Chat Time 24 - Overseas school tour

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Questions

1. Which tour will be more suitable for your school?
   For the purpose of education, the Five-day Eco-tour of Malaysia will be more suitable for my school.  

2. What can you learn from the tour?
   I can learn about the rainforest and all the wild animals and beautiful plants there. 

3. What do you want to do during the tour?
    I desperately want to snorkel and see beautiful fish and coral.

Individual Response

1. What will you do to prepare for an overseas trip?
    I will create a travel itinerary and find out what the weather is like in that place. I will also prepare essential travel items including a valid passport, some foreign currency and suitable clothes.

2. How would you design a travel itinerary?
   I would first set the trip dates, destinations and budget requirements. I would also include as much information as possible such as flights, hotels, attractions, phone numbers and addresses.  

3. Which kind of hotel would you like to stay at?
   I prefer to stay at an environmentally friendly hotel which not only provides me with facilities but also respects the natural surroundings. The hotel should use local and fresh produce in their dining facilities.

4. What can you do to be an environmentally friendly traveller?
  To be an environmentally friendly traveler, I would keep my carbon footprint to a minimum. I would use public transport as far as possible. I would stay at an environmentally friendly hotel. I would not buy any souvenirs made from protected or endangered species.

5. How does travelling change a person’s ideas about other countries?
  Travelling widens a person’s perspective and helps him better understand a country’s culture, customs, morals and values.