Lead-in. 1a). Skim the following texts. What unites them? What question is answered?
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 423.
Unit 1. Travel Bug
TRAVELLING
CAMBODIA
ALGERIA
AFGHANISTAN
Some international terrorist organizations
· NAME: al Qaeda
· DATE STARTED/FIRST ACTIVE: Established by Osama bin Laden in the late 1980s.
· GOALS: Establish a pan-Islamic Caliphate throughout the world by working with allied Islamic extremist groups to overthrow regimes it deems "non-Islamic," and expelling Westerners and non-Muslims from Muslim countries.
· NAME: Armed Islamic Group (GIA)
· DATE STARTED/FIRST ACTIVE: 1992.
· GOALS: GIA aims to overthrow the secular Algerian regime and replace it with an Islamic state.
· NAME: The Salafist Group for Call and Combat (GSPC)
· DATE STARTED/FIRST ACTIVE: 1996.
· GOALS: Overthrow the Algerian government and impose fundamentalist Islamic theocracy.
· NAME: Khmer Rouge/The Party of Democratic Kampuchea
· DATE STARTED/FIRST ACTIVE: 1970s
· GOALS: Overthrow the Cambodian government.
►“This may sound like an odd one, but debt. Most people use debt as a reason not to travel, but for me, it was my get-up-and-go. My career working for GE Finance in the UK was going well. But every month, all my money was going towards bills, rent and credit cards. I wasn't saving anything. So, I looked into working abroad and came across teaching in South Korea. Three months later, I was here – and whilst clearing my debt (halfway there!) I've managed to travel to Turkey, Taiwan, and all over Korea in the meantime. Later this year, I'm going to Germany and Morocco. Working in South Korea has meant that my debt is no longer controlling my ability to travel – although I have to use my limited holiday days wisely!” – Tom
►A few years ago I was going through the process of splitting up with my first serious girlfriend… I realized that I was dangerously close to losing my head. I biked over to my dad's flat and emotionally blackmailed him into lending me enough cash to leave the country.
On that trip I learned something very important. Escape through travel works. Almost from the moment I boarded my flight, life in England became meaningless. Seat-belt signs lit up, problems switched off. Broken armrests took precedence over broken hearts. – A. Garland “The Beach.”
^ 1b) How would you answer the same question? Work with a partner: have you ever travelled for any of these reasons?
* to escape boredom
* to heal a broken heart
* to broaden your experience of the world
* to learn languages
* to get a suntan
* to live out your dreams
* to take a break from your career/study
* to visit historical sites or travel along the historical route
* to raise money for charity
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