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READ
World Tourism Day is on September the 27th. It has been going since 1980 and was started by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of the role of tourism internationally. The UNWTO hopes to highlight how tourism affects societies, cultures and economies worldwide. Since 1997, a host country acts as a partner to the UNWTO to celebrate World Tourism Day. There is a different theme each year. The first theme, in 1980, was tourism's contribution to the preservation of cultural heritage and to peace and mutual understanding. Other themes have included youth tourism, tourism as a force for world peace, and tourism and climate change.
Tourism is one of the biggest industries in the world. It employs millions of people and generates billions of dollars. Many developing countries rely on tourist dollars for their survival. In recent decades tourism has boomed. People are richer, air travel is cheaper and many closed borders are coming down. The collapse of communism has seen millions of new tourists coming out of Russia and the former communist countries. This increase in tourism does create problems. In many of the world’s top tourist destinations, there is a strain on the environment. The huge number of tourists is in danger of destroying the reason for sites being so popular. World Tourism Day is a good time to look at our global responsibilities as tourists.
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PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article.
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role of tourism
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raise awareness of the
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world peace
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the preservation of cultural
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peace and mutual
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heritage
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one of the biggest industries
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has boomed
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Many developing countries rely
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of tourists
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In recent decades tourism
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LISTENING GAP FILL
World Tourism Day is on September the 27th. It _________________ 1980 and was started by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The purpose of _________________ awareness of the role of tourism internationally. The UNWTO hopes to highlight ___________________ societies, cultures and economies worldwide. Since 1997, a host country _________________ the UNWTO to celebrate World Tourism Day. There is a different theme each year. The first theme, in 1980, was tourism's contribution to the preservation of cultural heritage and ___________________ understanding. Other themes have included youth tourism, tourism _________________ world peace, and tourism and climate change.
Tourism is one of the biggest _________________ world. It employs millions of people and generates billions of dollars. Many developing countries _________________ dollars for their survival. In recent decades _________________. People are richer, air travel is cheaper and many closed borders are coming down. _________________ communism has seen millions of new tourists coming out of Russia and the former communist countries. This _________________ does create problems. In many of the world’s top tourist destinations, there is a strain on the environment. The huge number of tourists is in danger of destroying the _________________ being so popular. World Tourism Day is a good time to look at our global responsibilities as tourists.
WHILE READING / LISTENING GAP FILL
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
World Tourism Day is on September the 27th. It has been ____________ since 1980 and was started by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The ____________ of this day is to raise awareness of the ____________ of tourism internationally. The UNWTO hopes to highlight how tourism ____________ societies, cultures and economies worldwide. Since 1997, a host country ____________ as a partner to the UNWTO to celebrate World Tourism Day. There is a different ____________ each year. The first theme, in 1980, was tourism's contribution to the preservation of cultural heritage and to peace and ____________ understanding. Other themes have included youth tourism, tourism as a ____________ for world peace, and tourism and climate change.
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Tourism is one of the biggest ____________ in the world. It employs millions of people and ____________ billions of dollars. Many developing countries ____________ on tourist dollars for their survival. In recent decades tourism has ____________. People are richer, air travel is cheaper and many closed borders are coming down. The collapse of communism has seen millions of new tourists coming out of Russia and the ____________ communist countries. This increase in tourism does create problems. In many of the world’s top tourist destinations, there is a ____________ on the environment. The huge number of tourists is in ____________ of destroying the reason for sites being so popular. World Tourism Day is a good time to look at our ____________ responsibilities as tourists.
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CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.
World Tourism Day is on September the 27th. It has been gone / going since 1980 and was started by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The purpose of this day is to rise / raise awareness of the roll / role of tourism internationally. The UNWTO hopes to highlight how tourism affects / effects societies, cultures and economies worldwide. Since 1997, a host / hosted country acts as a partner to the UNWTO to celebrate World Tourism Day. There is a different theme each / all year. The first theme, in 1980, was tourism's contribution to the preservation of cultural heritage and to peace and mutual / mutually understanding. Other themes have included youth tourism, tourism as a farce / force for world peace, and tourism and climate change.
Tourism is one of the biggest industrial / industries in the world. It employs / works millions of people and generates billions of dollars. Many developing countries rely in / on tourist dollars for their survival. In recent decades tourism has boomed. People are richer, air travel is cheaper and many closet / closed borders are coming down. The collapse of communism has seen millions of new tourists coming out / in of Russia and the former communist countries. This increase in tourism does create problems. In many of the world’s top tourist destinations / destination, there is a strain in / on the environment. The huge number of tourists is in danger of destroying the reason for sites being so popular. World Tourism Day is a good time to look at our global responsibilities was / as tourists.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
World Tourism Day is on September the 27th. It has been (1) ____ since 1980 and was started by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The (2) ____ of this day is to raise awareness of the role of tourism internationally. The UNWTO hopes to highlight how tourism (3) ____ societies, cultures and economies worldwide. Since 1997, a host country acts as a partner to the UNWTO to celebrate World Tourism Day. There is a different theme (4) ____ year. The first theme, in 1980, was tourism's contribution to the preservation (5) ____ cultural heritage and to peace and mutual understanding. Other themes have included youth tourism, tourism as a (6) ____ for world peace, and tourism and climate change.
Tourism is one of the biggest (7) ____ in the world. It employs millions of people and generates billions of dollars. Many developing countries rely (8) ____ tourist dollars for their survival. In recent decades tourism has boomed. People are richer, air travel is cheaper and many closed (9) ____ are coming down. The collapse of communism has seen millions of new tourists coming out of Russia and the former communist countries. This increase in tourism (10) ____ create problems. In many of the world’s top tourist destinations, there is a strain on the environment. The huge number of tourists is (11) ____ danger of destroying the reason for sites being so popular. World Tourism Day is a good time to look at our (12) ____ responsibilities as tourists.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
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SPELLING
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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internationally. The UNWTO hopes to highlight how tourism affects societies, cultures and economies worldwide. Since 1997,
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year. The first theme, in 1980, was tourism's contribution to the preservation of cultural
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billions of dollars. Many developing countries rely on tourist dollars for their survival. In recent decades tourism has
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countries. This increase in tourism does create problems. In many of the world’s top tourist
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destinations, there is a strain on the environment. The huge number of tourists is in danger of destroying the reason
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Tourism is one of the biggest industries in the world. It employs millions of people and generates
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World Tourism Day is on September the 27th. It has been going since 1980 and was started by the United Nations
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of communism has seen millions of new tourists coming out of Russia and the former communist
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for world peace, and tourism and climate change.
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boomed. People are richer, air travel is cheaper and many closed borders are coming down. The collapse
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World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of the role of tourism
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for sites being so popular. World Tourism Day is a good time to look at our global responsibilities as tourists.
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heritage and to peace and mutual understanding. Other themes have included youth tourism, tourism as a force
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a host country acts as a partner to the UNWTO to celebrate World Tourism Day. There is a different theme each
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about World Tourism Day. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about World Tourism Day. Write about what happens around the world. Include two imaginary interviews with people who did something on this day.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. POSTER: Make your own poster about World Tourism Day. Write about what will happen on this day around the world.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
ANSWERS
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