Lesson Plans
Lesson Plans
AIM: Learners will learn about the positive and negative impacts of global events and the impact
that they have on tourism in a country.
- Sporting events: 2010 FIFA World Cup, Wimbledon, Comrades, Tour de France, Olympic Games.
- Other events: G8 Summit, Summits on climate change (to be mentioned as examples, do not study the events
as such).
• The impact of hosting a global event on - domestic tourism in the host country
• The advantages and disadvantages for the host country (within a tourism context): development in
infrastructural services, investment, foreign exchange income, the multiplier effect
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1. learners will do the tasks that will be handed to them based on the global events of
international significance.
2. They will will do the task as the classwork on the lesson provided.
AIM: Learners will learn about the impact that political situations and unforeseen occurrences - of
international significance- has on tourism in a country. They will ask questions if they have any about the following.
• Examples of recent political situations, such as civil war, terrorism, general unrest
• Examples of unforeseen occurrences such as tsunamis, earthquakes and other natural disasters, the global
recession, diseases, accidents and economic upsets
(Identify recent examples; do not study the political situations and unforeseen occurrences as such).
• The impact of these situations and occurrences on international tourism and the economy of the affected
country
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1. learners will do the tasks that will be handed to them based on the Political and
unforeseen occurrences.
2. They will will do the task as the classwork on the lesson provided.
TOURISM
LESSON PLAN: GRADE 12
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AIM: Learners will learn how to compile tourist profiles and plan tours for clients taking into account
the needs and preferences of the people.
• Develop tour plans to suit specific tourists’ profiles, available budget and time.
Resources: A colour road map of South Africa and the SADC countries, brochures of accommodation and tourist
attractions, internet
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AIM: Learners will learn about the main aspects of an itinerary. They will learn about the various
factors they must consider when they are preparing an itinerary.
Example:
(*times may be included, but the main focus should be on the logical spread, variety and appropriateness of
activities)
Task :
1. learners will do the task based on the itinerary and also do the analysis on the lesson by
checking what is correct and not correct on the scenario given.
AIM: Learners will learn about the various factors that they must consider when drawing up a
budget. Learners will learn how to develop a basic tour budget.
• Develop a basic tour budget. Indicate expenses for travel, accommodation, meals, visiting
tourist attractions, shopping and tips.
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AIM: Learners will learn about the various health requirements that travellers must observe/ follow
/and requirements they must meet when they undertake domestic and international travel.
Health
• Concepts: World Health Organisation (WHO), health certificates, travel clinics, compulsory and recommended
vaccinations
• Precautions to take when travelling to high-risk destinations (malaria, bilharzia, cholera areas).
Vaccinations required for entering/leaving areas of high risk, such as yellow fever, hepatitis
• Recommended health precautions for tourists visiting health risk areas, such as bottled water, sun block,
preventative medicine
Safety
• General safety precautions for tourists: in car, in public areas / street, in hotel room, at the airport, after dark
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HOMEWORK:
1. Learners will do the task based on the health issues and travel issues and documentations.
2. Tasks based on disastrous diseases on different places.
TOURISM
LESSON PLAN: GRADE 12
AIM: Learners will learn about the requirements that must be met with when applying for travel
documentation. Learners will learn where they may obtain various travel documents.
Travel documentation:
• Travel documents required when visiting a given country, valid passport, visa and health certificate (cholera
and yellow fever). Requirements for tourists travelling between countries
• Concepts: duty free goods, prohibited goods, green channel, red channel, to declare, travel allowances
• Customs regulations when departing from or arriving in South Africa. Access to and interpreting of customs
information.
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TOURISM
LESSON PLAN: GRADE 12
AIM: Learners will learn about the different concepts associated with time. Learners will learn about
the advantages of daylight saving time. Learns will learn about the impact of crossing time zones
when travelling.
• Concepts: Time zone, UTC, Greenwich, hemispheres, equator and seasons, standard time, local time, the
international date line, the 24-hour clock (00:00– 23:59), latitude, longitude
• The impact of time zones and daylight saving on travel planning and travelling
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TOURISM
LESSON PLAN: GRADE 12
AIM:Learners will learn how to do time calculations to avoid confusion with regards to time when
travelling.
• Calculations to determine arrival time and departure time with and without DST and
flying time (a time zone map must be provided. Learners are not required to know which
countries apply DST)
• Concepts: jet lag and jet fatigue. Symptoms of jet lag. How to minimise and ease the
effects of jet lag
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HOMEWORK:
1. Learners will do Activity 8 – Travelling between countries on Page 89 iin the Textbook
TOURISM
TERM 2 LESSON PLAN: GRADE 12
TOPIC: Tourist attractions
AIM: Learners must be able to understand, know, use, comprehend, make, draw, create, calculate,
cost, plan the following:
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2. Learners will do Activity 1–World icons of Australia, Brazil, Canada, and Italy on the
Textbook.
TOURISM
LESSON PLAN: GRADE 12
AIM: Learners must be able to understand, know, use, comprehend, make, draw, create, calculate,
cost, plan the following:
TOURISM
LESSON PLAN: GRADE 12
AIM: Learners must be able to understand, know, use, comprehend, make, draw, create, calculate,
cost, plan the following:
• Excellent marketing of tourism products locally and/or internationally, sustainable and responsible
management plans, efficiency and ethical behaviour of staff and management, positive experience of visitors,
safety and crime prevention, general appearance and upkeep of the attraction, considering the needs of people
with disabilities, universal access
• Characteristics of a successful tourist attraction: actual number of visitors exceeds the target number of visitors,
repeat visits; income generated exceeds target figures; positive impact on local community and environment
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AIM: Learners must be able to understand, know, use, comprehend, make, draw, create, calculate,
cost, plan the following:
Foreign exchange
• The term “gross domestic product” (GDP) and its benefits to the South African economy
• Convert the major currencies to South African rand and convert South African Rand into selected currencies
to understand the buying power of different currencies. (Use only exchange rates expressed as 1unit of foreign
currency = value in rand, i.e. 1USD = R 7, 60. Calculators may be used for calculations – rounded off to two
decimals, e.g. R34, 56.
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AIM: Learners must be able to understand, know, use, comprehend, make, draw, create, calculate,
cost, plan the following:
Differentiate between bank selling rate (BSR) and bank buying rate (BBR)
• The effect of exchange rates on international tourism, affecting both inbound and outbound tourists, and how
these influence travel patterns of South Africans travelling to developing countries as well as to developed
countries
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Tourism sectors
AIM: Learners must be able to understand, know, use, comprehend, make, draw, create, calculate,
cost, plan the following:
How the following factors contribute to a professional image in the tourism industry
• The image of the company such as the name, logo, slogan, website, stationery, marketing material, product
packaging, physical appearance of the business, environmental policies, customer service policies
• The image of the staff such as professional appearance, uniforms, dress code (if no uniforms are worn),
personal hygiene, grooming, interaction with customers, communication skills
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AIM: Learners must be able to understand, know, use, comprehend, make, draw, create, calculate,
cost,plan the following:
Conditions of employment:
Basic conditions of employment in one chosen field of the tourism industry, such as airlines or hotels or national
parks
• The contract of employment describing basic conditions of employment, such as working hours, uniform
allowances, travel benefits, leave, core duties, fringe benefits, remuneration and deductions, termination of
service, professional accountability and responsibility, service ethics
Resources: Refer to the Department of Labour: Basic Conditions of Employment Act (www.labour.gov.za) for
working conditions.
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Tourism sectors
AIM: Learners must be able to understand, know, use, comprehend, make, draw, create, calculate,
cost, plan the following:
• Purpose: spells out expected conduct of staff in the performance of their duties, and guidance for staff
members faced with ethical challenges
• Value: creates a co-operative, collaborative atmosphere, promotes integrity in the workplace. Study examples
of codes of conduct from a variety of tourism businesses.
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AIM: Learners must be able to understand, know, use, comprehend, make, draw, create, calculate,
cost, plan the following:
Concepts
• Bank drafts
• Internet payments
• Traveller’s cheques
• Preloaded foreign currency debit cards such as Cash Passport card /Travel Wallet/International Travel Card
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AIM: Learners must be able to understand, know, use, comprehend, make, draw, create, calculate,
cost, plan the following:
• foreign arrivals to South Africa (land and air travel markets) and how the arrival statistics can determine
foreign market share;
Resources: Internet, StatsSA, South African Tourism (annual tourism reports), travel journals and magazines,
provincial tourism authorities
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TOPIC: Marketing
AIM: Learners will learn about the importance of marketing South Africa internationally.
- Maintaining and enhancing the standard of facilities and services for tourists
• Opportunities for marketing SA internationally: ITB (Berlin); World Travel Market (London)
• Funding for SA Tourism’s international marketing initiatives: the role of Tourism Marketing Levy South Africa
(TOMSA)
• Introduction to the Tourism Indaba travel trade show, and the Getaway show as opportunities to promote
South Africa and the southern African region to the world
Resources: Internet, Stats SA, South African Tourism, travel journals and magazines, in-flight magazines
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AIM: Learners will learn about the 3 pillars of sustainable tourism and the importance of
development of tourism following this approach in South Africa.
• Environment (planet): Good environmental practices, such as resource management (energy and water),
waste management (reduce, re-use, recycle), litter control, pollution control, environmentally friendly building,
promotion of indigenous flora and control of alien invasive plants in grounds and gardens
• Economy (profit): The role of business. The responsible attitude of a tourism business towards the people
and environment it affects. Ways to practise it: ownership, employment, procurement of local goods and
services, etc
• Social (people): Considering the positive and negative effects of tourism on local communities, culture and
heritage. Corporate social investment (CSI) in tourism, such as financial or nonfinancial support given by tourism
companies to health/sport/education/youth projects
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AIM: Learners must be able to understand, know, use, comprehend, make, draw, create, calculate,
cost, plan the following:
• How can a tourism destination attract environmentally (people, planet, profit) conscious tourists?
• Make use of case studies of companies that practise the triple bottom-line approach
Resources: examples of company initiatives from the internet and printed media. Sources of information on
responsible tourism (e.g. Responsible Tourism Handbook, FTTSA website, Gauteng Responsible Tourism
Handbook, etc.)
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AIM: Learners must be able to understand, know, use, comprehend, make, draw, create, calculate,
cost, plan the following:
• Types of World Heritage Sites: natural and cultural World Heritage Sites (refer to sites studied under
“attractions” in term 2)
• A description of all the World Heritage Sites in South Africa, their location on a map of South Africa, and how
they meet UNESCO criteria use latest information
• The value of the World Heritage Sites to South Africa’s tourism industry
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AIM: Learners must be able to understand, know, use, comprehend, make, draw, create, calculate,
cost, plan the following:
• Methods to obtain customer feedback, such as surveys, questionnaires, feedback cards, follow-up calls, SMS
messages on cell phones, web-based responses
• How to analyse feedback: Study and capture the feedback data to determine the extent of customer
satisfaction. Identify the most common complaints. Decide on an action plan. Start the intervention process.
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