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READING & WRITING

1 READING

a Answer the following questions.
1. Why do you think travelling is so popular all around the world?
2. What are your personal reasons for wanting to travel?

3. A proverb says “Don’t listen to what they say. Go and see.” Do you agree? Why, why not?

b Read the text and write the reasons of travelling from the box below into the blanks in the text.
There is one extra.

◆ Work ◆ Health ◆ Religious purpose ◆ Developing new perspectives ◆ Challenging oneself
◆ Learning ◆ Rejuvenate ◆ Making new friends

Travelling is, in fact has been, a popular activity among people all around the world. It doesn't matter if
it is within one's own country or to foreign countries, travelling is always appealing to a lot of people.
There have been famous travellers such as Roald Amundsen, Marco Polo, Evliya Çelebi, and Ibn Battuta
throughout the history. But the question is that why do people travel? Are the reasons same for everyone?
The answer is “No.” People travel usually for different reasons. The most common reason - excluding
the necessary ones- is the idea of seeing, exploring, and experiencing new things, people, and places.
Like many other things, travelling is easy now when it is compared to the past. This means you can travel
because of very personal reasons like wishing to have different meals in different cities- even countries.

Here are some reasons why so many people leave the comforts of their home and set off:
1 _______________________
People travel to learn new languages, try new and interesting foods, meet other cultures and customs
they’ve never seen before.

2 _____________ _____________
People travel to other places to find a cure which is cheaper or better.
3 ____ _____________________
People travel because of their beliefs. The largest one is the
Hajj pilgrimage to Mecca.
4 _________________________

People travel to see the world from different perspectives.
They aim to understand other people.
5 ________ _______________
People travel to find out how far one can go and to find
out their limits.

6 _________________________
People travel depending on the job requirements. It is one
of the most common reasons.
7 _ ______________________
People travel just to relax body and mind, escape from the stress of daily life.
c Which of the reasons in Exercise b are more motivating for the people in your country? Give
examples as you discuss your answer to the question.

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