Tourism
What is tourism?
What images spring to mind when you hear the word ‘tourism’?
How important is tourism to your country?
Would you like to work in tourism?
What are the good and bad things about tourism?
What do you think tourism will be like in the future?
What are the major tourist attractions in your country?
What do you think of the idea of space tourism?
How does tourism change lives?
What is eco-tourism? Do you think it’s a good idea?
Is there a difference between a tourist and a backpacker ?
Do you think tourism helps people in the world understand each other?
Is tourism something that only rich people can take part in?
What factors affect tourism?
Do tourists really get to see the real countries they visit?
Do you think tourism is bad for the planet?
Are tourists in your country strange or funny?
How has tourism changed over the past few decades?
Are you a good ambassador for your country’s tourism industry?
http://www.esldiscussions.com/t/tourism.html
ancient
conservationist
explorer
fog
ruins
run out (“running out” in the video)
stalls
steps
summit
tourists
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the broken parts that are left from an old building or town
people who visit a place for pleasure and who do not live there
the top of a mountain
the surfaces that you walk on when you go up or down stairs
someone who travels to places where no one has ever been in order to find out what is there
thick cloud just above the ground or sea that makes it difficult to see
small shops with an open front or a table from which goods are sold
someone who believes that people should protect nature or historical places
from a long time ago
If a supply of something _________, there is none left because it has all been used
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Match the words to the sentences:
This beautiful, quiet place is covered in sunshine and has mountains all around it. Its name is Machu Picchu. It’s sometimes called the lost city of the Inca, and it’s nearly 8,000 feet up in the Andes.
Julio: It’s a magic attraction, that you can feel it here. It’s known all over the world that Machu Picchu is one of the magnetic centres of the ancient world.
Machu Picchu is more than 500 years old. Today, it’s a favourite place for visitors from all over the world. Even in the rain and (1)__________________, it’s wonderful to walk through the (2)__________________. When the Inca civilisation ended, few people knew Machu Picchu existed. For a long time it was lost to the outside world. Then, in 1911, an (3)__________________ called Hiram Bingham found it again.
At first, very few people visited Machu Picchu. But now, hundreds of (4)__________________ come here every day. They walk up the (5)__________________ of the (6)__________________city and climb over the ruins. Machu Picchu is no longer quiet. It’s full of the sounds of tourists. Some people in Peru hope that more tourists will come here. They think it will mean more business and money for the country. However, some (7)__________________ worry that more visitors won’t be good for Machu Picchu. They say that tourism may not be good for the environment. Jose, a local hotel owner, says Machu Picchu and Peru can take a few more visitors.
Jose: Why not be like the rest of the world? Why not expose and show Macchu Picchu to the rest of the world? It’s such a wonderful place, why keep it to the few?
The truth is that parts of Peru are very poor, and tourists bring money to these communities. Aguas Calientes is a town that grew suddenly near an area where visitors get on buses to get to the (8)__________________ of Machu Picchu. The people here live completely on money from tourism. The town is just a group of (9)__________________ where local people sell art and things they have made to visitors.
The “Lost City” is no longer lost. Tourists have found it. The modern world is coming closer to this ancient world every day. Time may be (10)__________________ for the “Lost City of the Inca”. More and more people are discovering it. In the end, it may be the modern world that forever changes this ancient city.
This beautiful, quiet place is covered in sunshine and has mountains all around it. Its name is Machu Picchu. It’s sometimes called the lost city of the Inca, and it’s nearly 8,000 feet up in the Andes.
Julio: It’s a magic attraction, that you can feel it here. It’s known all over the world that Machu Picchu is one of the magnetic centres of the ancient world.
Machu Picchu is more than 500 years old. Today, it’s a favourite place for visitors from all over the world. Even in the rain and (1)fog, it’s wonderful to walk through the (2)ruins. When the Inca civilisation ended, few people knew Machu Picchu existed. For a long time it was lost to the outside world. Then, in 1911, an (3)explorer called Hiram Bingham found it again.
At first, very few people visited Machu Picchu. But now, hundreds of (4)tourists come here every day. They walk up the (5)steps of the (6)ancient city and climb over the ruins. Machu Picchu is no longer quiet. It’s full of the sounds of tourists. Some people in Peru hope that more tourists will come here. They think it will mean more business and money for the country. However, some (7)conservationists worry that more visitors won’t be good for Machu Picchu. They say that tourism may not be good for the environment. Jose, a local hotel owner, says Machu Picchu and Peru can take a few more visitors.
Jose: Why not be like the rest of the world? Why not expose and show Macchu Picchu to the rest of the world? It’s such a wonderful place, why keep it to the few?
The truth is that parts of Peru are very poor, and tourists bring money to these communities. Aguas Calientes is a town that grew suddenly near an area where visitors get on buses to get to the (8)summit of Machu Picchu. The people here live completely on money from tourism. The town is just a group of (9)stalls where local people sell art and things they have made to visitors.
The “Lost City” is no longer lost. Tourists have found it. The modern world is coming closer to this ancient world every day. Time may be (10)running out for the “Lost City of the Inca”. More and more people are discovering it. In the end, it may be the modern world that forever changes this ancient city.
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