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Holidays, travel and tourism: sample answers and marking criteria
Activity 2
Note: These are sample answers only, and do not necessarily represent the only correct answer (with the exception of multiple choice).
a. According to this text how old is the average traveller? (1 mark)
Marking criteria
| Identifies the age correctly from the text | 1 |
Sample answer: The average traveller is 35 years old.
b. What are the myths concerning long-term travellers? (2 marks)
Marking criteria
| Identifies clearly most of the myths | 2 |
| Identifies some relevant detail | 1 |
Sample answer: That the average traveller is 20 years old, that they are people who live on the fringe of society, that they are unemployed and can only roam from place to place or from country to country.
c. Describe Xavier’s intentions. (2 marks)
Marking criteria
| Identifies clearly Xavier’s intentions | 2 |
| Provides some relevant information | 1 |
Sample answer:Xavier has decided to ride a bike from Paris to Beijing with his cousin Isabelle. They will stay away for two years.
d. Why is the word tribu used to describe the Marais family? (3 marks)
Marking criteria
| Demonstrates an excellent understanding of the word tribu and its use and connotation in the text | 3 |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of the word tribu and its use in the text | 2 |
| Demonstrates some understanding of the word tribu | 1 |
Sample answer: Tribu means tribe; it implies a lot of people. Under the circumstances, this family of five people travelling together seems like a lot of people because other travellers seem to travel by themselves or in pairs.
e. Explain the help available to families who wish to travel. (2 marks)
Marking criteria
| Identifies the help available to travellers | 2 |
| Provides some relevant information | 1 |
Sample answer: Lots of travel books are available in bookshops. These books give tips and advice on how to do a world trip.
f. According to this article, identify what travellers have in common. (3 marks)
Marking criteria
| Demonstrates a good understanding of what travellers have in common | 3 |
| Demonstrates understanding of what travellers have in common | 2 |
| Provides some relevant information | 1 |
Sample answer: Travellers (men or women on their own, or people who travel as a couple, or with their friends or with their family) seem to be passionate and impulsive. They tend to follow their dreams to the end.
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