Listening Comprehension: South East Asia Backpacker. PART 3
Interview with South East Asia Backpacker
PART 3
South East Asia Backpacker is the world’s most popular resource for travelers to the various countries that make up this attractive part of the world. The website features guides to help you plan your trip, news about developments in the region, reviews of products and services that backpackers will find useful, South-east Asian cuisine, hotel reviews and even the latest updates on how the global COVID-19 pandemic is affecting travel in the region.
South East Asian Backpacker has been recognised and featured by media organisations such as Time, Vice, Forbes, CNN Travel, USA Today and the Bangkok Post for it’s unique insider track on what is essential and interesting to backpackers seeking adventure and new experiences.
In this exercise you will hear part of an interview with South East Asia Backpacker’s Head of Strategy David Noakes where he talks about the website’s origins, objectives, the attraction, risks and rewards of backpacking and how the sector has been affected by and adapted to the global COVID-19 pandemic as well as how he sees the future for this important part of the tourist industry.
Time: 30 Minutes maximum.
Level: C1/ C2
Question Types: Single / Multiple answer Multiple Choice, Gap Fill, Order Elements.
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Question 1 of 4
1. Question
What potential problems might backpackers experience during their trip?
Of all of these risks to backpackers, which does David think are the worst?
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Question 2 of 4
2. Question
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the backpacking sector of the tourism industry?
Which of the following does David mention as being negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on backpacking.
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3. Question
Order the ElementsMove these elements into the order that they are mentioned in the audio, starting with the first at the top and finishing with the last at the bottom..How has South East Asia Backpacker adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic?
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Writing about cuisine in South East Asia.
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Reporting on and explaining COVID-19 related restrictions in different countries.
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Facilitating online discussion about what changes are happening during the changing situation regarding COVID-19.
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Writing about other areas of the world such as other parts of Asia, South America and Europe.
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4. Question
Single ChoiceSelect the response that you think best answers the question.What makes South East Asia Backpacker unique?
What was South East Asia Backpacker’s objective in creating the booking system.
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