Homestays - Hello! Beyond Words Term 2 - أول اعدادي

UNIT 12 4 Homestays Lesson objectives: • Use verbs with different gerund / to infinitive meanings • Read a report about a rural homestay in Egypt Work in pairs. Read the definition and discuss the questions. homestay (noun) a trip where visitors stay in the home of another family, usually in exchange for payment 2 1 Have you been on a homestay? 2 Do you know if any homes near you offer homestays to visitors? 3 Why do you think people do homestays? Read and listen to the report about homestays. Number the ideas in the order they appear in the text. a what you need to bring c what you can learn and do b where you stay d how long you can stay HOME | ABOUT | DOWNLOAD Why do a homestay? In recent years, more people are choosing not to stay in big hotels, but to try doing a homestay instead. There are many reasons for this. •You often begin learning more about the culture of a place as soon as you arrive in a person's home. Very often, the owner of the homestays gives you information about the things you can do and see nearby. They might also help with transportation, or suggest places where you can stop to eat lunch when you are out. All of this is good for the local community, because it makes people try different things and visit new places in the area. •In some cases, the owner of the home is still there, and you can use one or two rooms in the house. In other cases, you rent the whole house. In both cases, you see what a real home is like in the place you're visiting. This is often more interesting than a hotel, where the rooms look the same. Also, if you have a problem, the owner will try to help you solve it. • You can often stay for a night, a week, or longer. Homestays can be more flexible than big resorts, which might not allow shorter breaks at busy times of year. •Usually, you don't have to bring anything with you; the homestay will have somewhere to cook, and everything you expect to find in a home. If you need to remember to bring things like towels, the owner tells you first. Homestays are beginning to become a popular choice for travelers, and it's easy to see why. It's good to read online reviews to find good places to stay. If someone remembers having a great homestay, they often want to share their experiences with others! It's unlikely that people will stop staying in hotels completely, but there's a lot more choice for travelers today. 3 Read and listen to the report again. Complete the sentences with one word from the report. 1 Doing a homestay can help you learn about the 2 It helps the local. 74 of the place you visit. when visitors try new things.

UNIT 12 3 Homestays are often more 4 Some big than hotels, because they are real homes. don't let people stay for short breaks when they're busy. 5 The homestay usually has everything you usually have in a 6 A good way to find a homestay is to read online. Discuss the report. Which ideas in Exercise 2 would make you want to try a homestay? Why? ⑤ Read the Language box and the examples from the text. Write a or b next to the sentence with the same meaning. Verbs followed by gerund or to infinitive with different meanings: stop, begin, try, remember When we use one verb after another, we can use either the gerund or the to + infinitive for the second verb, to express different meanings. Places where you can stop to eat lunch. = you have a rest from one activity and do something different It's unlikely that people will stop staying in hotels. = to no longer do an activity 'More people try doing a homestay instead. The owner will try to help you solve it. a to attempt to do something b to do something new, to see if you like it 2If you need to remember to bring things like towels, ... If someone remembers having a great homestay... a having a memory of doing something b not forgetting something important You can often begin learning more about the culture. Homestays are beginning to become a popular choice for travelers. a to start an ongoing activity b the start of something new ⑥ Complete the sentences with the correct form of the second verb. 7 1 a If you begin b People began 2 a Do you remember. b Did you remember. 3 a We have to try. b Can you try 4 a I stopped (cook) at 1.00, the meal will be ready at 4.00. (feel) worried when the lights went out. (take) lots of photos last time we went out? (turn off) the lights? (do) some new hobbies - it might be fun! (get) home early tonight, because Grandma is coming over. (watch) that TV show last year - I don't think it's funny any more. b My friends and I stopped. (read) a poster about a sports competition. Work in pairs. Think of sentences for both meanings of each verb. I tried going climbing in the mountains last year on vacation, but I didn't like it! 75