Do you agree or disagree? Comparatives Answers Nha Trang is more exciting than Hoi An Da lat Is quieter Ho Chi Minh City Hotels are comfortable flats Summer hotter spring Flying faster going by train beaches relaxing Cities Food In Hanoi better Food in HCMC Do you agree or disagree? E.g. No the food in Saigon is better because it’s delicious, we have bun thi nuong, they only have cha ca!!!!!

Describing places TO DESCRIBE This place is the same as . . . It looks . . . (adjective) It looks likes . . . (noun) There’s a . . . There are many . . . Describing places Questions to ask Where is the . . .? Is there a . . .? What about the . . . ?

What is the Ozbus? Where does it go?

OZBUS an exciting way to travel from London to Sydney. The OZBUS is the longest bus ride in the world and the ultimate journey for backpackers. In twelve weeks it travels 16,000 kilometers through twenty different countries. ‘Most people fly from London to Sydney at 40,000 feet and never see anything,’ says Mark Creasey from Ozbus. ‘On the Ozbus people can see the most beautiful places in the world. We go across Europe through Turkey, India, China, Malaysia and Australia. We travel through deserts, mountains and jungles – it’s amazing.’ Jeff Lane travelled on the Ozbus last summer. ‘The best thing was the Taj Mahal,’ he said. ‘The most exciting place was the tiger reserve in the Himalayas, and I really enjoyed visiting the base camp of Mount Everest’. And what were the worst things? ‘Well, in Tehran the bus broke down and we waited for a whole day for a new one. That wasn’t so good. And I didn’t always enjoy camping at night. Sometimes I wanted to stay somewhere more comfortable!’ The Ozbus takes up to forty people of all ages. At night the passengers usually stay in camps or sometimes in small hotels. Everyone takes turns to buy food in local markets and cook for the group.

True/ False The Ozbus travels through twelve countries in twenty weeks Ozbus passengers fly form London to Sydney Jeff Lane took the Ozbus in summer He liked the Taj Mahal, the tiger reserve and camping Most Ozbus passengers are forty years old They stay in hotels and camps The Ozbus travels through Africa The Ozbus travels 16,000 km The people on a trip only cook for themselves

Jumping from side to side True False The Ozbus travels through twelve countries in twenty weeks Ozbus passengers fly form London to Sydney Jeff Lane took the Ozbus in summer He liked the Taj Mahal, the tiger reserve and camping Most Ozbus passengers are forty years old They stay in hotels and camps The Ozbus travels through Africa The Ozbus travels 16,000 km The people on a trip only cook for themselves

Now you have read about it – would you like to go on the Ozbus Now you have read about it – would you like to go on the Ozbus? Yes/ no and why? Where do you want to go?

1. What was the coldest place you visited? 1. What/ cold/ place you visited? 2. What/ hot/ place? 2. What was the hottest place you visited? 3. What was the friendliest place you visited? 3. What / friendly/ place you visited? Now – ask your partner!!!!!!!! 4. What / long/ you travelled in one day? 4. What was the longest you travelled in one day? 5. What was the most beautiful building you saw? 5. What/ beautiful/ building you saw? 6. What/ amazing/ experience of the journey? 6. What was the most amazing experience of the journey?

Lonely Planet Books are asking Vietnamese people to create a two week trip around Vietnam.

When planning a trip, what’s important to think about? - - - - - -

Plan a trip around Vietnam

Language to suggest something We should + Infinitive Verb (e.g. travel) We could + Infinitive Verb (e.g. go) Why don’t we + infinitive verb The best thing to do is . . . . We must + Infinitive Verb (e.g. stay)

Speaking Work in pairs and take turns. Tell your partners about your journey. Listen to each others, are they the same? Which journey is most interesting and why?