her physical health ✓
- to get away from civilisation
- for the pleasure of travelling
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- Match the starts of these titles belonging to travel writing texts to their connotations.
- Travels ...⇔extensive exploratory travel ✓
- Notes ...⇔brief observational sketches ✓
- Life in the ...⇔something permanent and meaningful ✓
- Which of the following best fits the definition of an ironic situation?
- a situation characterised by feelings of uncertainty or stress
- a situation characterised by unexpected outcomes or contradictions ✓
- a situation characterised by humour and jokes
- a situation characterised by confusion and disorder
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- Which of the following is the most nuanced interpretation of the word 'journey'?
- A journey is a long trip to a faraway place.
- Journeys are important to people and so people like to write about them.
- A journey can be one of the heart as well as one taken out into the world. ✓
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Key learning points
- People travel for a range of reasons including enjoyment and health.
- Writers are often keen to record observations from their travels.
- The observations become a way of remembering and recalling the journeys.
- We read travel writing in order to share in the writers’ experiences.
- When reading a new text, it is useful to make predictions from the title.
Common misconception
Students may think that travel writing needs to be about far away places.
Draw their attention to the social messages implied in the titles 'Down and Out in Paris and London' and 'Travels with Charley: In Search of America'.
Keywords
To explore - to search and discover places and things
Novelty - something that is new and unusual
Nuance - a very slight difference in meaning
Inherently - in a way that exists as a natural or basic part of something
To observe - to watch something or someone carefully in order to learn about them
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