64 Unit 04 | On the move Individual long turn: Travelling and stress Read the task and the Strategies box below, watch the video and prepare for about 10 minutes. Then give your talks in class and provide feedback to each other. Give a 5-minute talk on stress-free travel. In your talk you should: summarise the content of the video explain how travel can cause stress suggest ways to travel stress-free Young_travellers.com, an online magazine, is inviting young people to send in articles on the emotional side of travelling. The authors of the three best articles will get a free ticket to a European destination of their choice. You have decided to submit an article. In your article you should: point out how travel helps you grow as a person inform your readers about aspects of travel that may cause guilt or anxiety recommend ways to deal with negative emotions while travelling Give your article a title. Write around 400 words. See Writing coach, Article, p. 186. SPEAKING 16 04 WRITING 17 Strategies box Short videos can also be used as input for individual long turns. You watch the video during your preparation time, take notes and incorporate its key ideas into your talk. By the way: When is the left right? The answer to this, of course, is when you’re driving in Ireland! Have you ever wondered why the Irish drive on the left? There’s a historical reason for this: it’s all to do with keeping your sword hand free. In the Middle Ages you never knew who you were going to encounter when travelling. Most people are right-handed, so if a stranger was passing by on your right side, your right hand would be free to seize your sword if required. Similarly, the staircases in a medieval castle spiral in a clockwise direction going upwards, so the defending soldiers would be able to stab down around the twist, but those ascending the stairs and attacking would not. Indeed the ‘keep to the left’ rule goes back even further in time. Although the Romans never invaded Ireland, they did occupy England and Wales. Archaeologists have discovered evidence suggesting that the Romans drove carts and wagons on the left and Roman soldiers always marched on the left. This goes some way to explaining why cars are driven on the left in Ireland and the UK. Ireland is largely a rural country, and rural traffic is the norm. Travellers can expect gigantic, slowmoving pieces of farm machinery around every corner. The best option is to adopt the Irish ‘sure there’s plenty of time’ attitude. Also, wildlife and pets may suddenly cross the road, or cows and especially sheep may use the road as a resting place. Even in the capital city Dublin collisions with horses are not unheard of. And as a pedestrian, also remember that cars will come from the ‘wrong’ direction, so stay alert when crossing! Find out in which other countries you drive on the left. What do most of them have in common? Digital storytelling: Create a digital story about an experience you’ve had while travelling. Add it to your learning portfolio to document your progress. WRITING + SPEAKING 18 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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