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Major Transport Routes 2 - Lesson Plan

How should we choose the transport routes we use to travel for leisure and tourism? Why do most people seem to choose to travel by air? What are the consequences of making this choice? And, what are the alternatives to flying to popular holiday destinations?

This lesson requires you to investigate these and other problems. You will plan holiday journeys to a range of commonly visited destinations. You should evaluate the impacts of your travel decisions.

The resource is designed specifically for Unit 4 of the Edexcel BTEC National qualification, 'Tourist Destinations', although it will be of relevance to centres following other awarding bodies' programmes.

Aim:

To continue work on Unit 4 'Tourist Destinations', with a look into alternative modes of transport used in travel and tourism. This is the second of two sessions on this theme.

Learning Objectives:

By participating in this lesson students should be able to:

• Boost understanding of different transport routes
• Become more aware of alternatives to flying to holiday destinations
• Find sources of information on alternative modes of transport
• Understand why airlines are able to offer very cheap air travel
• Plan journeys to destinations using alternative modes of transport

Resources:

• PowerPoint Presentation - Major Transport Routes 2 [55 KB]
• Activity - Major Transport Routes 2
• Projector/PC/Internet access

Lesson Structure:

1. Outline the key learning objectives of the session.
2. Go through the PowerPoint Presentation.
3. Give out the Activity sheet and discuss the tasks.
4. Support and guide students through their investigations of the key Web resources identified in the Activity.
5. Support individuals as they work through the individual tasks.
6. Review the learning objectives of the session.