Think of a traditional package holidays I live in a seaside town-Weymouth in

1 to Spain, and you have the worst 2 Dorset. At the moment it takes me
possible ex ample of tourism. Brits can thirty minutes to get to work rather
enjoy an English breakfast, and survive than normal five. There is no doubt
in a British enclave in Spain with no that a huge number of local
exposure to the local culture. On the residents get extremely fed up with
other hand, people who join such holidays may not be having so many people invading their home town
looking for a cultural experience, but may simply enjoy but, at the same time, the sensible ones realize
the atmosphere in a decent climate. Who can blame them that it is a necessary evil in order for the town to
for that? survive.

Can you imagine the world without Yes, tourism does change the culture,
3 tourism? Knowledge of other countries 4 not always for the better, but not
would be accessed mainly through the always for the worst either. There are
unreal world of books, radios, television those that say that Barbados has
and the Internet. Without physical been spoiled by becoming more
interaction, it would be difficult to achieve commercial. However, the quality of
world peace and promote understanding of life of the average Barbadian has improved through
environmental issues, security threads and poverty. the direct and indirect benefits of tourism. No, it’s
Tourism is a way in which people from different countries not the same beautiful island it was 20 or 30 years
can understand cultures, religions, and recognise existing ago, but the standard of living is higher for the
problems. average guy in the street.

Tourism is good for the economy. While mass tourism does not have any
5 Tourism is also good because it results
6 negative effects on developer countries,
in mutually pleasant encounters it can have a harmful effect on
between the visitors and the natives of underdeveloped areas of the world.
the place in question. However, I think Some local people may be employed in
that it's inexcusable to try to take the tourism industry, but most will be exploited and
advantage of visitors such as by paid a standard wage. When I travel I try not to buy
overcharging them, who should be treated like guests to package holidays. I know then that the money I
your community. On the other hand, there is a type of spend goes to the people themselves and not to
tourist that comes to a place with the intent to those who run the resort. Try it, your vacation will
misbehave and offend others. then be real and honest experience.

Tourism creates a lot of local jobs, inputs Tourism is the natural expression of
7 foreign cash and history to sell. It is true 8 our wanderlust. It is this heroic
that uncontrolled development can cause pioneering spirit in us that took us to
environmental and social problems, but the moon and back. How dreary we
please leave that to the locals to worry would be if we never ventured away
about. There is something patronizing in the from home. Humanity was created to
attitude that we should not go to visit associate in love and harmony.
remote parts of the world and bring them our money in Tourism is an excellent way of facilitating that
order to protect them. process.

Choose the most suitable heading from the list A-I for each part (1-7). There is one extra
heading. Write the numbers and the letters which correspond to them.
A. THE IMPORTANCE OF DIRECT CONTACT D.TRAVEL DOESN’T HAVE TO BROADEN EVERYBODY’S
B. THE POWER OF NATURAL INSTINCT MIND
C. A BITTER PILL TO SWALLOW E. LET DESTINATION COUNTRIES DECIDE
F. MAKE SURE WHO YOUR MONEY GOES TO
G.WHO IS EXPLOITED, LOCALS OR TOURISTS? I. SOME ASPECTS OF TOURISM MAY BRING PROBLEMS
H.TRADITION OR PROSPERITY
Do the given tasks. They develop your vocabulary on tourism which is good for your oral
communication.
1. Read the text and choose True or False statements:
Tourism Today
People travel all over the world and attend a lot of interesting places. The effect of travelling of large amount of
people sometimes is incredible. Here are some examples of it.
Large number of people coming to one place once at a time can have less comfortable accommodation as it was
in Scotland where only 40% of tourists were offered hotels.
Tourism is one of the principal contributions of pollution in the Mediterranean Sea and as the number of people
increase, the problem worsen. Several laws and initiatives have been implemented in order to protect the
Mediterranean Sea from further degradation.
The rapid tourism development of Bali has had a great effect on its natural environment, affecting water
resources, increasing pollution and localized flooding, as well as putting pressure on the island's infrastructure.
In Cancun, Mexico, tourism has "extensively damaged the lagoon, obliterated sand dunes, led to the extinction
of varying species of animals and fish, and destroyed the rainforest which surrounds" the island. It was only
twenty years after it was developed, that the government of Mexico decided to limit projects along the coast to
prevent further damage to the island's environment.
In Trinidad and Tobago there are shortages of water due to the overpopulation of tourists on the island. The
most damaging effect of tourism has been the destruction of coral reefs, as they are harvested for sale to tourists
and destroyed by tourists stepping on them as they enter the water.
True or False statements:
1. The effect of tourism is only positive.
2. Tourism is responsible for pollution of the Mediterranean Sea.
3. There are shortages of water in Trinidad and Tobago.
4. Tourism made no damage in Cancun, Mexico.

2. Read the text and answer the questions:

Is Tourism Profitable?
We know that tourism is very important for the revenue of some countries. Economically, tourism can create
jobs for local people and bring money into the country.
Tourism development usually starts with the construction of hotels, resorts and other places for tourists to stay.
In addition there may be restaurants, night clubs, and recreation facilities such as golf courses, tennis courts,
swimming pools, and marinas. Whenever possible, tourism developers prefer to build on the coast, where the
hotel will front on a beach and perhaps a coral reef, yet the coast is the most fragile and vulnerable area on an
island.
Building roads, airports and docks may be positive as well as negative. Such facilities benefit local people as
well as tourists, reducing the isolation of remote areas and increasing the convenience of travel within the
country and overseas. Tourism development can thus support useful expenditures that could not be justified for
the local people alone.
The social impacts of tourism may also be important. People can have jobs. Most jobs for local people in the
tourist industry are as servants, house maids, waiters, gardeners and other menial work. There also appear a lot
of shops and small cafes where people can buy something unusual made by local people or have a snack. These
and other social effects may be among the most important long-term impacts of tourism development.
Improvements that help tourism, like better transportation, tree planting, restoration of historic sites, urban
beautification and cleanliness, also improve the environment for the local population. Tourism development can
help to stimulate general community improvement.

Questions:
1. Why is tourism very important for some countries?
2. What facilities appear with the development of tourism?
3. What do these facilities reduce?
4. Is social impact of tourism positive or negative?
5. Can tourism improve environment?