Mindful tourism v456

Mindful tourism v456

Mindful tourism

Introduction

Introduction - Mindful tourism
How are tourism and the environment linked? That is exactly what we are going to look at in this section. ‘Mindful’ is a fashionable word and we can use it for many aspects of our lives including tourism. Many aspects of the planet are affected when we travel – from worn out steps on ancient buildings, to rubbish pile ups  - and all because we want that shot of ourselves in front of a famous building. So let’s think about how we can be mindful tourists.

This third section contains an Introduction and 4 steps. Work them through step by step.

Step Activity
1 Reading Read an article about Eco Tourism. Answer the questions about the text.
2 Words Two exercices with phrasal verbs
3 Grammar Time expression en simple past tense exercises.
4 Task Write about your holiday in simple past tense in 150 words.

Step 1 - Reading

Reading
One of the issues that faces Tourism is the environment.
As we have already seen, the projection is that by the year 2030 there will be 1.8 billion people taking international holidays.
And everyone wants to go to the 'famous' places like the Eiffel tower, London Bridge but they all want individual experiences. This all has an environmental cost.
So one solution that is quite trendy at the moment is ecotourism.
Let’s find out about it, and whether it really is ecological.

Read the following article about Eco-Tourism.

Is Eco-Tourism Really Eco-Friendly?

Read the questions about the text. Answer in your own words.

  1. What is green washing?
  2. Why can big hotel chains never really be eco-friendly, according to the author?
  3. What is ‘carbon emissions offset' and how can you pay for it?
  4. What is the best way to reduce your carbon footprint?
  5. Why is the author cynical about companies’ commitments to local cultures?
  6. How does the author distinguish between eco-tourism and sustainable tourism?
  7. What is the overall tone of the author? Explain your answer with examples.

Step 2 - Words

Words - Phrasal verbs
Phrasal verbs consist of a verb plus a preposition.
The preposition can change the meaning of the verb completely, e.g.:

  • look up – consult a reference book (look a word up in a dictionary)
  • look for – seek (look for her ring)
  • look forward – anticipate with pleasure (look forward to meeting someone)

Here you find two exercises with phrasal verbs:

1. Match these words to their meanings.

1 cut down on a to accept unpleasant behaviour or an unpleasant situation, although you don’t really like it
2 cash in on something b be as good as someone hopes
3 live up to something c to participate in something
4 put up with something d to get money, or an advantage from an event or situation – often in an unfair way
5 find out about e learn
6 take part in something f to return something
7 give back something g reduce


2. Complete the sentences with the correct phrasal verb.

Toets:Phrasal verbs

Step 3 - Grammar

Grammar
Let's look at the Simple Past - time expressions.

KB: Simple Past

Look at these two sentences. Underline the time expressions:
1. Last week I took lots of photos at the beach.
2. Dad gave mum a present for her birthday this morning.

Complete the rule of time expressions:
1. We use the simple past for actions or situations that clearly took place and finished in .......... .
2. We know this from a .........., or the context.

Note: Dutch speakers may find the simple past confusing because in Dutch, actions or situation from the past are often described with a present perfect.
In English, you don’t use the present perfect for something that happened in the past if you say when it happened.

In the next exercise you read the text and tick the time expressions.
Note: 8 of these are correct!

In this exercise you fill in the correct form of the verb with the simple past tense.

Exercise:Simple past tense (2)

Step 4 - Task

Task
Write about your last holiday destination.
Write about your holiday and why you did/didn’t enjoy it.
Give your reasons.

  • Where did you go?
  • Who did you go with?
  • How long did you stay there?
  • What did you do?

Check that you use the past tense correctly and include lots of time expressions.

  • Write no more than 150 words.

Answers

B3 Mindful tourism

Step 1 Reading

  1. When companies or people pay lip service to environmental issues.
    E.g. they say that they are being environmental, and they may be in some areas, but it might be a half-hearted attempt.
    They may be hypocritical.
  2. As they are big, there have lots of towels/lights/bed linen so they will always be consuming large amounts of water/electricity etc.
  3. Carbon emissions are often calculated when you fly.
    The idea is that you pay for the emissions - to the airline company and they will invest that money into their green policy.
  4. Not travel by any vehicle that has carbon emissions.
  5. He thinks that the local people are not paid good wages and that the money is not ploughed back into the local communities but rather it sustains headquarters (in cities).
  6. Eco-tourism – a big company take you in , and then out and they keep all the profit.
    But sustainable tourism includes the local cultures.
    They are probably small operators rather than large ones and they will support local businesses and services.
  7. He is hopeful because he thinks that eco-tourism is maybe the first step towards sustainable tourism.
    But he thinks that a lot more needs to be done to work with local businesses and to help them grow and
    to support the environment.

Step 2 Words

  1. = g
  2. = d
  3. = b
  4. = a
  5. = e
  6. = c
  7. = f

Step 3 Grammar

Underline time expression:

  1. Last week I took lots of photos at the beach.
  2. Dad gave mum a present for her birthday this morning.

Complete the rule:

  1. We use the simple past for actions or situations that clearly took place and finished in the past.
  2. We know this from a time expression, or the context.

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    Leerniveau
    VWO 6; VWO 4; VWO 5;
    Leerinhoud en doelen
    Engelse taal en cultuur; Lezen; Gesprekken voeren; Spreken; Luisteren en kijken; Schrijven;
    Eindgebruiker
    leerling/student
    Moeilijkheidsgraad
    gemiddeld
    Trefwoorden
    arrangeerbaar, leerlijn, rearrangeerbare

    Gebruikte Wikiwijs Arrangementen

    VO-content Engels. (2020).

    Ecotourism h45

    https://maken.wikiwijs.nl/98831/Ecotourism_h45

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