1. Overview Interpretation ExperienceSuggestion Pronunciation Journey This is the Journey element of your Spoken English Portfolio. A portfolio is a collection of evidence that represents achievement and learning within a topic. Portfolios require both the gathering and presentation of evidence and an element of critical reflection or commentary.

2. Overview Interpretation ExperienceSuggestion Pronunciation Pronounce the following words. Please speak clearly. breath-taking view to get away from it all guided tour holiday brochure holiday destination holiday of a lifetime holiday resort hordes of tourists local crafts long weekend picturesque village places of interest self-catering short break to go sightseeing stunning landscape tourist trap

3. Overview Interpretation ExperienceSuggestion Pronunciation Suggestion If you were to suggest to your foreign teacher a place to visit in China, where would it be? You should say: ( no more than 2 minutes)  What is the name of the place (city, village, park, etc.?  When would be the best time to go there?  What could that person do/see/learn there?  Reasons for going there

4. Overview Interpretation ExperienceSuggestion Pronunciation Experience Use good English to discuss and describe what has been in your own opinion your favourite trip/journey and why? You can say: ( no more than 2 minutes) When? Where? Why? Who What?

5. Overview Interpretation ExperienceSuggestion Pronunciation Interpretation Pick 1 picture below. Using the power of interpretation, describe and suggest where and why someone would journey to this kind of place. ( no more than 2 minutes)

6. Overview Interpretation ExperienceSuggestion Pronunciation Overview Now speak for up to 5 minutes on Travel. Remember its your talk, you decided on what to say.

7. Overview Interpretation ExperienceSuggestion Pronunciation Dictionary breath-taking view: an extremely beautiful view to get away from it all: to take a holiday to escape a busy or stressful lifestyle guided tour: an organised group shown around a place of interest by an expert holiday brochure: a glossy publication with details of holiday packages holiday destination: where you go for a holiday holiday of a lifetime: a special holiday that you are unlikely to repeat holiday resort: a place where lots of people go for a holiday long weekend: an extended weekend holiday including Friday or Monday picturesque village: very pretty village places of interest: sites of interest to tourists self-catering: a holiday where you supply your own food short break: a short holiday to go sightseeing: to look around the tourist sites stunning landscape: extremely beautiful countryside tourist trap: somewhere where too many tourists go hordes of tourists: crowds of tourists local crafts: objects produced locally