B1 – Intermediate
As the lockdowns end and borders reopen, people became free to travel to other countries again! You would think everyone would be excited about this.
Apparently, some Japanese think the opposite. They prefer to explore their own country and its nature instead.
Read the article to know why some Japanese do not want to travel again.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2301/230102-travel-plans-4.html
Vocabulary Questions:
- What does “lockdown” mean? Use it in your own sentence.
- What is a “bucket list”? Use it in your own sentence.
- What does “engrossed” mean? Use it in your own sentence.
Discussion Questions:
- What is your opinion on this, “Almost 35 percent of Japanese people said they never wanted to leave Japan again.”?
- What are reasons some Japanese do not want to travel outside of their country again?
- How has the pandemic changed your interest in traveling?
- Which is better: traveling around your own country or overseas? Explain.
- Did you travel in a new city in your country during the pandemic? Talk about your discovery.
7 replies on “Japanese Will Never Travel Again”
Vocabulary Questions:
1. What does “lockdown” mean? Use it in your own sentence.
It means to be closed in home or with reduced mobility due to sanitary, military or other critical reasons.
“Our country imposed us several lockdowns trying to mitigate the coronavirus disease expansion”.
2. What is a “bucket list”? Use it in your own sentence.
It is a list of desires one wants to grant in their life. “Visiting Japan is the first thing on my bucket list”
3. What does “engrossed” mean? Use it in your own sentence.
It means to be interested in someone or something. “They seemed to be engrossed in the seminar”
Discussion Questions:
1. What is your opinion on this, “Almost 35 percent of Japanese people said they never wanted to leave Japan again.”?
A 35% is more than a third percent of the whole Japanese population and in my opinion is a high percentage. That means they are really tired, or scared of travelling, or they do not want to spend money on that, or they are really aware of the climate change.
2. What are reasons some Japanese do not want to travel outside of their country again?
According to the text, the reasons are several, because they do not want to spend money on that and because they are aware of the climate change and the pollution air-planes produce.
3. How has the pandemic changed your interest in travelling?
I am still interested in travelling because for me it is really an enriching experience.
4. Which is better: travelling around your own country or overseas? Explain.
I do not thing one is better than the other. My country has a lot to offer but also there are other places whose culture is totally different that it is worth visiting them.
5. Did you travel in a new city in your country during the pandemic? Talk about your discovery.
I did not travel during the pandemic but after. Nowadays I am living in another region belonging to my country that has several differences like the weather, the landscape, the culture, the food and even some words used in different ways when people are talking.
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Discussion Questions:
1. What is your opinion on this, “Almost 35 percent of Japanese people said they never wanted to leave Japan again.”?
I think this is reasonable due to the terrific consequences that have had the pandemic around the world. Nevertheless is a huge per cent, taking into account that Japanese people are people who used to travel a lot before the pandemic comes up, and I believe that is normal that some people have reserves to travel again but is very surprised for me that almost 35 per cent of Japanese people said “they never wanted to leave japan again”, is a hard sentence.
2. What are reasons some Japanese do not want to travel outside of their country again?
One reason why Japanese people do not want to travel is they want to explore Japan. Many people traveled domestically during the pandemic and fell in love with Japan’s nature. Other reasons are the climate crisis and the sustainability of flying. Some people prefer to spend money on nice hotels in Japan than on traveling overseas.
3. How has the pandemic changed your interest in traveling?
The first two years changed quite much, in fact, there were two years when the pandemic breakouts were very present and very often, and was very difficult to travel over our country. I recognized that I have been so prudent about the option of traveling abroad and around Spain.
In 2022, the possibilities increase so much around Spain like abroad, but I’m totally sincere that since the pandemic begins I just travel inside Catalonia my province, I hope to take the opportunity to travel around Spain this year and abroad too.
4. Which is better: traveling around your own country or overseas? Explain.
I like sharing two options, I want to travel around and meet new people, new languages, new cultures, and new places so nature, mountains, and beaches like cities, museums, and traditions.
And I love traveling around my own country because Spain offers a lot of possibilities very differentiated between them. For example, the great beaches of Costa Brava in Catalonia, or the north in Asturias or Cantabria, plenty of Nature. Without forgetting the south, where you can travel through our wonderful Andalucíe where you can Visit Seville, Cadiz, or Malaga among other cities.
5. Did you travel in a new city in your country during the pandemic? Talk about your discovery.
No, I didn’t travel to a new city in my country during the pandemic; however, I traveled to known cities in my province, Catalonia, such as Tarragona or Girona.
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Vocabulary Questions:
1. What does “lockdown” mean? Use it in your own sentence.
A lockdown means that is not possible to go out of home or go out from the city border, province borders, or country borders, there is a legal statement imposed by the government, and usually for a set period of time.
Example “The Italian government ended the city lockdown which forbade Italian citizens to move from one city to another”.
2. What is a “bucket list”? Use it in your own sentence.
A bucket list is a list of wishes that people wish, it could be about travels, holidays, hobbies, sports, or work.
Example: “My friend would like to get this year one of the wishes on his bucket list.”
3. What does “engrossed” mean? Use it in your own sentence.
“Engrossed” means: absorbing all the attention or interest.
Example; “They seemed to be engrossed in conversation”
What is your opinion on this, “Almost 35 percent of Japanese people said they never wanted to leave Japan again.”? I think is respectable, they have a big country and they have a lot of place to know.
What are reasons some Japanese do not want to travel outside of their country again? More Japanese prefers explore Japan, the climate crisis and the sustainability of fliying.
How has the pandemic changed your interest in traveling?i don’t change my interest in travelling, only I have made it less frequent due to restrictions.
Which is better: traveling around your own country or overseas? I like travel everywhere, depends the money and the time that we have.
Did you travel in a new city in your country during the pandemic? The first travel during pandemia was Sevilla and was the first travel fornmy daughter and her first fly too. I was so beautiful and I have a good memory of this trip.
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