BreakingNewsEnglish - The Mini Lesson
Spain to replace USA as second True / False
most popular tourism location a) The United Nations provided statistics on
world tourism. T / F
18th January, 2018
b) Tourism to Spain grew by 7 per cent in 2017.
Spain is set to T/F
replace the USA as
c) The Spanish Prime Minister disagreed with the
the world's second
figures. T / F
most popular tourist
destination. This is d) Spain has seen record tourism for 10 straight
according to years. T / F
statistics from the
e) There was an 18% increase in tourism to
UN World Tourism
Europe in 2017. T / F
Organization
(UNWTO). The f) Tourism to Africa fell sharply in 2017. T / F
number of
g) The America's saw an increase in tourism of
international
less than 4%. T / F
tourists arriving in
Spain grew by over 7 per cent in 2017. Spanish PM h) The most popular tourist destination in 2017
Mariano Rajoy corroborated the figures. He said the was France. T / F
country had a record year in 2017, with more than
82 million international visitors. The growing
number of international arrivals continues a
Synonym Match
growing trend. The figure for 2017 broke Spain's (The words in bold are from the news article.)
tourist arrival records for the fifth straight year. 1. replace a. tendency
This is despite the terror attack on Barcelona in
August, and demonstrations and unrest in Spain's 2. destination b. crucial
Catalonia region for independence.
3. corroborated c. traditional
There was an 8 per cent increase in tourism to
Europe in 2017. The UNWTO said: "Led by 4. trend d. take over from
Mediterranean destinations, Europe recorded
5. demonstrations e. strengthening
extraordinary results for such a large and rather
mature region." Africa is increasingly becoming an 6. extraordinary f. protests
established and attractive destination and tourism
there also went up by 8 per cent. Asia and the 7. established g. port of call
Pacific saw growth of 6 per cent, the Middle East
8. consolidating h. kept
recorded 5 per cent, and tourism to the Americas
grew by 3 per cent. The UNWTO added: 9. key i. confirmed
"International travel continues to grow strongly,
consolidating the tourism sector as a key driver in 10. retained j. remarkable
economic development." France retained its
position as the world's top tourist destination.
Discussion – Student A
Sources: the guardian.com / mirror.co.uk / bbc.com
a) What do you think about what you read?
Writing b) What kind of tourist are you?
Discuss reasons how tourism is helping and c) Which three places would you really like to
damaging the world. Is tourism good? visit?
d) Why do you think Spain is so popular?
Chat e) What are the best things for tourists to do in
Talk about these words from the article. your country?
f) What are the bad things about tourism?
replace / tourist / destination / statistics /
international / trend / record / independence g) What are the good things about tourism?
/ increase / destinations / mature / region /
h) What questions would you like to ask Spain's
attractive / travel / development / driver
leader about Spain?
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BreakingNewsEnglish - The Mini Lesson
Phrase Match
1. Spain is set a. destination
2. The number of b. unrest
3. Spanish PM Mariano Rajoy corroborated c. grow strongly
4. continues a growing d. results
5. demonstrations and e. the figures
6. Europe recorded extraordinary f. the Americas grew
7. an established and attractive g. to replace the USA
8. tourism to h. trend
9. International travel continues to i. in economic development
10. a key driver j. international tourists
Discussion – Student B Role Play
a) What is your favourite tourist destination? Role A – Mediterranean
You think the Mediterranean is the best region to
b) How good is your country for tourists? visit. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them
c) What do you think of Spain? why their regions aren't as good. Also, tell the others
which is the least attractive of these regions (and
d) What do you think of the tourists who come to why): Middle East, Central America or South-East
your country? Asia.
Role B – Middle East
e) How could your country be better for tourists? You think the Middle East is the best region to visit.
f) Would you visit a city where there was a Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why
terrorist attack? their regions aren't as good. Also, tell the others
which is the least attractive of these regions (and
g) What three adjectives best describe your why): Mediterranean, Central America or South-East
country? Asia.
Role C – Central America
h) How important are tourists to your country? You think Central America is the best region to visit.
Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why
Spelling their regions aren't as good. Also, tell the others
which is the least attractive of these regions (and
1. most popular tuirsot destination why): Middle East, Mediterranean or South-East
Asia.
2. This is according to cssiittsta
Role D – South-East Asia
3. Rajoy dbrraoteorco the figures You think South-East Asia is the best region to visit.
Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why
4. continues a growing tnder their regions aren't as good. Also, tell the others
which is the least attractive of these regions (and
5. This is iseedtp the terror attack why): Middle East, Central America or
Mediterranean.
6. in Spain's Catalonia oigenr
7. ndyextrioarar results Speaking – Regions
8. large and rather treaum Rank these with your partner. Put the best regions to visit
at the top. Change partners often and share your
9. an established and rtviaatetc destination rankings.
• South America • Mediterranean
10. consolidating the tourism tsreco
• Oceania • Middle East
11. a key vrredi in economic development • East Asia • North America
12. France etdinera its position • Africa • South-East Asia
Answers – True False
Answers – Synonym Match
1. d 2. g 3. i 4. a 5. f a T b T c F d F e F f F g T h T
6. j 7. c 8. e 9. b 10. h Answers to Phrase Match and Spelling are in the text.
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