Discover America This is where skateboarding started, so you

California must visit the famous skate park right on the

beach. Also watch the bodybuilders at Muscle
1 San Francisco Beach Gym, which is where Arnold
Fisherman's Wharf is a historic marketplace Schwarzenegger started his career.
on the seafront with trendy restaurants, shops 6 Hollywood
and street performers. Visit Ghirardelli
Square, home to the amazing Ghirardelli Ice You can stand in the footprints of Johnny
Cream and Chocolate Shop, and Pier 39, a Depp at Grauman's Chinese Theatre and then
lively marketplace with shops, restaurants and meet his strangely accurate wax model, along
music. From here you can take a cruise round with Hugh Jackman, Lance Armstrong, and
the Bay. Brad and Angelina, all at Madame Tussauds
Hollywood. Discover how films are made at
2 Golden Gate Bridge the working movie studio at Universal Studios
Connecting San Hollywood, where there are also exciting park
Francisco and Marin rides and shows.
County, this is the
largest suspension
bridge in the world
and one of the most
famous Californian landmarks. As you cross
the 4200-ft bridge below the famous orange
towers, you'll enjoy awesome views of the
entire Bay Area. 7 Los Angeles
3 Alcatraz Island Have you ever wanted to record yourself?
Now you can at the fascinating Grammy
Once a high-security prison, Alcatraz Island is
Museum. You can also learn how to dance like
one of the Bay Area's most interesting tourist
Michael Jackson, and find out about the links
attractions. Take the ferry from Pier 41 and
between blues and rap.
visit the dark cell blocks that were home to
America's most wanted criminals.
4 Santa Cruz
Go to the Santa Cruz Surfing Museum, which
is in a lighthouse, and see classic boards
including one eaten by a shark – the surfer
survived! Next stop, the Santa Cruz Beach
Boardwalk for a ride on the Giant Dipper
rollercoaster.
8 Disneyland
One of the most magical places in the world,
Disneyland Park has hundreds of rides such as
Space Mountain, Indiana Jones Adventure,
Matterhorn and Pirates of the Caribbean. A
day in Disneyland is a day you will never
5 Venice Beach forget!
Are these sentences true or false
1. Fisherman’s Wharf, Ghirardelli Square and Pier 39 are all in San Francisco.
2. The Golden Gate Bridge is the shortest suspension bridge in the world.
3. Alcatraz is still a prison today.
4. You can see a surfboard damaged in a shark attack in the museum in Santa Cruz.
5. Ice skating is a popular activity on Venice Beach
6. You can meet real film stars at Madame Tussauds in Hollywood.
7. The Grammy Museum in Los Angeles is dedicated to music and dance.
8. Space Mountain is the name of one of the hotels in Disneyland.

Reading 2- Ecotourism
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Tourism will always have an impact on the places visited. Sometimes the impact is good,
but often it’s negative. For example, if lots of people visit one place, then thi can damage
the environment. The question is –how can we minimize the problems without preventing
people from travelling and visiting places?
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The main aim of ecotourism is to reduce the negative impact that tourism has on the
environment and local people. The idea is to encourage tourists to think about what they
do when they visit a place.
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It’s great to talk about protecting the environment, but how do you actually do this? There
are a number of key points. Tourists shouldn’t drop litter, they should stay on the paths,
they shouldn’t interfere with wildlife and they should respect local customs and traditions.
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Some people see ecotourism as a contradiction. They say that any tourism needs
infrastructure-roads, airports and hotels. The more tourists that visit a place, the more there
are needed and, by building more of there, you can’t avoid damaging the environment.
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But, of course, things aren’t so black and white. Living in a place of natural beauty doesn’t
mean that you shouldn’t benefit from things like better roads. As long as the improvements
benefit the local people and not just the tourists, and the local communities are consulted
on plans and changes, then is there really a problem?
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In 2002 the United Nations celebrated the Interantinal Year of Ecotourism”. Over the past
twenty years, more and more people have started taking eco-holidays. In countries such as
Ecuador, Nepal, Costa Rica and Kenya, ecotourism represents a significant proportion of
the tourist industry.
Put the heading a-f in the correct place 1-6 in the text
a) Is more infrastructure always bad?
b) What is ecotourism?
c) Is tourism always good?
d) Ho popular is ecotourism?
e) What exactly does ecotourism mean?
f) Is ecotourism really possible?

Are these sentences true or false

1. The writer thinks that tourism should be stopped
2. Ecotourism is about making more money from tourists
3. Tourists should think about their behavior
4. It doesn’t matter where people walk.
5. More roads and buildings are built because of tourism
6. It’s good when local people are asked for their opinions
7. Ecotourism is becoming less popular
8. For some countries ecotourism is very important.
Reading 3 Facts and challenges
Tourism is one of the biggest businesses in the World. There are nearly 800 million
international tourist arrivals every year. It employs, directly or indirectly, One in fifteen
of all Workers Worldwide, from A to Z, from airport cleaners to zookeepers, and
includes bar staff, flight attendants, tour guides, and resort reps. It is a huge part of the
economy of many countries-in countries such as the Bahamas, over 60% of the economy
is based on tourism.
Tourism is a fast-growing business. When Thomas Cook organized his first excursion
from Leicester to Loughborough in 1841, he probably didn't know what he was starting.
Key developments in the last 150 years or so have led to the rise of mass tourism. There
have been technological developments in transport, in particular the appearance of air
travel and charter flights. There have been changes in working practices, with workers
getting paid holiday time and working shorter and more flexible hours.
In recent years, we have seen the growth of the Internet and globalization, making the
World seem a smaller but very fascinating place. The tourism industry grows faster and
faster each year. In 1950, there were 25 million international tourist arrivals. In 2004, the
figure was 760 million, and by 2020 it is predicted to be 1.6 billion.
But what are the challenges today? The tourism industry is affected by many different
things; international events, economic change, changes in fashion, new concerns and
worries appear every year, for example as people become more Worried about security
and international terrorism, or as the value of their currency changes. But new
destinations and new sources of tourists also seem to emerge every year.
Tourism survives. It is a powerful and sometimes dangerous force in the modern World.
Tourism creates many good jobs and careers, but it also produces many poor and badly
paid jobs. Tourism can help to protect environments and animal life, but it can also
damage them. Tourism can save cultures and the local way of life, but it can also destroy
them. Tourism can change countries - and people - for the better, but it can also change
them for the worse.
Tourism is one of the biggest industries in the world. It is perhaps also the most
important.
Are these sentences true (T) or false (F) (2m)
1. One in fifty of all workers are employed in tourism related industries.
2. The number of international tourism arrivals will more than double between 2004
and 2020.
3. Tourists often worry about international security.
4. Tourism has only had a good influence on the modern world.
Reading 4
OLD AND NEW TOURISM
In the 1980s and early 1990s, when Africans first realised that tourism could be away out
of their poverty, they built very large concrete hotels on the beaches of Kenya, South
Africa, and other countries. For a time the charter flights poured in from Germany and Italy
The tourists hoped to see lions, but also Wanted to lie by the pool and to eat food from their
own country and enjoy the other conforts of hone. The revenue from tourism rose sharply,
but most of it went to international tour operators
That was then. Fortunately, a new kind of travel is now in fashion. Today's tourists are
leaving the high-rise hotels and European comforts. Instead they are looking for more
authentic experiences. On the wild coast of South Africa, young tourists ride horses on
unspoilt beaches and make their way through hills of subtropical vegetation. In the evening
they sit round the fire and eat a traditional Xhosa meal of meat and vegetables; they listen
to the local Xhosa people tell folk stories, before going to bed in simple tents and lodges.
The experience is not offered by an international tour operator but by the Xhosa
themselves. The Xhosa tour guides are paid two and a half times the average rate of pay.
The change from old tourism to new tourism' did not happen suddenly. Interest in the
traditional two week sun and sea package holiday fell gradually towards the end of the last
century. Individual tailor-made or independent holidays such as fly-drive-have steadily
become more popular. Nowadays people are taking shorter yet more diverse holidays.
Long-haul flights are increasing and are making faraway places easier to get to. More and
more tourists are looking for adventure, activity, and authenticity. Adventure travel,
ecotourism, cultural tours, and sports vacations are taking people to more exotic
destinations. China the Maldives, Botswana, Vanuatu
Answer these questions about old tourism and new tourism (2ms)
1. What do tourists want to do in Arica?
2. What do tourists want to eat?
3. Where do tourists stay?
4. Who are the tourism employees?