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Ecotourism
Tourism is a big business. As the worlds biggest industry, it currently accounts for more than ten per cent of global employment and the annual number of tourist trips worldwide is predicted to double to 1.6 billion by 2020. The high number of people travelling around the world as a ma or, and ever increasing, impact on both people and nature. !ass tourism clearly not sustainable. "nnapropriate tourism developments and practices degrade habitats and landscapes, deplete natural resources and generate waste and pollution. #cotourism is often seen as the solution, as well as a panacea for sustainable development in communities that have few other resources. $ut are the current ecotourism practices always a responsible alternative% The building of roads, car par&s, and accomodation in national par&s is ust one e'ample of the dubious ecotourism development. (ac& of regulation has also led to ecotourism being used as a profitable mar&eting label for adventure holidays instead of an indication that our operators are practising responsible tourism. "n addition, some local communities have complained that they were never consulted about ecotourism development plans, or that the benefits are far from what they were led to believe. A deeper )uestion is whether ecotourism is even desirable in some areas. A few ecotourists in a fragile environment may have a greater impact than hundreds of tourists in an e'isting holiday resort * and may open the way for mass tourism to follow. +ritics of ecotourism, such as the Third ,orld -etwor&, fear that if all holidayma&ers become ecotourtists, then hordes of travellers will invade villages and protected areas, instead of going to e'isting tourist centres * a development that could increase the undesirable impact of tourism rather than alleviate e'isting problems. .ecognising the impact of ecotourism, both good and bad, the /- declared 2002 the "nternational 0ear of #cotourism, offering all sta&eholders the chance to review the effect of ecotourism on the environment and communities. A. 1. 2. 1. 2. 3. 6. Are these statements true or false? Quote from the text to support your answers. The tourism industry gives employment to a good percentage of the population. "t is estimated that the number of tourists will decrease in the near future. Tourism can have serious negative impacts on the environment. #cotourism is seen as a good solution for poor communities. #cotourism always ta&es into account environmental management issues. (ocal people have benefited a lot from ecotourism.

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Answer the following questions. !se your own words" as far as possi#le. ,hat is ecotourism% ,hat problems may tourism bring about% 7o you thin& ecotourism is an alternative to mass tourism% 8tate your reasons. ,hat are the Third ,orld -etwor&s concerns about the ecotourism% ,hy did the /nited -ations declare 2002 the "nternational 0ear of #cotourism% $$

A.!se the ver#s in #rac%ets in the correct form 1. 9999999999999999994you:listen5 to the radio every day% -o, ust occasionally; 2. ,e usually 99999999999999994grow5 vegetables in our garden, but this year, 999999999999999 4not: grow5 any. 1. They 99999999999999999994arrive5 more than one hour ago, but " 99999999999999999 4not:see5 them yet. 2. The annual meeting on ecotourism 99999999999999994ta&e5 place ne't month. 3. The meeting 9999999999999999994start5 at 10 ocloc&. B. Rewrite as indicated #elow. 1. <ur planet is sic& because we dont care about the environment. "f we cared more about the environment,99999999999999999999999999999 2. " didnt &now about our schools recycling pro ect. " didnt get involved on it. "f " had &nown about our schools recycling pro ect, 99999999999999999999 1. "f we dont ta&e action now, the situation will get very dar&. /nless 999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999999 2. "nappropriate tourism practices degrade habitats and landscapes. =abitats and landscapes 9999999999999999999999999999999999999999 $$$ A. $earing in mind the short story >-ames? by !aya Angelou, comment on !arguerites reaction at the end of the story. 4how she reacted@ why she reacted li&e that@ the meaning of her reaction5. ,rite about A0 words on it. $& hoose one of the following topics and write a#out '() words on it. A. +omment on the following statementB >When the last tree is cut, the last river poisened and the last wild life species lost, then we will discover that we cant eat money?. $. >Genetic manipulation: How far can we go?? Cive your opinion on this issue, ustifying all your arguments. 7ont forget to refer the ris&s, as well as the ethical and moral problems involved.