Exploring Macau, Beyond the Casinos(3:00)

Warm Up

1. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Have you ever been to Macau before?[/responsivevoice]
2. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Do you know anything about Macau? (location, activities, sightseeing)[/responsivevoice]
3. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Have you ever been to a casino or gambled before?[/responsivevoice]

1. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]What activities would you like trying if you visited Macau?[/responsivevoice]
2. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]What do you think is the most interesting thing about Macau?[/responsivevoice]
3. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Do you enjoy visiting historical sites or museums?[/responsivevoice]
4. [responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Have you ever visited a UNESCO World Heritage Site?[/responsivevoice]

Roleplay

[responsivevoice voice=”US English Female” buttontext=””]Your teacher has gotten lost again. Please help them to find the place🙂[/responsivevoice]

 

Math drills

Script

00:04 If you think of Macau you probably think

00:07 about gambling and for good reason. It’s

00:10 the world’s largest gambling hub; the

00:13 region generates four times more gaming

00:16 revenue than Las Vegas, making it one of

00:18 the richest places in the world. But

00:21 there’s more to Macau than slot machines

00:23 and roulette wheels. For over 400 years

00:26 it was a Portuguese colony. Ancient

00:29 Chinese temples sit on streets paved with

00:32 traditional Portuguese times.

00:34 Welcome to Macau. Macau is only a one

00:46 hour ferry ride from Hong Kong and is a

00:48 gambling mecca. In 2017 mainland Chinese

00:53 tourists made over 22 million trips to

00:56 Macau and spent two hundred and

00:58 seventy-three dollars per person. There

01:02 are 41 casinos in the region and the

01:05 gambling industry makes up 60% of GDP,

01:09 but there’s more to the city you don’t

01:12 have to spend your time throwing money

01:13 away in air-conditioned rooms.

01:20 This is Macau Peninsula, a large section

01:23 of which is a designated UNESCO World

01:26 Heritage Site.

01:27 Here the blend of Portuguese and Chinese

01:29 culture is plain to see, churches sit

01:33 alongside temples of fortresses bear a

01:36 mix of characteristics. These are the

01:40 Ruins of St. Paul’s, probably the most

01:42 well-known landmark in Macau. It was

01:45 originally a 17th century Church and

01:47 college but was destroyed by fire in the

01:49 19th century.

01:51 It features Baroque carvings of oriental

01:54 themes. The blend of cultures has also

01:59 shaped the food scene.

02:00 Street vendors will sell you Portuguese

02:02 custard tarts and pork chop bun, the Macau

02:06 version of a hamburger. At the other end

02:10 of the spectrum is A Lorcha. This

02:13 authentic Portuguese restaurant keeps

02:15 the colonial culinary history of Macau

02:17 alive.

02:18 Its interior design is a nod to the

02:21 area’s naval history.

02:26 Finally check out the view from the

02:28 Macau Tower and then leap off it. You can

02:31 bungee down from the platform 233 meters

02:35 above the ground. Sure beats walking.

Listening Answers

1. 00:23 Portugal
2. 00:34 It takes 1 hour to go from Hong Kong to Macau.
3. 01:20 Macau Peninsula (see churches and temples), 1:40 St. Paul’s, 2:00 eat street food, 2:28 Macau Tower (look at the view from the top and bungee jump)
4. 1:45 St. Paul’s used to be a church and a college before being destroyed by fire.